To develop an effective evacuation plan, employers should follow the 3 stages of evacuation in a fire: 'Stage 1': Immediate evacuation; 'Stage 2': Lateral evacuation; and. 'Stage 3': Partial evacuation.
5 things you should never do in a fire
- Breaking windows.
- Opening hot doors.
- Returning for your belongings.
- Hiding.
- Do not use lifts.
- Use the appropriate fire extinguisher.
- Call the emergency services.
- Escape.
Four Types of Evacuations
- Stay in Place. The first type of evacuation is known as stay in place and is used during a chemical or biological attack.
- Building Evacuation. The second type of evacuation is a building evacuation.
- Campus Evacuation. The third type of evacuation is a campus evacuation.
- City Evacuation.
Select the appropriate type of fire extinguisher. Discharge the extinguisher within its effective range using the P.A.S.S. technique (pull, aim, squeeze, sweep). Back away from an extinguished fire in case it flames up again.
If fire is blocking all of your exits, stay in a room with the door closed. Flag for help at a window. Every health care facility needs a written evacuation plan. It should be posted in plain sight on every floor and in every wing of the facility.
Vertical Evacuation - Vertical evacuation (using a stairway) is the preferred method to exit a building. Horizontal Evacuation - Horizontal evacuation means moving away from the area of danger to a safer place on the same floor where the individual is at the time of the alarm or emergency.
SUMMARY. Healthcare facilities can conceptualize the emergency management process more effectively by using the four phases: mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.
Evacuation: Hospital BuildingsPatients will be moved to an adjacent safe smoke compartment on the same floor, away from the Fire Scene. Vertical Evacuation - Only if necessary and as directed, patients will be moved to another floor - typically a floor below the Fire Scene.
3. Level 3 means danger is currently affecting your area or is imminent, and you should leave immediately.
Stages of fire
- Ignition: Fuel, oxygen and heat join together in a sustained chemical reaction.
- Growth: With the initial flame as a heat source, additional fuel ignites.
- Fully developed: Fire has spread over much if not all the available fuel; temperatures reach their peak, resulting in heat damage.
- Emergency Evacuation Procedures for All Staff. Remain Calm.
- Stage 2: To the next safe compartment - through fire/smoke doors. There may be. multiple Stage 2 Evacuations as persons are moved to the next safe compartment,
- Stage 3: Outside the building. Account for all residents and staff/visitors after each evacuation stage.
Most experts agree that no major American city can be evacuated in less than 12 hours, if they can be evacuated at all. New York's Emergency Management Agency expects it would take upwards of 12 hours to complete a citywide evacuation.
threat to lives is NOT YET IMMINENT
Located on each evacuation route in a visible location. Oriented to show the actual direction to exit. Displayed on wall or internal side of door.
Know what to do during an evacuation.
- Check the intended evacuation route for obstacles, if possible.
- Move people who are unable to leave the building to an area of refuge.
- Assist individuals who are able to leave the building, following your planned evacuation route, if possible.
Be sure to remember the Five Ps of Evacuation: People, Prescriptions, Papers, Personal Needs, and Priceless Items. - While your safety and your family's safety are most important, there are things you can do before evacuating that can help firefighters.
Fewer organisations rehearse a silent evacuation, that is one initiated without the use of an alarm. The second reason to have a silent evacuation is where an alarm might drive people towards a threat, rather than away from it, particularly where the threat is not a fire, but terrorism related.
A fire emergency evacuation plan (FEEP) is a written document which includes the action to be taken by all staff in the event of fire and the arrangements for calling the fire brigade. Action on discovering a fire. Action on hearing the fire alarm.
Carrying out a fire drill is crucial, as it helps to:
- Remind staff and students of the sound and/or sight of fire alarms, the location of emergency routes, the assembly point, and any specific fire safety procedures.
- Test that fire safety measures work as intended.
- Assess how quickly people can evacuate from the school.
You are right, in very low risk premises a typical evacuation time of 3 minutes to a place of relative safety may be acceptable and in high risk premises a typical time of 2 minutes is normal.
Fire drills and trainingYou need to train new staff when they start work and tell all employees about any new fire risks. You should carry out at least one fire drill per year and record the results. You must keep the results as part of your fire safety and evacuation plan.
Start moving out of the building.
- Try to be as orderly as possible as you leave the room. Line up to exit the room.
- If possible, know the route to the nearest fire exit before a fire drill happens.
- Under no circumstances should you ever use an elevator in an emergency evacuation.
