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Fire Emergency Overview

• In the event of a fire alarm at The Plaza, Golfview Terrace (GVT),

Plaza West (PW), or Freedom Plaza Assisted Living (FPAL) / Free-
dom Plaza Memory Care (FPMC), the safest place for residents is

in their apartments.

• Residents need to stay (defend in place) in their apart-

ment with doors closed to avoid smoke or fire intrusion.

• Apartment doors, separation walls between apartments, and com-

mon hallway walls are fire rated for a minimum of 1.5 hours.

• Apartments have full sprinkler and smoke detection coverage,

both monitored by a central system.

• In the event of a fire emergency, the local Fire Marshal will assess

and determine if a floor, wing, or building is to be evacuated. They
will dispatch the necessary emergency personnel and resources to

Freedom Plaza under such a circumstance. Residents will be es-

corted/assisted to safety by emergency personnel.

• At GVT the plan is the same, to shelter in place in your apartment

until emergency personnel arrive. The fire panels at The Plaza,
GVT, and PW are monitored by a certified monitoring agency that

contacts Freedom Plaza first and then the fire department, assum-

ing it is an actual emergency.

• If a situation arises during dining hours, residents are to remain in
the dining area and await further instructions.

• Elevators are not to be used during a fire emergency.

• The audible alarm will be sounded with three (3) consecutive

tones followed by a 15 second delay then a second three (3) con-
secutive tones indicating an ‘all clear.’

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