Living in a tower or apartment block

• Ask your landlord or building management for the fire safety information and evacuation plan.^{London Fire Brigade}
• Ask management how alarms, sprinklers and announcements work, and what to do on an alarm.^{Tennessee State Fire M}
• Find every exit stair on your floor, and report any that are locked, blocked or unmarked.^{Tennessee State Fire M}
• Keep corridors and stairwells clear of belongings.^{London Fire Brigade}

• If the fire is in your flat, leave at once and call the fire service.^{London Fire Brigade}
• Use the stairs, never the lift.^{Tennessee State Fire M}
• Feel doors for heat before opening. If hot, use another exit.^{Tennessee State Fire M}
• Listen to building announcements and follow the instructions of Civil Defence and firefighters.^{Tennessee State Fire M}

• Go to your outdoor meeting point and stay there.^{Tennessee State Fire M}
• Tell firefighters if anyone is trapped inside.^{Tennessee State Fire M}
• Do not stay behind to collect belongings.^{UAE Government portal}

• Copy of your building's evacuation plan^{London Fire Brigade}
• Note of all exit stairs on your floor^{Tennessee State Fire M}
• Working smoke alarms^{London Fire Brigade}
• Torch for signalling^{Tennessee State Fire M}
• Wet towels or sheets to block smoke at doors^{Tennessee State Fire M}
• Ashtray for anyone who smokes on the balcony^{Greater Manchester Fir}
• UAE numbers: 997 civil defence, 999 police, 998 ambulance^{UAE Government portal}
• Questions for management: alarms, sprinklers, announcements, what to do on an alarm^{Tennessee State Fire M}

The UAE government portal says to call civil defence on 997 from anywhere in the UAE, leave the building straight away by the marked exits, walk calmly, close doors behind you, never use lifts, use an extinguisher only if it is safe, and wait for police or civil defence before going back in.^{UAE Government portal}