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APPENDIX C 224- 13 B-6 Evacuation Plans and Routes. B-6.1 Persons who reside in camps, cottages, resorts, trailers, and ether buildings in forest areas should have at least two ways of escape to a safe location. Communities located in forested areas with limited means of escal should be constantly alert to the danger that regular routes of travel may be cut off by a forest fire. This danger may exist for a single building, a group of cot- tages, or a well -established community. Even though the means of exit may be not affected, adjacent fires can move in quickly, necessitating very rapid partial or com- plete evacuation of the location. B-6.1.1 To assure a safe and orderly evacuation, de tailed plans prepared well in advance are necessary. B-6.1.2 Formulation of the plan is essentially a commun- itv effort including alternate escape routes. B-6.1.3 The organization heading the project might consist of a chairperson or director, under whose direc. tion would be several committees, each responsible for such items as communications, transportation, accom modation and supply, medical and police work. B-6.1.4 Plans would be developed for each of the above topics with complete details of the actions to be taken in apt emergency. B-7 Forest Land Users. B-7.1 When required, register with proper forest or fire 44ficial upon entering forested areas. B-7.1.1 Secure campfire permits where required. B-7.1.2 Get acquainted with the local fire authoritv and find out how to get in touch with him quickly in case of fire trouble. B-7.1.3 Extinguish all open fires upon, retiring or before leaving a camp site. B-7.2 Equip vehicles with fire fighting tools as required by sta- or local law. B-7.2.1 Equip internal combustion engines with spark arresters if required by state law. B-7.3 Be familiar with and observe regulations on smoking And campfire building -- sit down to smoke and extinguish smoking materials before leaving the area. B-7.3.1 Be An alert, good '1,ousekeeper" in the woods. Practice fire prevention at all times! 10-3.2 Do not discharge fireworks in forested areas; they are a fire hazard and generally prohibited. 8-7.4 Occupants should conform to fire safety regula tto m for dwellings with respect to clearance of hazardous material, use of flammable liquids and gases, installation Of approved types of fire extinguishers, and early warning devices. B-8 Reporting Fires or Violations. Upon entering a forested area. I am how and where to report fires. If one is discovered, report it immediately. Careless campers are a cause of fires in forested areas. Fires resuit in great loss to recreation areas, valuabl= timber and watershed lands. It is therefore of the utmost importance that campers recognize and appreciate their responsibility in preventing fires. B-8.1 Making Camp. Use a prepared camp site, preferaoly where fireplaces or stoves are provided and vegetative hazard has been cleared away. Where it is permissible to prepare a camp site, follow these rules: B-8.1.1 Before building an open fin , scrape a Nay all flammable material down to mineral soil for at least five feet on all sides. Don't confuse duff (decayed vegetable matter) with mineral soil — duff is combustible. Line with rock. B-8.1.2 Dig a small pit and keep the fire small. Never build it against trees, logs, stumps or near brush. B-8.1.3 Be sure pipe ashes, cigars or cigarette stubs are "dead out," then dispose of them in ash trays, mineral soil or water. B-8.1.4 Select an area near a source of water, if possi- ble. B-8.2 Leav;ng Camp. Never leave camp until your fire is dead out." Saturate ashes and coals with water, stir thoroughly until ashes are cold to the touch. if you do not have sufficient water, stir or chop mineral soil into ashes and coals. Con- tin-te this until coals are "dead out." Check by feeling them with bare hands. Appendix C Bibliography Thu Appendix is not part of thss NFPA Slana. d 111 but ss included for information purposes ontv C-1 NFPA Standards. The following publications con. tain detailed-eference material supplementing the infor- mation in his pamphlet. (a) NFPA 1 1975, Fire PreLwntion Code (b) NFPA 10 1975, Standard for Portable Fire Ex- tinguishers (c) NFPA 13.1977. Standard for the lnst.tllation of Sprinkler Systems (d) NFPA 24 1977, Standard /or Outside Protection (e) NFPA 30 1977, Flammable and Combustible Liq- uids Code