| Advice for carrying out Fire Drills
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| | cannot be closed down.
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| Fire drills should be carried out to
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| | When carrying out the fire drill it may
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| check that staff understand the emergency
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| | be useful to:
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| fire action plan, to ensure that staff
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| | - Circulate details concerning the fire
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| are familiar with operation of the
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| | drill and inform all staff of their duty
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| emergency fire action plan, to evaluate
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| | to participate
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| effectiveness of the plan and to identify
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| | - Ensure that any equipment which is in
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| any weakness in the evacuation strategy.
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| | use, such as cookers, can be made safe by
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| The frequency of fire drills for each
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| | isolating or turning off controls, where
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| building will be different and should
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| | appropriate
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| reflect the level of risk. Fire drills
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| | - In larger premises, nominate observers
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| should take place at least once a year.
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| | that can assess the appropriateness of
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| Where there is more than one escape
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| | actions and identify problems
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| route, the fire drills should assume
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| | - Inform visitors if they are present
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| conditions in which one or more than one
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| | A roll call should be carried out as soon
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| escape route are obstructed by smoke. In
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| | as possible at the designated assembly
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| offices, a fire drill should involve
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| | point(s) and note any persons who are
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| occupant evacuation and should commence
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| | unaccounted for. In a fire evacuation
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| on operation of the fire alarm. In shops,
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| | this information would need to be passed
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| fire drills should involve rehearsal for
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| | to the fire and rescue service on
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| evacuation and will normally be scheduled
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| | arrival. The results of the fire drill
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| when there are no or few shoppers in the
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| | should be recorded and stored with the
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| premises.
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| | fire risk assessment.
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| Where there is a possibility that someone
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| | Throughout the fire drill, the person in
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| may misinterpret the fire drill and call
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| | charge and any nominated observers should
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| the Fire and Rescue Service, it may be
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| | pay particular attention to:
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| appropriate to inform the fire and rescue
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| | - Inappropriate actions such as stopping
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| service prior to the commencement and on
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| | to collect personal items, such as
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| conclusion of a drill in order to alert
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| | jackets and handbags
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| them to the exercise and so prevent their
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| | - Difficulties experienced by people with
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| unnecessary attendance. If the fire alarm
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| | disabilities
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| system is connected to a remote alarm
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| | - Communication difficulties with regard
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| receiving centre, inform the receiving
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| | to the roll call and establishing that
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| centre to ensure that the fire and rescue
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| | everyone is accounted for
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| service is not inadvertently called out
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| | - The use of the nearest available fire
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| to the premises, and inform the receiving
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| | escape routes as opposed to frequently
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| centre when the fire drill has been
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| | used routes
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| completed.
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| | - Difficulties with the opening of doors
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| Within each building the fire drill
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| | and fire escape routes being blocked
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| evacuation should involve all occupants
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| | - Doors not being closed as people leave
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| except those having a designated role
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| | rooms to prevent smoke and fire spread
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| such as the need to ensure the security
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| | The significant findings of any fire
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| of the premises, the safety of the
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| | drill should be recorded with the fire
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| occupants or where equipment or processes
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| | risk assessment and reviewed regularly.
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