Fire Drills
Fire drills are designed to ensure that, through regular training and simulations, staff members will:
- Have knowledge and understanding of the fire safety plan so that they can act swiftly, safely, and in an orderly manner.
- Be knowledgeable regarding fire protection. For example, frightened individuals may not act intelligently, causing harm to themselves or those around them.
- Have increased self-confidence and power to fulfill their responsibilities in the event of a fire.
Fire drills are an important and necessary component of an emergency action plan.
Notification of External Agencies
If there is a fire threat and management decides to evacuate, there should be a designated person responsible for notifying the entire facility of the evacuation order, using appropriate systems such as overhead announcements, emails, text messages, and internal hospital communication systems with loudspeakers.
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