Fire Safety Guide
SL Green Realty Corp. is committed to the safety of all building occupants and provides this guide to ensure that all tenants understand the requirements for protecting themselves and their property, specifically:
This Fire Safety Guide covers the following topics:
To ensure prompt evacuation of your office during a fire emergency it is essential that you familiarize yourself with the location of all stairway EXITS on your floor.
The Floor Warden on your floor will assist you with this. The semi-annual fire drills held at 245 Park Avenue, will also familiarize you with the stairway locations.
Each stairway at 245 Park Avenue is identified by an alphabet letter. A stairway identification sign is posted on the occupancy side of the stair door. In addition, a specially lighted EXIT sign is installed at the entrance to all stairways; “You Are Here” signs are located in the passenger elevator lobby on each floor.
Tenant Requirements
The specific requirements established by the New York City Fire Department specify, by law, that each tenant:
Evacuation is via stairway or as far away from the fire as possible, to at least two floors below the fire. Evacuation should be pursuant to the instructions over the public address system.
Do not use elevators for the emergency evacuation of personnel from the fire floor. Personnel may not return to the fire area for any reason, until it has been declared safe by the responsible authorities.
To report a fire or smoke condition:
Please remain calm and report as much factual information as possible on the location and nature of the fire. Depending on the emergency involved, we will activate the public address system.
Response to a Fire Report
The specific requirements established by the New York City Fire Department require that each tenant participate in a fire drill once every six months. The purpose of these periodic fire drills is to instruct occupants in how to safely evacuate their offices in the event of a fire.
Several days prior to a fire drill, we will notify each tenant and the designated fire wardens and deputies of the location, date, and time of the drill.
Fire Safety Team Duties
General Duties
In the event of a fire emergency, a Floor Warden shall:
As part of his/her normal assignment and day-to-day responsibilities, a Deputy Floor Warden shall:
In the event of a fire emergency, a Deputy Floor Warden shall:
- To recognize the basic causes of fire and take preventive action to eliminate them.
- To establish a method for systematic, safe and orderly evacuation of the occupants of 245 Park Avenue in case of fire or other emergency, to a safe area in the least possible time.
- To explain the proper use of available fire appliances provided at 245 Park Avenue for the controlling and extinguishing of fire and the safeguarding of human life.
- To provide proper continuing fire safety education for all occupants of 245 Park Avenue.
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To ensure prompt evacuation of your office during a fire emergency it is essential that you familiarize yourself with the location of all stairway EXITS on your floor.
The Floor Warden on your floor will assist you with this. The semi-annual fire drills held at 245 Park Avenue, will also familiarize you with the stairway locations.
Each stairway at 245 Park Avenue is identified by an alphabet letter. A stairway identification sign is posted on the occupancy side of the stair door. In addition, a specially lighted EXIT sign is installed at the entrance to all stairways; “You Are Here” signs are located in the passenger elevator lobby on each floor.
Tenant Requirements
The specific requirements established by the New York City Fire Department specify, by law, that each tenant:
- Participate in the fire drill every six months.
- Identify responsible and dependable employees for designation as Floor Warden and Tenant Fire Safety Team members.
- The law requires each tenant to provide representatives from an office to participate on the Floor Fire Safety Team. This person or persons (depending on the size of the office) would report to the Floor Warden when the office is completely evacuated during a fire drill or actual fire emergency.
- Submit a list of the designated Fire Safety Team members for your floor to the Building Management Office. If there are any changes in your office, please advise the Building Management Office in writing immediately.
- Submit an up-to-date list of all physically challenged personnel and assign at least one Fire Safety Team Member to each physically challenged individual, whether it is permanent or temporary.
Evacuation is via stairway or as far away from the fire as possible, to at least two floors below the fire. Evacuation should be pursuant to the instructions over the public address system.
Do not use elevators for the emergency evacuation of personnel from the fire floor. Personnel may not return to the fire area for any reason, until it has been declared safe by the responsible authorities.
To report a fire or smoke condition:
- Pull handle on the pull station (located near each stairwell), which sends an alarm to the Fire Command Station and the New York City Fire Department.
- Notify your Floor Warden or Deputy. They will make certain that the fire is reported to the Fire Command Station and will begin to organize the evacuation of the floor, if applicable. The Floor Warden will also communicate with the Fire Command Station in the Lobby via the Floor Warden phone located in the center of the corridor.
