Example Fire and Emergency Evacuation Plan

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Example Fire and Emergency Evacuationplan

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Emergency instructions

1 The action employees should take if they discover a fire

Immediately operate the nearest alarm call-point.

Attack the fire if possile! with appliances a"ailale! without takin# personal risks.

2 How will people be warned in there is a fire

The electrical fire alarm system will sound on operation of the manually operated alarmcall-point.

3. How the evacuation of the building will be carried out

$"eryone in the uildin# should lea"e the uildin# y the nearest exit and report to theassemly point at the front of the uildin#.

4. Identification of escape routes

All exit doors can e used as escape routes.

The staircase and routes leadin# to the front door are protected routes.

5. Fire fighting equipment provided

%ire extin#uishers are located in circulation areas and near fire exit doors.

6. Duties and identity of employees with specific responsibilities in the event offire

On hearing the alarm&

All staff will usher "isitors out of the uildin# and assemle at the muster point.

%ire wardens will ensure&

Their areas are cleared of people

'e#isters are collected on the way out

The %ire ri#ade is called.

A roll call is made to ensure e"eryone is out.

7. Arrangements for the safe evacuation of people identified as eing especially at ris!"such as contractors" those #ith disailities" memers of the pulic and visitors.

Visitors:The host / employee must take responsiility for any "isitor they may

ha"e and ensure they lea"e the uildin# y the nearest exit.

Contractors:must e #i"en information aout fire procedures and lea"e the

uildin# at the nearest exit.



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People with disabilities: pecific arran#ements may need to e made for those

with disailities. These arran#ements may e made with the assistance of the Area*ealth and afety Ad"iser.

$. How will the Fire !rigade and any necessary emergency services be called andwho will be responsible for doing this

+n hearin# the alarm ,,,,,,,,,,.will ial and ask for the %ire

ri#ade or other emer#ency ser"ice as appropriate.

%ire ardens will call the %ire ri#ade in the asence of ,,,,,,,,,.. (thismay e est achie"ed usin# a moile phone)

%. "rocedures for liasing with the Fire !rigade on arrival and notifying them of anyspecific risks# eg the location of highly flammable materials

,,,,,,,,,,,,,.or other memer of the %ire ardens will liase with

the %ire ri#ade on their arri"al.

1&. The following arrangements and training is given to staff at the centre$

All staff& %ire rills three times a year

All staff& %ire riefin# once a year (may e in con0unction with fire drill.

%ire arden trainin#& for desi#nated fire wardens

'ecord of trainin# to e kept within %ire 1anual.

Trainin# to re"iewed on a yearly asis and planned into ud#et.



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ASIC FIRE ESCAPE PLANNING

Create a home escape plan

Develop and practice a home fire escape plan using NFPA'shome escape plan

grid(PDF, 1.1 !".

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%chool$#f $ou live in a dorm, ma%e sure $ou're familiar &ith the uilding's evacuation plan and that

$ou participate in uilding fire drills.

"ublic assembly$As #e learned from the tragic nightclu fire in 'hode (sland"#hen fire stri!es a pulicuilding" occupants have only minutes to escape.

%moke alarms$)ome studies have sho#n thatchildren may not a#a!en to the sound of the smo!ealarm.

&our ability to get out depends on advance warning from smoke alarmsand advance planning

Pull together everyone in your household and ma!e a plan. *al! through your home

and inspect all possile e+its and escape routes. ,ouseholds #ith children should considerdra#ing a floor plan of your home" mar!ing t#o #ays out of each room" including #indo#s

and doors. Also" mar! the location of each smo!e alarm. -or easy planning" do#nload

-PA/sescape planning grid0P-" 1.1 . his is a great #ay to get children involved in fire

safety in a nonthreatening #ay.

(nstall smo!e alarms in every sleeping room" outside each sleeping area and on

every level of the home. -PA 72" ational -ire Alarm ode8 re9uires interconnected smo!e

alarms throughout the home. *hen one sounds" they all sound.

Everyone in the household must understand the escape plan. *hen you #al! through

your plan" chec! to ma!e sure the escape routes are clear and doors and #indo#s can e

opened easily.

hoose an outside meeting place 0i.e. neighor/s house" a light post" mailo+" or stop

sign a safe distance in front of your home #here everyone can meet after they/ve escaped.

a!e sure to mar! the location of the meeting place on your escape plan.

:o outside to see if your street numer is clearly visile from the road. (f not" paint it

on the cur or install house numers to ensure that responding emergency personnel can find

your home.

,ave everyone memori;e the emergency phone numer of the fire department. hat

#ay any memer of the household can call from a neighor/s home or a cellular phone once

safely outside.

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(f there are infants" older adults" or family memers #ith moility limitations" ma!e

sure that someone is assigned to assist them in the fire drill and in the event of an emergency.

Assign a ac!up person too" in case the designee is not home during the emergency.

(f #indo#s or doors in your home have security ars"ma!e sure that the ars have

emergency release devices inside so that they can e opened immediately in an emergency.

Emergency release devices #on/t compromise your security ut they #ill increase your

chances of safely escaping a home fire.

ell guests or visitors to your home aout your family/s fire escape plan. *hen staying

overnight at other people/s homes" as! aout their escape plan. (f they don/t have a plan inplace" offer to help them ma!e one. his is especially important #hen children are permitted

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