Fire safety in hotel

Almost everyone has moved away from home and lived in a hotel, Motel. Often people relax when you are away from home, not yet aware of the likelihood of the gift of fire, especially in an unfamiliar environment. Take a look at some things you can do to minimize your risks while away from home.

Experts recommend more firefighters to conduct a study to find out whether your hotel's fire emergency plan. Does this facility smoke detectors and sprinkler system? In addition, you need to collect and pack a personal survival kit, which should include a flashlight, a portable smoke detector and a roll of wide tape. When you travel abroad you should learn the word 'fire' in the local language.

Upon check-in you must to ask in hotel safety evacuation plan. And also check for smoke detectors and sprinkler system in your room. If the hotel lacks in any of these areas, consider the option of living elsewhere.

As soon as you came into your room check the Windows to ensure they open and close (if not closed). See if there's another exit from the room. And if it is, then find out how to unlock door in the dark. Keep your room key and flashlight by your bed and remember where they are at all times.

Should a fire start in your room you should immediately go and take the room key with him. Turn on the fire alarm, if it does not turn on automatically. In any case, do not use the Elevator during the descent to the first floor. As soon as you got there, evacuate the building immediately.

If the fire started elsewhere, take a key and a flashlight. Put the back of the hand to the door to check for hot. And then check the corridor for the presence of smoke. If found smoke and he creeps low along the floor, then go through the first stairwell, which see. Again, do not use the Elevator.

If when you touch your door you find that they are hot, and there is a small amount of smoke in the room, it means that the fire is nearby. In this case, you need to stay in the room. Call for help, fill the bathtub with water, close the slit in the bottom of the door with wet towels or wet carpet. If possible, hang a sheet out the window to signal for help. If Windows are sealed, try to break them open with a chair or other blunt object. Finally, wait until you come to fire. And never try to jump out the window in the room.

The breaching of these preventive measures seem extraordinary to you? Or you may find that you do not travel often. Many of the rules of fire safety, which we take for granted in the United States, in other countries they are much lower quality, if they exist at all. Take the necessary precautions before your trip to be certain that your stay will be safe.