- Building Office and/or lobby desk.
Please remain calm and report as much factual information as possible on the location and nature of the fire. Depending on the emergency involved, we will activate the public address system.
Response to a Fire Report
- The Fire Command Station will immediately notify the New York City Fire Department.
- The Fire Department will respond to the floor below the fire and approach the fire floor via a stairway.
- During a fire emergency, the public address system will be activated in offices on the floors, which must be evacuated. The emergency tone (siren-like) will be activated first. You should proceed to the corridor areas where specific instructions will be broadcast over the public address speakers.
- The last one out of an office should close the door without locking it. This will help confine fire.
- Do not call an elevator to the floor of the fire. You must use the stairways for evacuation; the stairways have been built with fire resistant materials for safe evacuation.
- Walk to the stairway or follow announcements over the public address system and by the floor warden and deputy fire wardens of your floor.
- Keep the conversation to a minimum. Do not push or run. Stay in line. Smoking is prohibited.
- Traffic on the stairway must head in the down direction only, staying to the right side, unless otherwise indicated by the Fire Safety Director, or other person in authority.
The specific requirements established by the New York City Fire Department require that each tenant participate in a fire drill once every six months. The purpose of these periodic fire drills is to instruct occupants in how to safely evacuate their offices in the event of a fire.
Several days prior to a fire drill, we will notify each tenant and the designated fire wardens and deputies of the location, date, and time of the drill.
- Immediately prior to the start of a drill, the public address system will be activated. The electric “alert” signal will be audible on each floor. This signal is the initial tenant alerting technique on the floors that must be evacuated; this will be followed by the evacuation tone.
- After hearing this signal, proceed to the corridor where specific instructions will be broadcast over the public address system. Keep conversation to a minimum so you can hear instructions. A member of the Fire Safety Team on your floor will also provide instructions.
- Do not hesitate to ask members of the Fire Safety Team on your floor any questions you may have regarding evacuation procedures.
Fire Safety Team Duties
General Duties
- Learn your floor layout and the location of all exits, stairs, fire alarms, and the fire fighting equipment.
- Make sure all exit doors to stairwells are in the position shown on layout and are not obstructed, inoperable, or locked. Report any deficiencies.
- Instruct new employees about emergency evacuation procedures.
- Notify the Building Management Office if you have any physically challenged personnel in your office. Make specific provisions within your office for the evacuation of this person.
- Transmit the fire alarm to the Fire Command Station via the telephone or via the pull station located in the public corridor if you discover the fire.
- Elevators must not be used. Listen to the public address announcement concerning evacuation of the floor and the stairways to be used. In case of evacuation, direct all personnel to descend the fire stairwells to at least two floors below the fire floor.
- Be sure the entrance door to the office is closed when the last person has evacuated. Report to the Floor Warden when evacuation is completed. This information is extremely important in verifying that everyone has been evacuated.
- Review the floor plan, including the location of all exits, stairs, fire alarms and fire fighting equipment.
- Make certain that every office on the floor is under the direction of an adequate number of deputy floor wardens with searchers. The Floor Warden can formulate an effective evacuation pattern for each office to primary and secondary exits.
- Make certain that all members of the Fire Safety Team are aware of their duties.
- Provide a way to identify Floor Wardens and other members of the team, such as hats during drills or evacuation.
- Keep Fire Safety Team Organization chart up-to-date and posted in an area visible to all employees.
- Make sure the floor is adequately staffed by the Tenant Fire Safety Team at all times. Make substitutions when necessary.
In the event of a fire emergency, a Floor Warden shall:
- Make certain that an alarm has been transmitted via the pull station.
- Make certain that all Deputy Floor Warden(s) on their floor(s) have been informed of the fire and that all occupants on the floor are notified and proceed immediately to execute the Fire Safety Plan. Ensure that an occupant search is made of all rest rooms.
- Proceed to and remain at the Fire Warden Telephone in the corridor. From there, the Floor Warden will maintain communication with the Fire Command Station and receive, coordinate, and provide instructions.
