The façade/cladding has been surveyed and fire engineers have attended and reviewed Marco Island. Marco Island achieved a B1 status EWS1 (The fire risk is sufficiently low that no remedial works are required). 

FIRE INSTRUCTION NOTICE FOR USE IN FLATS

This building has been built in such a way as to protect the people in it if a fire breaks out. The important thing to remember is that if the fire starts in your home, it is up to you to make sure that you can get out of it.

AT ALL TIMES
• Make sure that the smoke alarms in your home are working.
• DO NOT store anything in your hall or corridor, especially anything that will burn easily.
• Use the fixed heating system fitted in your home. If this is not possible, only use a convector heater in your hall or corridor. Do not use any form of radiant heater there, especially one with either a flame (e.g gas or paraffin) or a radiant element (e.g electric bar fire).
• DO NOT store things in the cupboard(s) where your gas and electricity meters are fitted.
• DO NOT block access roads to the building.

IF A FIRE BREAKS OUT IN YOUR HOME
• If you are in the room where the fire is, leave straight away, together with anybody else, then close the door.
• DO NOT stay behind to try to put the fire out.
• Tell everybody else in your home about the fire and get everybody to leave. Close the front door and leave the building.
• DO NOT use the lift (unless it is a designated evacuation lift).
• DO NOT use a balcony unless it is part of the escape route from the building.
• CALL THE FIRE BRIGADE.

IF YOU SEE OR HEAR OF A FIRE IN ANOTHER PART OF THE BUILDING
• It will usually be safe for you to stay in your own home.
• You must leave your home if smoke or heat affects it. Close all doors and windows before you leave.

CALLING THE FIRE BRIGADE
The fire brigade should always be called to a fire, even if it only seems a small fire. This should be done straight away.
• Dial 999 from a land-line or 112 from a mobile phone.
• When the operator answers, give the telephone number you are ringing from and ask for FIRE.
• When the fire brigade reply, tell them clearly the address where the fire is.
• DO NOT end the call until the fire brigade have repeated the address back to you and you are sure they have got it right. The fire brigade cannot help if they DO NOT have the full address.