The owner of any high-rise apartment (elevator apartment house), as defined in Chapter 1356 of the Planning and Zoning Code, is hereby required to post the following regulations in each suite of such high-rise apartment in a conspicuous place as well as in a public area in each high-rise apartment within thirty days from the passage of this section:
FIRE IN THE HIGH-RISE APARTMENT
Study this BEFORE a fire emergency occurs!
The four most vital points are:
1. CALL EUCLID FIRE DEPARTMENT, 731-1212.
2. Pull Interior Alarm to notify other tenants.
3. Leave building if it is safe to do so.
4. Use exit stairways - NOT the elevators!
DO NOT PANIC!
If you cannot leave your apartment or the building:
1. Place your palm on the door and if it feels hot, don't open it.
2. If the hallway is too smoky, return to your room.
3. Place wet towels across the cracks under doors.
4. If there is smoke, open a window and lie down on the floor.
Other Vital Information:
1. Your building has built-in fire resistance features which minimize the spread of flames, especially from floor to floor.
2. Elevators are risky during a fire because smoke and heat interfere with the control switches and electric eye of the door.
3. The Fire Department aerial equipment is not made to reach beyond the ninth floor, so fires must be fought internally.
4. The stairways are built for safe exit during a fire. Firemen will use them too. Be sure to close the doors!
The notice provided for herein shall be permanently posted in each apartment in every high-rise building. Fines may be imposed for failure to comply.
(Ord. 39-1973. Passed 3-5-73.)