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## Elevator Safety **After the car has been recalled, the firefighter-service switch in the individual cars may then be activated with the key to operate that elevator.** **Expect problems when using an elevator.** * Have the forcible entry tools ready to force open the car's inside door at the...

## Elevator Safety **After the car has been recalled, the firefighter-service switch in the individual cars may then be activated with the key to operate that elevator.** **Expect problems when using an elevator.** * Have the forcible entry tools ready to force open the car's inside door at the first sign of trouble. This will interrupt the interlock and stop the car's travel right where you are. * As soon as the car begins to move from the lobby, press the emergency stop button. * The car should stop. * If it does not stop, pop open the door, given that the elevator is malfunctioning and might be an express right to the fire floor. * If the car does stop, pull out the emergency stop button and begin the ascent again. * Rather than ascending directly to the floor, the trip should consist of a series of precautionary stops every five floors. These stops serve several purposes, and you should consider them vital to your safety. * They ensure that the elevator is still responding to your programming. If it fails to do so, pop open the door to stop. * Second, the stops allow the firefighters to step out and verify the location of the nearest exit stairway, in the event that the car later stops at a smoke-filled floor. * Third, they allow you to shine a light upward between the car and the wall of the shaft, looking for any smoke.