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In case no one else has mentioned it, when building catches fire, the power often goes out, and some systems might not work properly, such as the batteries for the EXIT signs, if there even is such a sign within sight of the closet called computer room.

Solution: very inexpensive to buy flash lights that plug into wall sockets ... power on, their batteries are being charged, power off, they provide emergency lighting, you grab one ... and remember to crawl at a run, to keep head down to avoid destructive smoke inhalation.

If you are in a computer room that has a nearby window, you could always throw chair out of window to get alternative rapid exit, so long as you watch out for effect of broken window on draft vs. fire, plus broken glass when you exit that way.

It helps to be aware of all possible exits from building where you work ... where there are doors, where there are windows, where there are structuraal weaknesses through which you could bust out in emergency, where there are things like fork lift truck to help engineer such unofficial exits in a hurry, remembering that fuel for the fork lift truck is extremely flammable. (Don't be using that if fire got to it before you did.)

Perhaps the office across from yours has a window that you could squeeze out of & perhaps that office door is locked ... you can get on chair & use false ceiling tiles to get over locked door, smoke permitting.

Perhaps do this in a file drill so you know it is doable.


>When the alarm goes off -->> LEAVE!
--


Hint, if you don't know where the door is, you can follow me, I'll be the
first out of the door...

Don in DC



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