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PART 11
FIRE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
BUILDING ADDRESS: ________________________________NEAREST INTERSECTION: ______________________________
1. IMMEDIATELY SOUND THE FIRE ALARM by activating the alarm switch in the corridor.
2. DIAL 911 (Ask for Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services)
- State your name
- Give the address of the building involved and the nearest intersection
- Give information about the fire such as which floor it is on, how fast it is spreading, the location of disabled persons, or trapped persons.
3. IF YOU CANNOT CONTROL THE FIRE
- CLOSE THE DOOR of the room involved, then
- LEAVE THE BUILDING using the nearest exit.
- WALK.. DO NOT RUN. Close all doors behind you and proceed along corridors and down stairways in a quiet and orderly manner. When leaving the building, move away from the doorway to allow others to exit the building.
- DO NOT USE THE ELEVATOR, always use the stairwell.
- ASSIST THE DISABLED AND ELDERLY to an area of refuge or other safe place, if possible.
4. DO NOT GO BACK TO THE BUILDING FOR ANY REASON until you have been advised to do so.
5. MEET THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AT THE BUILDING ENTRANCE to provide us with updated information and to assist as a resource person.
The above should be posted on each floor.
PART 12
SAMPLE EXIT DIAGRAM FOR HOTEL/MOTEL USE
ORGANIZATION CHART
An organization chart is a useful document insofar that the structure of the organization can be seen and understood at a glance. The chart can be utilized also as a current list of key personnel such as Floor Wardens and assistants.
GENERAL REMARKS
It may be necessary, in order to avoid congestion, to allocate certain stairways to certain floors (e.g. even numbered floors use EAST stairway - odd numbered floors use WEST stairway).
It is well to remember that those persons on and above the floor involved in the fire are in the most immediate danger and should be the first to be considered. Those people below the fire may not be in any immediate danger.
The fire might be so located that elevators may not be available to evacuate handicapped persons under any circumstances. In this case, it may be necessary to take handicapped persons into the protected stairways below the location of the fire to await rescue by the Fire Department.
All key personnel should be instructed as to the location and use of fire equipment (extinguisher, hose, etc.).
Of necessity, the procedure laid down for the occupants to follow at the sound of the alarm will vary slightly, depending on the type of alarm with which the building is equipped.
It is most important that everyone in the building be made aware of the absolute necessity of keeping stairway doors closed at all times (except of course when the stairway is actually being used). One door propped or held open could mean that the entire stairway would be useless as a means of exit.
All personnel should be instructed to close all doors behind them as they leave the building.
A copy of the fire safety plan shall be given to all Floor Wardens. A copy of the Instructions to Occupants will be posted on each floor area.
In every hotel and motel bedroom the fire safety rules for occupants shall be posted showing the locations of exits and the path of travel to exits. (see sample diagram)
In high rise buildings, key personnel must be trained to use the internal communication systems, such as firefighters telephone and voice communication systems. These systems are not for the exclusive use of firefighters and can be used by key personnel to communicate any information that concerns the security and safety of the building.
PART 13
DIAGRAM INDEX
To facilitate use of the Operations Book by Fire Department personnel, all drawings will have an index tab and be placed in the book in the following precise order. The book will also be divided into sections as described.
13.1. Divider Labelled - SYMBOLS-MARKING DRAWINGS
In order that firefighters may effectively understand and/or interpret schematics/drawings contained in the Fire Department Operations Book, a standard set of acceptable symbols and abbreviations will be used throughout the book.
These symbols (see following pages) will be used to mark all schematics/drawings, showing the make up of fire/life safety components and/or related factors throughout the building.
Abbreviations, as illustrated, may be used throughout the Operations Book, eg. Index, Index tabs on drawings and schematics/drawings, etc.
When the applicable symbol is used, a line headed with an arrow, the same colour as the symbol, will be used when necessary to show the precise location of the item being identified. (See example below)
EXAMPLE OF SYMBOL USAGE
SYMBOLS
- (RED) - Firefighter's "Central Control Facility" is complete to present code requirements
- (RED) - Firefighter's "Central Control Facility" is NOT complete to present code requirements
- (RED) - Fire Department connection to standpipes and/or sprinkler systems
- (RED) - Area partially sprinklered
- (RED) - Area fully sprinklered
- (RED) - Automatic sprinkler (main) valves
- (RED) - Automatic sprinkler floor or zone valve
- (RED) - Standpipe connection
- (RED) - Hose cabinet
- (RED) - Combination standpipe and hose cabinet
- (RED) - Fire alarm annunciator panel
- (RED) - Elevator annunciator panel (control)
- (RED) - Firefigher's Elevator
Letter F indicates that the Firefighter's Elevator meets all code requirements
Letter C indicates that the Elevator has been Converted to Firefighter services and does NOT meet all code requirements
- (BLUE) - Firefighter's Telephone
- (BLUE) - A particular hazard will be labelled
- (BLUE) - Main electrical switch
- (GREEN) - Main water control value
- (GREEN) - Main gas control valve
- (GREEN) - Main and alternate points of entry
ABBREVIATIONS
- CACF - CENTRAL ALARM AND CONTROL FACILITY
- E - ELEVATORS (H = HIGH RISE, L = LOW RISE)
- HR - HIGH RISE
- HVAC - HEATING, VENTILATION, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM
- LR - LOW RISE
- MECH - MECHANICAL (FLOOR OR AREA OF BUILDING)
- P - PARKING LEVELS (P1, P2, ETC)
- R - RETAIL LEVELS (R1, R2, ETC)
- TRANS - TRANSITION - CHANGE OF FLOOR PLAN LAYOUT
- TYP - TYPICAL (FLOOR LAYOUTS)
- Divider labelled PLOT PLAN & ELEVATIONS PLOT PLANS showing streets, hydrants principal and secondary entrances, fire department access and fire department siamese connections.
- ELEVATIONS showing exterior configurations of structure.
- Divider labelled HI-RISE BUILDING - 1ST TO _____ FLOORS
- MAIN FLOOR PLAN street level - showing Fire Department entrance, location of Lock Box, Central Alarm and Control Facility, Firefighters Elevator and Stairwells.
- FLOORS ABOVE GRADE in order from the main to top floors, showing all Fire Safety Facilities. If upper floors are typical, one drawing so labelled will suffice.
- MEZZANINES or MECHANICAL floors will be identified and placed in the normal sequence of floors.
- ROOF and PENTHOUSE plans may be on one drawing.
- BASEMENT and/or PARKING LEVELS must show access routes and define mechanical areas. These plans are to be arranged in order from the main floor down.
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