FIRE DRILL NARRATIVE REPORT
May 24, 2019 @9:30 AM Mr. Abarca together with Mr. Raymond of BFP
Compostela arrived at SJASTI Compostela to conduct orientation and fire drill
demonstration.
During Orientations
Fire drills are an important requirement that serve to prepare and educate our staff
in the event of a fire. Staff is expected to participate in fire drills and respond
according to department expectations and institutional policy.
Fire drills are critiqued and opportunities for improvement are identified and
addressed.
In addition, equipment and system problems and failures are reported
immediately for correction.
Healthcare Occupancies
Drills are required at least once per quarter, per shift, in every Health System
building or area that is classified as a healthcare occupancy. A healthcare
occupancy is a building or portion of a building used on a 24-hour basis for
the housing and nursing care of four or more persons who are incapable of
self-preservation under emergency conditions without the assistance of
others.
Fire drills include the following:
1. Simulated and/or actual removal of patients, staff and visitors from
affected area
2. Fire alarm activation
3. Reporting event by calling 911 and/or #36
4. Overhead page announcement
5. Activation of Fire Response Group
6. Fire and smoke containment observations
7. Review of evacuation procedures
8. Fire suppression procedures
9. Implementation of area-specific fire response duties
10. Fire drill cancellation notification
11. Post drill evaluation and discussion
Responding to Fire
Stay calm. Do not panic when you hear the fire alarm. Also, it's
important to stay quiet so you can hear any instructions. In fact, it's
important to be quiet and calm the whole time the fire drill is
happening, not just when it starts.
Treat the alert as if it were a real fire. Though you may think the
fire alarm is just for practice, you should always treat it as there
actually is a fire. You have to practice the drill seriously to learn the
proper procedure so that when a fire does happen, you won't panic.
Stop what you're doing. When you hear the alarm, you must stop
anything you are doing at the time. Don't take time to finish a
sentence on your paper or send an email. Don't take time to gather
your things. Respond to the alarm immediately.
Start moving out of the building. Consider where the nearest exit
is. Leave the room you are in going in that direction.
Close your door. If you are the last person in a room, close the door
behind you. Make sure it doesn't lock, however.
Leave the lights on. Do not turn the lights off as you exit the room.
Leaving the lights on will help firefighters see better.
Making your way through building
Move to the nearest exit. Go along the prescribed route for
evacuating the building. If you don't know where the nearest exit is,
look for "Exit" signs as you move down the hallways. These signs will
usually be in red (or green in the UK) and sometimes will be lighted.
Check doors for heat. When you're in a real fire, you must check
doors for heat as you come up to them. Look for smoke coming under
the door, and place your hand near the door to see if it is radiating
heat. If you see neither of these signs, try lightly touching the door
handle to see if it is hot. In a real fire, if you find any of these signs,
you must go another route.
Take the stairs. You should not use elevators during a fire drill.
During a real fire, elevators are used by the firefighters to help fight
the fire. Plus, elevators can be dangerous during a fire.
Watch for "smoke" signs. Sometimes, the people doing the drill will
put up "smoke" signs in certain hallways to simulate what happens in a
real fire. If you see a smoke sign, you need to find an alternative route
out of the building.
Almost all of the employees participated the drill except sir Romulo Dador
who was on leave that day. It was carried successfully; we finish at 12:30 PM.
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Attendance
Prepared by: Noted by:
SHELAMIE P. BANZON DR. EUGENE S.
YNCLINO IV
Marketing/Liaison Officer VP-Operations
UTPRAS/CAC/IMMERSION Focal
