Fwd: FIRE SAFETY!!!

[Anne R Urbanski]

>Here's something I sent to some of my music friends tonight. (yes I do 
>have a life beyond Harry Potter) ... the Rhode Island fire has weighed 
>heavily on my mind the past 2 days....
>
>Anne U
>
>
>>To: Monte-Montgomery at yahoogroups.com
>>From: Anne R Urbanski <urbana at charter.net>
>>Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 23:46:41 -0600
>>Subject: [MM] FIRE SAFETY!!!
>>
>>At 04:08 AM 2/22/03 -0600, KaTman wrote:
>> >The entire GTR personel had a meeting first to fill
>> >everyone in on all aspects of emergency procedures in light of the
>> >Rhode Island tragedy. One of them told me much attention through
>> >the day was spent making sure all exit lights were well lit, etc.
>> >I noticed a maximum occupancy (731 I think?) sign was very visable
>> >just inside the front door.
>>
>>
>>First of all, thanks again, KaTman, for your very informative review about
>>last night's show. In all seriousness, I do want to second what you've said
>>here and emphasize to people (in light of the tragedy in Rhode Island) the
>>utmost importance of being aware of your surroundings when you attend any
>>rock show, especially one in a smaller venue or in a venue you might not
>>have visited before. If you go with friends, make sure to talk with them
>>about where you will all meet *outside* if you should have to leave the
>>building in an emergency. And just as important, when you get into the
>>venue, be sure to look around carefully and note the location of ALL exits
>>(not merely the door through which you entered the room).
>>
>>Heaven forbid that any of y'all should ever be in a situation like what
>>happened in Rhode Island, or anything vaguely like that, but I can't
>>emphasize this enough. I'm saying this not only only as a music fan and a
>>friend to many of you on this list, but also as someone who (many years
>>ago) spent 4 years reviewing building plans to make sure they met Wisconsin
>>fire safety and related regulations. Back when I was a plan reviewer, I
>>could pretty much walk into any public building and tell you exactly what
>>was wrong with it --  exits too far apart, or exit stairs too narrow,
>>broken exit lights, etc. Back then there was a rock club here in Madison
>>called Merlin's, and I was always terrified to attend shows there, because
>>the place was rife with fire-code violations - including some very
>>flammable-looking material covering most of the walls, and at least one
>>very narrow stairway that was supposed to double as a fire-exit from this
>>second-story venue.
>>
>>Anyway ... better safe than oh so sorry, my friends. PLEASE keep your wits
>>about you at shows, especially if you aren't familiar with the venue. The
>>National Fire Protection Association has posted a special web page full of
>>pertinent information. I hope y'all will check it out.
>>
>><http://www.nfpa.org/Research/FireInvestigation/RIslandFire/rhode_island_fir
>>e.asp>
>>
>>Anne
>>(please, be careful out there)
>

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