Building fire alarms
 Building fire alarm with strobe light
Building fire alarms alert residents to smoke and fire. Most residents know the sound of the fire alarm but some may not know how to safely respond. Everyone who lives in a multi-residential building should know how to activate the building alarm if fire is discovered and the building alarm is not sounding. This is done by activating the manual fire alarm pull station found near exit doors. After pulling the alarm, a person should follow evacuation or shelter in place procedures and call 9-1-1 to report the fire.
Learn what to do and what not to do during a building fire alarm. Watch the apartment fire evacuation video to learn more.
Learn more:
Fire alarms in apartment buildings handout from the NFPA.
Apartment fire evacuation video from the Seattle Fire Department.
What to do when the fire alarm sounds handout
 Firefighters at a building fire
This newsletter mostly features fire prevention tips and resources to help residents and property managers to prevent and prepare for fire. But what happens after the fire is extinguished and the firefighters have left the scene? Someone who experiences a fire may have questions about what to do and who to contact first. The After the Fire guide is a resource from the Seattle Fire Department that can be useful after a fire at home.
After the Fire guide
For questions or comments or to request an apartment fire safety presentation for residents and staff, email William Mace at the Seattle Fire Department.
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