The following topics are covered as part of the lesson plan for Floor Warden / Emergency Response Team Training (ERT). (Please refer to the Workplace Fire & Life Safety Training page for additional information)
Fire/Floor Warden / ERT Responsibilities
” I have used Eli to teach several Floor Warden training classes for our downtown 22 story commercial hi-rise property for our tenants for years, dating back when Eli was with the Austin Fire Department. On top of the class being highly educational, Eli keeps the class entertained and involved with his great personality and stories. I CANNOT RECOMMEND HIM ENOUGH!! ” – Sean P. Endeavor Real Estate Group
Large and in Charge!
- Causes of Workplace fires
- Assigning Floor Wardens
- Alternate Floor Wardens
- When to evacuate
- When not to evacuate
- Where to evacuate to
- Accountability of personnel
- Assembly Area(s)
Pull Stations
Pull, Don’t Push – REMAIN CALM
- PULL and CALL 911
- Location of Pull Stations
- What occurs when it is activated
- Floor sequence activation
Smoke Alarms
BE ALARMED !!
The cheapest “Life Insurance” you can buy !
- Behavior of Smoke
- GET LOW and GO !
- Maintaining a Smoke Alarm
- Placement of Smoke Alarms
- Carbon Monoxide – the silent killer
- The Fire Triangle
Exits
When in doubt – GET OUT !!
- Always have TWO ways out
- Knowing location of Stairwells
- Stairwell Monitors
- Pressurized Stairwells
- Keeping all exit areas clear
- Most heavily constructed part of any building
- Mobility Impaired occupants (sheltering in stairwells)
Fire Extinguishers
Using one as easy as ABC
- When to Fight or get out of Sight!
- Knowing where Fire Extinguishers are located.
- Stay low with your back to an Exit.
- Call 911 – Get help on the way.
- P ull the pin
- A im it at the base of the fire
- S queeze the handle
- S weep from side to side, while slowly moving in.
- A-B-C – Classes of fires that can be extinguished.
- Discharge time?
- Draping a Fire Blanket over the fire as an additional option
Fire Drills
No time to Chill during a Fire Drill
- Consider informing Floor Wardens of date & time of the Fire Drill
- Evacuating Mobility Impaired occupants
- NEVER use an elevator
- Getting the Fire Department involved
- Locating your Assembly Area(s)
- Assembly Area Warden and Chief Floor Warden duties
- 3/1 Rule for the time it should take to evacuate a building.
Sprinkler Systems
No. 1 Reliable Occupancy Fire Suppression feature
- Temperature required for activation.
- Required gallons per minute flow.
- Sequence of activation
- Alarm activation upon sprinklers discharging.
- Standpipe systems
Medical Emergencies - Arrive Alive !
- 70% of AFD’s response are Medical Emergencies
- Call 911 with the exact location and post someone in front to flag down responding units.
- Escorting First Responders to the patient.
- Locating an AED (Automated External Defibrillator)
- Having and knowing locations of a First Aid kit(s)
- Staying on the phone with the 911 operator
- Organizing a Medical Response Team
Weather Emergencies
- Where to go if a Tornado strike is imminent
- Seeking shelter in stairwells and bathrooms, away from open areas and windows in the event of a tornado
- Sheltering in Place
- Severe weather precautions
- Flood threat – Turn around, Don’t drown
Other Emergencies
Covered by the lesson plan:
- Assembly Area(s)
- Elevator emergencies
- Bomb Threat
- Power Failure
- Mobility Impaired Occupants
- Building fire safety features
Home Fire Safety
80% of fires occur at home – most happen at night.
- The TWO WAYS to survive a house fire.
- Exit Drills In The Home (E.D.I.T.H)
- Maintaining Smoke Alarms
- Placement of Smoke Alarms
- Carbon Monoxide detectors
- Encapsulating yourself in your room as a last resort in the event of a fire
- Having a meeting place
- GET OUT & STAY OUT
