Building Fire Safety

In the event of a fire, the safe and rapid evacuation of the affected area is the joint responsibility of Building Management and the Occupants in that area. It is imperative that each employee become familiar with the information and procedures described on the following pages. If there are any questions, please call the Management Office at +1 703 322 9650 before an emergency arises!

All employees are to read and understand the following emergency procedures. Tenant’s designated Safety Warden(s) will be required to sign and date a document confirming their receipt of the emergency procedures.

• Exit Stairwells – 5885 Trinity Parkway (TC3) & 5875 Trinity Parkway (TC4): Three exit stairwells servicing the 1st through the 3rd floors: one located in the center of the building and the other two located at either end of the building. During an emergency, employees should use the emergency exit closest to them.
• Exit Stairwells – 5870 Trinity Parkway (TC1) & 5860 Trinity Parkway (TC2): Two exit stairwells servicing the 1st through the 6th floors located at either end of the building. During an emergency, employees should use the emergency exit closest to them.

Fire Extinguishers

Your first objective should always be notification, while your second objective should be evacuation. In the event you choose to attempt and extinguish the fire; the following summarizes the use of fire extinguishers on your floor.

• 5885 Trinity Parkway (TC3) & 5875 Trinity Parkway (TC4): There are 3 fire extinguishers located in each corridor, located on the wall at each stairwell in the building.
• 5870 Trinity Parkway (TC1) & 5860 Trinity Parkway (TC2): There are 2 fire extinguishers located in each corridor, located on the wall at each stairwell in the building.

To operate the fire extinguisher remember the word PASS:

PULL: Pull the pin. Some extinguishers require releasing a latch or pressing a puncture level.
AIM: Aim low, pointing the extinguisher nozzle (or its horn or hose) at the base of the fire
SQUEEZE: Squeeze the handle. This releases the extinguishing agent.
SWEEP: Sweep from side to side at the base of the fire until it appears to be out. Watch the fire area in case fire breaks out again and repeat the use of the extinguisher if necessary.

Fire Emergency

In the event of a fire, the Floor Warden is in charge until the Building General Manager, Chief Engineer or the Fire Department arrives. Any employee encountering a fire should initiate the following emergency procedures.

• Close all doors and leading to the fire.
• Immediately call 911, and then inform the Management Office at +1 703 322 9650, and report the fire's exact location and what is burning.
• Alert the Fire Warden.
• Initiate fire-fighting operations. Employees may choose to attempt to extinguish small (areas of less than 10 square feet) fires unless doing so would expose them to personal danger and/or cause delay in calling the Management Office, or in evacuating the area. If machinery is on fire, shut off power to it.
• Use available fire extinguishers. Use building "ABC" fire extinguishers for paper, wood, cloth, plastic, rubber, grease, oil, or electrical fires.
• Wait for further instructions from the Fire Warden, Management Office, or Fire Department.

When the Building's General Manager or Chief Engineer arrives on the fire floor, he/she is in charge, and all employees will take any orders issued. Employees should assist those efforts at the direction of the General Manager or Chief Engineer. Should evacuation of the floor become necessary, the General Manager or Chief Engineer will give the order to evacuate.

Floor Wardens, Alternate Floor Wardens, and Searchers will perform the following tasks during a fire emergency.

• An Alternate Floor Warden or Searcher should wait by the service elevator to direct the Building's Property Manager or Lead Engineer to the fire scene.
• The Floor Warden should coordinate his/her activities with those of the Deputy Floor Wardens and Searchers on the fire floor.
• If evacuation becomes necessary prior to the arrival of the Building's General Manager, the Floor Wardens will give the order to evacuate in accordance with the procedures outlined in the next section. The Floor Wardens should notify the Management Office of this action. Building Management will immediately proceed to the scene with further instructions.
• The Floor Warden and an Alternate should walk around the space, alerting all employees to the evacuation order, and ensuring that everyone leaves as quickly and calmly as possible.
• Searchers should investigate each room of the office to make sure that all personnel have evacuated. Make sure to check all rest rooms and offices. Take note of any inaccessible rooms in case the Floor Department needs to search the space for trapped personnel.
• One Searcher should account for all personnel normally in the space. If someone is not accounted for, notify the Floor Warden and Fire Department immediately.

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