If both your door and doorknob are cold and you leave your office:
Check for smoke in the corridor.
When smoke is present, stay as close to the floor as possible by crawling since clean and cool air is closest to the floor. BREATHE NORMALLY. DO NOT HOLD YOUR BREATH.
DO NOT RUN! Everyone should proceed quickly, but calmly to the nearest stairwell.
Check stairwells for smoke. All the stairwells are constructed with fire-resistant materials to provide safe evacuation for building occupants. DO NOT USE THE ELEVATORS!
DO NOT PANIC! Panic is the most harmful and most difficult element to control in an emergency. Avoiding panic is accomplished through the following steps:
Knowledge of procedures that must be followed.
Confidence in the responsible personnel's ability and guidance.
Calmness and self-confidence of responsible personnel
The last person leaving any enclosed office area should close the office door, without locking it. This will help to confine any fire until the arrival of the fire department.
If the corridor and/or stairwells are smoke filled, RETURN TO YOUR OFFICE.
Form a single-file line at the stairwell exit door and proceed, calmly and carefully down the staircase to your designated relocation meeting area in the evacuation instructions. No one, however, should open any door without first checking to see if it is hot. If the door is hot, proceed to another floor.
Once you are in the stairwell, should you encounter smoke on your descent, get out of the stairwell into any clear corridor and proceed to a different stairwell.
