[Powderworks] NMOC: Getting out alive
ninas
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Wed, 26 Feb 2003 11:42:52 -0400
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i agree. there was a woman i saw on the news who did that very same thing
and survived. other people who were up front didn't do that and went for the
front (main) entrance and didn't make it out.
on 2/26/03 12:27 PM, David A. Brass at amt4all@yahoo.com wrote:
Always being up front at concerts...I think I would attempt the backstage
exit (with the band)...as they would be some of the 1st out anyway...
David A. Brass Arcata, California
Powdworker@aol.com wrote:
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
Wh! ite 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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i agree. there was a woman i saw on the news who did that very same thing a=
nd survived. other people who were up front didn't do that and went for the =
front (main) entrance and didn't make it out.<BR>
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on 2/26/03 12:27 PM, David A. Brass at amt4all@yahoo.com wrote:<BR>
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Always being up front at concerts...I think I would attempt the backstage e=
xit (with the band)...as they would be some of the 1st out anyway... <BR>
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David A. Brass Arcata, California <BR>
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<B><I>Powdworker@aol.com</I></B> wrote: <BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT SIZE=3D"2"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">Thank you for posting this, K=
ate. I have also been told that if you *are* knocked down and people are pil=
ing on top of you, try to lie on your side (instead of your front or back) t=
o 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 o=
f bodies. He lay in a fetal position 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.n=
et writes:<BR>
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</FONT></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT SIZE=3D"2"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">I'm sure most o=
f you have heard about the Rhode Island nightclub fire last <BR>
night, as well as the stampede in Chicago over the weekend. The lates=
t <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=
<BR>
a few here even get to take the stage, I think a NMOC public service thread=
<BR>
is in order.<BR>
<BR>
I clipped the info below from a Boston Globe online article - it discusses =
<BR>
personal safety in a nightclub setting. Of course there is sometimes =
<BR>
little you can do about a bad situation - but knowing where the emergency <=
BR>
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=
>
Wh! ite 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>
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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 <=
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the first place.<BR>
<BR>
"People need to take ownership of their safety," said Division Ch=
ief <BR>
Theodore Saunders of the Baltimore Fire Department. "Look around, iden=
tify <BR>
where the exits are."<BR>
<BR>
Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Harold Hairston said nightclub and theater <=
BR>
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.=
<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.<=
BR>
"If it doesn't feel right, it probably isn't right," ! he said. &=
quot;Move toward <BR>
the exit immediately, in an orderly fashion. You can always come back in <B=
R>
later."<BR>
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