Gather Black Reservation Book and Blue file folders. Front desk organizer sends senior staff members to building where alarm is located to evacuate the building. Front desk sends other staff to all other buildings and areas where there are guests to tell them the trouble is in another building, that they are safe, that we are investigating, and we will let them know when we discover what the problem is. Front desk sends one staff member to wait outside main building to tell the fire department what building the problem is located in. Alarm bells must not be silenced.
All staff meet at or call the front desk for instructions.
Front desk staff will call the fire department to report alarm. A continuous alarm indicates that the fire is in that building. An intermittent alarm means that the fire is in one of the other buildings. Someone will be assigned to check that building to see if the alarm is for a fire or a false alarm. Front desk will assign staff to alert all guests of the fact that they should leave the area.