What to do if you discover a fire in the workplace?

What should you do if you discover a fire in your work area?

What is the first thing you should do when you discover a fire?

What 3 actions should you take if you discover a fire?

What are the 4 steps in the event of a fire?

Fire Safety Video - What to do if you discover a fire

What are the 10 basic response procedures during a fire incident?

What is the immediate action to be taken in the event of fire?

Immediately pull the nearest fire alarm pull station as you exit the building. When evacuating the building, be sure to feel doors for heat before opening them to be sure there is no fire danger on the other side. If there is smoke in the air, stay low to the ground, especially your head, to reduce inhalation exposure.

What you should do during a fire?

In case of fire: DON'T HIDE, GO OUTSIDE! Fires are scary, but you should NEVER hide in closets or under beds when there is a fire. To escape during a fire; Fall & Crawl. It is easier to breath in a fire if you stay low while getting out.

What is the fire emergency protocol?

RACE: Remove, Alarm, Confine and Extinguish or Evacuate

This easy to remember acronym is our University procedure in the case of a fire. Particularly in the hospital, every staff member is trained to recognize and respond appropriately in the case of a fire using this term.

What are 3 stages of evacuation?

If total evacuation is required in the event of a fire, vertical evacuation is a priority, then horizontal evacuation, and then complete evacuation if necessary.

How do you address a fire incident?

If you discover a fire – CALL 911 immediately. If you are in a building and discover smoke or fire within the building, ACTIVATE the building fire alarm system by pulling a manual fire alarm station to warn the occupants. The fire alarm manual pull stations are located near exit doors on each floor.

What is the first thing you need to do when evacuating a building in an emergency?

What should you not do when you discover a fire?

What should you do before during and after a fire incident?

✔ Stop, drop and roll if you or your family's clothes catch on fire; ✔ Always stay with your family and pets and keep your disaster safety kit on hand; and, ✔ Remain calm and evacuate immediately: drive at regular speeds with windows rolled up and headlights on.

Do and don'ts during a fire?

Evacuate calmly and quickly whenever a fire alarm or carbon monoxide alarm sounds. Keep important items such as medications and medical equipment handy for quick access in the event of a building evacuation. Know two ways out of any building. Before opening a door, feel it with the back of your hand.

What are the 3 P's of fire safety?

Follow the three P's: prevent, plan and practice. Make sure your home has working smoke alarms, your family has a fire escape plan, and you have practiced it.

Which recommendation should be followed first when a fire in the workplace is out of control?

Use the nearest exit to evacuate the workplace. Use a fire extinguisher to put the fire out. Be careful while doing this and do not attempt if your safety and/or the safety of others is at risk or on large fires.

Which is the correct order of evacuation?

Patients in immediate danger should be moved first. They should follow a lead nurse into a safe area. Move patients who are closest to danger first (non-ambulatory and ambulatory). Direct ambulatory patients toward a safe area.

What is the main rule in case of fire?

Get down, get low, get out – smoke is poisonous, get underneath it on your hands and knees, and crawl to the nearest safe exit.

What is the procedure on discovering fire?

What are the two golden rules to remember when fighting a fire?