Living in Peru : your everyday companion

by
Walter Raffo



Upon registering in a hotel and in your way to your room you may look for:
•    Fire cabinets (hoses and axes)
•    Fire extinguishers (please memorize its location)
•    Smoke detectors
•    Layouts indicating the escape routes (mostly posted on the walls in corridors)




If a fire starts in your room or floor:
•    Make a quick assessment of the situation
•    Take the closest fire extinguisher to put out the fire
•    Use a manual alarm o pass the word loudly, but with a calm voice
•    Use the fire hose if necessary and ask for help.

•    Head to the closest escape route
•    Walk quickly, but calmly
•    Do not enter the building at any point
•    Keep walking until you reach an outside, open area
•    NEVER use the elevators

If for any reason your clothes catch fire:
•    Roll back and forth on the floor until the flames are put out
•    Ask someone else to smother the flames on you with a thick large blanket or item of clothing
•    Get under a shower or inside a swimming pool

But as always, prevention is the name of the game!

To contact Lima's Fire Department in the event of an emergency, please call 116.

tags : safety, peru, fire, emergency

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