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What Happened
Staff Response Checklist
Staff Response: Marshalling and Searching for cause of alarm
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Did all staff report to the marshalling point quickly
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Were all areas checked for fire and smoke
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Were detectors checked (ie did staff look at the detectors in the ceiling to see if the red light was flashing)
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Were rooms with closed doors checked for heat before entering (with back of hand)
Staff Response: Upon Discovery of fire or smoke (RACE principle)
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R: were all people removed from immediate danger
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A: Did staff alert the warden and other staff in the area of the fire/smoke
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C: Did staff contain the fire / smoke by closing the door (and windows if applicable)
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E : Did staff make the correct decision to extinguish or not to extinguish
Staff Response: Evacuation response
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Were all rooms checked for people
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Were all doors closed
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Were suitable objects left outside all checked rooms (Such as bins, folders, etc.)
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Were any essential secondary items evacuated if safe to do so
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Did staff evacuate to a safe place (as directed by warden)
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Did staff remain at assembly point under wardens directions until stand down
Warden Response Checklist
Warden Response: Code Red Procedures
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Ensure Warden Vest worn
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Ensure staff are kept quiet and are close enough to hear instructions
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Ensure a search of area coordinated to find cause of fire alarm
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Instructed searchers to "Search for fire and smoke"
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Instructed searchers to "Check closed doors with back of hand for heat before entering"
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Instructed searchers to "Check detectors- If the red light is flashing, the detector has been activated"
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Instructed searchers to "If you find a fire or smoke, remember the RACE principle"
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Ensure Controller notified of search results (via WIP phone or other methods)
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Ensure traffic control organised to prevent persons entering area
Warden Response: Code Orange Procedures
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If evacuation required, ensure the appropriate evacuation stage selected (immediate area only, lateral, outside, etc)
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Ensure Controller notified of the need to evacuate and evacuation location (via WIP phone or other methods)
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Ensure all rooms checked for occupants and appropriate objects left outside checked room (bins, folders, etc.)
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Ensure doors and windows closed (to contain spread of fire and smoke)
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Ensure final sweep of area done (with or without help) to check that all occupants evacuated, by looking for objects outside each room
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If time permits, ensure any essential materials evacuated
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Once evacuated, ensure Controller notified of evacuation status (Via WIP Phone, runner or other methods)
Controller Response Checklist
Controller Response: Code Red Procedures
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Go to fire panel, press buttons labelled A and B to acknowledge alarm and display location
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Open up EWIS panel, and turn keyswitch from auto to manual (labelled 1)
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Press the red "system fault - silence" button (labelled 2)
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Use the p.a system to ensure site notified " respond red standby (location) including room or corridor number
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Don Emergency Controller vest
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Nominate a scribe and ask them to complete scribe log (page 2 of emergency response report form)
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If fire, announce "respond red confirmed (location)"
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Contact warden via WIP phone or runner to determine fire or false alarm and details (location, has fire been extinguished )
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Ensure fire brigade called (simulated 000 call)
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Ensure traffic control initiated at relevant entrance points
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Ensure Frankston Hospital switch called via7222
Controller Response: Code Orange Procedures
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Contact warden via WIP phone or runner to determine if evacuation is required, (location, has fire been extinguished )
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Determine where warden(s) are evacuating to
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Announce "respond orange confirmed (location), and "respond orange standby- rest of hospital)
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Request assistance from other units (if required)
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Ensure contact established with relevant wardens to determine evacuation status
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Ensure succinct situation report provided to fire brigade
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Announce stand - down after authorisation from fire brigade , including call to FH switch 7222
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All p.a announcements prefaced with "Attention, Attention"
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