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Fire, Know what to do? PLEASE READ

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renwan Talk Show Host Joined: 29 Oct 2004 Posts: 204	Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 7:46 am    Post subject: Fire, Know what to do? PLEASE READ I ask you all to read the following article, it might save your life on day. http://www.acpa.ca/safety/htlfire.pdf Best,
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Anya Lounge Lizard Joined: 19 Feb 2004 Posts: 157	Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 5:02 pm    Post subject: Rewan, perhaps it would be useful if you can post something about what we can do when we experience an fire emergency in Russia, like who to call, what signs to look out for, fire safety systems in buildings etc.
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DITTRICH WayToRussified Joined: 13 Jun 2004 Posts: 429 Location: London UK	Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 8:29 pm    Post subject: ... Whilst not strictly biased towards russian content, the original post was very informative and the link gave good advice. My 2p Les
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Anya Lounge Lizard Joined: 19 Feb 2004 Posts: 157	Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 8:39 pm    Post subject: I'm not saying the original article was not useful. I found it informative myself. I thought perhaps someone could enlighten us on fire safety procedures in Russia. Does anyone know a Russian website similar to that?
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init6 WayToRussified Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Posts: 363 Location: Москва, Россия	Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 10:37 pm    Post subject: Most guidebooks and books on Russian culture (the "Culture Shock!" series, especially "Moscow At Your Door" is an excellent one) describe emergency numbers and basic Russian phrases (since operators are not English speakers) to describe the situation.
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renwan Talk Show Host Joined: 29 Oct 2004 Posts: 204	Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 10:38 pm    Post subject: Its all the same, in a fire you want be able to see the exit signs anyway,follow this article its all the same Casey is also right
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Anya Lounge Lizard Joined: 19 Feb 2004 Posts: 157	Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2005 3:18 pm    Post subject: While such info can be easily found on a phrase book... The WTR site ('practicalities') list 'emergency situations' as losing your documents, getting into trouble with cops and the like--not what to do when you need to call an ambulance or the police or the fire brigade!
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vettra Lounge Lizard Joined: 24 Dec 2004 Posts: 123 Location: Cleveland	Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2005 7:40 am    Post subject: Anya wrote: .. 'emergency situations' ...getting into trouble with cops and the like--not what to do Seems like the worst thing to do in an emergency is to call the cops (Beslan; Dubrovka Theater in Moscow)! Anybody have any experiences in Russia requiring police assistance? Results? Outcome?
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