February 21, 2015
A fire (click here) that ripped through a luxury residential tower in Dubai’s Marina district early Saturday morning engulfed several stories and displaced hundreds, but caused no casualties, according to multiple news reports....
The thing is, most high rise apartments run fire drills. That has been my experience. So, everyone is well schooled on how to respond to fires. But, this fire by all standards should have caused deaths and didn't. That is the word coming out of Dubai.
There is nothing wrong with making citizens in the USA aware of potential danger and how to respond. It's called public awareness announcements. People pay attention to such things. Any such practice by media is appreciated. It brings safety consciousness to the forefront of life. It is a good thing.
It is so simple to create an atmosphere of awareness. In malls, the security department can hand out pamphlets to any shopper and encourage them to read it as a matter of concern by the mall management.
Promoting security and awareness is not going to drive people away from the mall. It proves the management cares about their customers and takes their safety seriously in the face of threats. Security should have a higher profile these days. The only folks that will find such security status a problem is shoplifters.
Here is a simple straight forward awareness everyone should know in any mall, "The Exit Signs." Create awareness starting around "Exit signs." There should be security guards outside the exits during a time of emergency, too. To direct traffic out of the doors.
The Dubai fire was at 2 AM. The odds were there would be dead people. Amazing.
A fire (click here) that ripped through a luxury residential tower in Dubai’s Marina district early Saturday morning engulfed several stories and displaced hundreds, but caused no casualties, according to multiple news reports....
The thing is, most high rise apartments run fire drills. That has been my experience. So, everyone is well schooled on how to respond to fires. But, this fire by all standards should have caused deaths and didn't. That is the word coming out of Dubai.
There is nothing wrong with making citizens in the USA aware of potential danger and how to respond. It's called public awareness announcements. People pay attention to such things. Any such practice by media is appreciated. It brings safety consciousness to the forefront of life. It is a good thing.
It is so simple to create an atmosphere of awareness. In malls, the security department can hand out pamphlets to any shopper and encourage them to read it as a matter of concern by the mall management.
Promoting security and awareness is not going to drive people away from the mall. It proves the management cares about their customers and takes their safety seriously in the face of threats. Security should have a higher profile these days. The only folks that will find such security status a problem is shoplifters.
Here is a simple straight forward awareness everyone should know in any mall, "The Exit Signs." Create awareness starting around "Exit signs." There should be security guards outside the exits during a time of emergency, too. To direct traffic out of the doors.
The Dubai fire was at 2 AM. The odds were there would be dead people. Amazing.
