The Building Supervisor shall receive a completed copy of the drill report from the Fire Safety Officer after the completion of every drill. Fire exit drill shall be held at least: Once per semester in residential occupancies; and Annually in all other buildings. 10 times a year at the University School and Childcare Center.
VII.
Non-ambulatory persons
The Chief Warden shall delegate responsibility to the Wardens to assign a person or persons to take charge of non-ambulatory persons for evacuation. The Fire wardens shall keep records of persons in the building and the designated persons responsible for their evacuation. Non-ambulatory persons within a building should be made aware of the procedures as outlined above, to ensure their own personal safety.
VIII.
Elevators
In the event of a fire or similar emergency, elevators shall not be used to evacuate the building. Elevators, in most university buildings, are automatically recalled to the street, floor or transfer level upon the actuation of the buildings’ fire alarm system and therefore are not reliable. Only authorized persons including the Boca Raton Fire Department and Fire safety personnel shall be permitted to use the elevators during fire emergencies.
IX.
Fighting fires and rescue
Search and rescue is the responsibility of emergency personnel. If the emergency is fire and it is small or in its earliest stages and can be fought effectively with the available extinguishers, then trained persons may attempt to extinguish such fires providing there is no life safety hazard to the user and such action will not endanger others. The selection of the proper fire extinguisher and knowledge of its operation are critical to prevent injury to the user and to contain or extinguish the fire. Fire fighting procedures for university buildings have been pre-planned by the Boca Raton Fire Department and FAU Fire Protection Officer.
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