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APPENDIX C 224-13 <br />B-6 Evacuation Plans and Routes. <br />B-6.1 Persons who reside in camps, cottages, resorts, <br />trailers, and other buildings in forest areas should have at <br />least two ways of escape to a safe location. Communities <br />located in forested areas with limited means of escape <br />should be constantly alert to the danger that regular <br />routes of travel may be cut off by a forest fire. This <br />danger may exist for a single building, a group of cot­ <br />tages. or a well-established community. Even though the <br />means of exit may be not affected, adjacent fires can <br />move in quickly, necessitating very rapid partial or com­ <br />plete evacuation of the location. <br />B<6.1.1 To assure a safe and orderly evacuation, de­ <br />tailed plans prepared well in advance are necessary. <br />B^. 1.2 Formulation of the plan is essentially a commun­ <br />ity effort including alternate escape routes. <br />B-6.1.3 The organization heading the project might <br />consist of a chairperson or director, under whose direc­ <br />tion would be several committees, each responsible for <br />such items as communications, transportation, accom­ <br />modation and supply, medical and police work. <br />B-6.1.4 Plans would be developed for each of the above <br />topics with complete details of the actions to be taken in <br />an emergency. <br />B-7 Forest Land Users. <br />B-7.1 When required, register with proper forest or fire <br />official upon entering forested areas. <br />B-7.1.1 Secure campfire permits where required. <br />B-7.1.2 Get acquainted with the local fire authority <br />and find out how to get in touch with him quickly in case <br />of fire trouble. <br />I <br />- B-7.1.3 Extinguish all open fires upon retiring or <br />before leaving a camp site. <br />B-7.2 Equip vehicles with fire fighting tools as required <br />^by state or local law. <br />B-7.2.1 Equip internal combustion engines with spark <br />arresters if required by state law. <br />B-7.3 Be familiar with and observe regulations on <br />smoking and campfire building — sit down to smoke and <br />extinguish smoking materials before leaving the area. <br />I'' <br />B-7.3.1 Be an alert, good "housekeeper" in the woods. <br />Practice fire prevention at all timesi <br />B-7.3.2 Do not discharge fireworks in forested areas; <br />they are a fire hazard and generally prohibited. <br />B-7.4 Occupants should conform to fire safety regula­ <br />tions for dwellings with respect to clearance of hazardous <br />material, use of flammable liquids and gases, installation <br />of approved types of fire extinguishers, and early warning <br />devices. <br />B-8 Reporting Fires or Violations. <br />Upon entering a forested area, learn how and where to <br />report fires. If one is discovered, report it immediately. <br />Careless campers are a cause of fires in forested areas. <br />Fires result in great loss to recreation areas, valuable <br />timber and watershed lands. It u therefore of the utmost <br />imponance that campen recognize and appreciate their <br />responsibility in preventing fires. <br />B-8.1 Making Camp. <br />Use a prepared camp site, preferably where fireplaces <br />or stoves are provided and vegetative hazard has been <br />cleared away. <br />Where it is permissible to prepare a camp site, follow <br />these rules: <br />B-8.1.1 Before building an open fire, scrape away all <br />flammable material down to mineral soil for at least five <br />feet on all sides. Don’t confuse duff (decayed vegetable <br />matter) with mineral soil — duff is combustible. Line <br />with rock. <br />Dig a small pit and keep the fire small. Never <br />. logs, stumps or near brush. <br />B-6.1.2 <br />build it against trees <br />B-8.1.3 Be sure pipe ashes, cigars or cigarette stubs are <br />"dead out," then dispose of them in ash trays, mineral soil <br />or water. <br />B-8.1.4 Select an area near a source of water, if possi­ <br />ble. <br />B-8.2 Leaving Camp. <br />Never leave camp until your fire is "dead out." <br />Saturate ashes and coals with water, stir thoroughly until <br />ashes are cold to the touch. If you do not have sufficient <br />water, stir or chop mineral soil into ashes and coab. Con­ <br />tinue thb until coab are "dead out." Check by feeling <br />them with bare hands. <br />Appendix C Bibliography <br />This Apptndix it not part of this NfPA Standard 224 but is included <br />for information purposes only. <br />01 NFPASundards. The following publications con­ <br />tain detailed reference material supplementing the infor­ <br />mation in this pamphlet. <br />(a) NFPA 1-1975, Fire Prevention Code <br />(b) NFPA 10-1975, Standard for Portable Fire Ex­ <br />tinguishers <br />(c) NFPA 13-1977, Standard for the Installation of <br />Sprinkler Systems <br />(d) NFPA 24-1977, Standard for Outside Protection <br />(e) NFPA 30-1977, Flammable and Combustible Liq ­ <br />uid Code