Hotel Motel Safety
Hotel Motel Safety
Hotel Motel Safety
& Motel
Vacations and business travel make hotels and motels our home away
from home. It is just as important to be prepared and know what you
would do in a hotel/motel emergency as it is in your own home.
be safe When traveling!
If You
• Choose a hotel/motel that is protected by both
smoke alarms and a fire sprinkler system. Can’t Escape...
SHUT off fans and air
• When you check in, ask the front desk what the fire conditioners.
alarm sounds like. STUFF wet towels in the
crack around the doors.
• When you enter your room, review the escape plan CALL the fire department
posted in your room. and let them know your
location.
• Take the time to find the exits and count the WAIT at the window and
number of doors between your room and the exit. signal with a flashlight or
Make sure the exits are unlocked. If they are locked, light colored cloth.
report it to management right away.
FACTS
•
• Keep your room key by your bed and take it with
you if there is a fire. ! On average, one of every
14 hotels or motels
• If the alarm sounds, leave right away, closing reported a structure fire
all doors behind you. Use the stairs — never use each year.
•
elevators during a fire.
•
under the smoke to your exit.
! Cooking is the leading
cause of hotel/motel fires.
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