[Powderworks] NMOC: Getting out alive
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Tue, 25 Feb 2003 23:54:15 EST
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Thank you for posting this, Kate. I have also been told that if you *are*
knocked down and people are piling on top of you, try to lie on your side
(instead of your front or back) to avoid getting suffocated. On NBC's
"Nightline" I just heard the story of a survivor of the Rhode Island fire who
stayed alive under a pile of bodies. He lay in a fetal position and did not
panic.
Stay safe,
Patty, lurking in Maryland
In a message dated 2/22/2003 12:26:06 AM Eastern Standard Time, kate@dnki.net
writes:
> I'm sure most of you have heard about the Rhode Island nightclub fire last
> night, as well as the stampede in Chicago over the weekend. The latest
> death toll in Rhode Island is 96 dead, 34 critically injured.
>
> Since most of us powderworkers go to clubs several times a year or more and
>
> a few here even get to take the stage, I think a NMOC public service thread
>
> is in order.
>
> I clipped the info below from a Boston Globe online article - it discusses
> personal safety in a nightclub setting. Of course there is sometimes
> little you can do about a bad situation - but knowing where the emergency
> exits are can make the difference between life and death when time is
> short. If anyone has anything to add here, please go ahead.
>
> I'm just thankful the Oils wouldn't be so wreckless and stupid as Great
> White was with their pyrotechnics in an old firetrap.
>
> In safety,
> Kate
>
> Excerpted from the Boston Globe
> http://boston.com/news/daily/21/nightclub_safety.htmSafety
>
> Experts said there are few good options for people caught in a panicked
> crowd; the best advice, they said, is to avoid getting into a stampede in
> the first place.
>
> "People need to take ownership of their safety," said Division Chief
> Theodore Saunders of the Baltimore Fire Department. "Look around, identify
> where the exits are."
>
> Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Harold Hairston said nightclub and theater
> patrons should not only formulate an exit plan but also be prepared to
> telephone authorities if they see something at the venue that looks unsafe.
>
> He said his department is ready to dispatch inspectors for spot checks.
>
> Gary Keith urged people to react swiftly if they sense something is amiss.
> "If it doesn't feel right, it probably isn't right," he said. "Move toward
> the exit immediately, in an orderly fashion. You can always come back in
> later."
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<HTML><FONT FACE=3Darial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=
=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">Thank you for posting this, Kate. I have also been tol=
d that if you *are* knocked down and people are piling on top of you, try to=
lie on your side (instead of your front or back) to avoid getting suffocate=
d. On NBC's "Nightline" I just heard the story of a survivor of the Rhode Is=
land fire who stayed alive under a pile of bodies. He lay in a fetal positio=
n and did not panic.<BR>
<BR>
Stay safe,<BR>
Patty, lurking in Maryland<BR>
<BR>
In a message dated 2/22/2003 12:26:06 AM Eastern Standard Time, kate@dnki.ne=
t writes:<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
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about the Rhode Island nightclub fire last <BR>
night, as well as the stampede in Chicago over the weekend. The latest=
<BR>
death toll in Rhode Island is 96 dead, 34 critically injured.<BR>
<BR>
Since most of us powderworkers go to clubs several times a year or more and=20=
<BR>
a few here even get to take the stage, I think a NMOC public service thread=20=
<BR>
is in order.<BR>
<BR>
I clipped the info below from a Boston Globe online article - it discusses <=
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personal safety in a nightclub setting. Of course there is sometimes <=
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little you can do about a bad situation - but knowing where the emergency <B=
R>
exits are can make the difference between life and death when time is <BR>
short. If anyone has anything to add here, please go ahead.<BR>
<BR>
I'm just thankful the Oils wouldn't be so wreckless and stupid as Great <BR>
White was with their pyrotechnics in an old firetrap.<BR>
<BR>
In safety,<BR>
Kate<BR>
<BR>
Excerpted from the Boston Globe <BR>
http://boston.com/news/daily/21/nightclub_safety.htmSafety<BR>
<BR>
Experts said there are few good options for people caught in a panicked <BR>
crowd; the best advice, they said, is to avoid getting into a stampede in <B=
R>
the first place.<BR>
<BR>
"People need to take ownership of their safety," said Division Chief <BR>
Theodore Saunders of the Baltimore Fire Department. "Look around, identify <=
BR>
where the exits are."<BR>
<BR>
Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Harold Hairston said nightclub and theater <B=
R>
patrons should not only formulate an exit plan but also be prepared to <BR>
telephone authorities if they see something at the venue that looks unsafe.=20=
<BR>
He said his department is ready to dispatch inspectors for spot checks.<BR>
<BR>
Gary Keith urged people to react swiftly if they sense something is amiss.<B=
R>
"If it doesn't feel right, it probably isn't right," he said. "Move toward <=
BR>
the exit immediately, in an orderly fashion. You can always come back in <BR=
>
later."</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
<BR>
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