American Loft

Shelter-In-Place Plan

212 Brown Street

Philadelphia, PA 19123

Purpose of Plan

The Philadelphia Fire code required various buildings to develop a plan to shelter occupants inside the building in the event of a hazardous material, biological or other emergency outside the building. The purpose of the shelter-in-place plan is to safeguard occupants during an emergency outside the building by preventing or limiting the infiltration of hazardous materials into the building by closing windows and doors and shutting off the air handling/HVAC systems, and by moving occupants away from perimeter windows and doors to a safer location in the building. Where possible these locations will be near restrooms. Once each year a shelter-in-place drill will be conducted to ensure occupants know what to do and where to go during an emergency. Persons responsible for performing duties during the emergency will be provided with training.

Procedures

Building management will announce when a shelter-in-place emergency is occurring. When an emergency is announced occupants should immediately go to their designated shelter-in-place location. Occupants that have portable radios or cell phones should take them with them. Turn radios to news stations to listen for instructions and updates related to the emergency. Handicapped persons requiring assistance will be assisted to their shelter location.

The following persons are responsible at the onset of an emergency to ensure that exterior doors and windows are closed and air-handling systems are shut down:

Building Superintendent – Timothy May - shut down of air handling systems.

Apartment Unit Tenants – 4th floor through 11th floor – shut down their unit air handling systems. A follow-up will be performed by building supervisor.

Shelter Locations

4th, 5th and 6th floor common corridor elevator lobbies.

Handicapped Persons

Currently no handicapped persons resident at our property.

All Clear

When notified that the emergency is over, building management will direct occupants outdoors until building air-handling systems are operated to remove any contaminants.

Annual Shelter-In-Place Drill

The annual shelter-in-place drill will be conducted as outlined in our fire drill/shelter-in-place schedule each year.

If you have any questions, please contact Nancy LaMaina 215-640-3811 or Timothy May 215-651-4920.