A Safe Environment
1185 Avenue of the Americas was designed to minimize the chance of a life-threatening emergency and to reduce damage in the event one does occur. It is inspected periodically and monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Safety systems meet or exceed all relevant fire and building codes.
Automatic systems include overhead sprinklers, which provide an immediate response to any significant fire. An automatic alarm is set off whenever water flows through the overhead sprinklers. Manual pull stations located in each hallway near the stairs, and smoke detectors in strategic locations also set off alarms, notifying the Fire Command Station in the lobby at the first sign of a fire.
At the first alert, air-handling equipment is shut down automatically to prevent the spread of smoke. At the same time, if a water flow alarm has been received, elevators are returned to the lobby to await firefighters. Passive fire restraints include solid-core doors to prevent the spread of fire, and concrete slab floors with a four-hour safety rating.
The Fire Command Station has direct communication with mechanical equipment rooms as well as with each floor, stairwell and elevator. This network of speakers can be used to give verbal instructions or information should the need arise. Key building management personnel carry beepers and/or two-way radios when away form their posts and the building operations staff stands ready to assist in any emergency.
Due to the fire resistant quality of modern office high-rises, total evacuation of the building is very rare. Relocation is usually necessary only from the floor with the fire and the floor directly above, and alarms will usually sound only on these floors. Additional floors may be evacuated when ordered by the Fire Safety Director, Fire Department personnel or Police.
Automatic systems include overhead sprinklers, which provide an immediate response to any significant fire. An automatic alarm is set off whenever water flows through the overhead sprinklers. Manual pull stations located in each hallway near the stairs, and smoke detectors in strategic locations also set off alarms, notifying the Fire Command Station in the lobby at the first sign of a fire.
At the first alert, air-handling equipment is shut down automatically to prevent the spread of smoke. At the same time, if a water flow alarm has been received, elevators are returned to the lobby to await firefighters. Passive fire restraints include solid-core doors to prevent the spread of fire, and concrete slab floors with a four-hour safety rating.
The Fire Command Station has direct communication with mechanical equipment rooms as well as with each floor, stairwell and elevator. This network of speakers can be used to give verbal instructions or information should the need arise. Key building management personnel carry beepers and/or two-way radios when away form their posts and the building operations staff stands ready to assist in any emergency.
Due to the fire resistant quality of modern office high-rises, total evacuation of the building is very rare. Relocation is usually necessary only from the floor with the fire and the floor directly above, and alarms will usually sound only on these floors. Additional floors may be evacuated when ordered by the Fire Safety Director, Fire Department personnel or Police.
