Weird announcement at my work about a fire

[Jenvenza]

Very strange. I work on the 11th floor in our building. A few minutes ago, someone came on over the PA system and said the fire was was contained and we could all go back to our work stations.



There was never a fire alarm up here! And no one on our floor knew anything about it! A couple of people said they heard an alarm a few floors down, but didnt think anything of it.

Now we have our fire drills in this building and the fire alarm is VERY loud and everyone can hear it. It is on every floor. It doesnt make any sense that if there was a fire - even a small one - that they would only sound the alarm on that floor! Our building is 12 stories high and we are on the 11th, so I would think it would be important for us to get out as well! So strange!

 

[clovergirl5]

Um yeah, I would like to know if there was a fire in my building, no matter how little.

How you suppose to get out if the fire is below you? Heehee, I would be marching down in one of my moods, asking some questions to that one

 

[Cheshire Figment]

Most newer building have a zoned alarm system. If an alarm is pulled the alarms will only sound on that floor, the floor above and the floor below. Once it is confirmed that there is an actual fire amd it has not immediately been put out is when the rest of the building will be notified. I had worked in a seven story (plus basement) building for years that was built in 1992 and that is the way it worked in our building.

 

[emdav]

I actually think events like this are more common than people realize. A hospital here recently had a fire. They sent non-essential employees home and essential employees and patients stayed.

I worked at a large university library. There was a bomb threat on one of the floors. That floor was evacuated with no explanation to the patrons. I was one of the few that knew what was going on. I was not allowed to leave. If someone asked about the evacuation, I told them I could not tell them the circumstances but, that if I were them, I would leave. I don't think I was even supposed to say that. The bomb threat never made the news. All hush hush.

 

[maxiesmom]

Didn't anyone learn anything from 9-11? The people in the second building were told that there wasn't a problem, to go back to work, and then a lot of them died. If there is a bomb threat or a fire you need to get out of the building asap. Your life is not worth risking that way.

 

[clovergirl5]

I actually think events like this are more common than people realize. A hospital here recently had a fire. They sent non-essential employees home and essential employees and patients stayed.

I worked at a large university library. There was a bomb threat on one of the floors. That floor was evacuated with no explanation to the patrons. I was one of the few that knew what was going on. I was not allowed to leave. If someone asked about the evacuation, I told them I could not tell them the circumstances but, that if I were them, I would leave. I don't think I was even supposed to say that. The bomb threat never made the news. All hush hush.

Wow....I think I would have left anyways. Probably lost my job, but Id still be alive if it went that far. If they evacuted the the patrons for their safety, why would they make the workers stay in? If you are gonna evacuate, evacuate everyone!

 

[clovergirl5]

Didn't anyone learn anything from 9-11? The people in the second building were told that there wasn't a problem, to go back to work, and then a lot of them died. If there is a bomb threat or a fire you need to get out of the building asap. Your life is not worth risking that way.

 

[Jenvenza]

Um yeah, I would like to know if there was a fire in my building, no matter how little.

How you suppose to get out if the fire is below you? Heehee, I would be marching down in one of my moods, asking some questions to that one

That's what I was thinking!

Most newer building have a zoned alarm system. If an alarm is pulled the alarms will only sound on that floor, the floor above and the floor below. Once it is confirmed that there is an actual fire amd it has not immediately been put out is when the rest of the building will be notified. I had worked in a seven story (plus basement) building for years that was built in 1992 and that is the way it worked in our building.

I didnt know that. But that could very well be how it is here, too.

I actually think events like this are more common than people realize. A hospital here recently had a fire. They sent non-essential employees home and essential employees and patients stayed.

I worked at a large university library. There was a bomb threat on one of the floors. That floor was evacuated with no explanation to the patrons. I was one of the few that knew what was going on. I was not allowed to leave. If someone asked about the evacuation, I told them I could not tell them the circumstances but, that if I were them, I would leave. I don't think I was even supposed to say that. The bomb threat never made the news. All hush hush.

That is really scary to me. Oh, and I am definitely non-essential!

Didn't anyone learn anything from 9-11? The people in the second building were told that there wasn't a problem, to go back to work, and then a lot of them died. If there is a bomb threat or a fire you need to get out of the building asap. Your life is not worth risking that way.

I agree. Not that this was anything bad that happened here today, but I would like the option of knowing what is going on and be able to leave if I think I should.

 

[PrincessKsMom]

Didn't anyone learn anything from 9-11? The people in the second building were told that there wasn't a problem, to go back to work, and then a lot of them died. If there is a bomb threat or a fire you need to get out of the building asap. Your life is not worth risking that way.

When they were told to go back to their offices, there wasn't a problem, yet. It was more dangerous to be out in the streets with flying debris, etc. than to be in your office. Also, I'm glad I wasn't in the streets when those buildings came down. It was much worse being outside, than inside. There is NO WAY anyone could have known what was about to happen next. There was no way anyone could have been prepared for the events of 9/11.

As for their being a bomb threat or fire, you do not need to get out ASAP. The people closest to the bomb/fire need to get out first. There is a reason why building are evacuated in an orderly fashion -- so people who are in imminent danger get away from that danger first. Also, so people do not trample each other in a blind panic. What if you evacuate your building and the bomb you're running from happens to be in a van parked right next to the emergency door you come running out of?