RACE from OSHA Fire Safety (updated 2007), presented by MediaLab

Responding to Fires

RACE

Any person discovering a fire should remember the acronym RACE. This stands for:

RESCUE: remove anyone in danger. If necessary move patients behind the next set of fire doors.
ALARM: activate the nearest fire alarm.
CONTAIN: confine the fire by closing the surrounding windows and doors.
EXTINGUISH: extinguish the fire by using any available extinguisher.

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