- Supervise the evacuation of all occupants of the floor via stairway (with the assistance of the Deputy Floor Warden(s) to a safe area of refuge at least two floors below the fire floor. This includes the selection of exit stairs to be used and initiation of any action necessary to prevent panic.
- To ensure that all known occupants have been evacuated from the floor, use a checklist sheet indicating each Deputy Floor Warden and his/her areas of responsibility. Check off each Deputy Floor Warden as his/her office is evacuated.
As part of his/her normal assignment and day-to-day responsibilities, a Deputy Floor Warden shall:
- Assume the general duties of the Floor Warden when he/she is not on premises.
- Review the floor plan for his/her floor including the location of all the exits, stairs, fire alarms, and fire fighting equipment.
- Make daily inspection of all fire doors to exit stairs to ensure they are maintained in the closed position and that no doors are obstructed, inoperable or locked. Report any deficiencies found to the Floor Warden.
- Make certain that all members of the Fire Safety Team under his/her jurisdiction are aware of their duties. This includes arrangements for the evacuation of physically challenged persons.
- Instruct new employees in his/her office about emergency evacuation procedures.
- Make certain that the Fire Safety Team Organization Chart is up-to-date and posted in the hallway near the Manual Pull Box
- Report daily to the Floor Warden any absent members of the Fire Safety Team in his/her office.
In the event of a fire emergency, a Deputy Floor Warden shall:
- Make certain that an alarm has been transmitted to the Fire Command Station.
- Make sure that the Floor Warden is notified of the fire incident.
- Be prepared to assume the Floor Warden’s emergency duties if called upon.
- Supervise the evacuation of his/her office.
- Dispatch male and female searchers to carrying out their assigned duties.
- Assemble all occupants of the office and direct them to the lobby area and listen for further instructions via public address system.
- Insure that when all occupants have left his/her office, the entrance door is closed, but not locked.
- Employees experiencing a high level of anxiety: Strong leadership is the best way to keep people under control. Practice your duties during the fire drill so that you will be comfortable in supplying the leadership required to conduct a safe evacuation.
- Uncooperative Employees: During an emergency, leave that person in the office. Go to the Floor Warden telephone and report the floor and location to the Fire Command Station. The Police/Fire Department will respond and evacuate the individual.
- In the case of panicky or uncooperative employees, the Fire Safety Team should always remember that in this situation your job is to report the location of these individuals. Do not stay with them. If you stay with the individual you are putting yourself in danger without notifying the authorized response personnel.
- Non-Fire Evacuation Emergencies (power outages, etc.): Fire Safety Teams will be called on to direct the floor’s evacuation and report to the Fire Command Station Deputy Floor Warden when the floor is cleared (including mobility restricted individuals).
- Report conditions on the floor to assist the Floor Warden in the performance of his/her duties.
- Alert occupants of own immediate office, adjoining offices and rest room on the floor during a fire emergency or drill.
- In areas that cannot be entered, knock on door, and make certain the occupants know there is a drill or fire emergency.
- Make the necessary Fire Safety Team assignment if not already completed. This assignment should be permanent.
- In order for Fire Safety Team members to become experienced in operating independently in preparation for an actual fire emergency a pre-drill meeting will not be held. At the end of the drill, all team members will meet with the Fire Safety Director in the corridor on a pre-determined floor to discuss the effectiveness of the drill.
- Since, on any given day, you will not know what team member is available during drills or actual emergencies (vacation, sick, etc.) every member assigned to search and evacuate areas must report back to you to verify that the floor has been evacuated.
- There will be at least one person reporting to you from every section assigned within large tenancies. If someone has not returned to you from a particular tenancy, then send someone out who has already reported in to verify the evacuation of that office. This reporting method is critical to the evacuation of the floor and should be understood by every team member.
- The initial alert used for fire drills and actual fire emergencies will be the “attention” signal broadcast over the public address system. For anything other than drills, this signal will mean that a fire emergency exists, and evacuation of the floor may be necessary, however please listen for directions from the building Fire Safety Director.
- Visit each tenant a day or two before the drill to ensure that everyone knows their assignments and note any changes in your Fire Safety Team list. Give these changes to the Fire Safety Director on the day of the drill.
- Team members should report any lack of participation or cooperation during the drill.
- Coverage for all stairs and elevator lobby.
- Searchers to evacuate every office and rest room.
