Fire Routie & Fire Drill

FIRE ROUTINE
& FIRE DRILLS
FIRE DRILLS

 The purpose of Fire Drills

 Formulating Fire Routine
 Instructions and Training
 Fire Routine Details
 Frequency of drills
Purpose of Fire Drills
A fire drill is a method of practicing
how a building would be evacauated
in the event of a fire or other
emergencies, in most of cases, the
building’s existing fire alarm system
is activated and the building is
evacuated by means of the nearest
avaliable exist as if an emergency had
actually occurred.
FORMULATING A FIRE ROUTINE
 The Type of Buildings
 The existing means of escape
 The fire Defence
INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING
 Instruction

 Training
FIRE ROUTINE DETAILS
 Alarm
 Call the Fire Brigade
 Evacuation
 Roll Call
 Attacking the Fire
ALARM
 Single or two stage
 Local
 Total throughout the building
 Single of alarm to Central Point
CALL THE FIRE BRIGADE
 Precise instructions to Security / Reception
 When you contact the emergency service try

to be brief and straight to the point as

follows,
 Tell exactly what is happening
 The location and adress of the place
 Tell which part of the building is affected
 Tell weather any one is injured or tapped
 What action has been taken so far
 Details of the main access points
EVACUATION PLAN
 Establish Roles and Responsibilities
 Create a Communication Plan
 Plan the Evacuation Map
 Know and Inspect your Fire Suppression &
Prevention Tools
 Practice Your Evacuation Plan
 Review, Adjust and Report
EVACUATION
 Two stage instructions
 Stopping of machinery
 Closing of doors and windows
 Isolation of power supplies
 Search of toilets by responsible persons
Means of Escape
 Avaliable to every person in the workplace.
 Does not Require use of lifts(accept in special
cases).
 Must take person to a place of a safety.
 Two of more seprate routes may be required.
 Travel distance should be short.
 Adequate Width.
 Clearly Signed.
 Appropritely lit.
 Emergency Lighting.
 No obstructions.
Travel Distances
Depend On:
 Number of people occupuing a room.
 Travel ti a nearest avaliable

1. Final Exit- to a place of total safety

2. Storey Exit- into protected stairway
3. Separate fire compartment- containing final
exit.
 Fire risk.
 Number of Alternative escape routes
avaliabledistance
Stairs and Passagseway
 Fire resistant protection
 Adequate Width
 Consider Wheelchair Users.
 Unobstructed.
 No Storage of Meterial or equipment.
Doors
 Easy to operate
 Adequate width.
 Open in the direction of travel
 Not Locked.
Emergency (Escape) Lighting
 At night or where there is no natural light.
 To indicate escape routes.
 To Indicate call points and fire-Fighting

equipment
 Regular maintenance
 Routine inspection/testing
Exits and Directional Signs
 Standard Shape.
 Standard colour.
 Pictogram.
 Clearly visible
Evacuation Planning- Off The JOB
 Make sure everyone in your family knows and
practics escape routes from every room in your
home
 Remember to escape first, know how notify the the
fire department ,and when to call for help.
 Never open doors that are hot to the touch.
 Teach your family to stop. Drop to the ground and
roll if their clothes catch fire.
 Desingnate a meatting place outside. Try to make it
a location away from your home , but not
necessarily across the street
 Teach your family to never re-entre a burning
building.
Evacuation Planning- On the Job
 Know to way out from your work area.
 Know the location of the closest manual fire alarm
station.
 Know the location of the closest fire extinguisher.
 In the event of a fire in a lab or work area dial the
emergency number, evacuate the loacation or pull
the manual fire alram station.
 Review the location of the meeting place for the
group in the event of a building evacuation
 Utilize a check sheet to ensure everyone is save.
ASSEMBLY
 Size
 Access
 Bakeup
 Location
 Away from premises
 Under cover
 Mutual agreements with nearby premises
Group Exercise
Under yout tutor’s direction, take a tour plan
of an area of the building you are in.
Note
 Fire Compartment, e.g stairwells, fire
doors,etc
 Travel distance.
 Fire detection and alarms.
 Fire extinguishers, etc.
 Emergency lighting.
Fire Marshals
Typical duties:
 Check all areas are evecuated.
 Assist disbled/infrim workers.
 Ensure fire escape routes are kept

clear.
 Ensure windows and doors are closed.
 Conduct roll call at assembly point.
ROLL CALL
 Staff Registers
 Reporting of missing person
Tranning and Information
Information on fire safety procedures for:
 Employees.
 Contractors
 Visitors and the Public

Tranning for staff:

 Who use portable extinguisher
 Fire Marshals
 Assist disable or infrim people.
 Members of the fire team.
Fire Drills
 Usually once or twice a year.
 Allow staff to practise procedures.
 Allows for testing of thoes

procedures.
 Records kept.
THANKS