Tips for a comfortable, happy and safe visit ...
Fire Safety - at Hotels and Lodges
Unfortunately, still some hotels and lodges in Kenya may not be complying with fire regulation laws.  This is being rectified - but, in the meantime ...
On Checking In
  • Place your key near your bed on your bedside locker.
  • Look out of the window orient yourself.
  • Find out if the windows open.
  • Find out where the fire exits are located.
  • Count the number of doors from your room to the exist.
  • Find the fire alarm in the corridor.
  • Locate the fire extinguishers.
  • Determine how yo would activate them if needed.
  • Find out how to dial the Reception.
  • Close all doors when you go to bed.  Closed doors offer protection from heat and smoke and slow a fire's progress.
In Case of Fire
  • Don't waste time getting dressed or searching for valuables.
  • Take your key and go to the door.
  • If there is smoke in the room - DO NOT STAND UP - smoke and gases rise.
  • If smoke is coming under the door - DO NOT OPEN
  • Otherwise, open the door and proceed to the fire exit.
  • Close every door behind you.
  • If you go to the nearest fire exit, close the door behind you.  If you cannot go down the stairs, find another exit.
  • If your exit route is filled with smoke and there is no other way out, get down to the 'safety zone' near the floor - and crawl.  
  • Do not be tempted to walk through smoke-filled halls and rooms.
If you must stay in your room
  • Open a window if there is no smoke outside.
  • Hang a sheet or blanket out of the window.
  • If there is smoke outside, keep all the windows closed.
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  • Fill the bathtub with water and use the ice bucket or waste paper basket to bail.
  • Wet some towels and/or sheets and block the crack around the door.
  • Switch of all ventilators in the bathroom and any other parts of your room.
  • If the switch cannot be found, block the vents with wet towels.
  • If the doors and walls are hot, throw water on them with the ice bucket or waste paper basket.
  • Keep everything wet.
  • ​Feel every door with the back of the hand for warmth before opening it.  If it seems cool, double-check by testing the handle.  If there is the slightest warmth or smoke seepage, keep the door closed and look for an alternative route.
  • If the door is cool, crouch down and open it carefully - ready to slam it shut if confronted by heat or smoke.  A fire that has died down may flare up when fed oxygen.
  • Should your clothing catch fire, STOP, DROP and ROLL.
  • If someone on fire starts to panic and run, knock him down and roll him until the flames are out.
  • Have a family fire drill before leaving for your holiday.