[Tang-residents] Fire Alarm

[Jay (Jiyong) Kwak]

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On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 6:19 PM, Michael J Collins <collinsm at mit.edu> wrote:

>  Good Afternoon:
>
>    In the next few weeks Housing will be doing our annual fall fire drills
> in our Residence Hall System.   These drills are conducted to test the
> system for accuracy and to monitor how well residents follow the building
> evacuation plans.    Please remember that whenever the alarm sounds, *it
> is mandatory that each resident exit the building.*  Please see below the
> standards that the City of Cambridge Fire Department expects:
>
> 1) The city expects all residents to evacuate the building within 5
> minutes. The high-rises with 10 or more floors should be evacuated within 7
> minutes.
> 2) Elevators cannot be used to evacuate per state law. All residents must
> use the stairs.
> 3) During the emergency evacuation, residents must exit the building using
> the closest exit door to the stairwell; usually they are within the
> stairwell.  During an emergency alarm, residents are allowed and encouraged
> to use the alarmed exit doors. `The alarms are installed to ensure security
> but must be ignored during an emergency.  If the stair exit opens to a
> courtyard, exit the courtyard immediately using the gate to the street.
> Courtyards are not considered safe staging areas.
> 4) When outside all residents must congregate in the building specific
> staging area. This area must be away from the building to ensure the
> residents are safe from the smoke and fire as well as the Fire Department
> and MIT emergency response personnel are allowed easy access to the
> building. Never block the entrance or main sidewalk.
> 5) No one is allowed to re-enter the building until the Fire Department
> gives the all clear. City officials will work with MIT staff to return the
> building to a safe environment as soon as possible and signal your return.
> The City Fire Department grades each building on their success in quick and
> safe evacuation; please help us show the city that MIT takes emergencies
> seriously! Thank You all for your help.
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> *TANG HALL*
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> * *
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> *(Designated Meeting Place)*
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> *BETWEEN TENNIS COURTS AND WESTGATE
> Please move far away from the building*
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> *
> *Thank you
> MIT Housing
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> Michael Collins
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> House Operations Manager
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> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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> Tang Residence Hall W84-104
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> Westgate Family Apartments
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> Housing Department
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> Office Tele. 617-253-5146
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> Office Fax   617-253-5094
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> Link for dorm repairs:
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> http://web.mit.edu/sapweb/PS1/facilities_home.shtml
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