Always have two ways out of your office or home.  Having a fire drill is not only for your children in school.

• NEVER ASSUME that a Fire Alarm is a false activation. 
• Never Paint or hang anything from a fire sprinkler head.  This could delay the response of the head (and also you might activate it and get very wet!!!)
• Always keep storage height 18”away from a fire sprinkler and the ceiling.  A sprinkler needs room to develop a spray pattern.
• Know where your exits are and Report blocked exits and damaged or nonfunctioning building safety systems.
• Count and remember how many desks or cubicles and doors are between your workstation and the two nearest exits, you may need to escape in the dark.
• Know where the fire pull stations are and how to use them.

What should you do in an emergency?

• Listen carefully for instructions over the building emergency public address system.
• Evacuate immediately, quickly and calmly, following posted evacuation instructions and the building emergency evacuation plan.
• Move directly to the nearest fire and smoke free exit stairwell. If the nearest stairwell is obstructed by smoke or fire, use your alternate escape route. Be aware that the only available exit route may contain limited amounts of smoke or fire.
• Crawl low under smoke to breathe cleaner air if there is a fire.
• Test doors for heat before opening them by placing the back of your hand against the door. Do not open a hot door, find an alternate exit route. Keep fire doors closed to slow the spread of smoke and fire. 
• Avoid using elevators when evacuating a burning building.
• Report to the designated gathering place and make your presence known.
• Never reenter the building until directed by authorities.