A basic fire safety training session for delivery by an experienced fire safety adviser

1. BASIC FIRE SAFETY AWARENESS FOR TRUST STAFF

3. 8 th October 2009 1830hrs.

4. The seat of the fire in a corner of the Servery

5. The whole of the kitchen & dining area gutted but luckily no patients had to be evacuated.

8. 78 INPATIENTS + 120 OUTPATIENTS. 3 PATIENTS IN THEATRE. 6 IN INTENSIVE CARE (ward filled with smoke in 5 minutes!) TOTAL EVACUATION COMPLETED IN 28 MINUTES.

9. Royal Marsden Hospital Fire -- January 2008

10. Royal Marsden Hospital Fire -- January 2008

11. Royal Marsden Hospital Fire -- January 2008 FIRE OCCURRED 0300hrs IN BASEMENT OF DAY HOSPITAL. NO PATIENTS EVACUATED BUT DAMAGE TO VITAL SERVICES DISRUPTED THIS 1000 BED TRUST SITE FOR 8 WEEKS AFTERWARDS

12. 0830 Monday morning – by 0840 an oxygen cylinder had exploded and collapsed the ceilings. 23 Children evacuated from cardiac wing with ventilators, drips and infusions.

13. 1635pm Fire spread to roof of secure mental health unit. Progressive evacuation of 70 patients to separate building over 90 minutes.

14. 1400hrs Fire in electrical plant room. 123 patients evacuated in 23 minutes including 20 bed brain injury unit. Some wards out of action from February until May.

31. FRA ASSOCIATES LIMITED ASSEMBLY POINT COORDINATOR (BLEEP HOLDER) WHEN BLEEPED ATTEND THE STAFF ASSEMBLY POINT. OPEN THE BOX AND PUT ON THE TABARD. CHECK FIRE BRIGADE HAVE BEEN CALLED. ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH THE AFFECTED AREA FIRE WARDEN USING RADIOS AND RUNNERS. ASSESS THE INCIDENT. FORM STAFF INTO TEAMS AND DEPLOY AS NECESSARY. IF FIRE IS CONFIRMED SEND STAFF TO CONTROL ALL ENTRANCES. ENSURE FIRE BRIGADE ARE MET, BRIEFED & GUIDED TO THE AFFECTED AREA. KEEP ALL KEY WARDS/DEPTS. INFORMED OF SITUATION. MAINTAIN CONTROL OVER THE WHOLE SITE. STAND DOWN ONLY ON APPROVAL BY THE FIRE BRIGADE ESTATES ON CALL STAFF ATTEND AFFECTED BUILDING. ESTABLISH CONTROL OVER SYSTEMS. SUPPORT FIRE WARDEN LIASE WITH FIRE BRIGADE. SILENCE & RE-SET FIRE ALARM WHEN APPROVED BY FIRE BRIGADE DUTY PORTERS ENSURE BACK-UP 999 CALL TO FIRE BRIGADE HAS BEEN MADE. ENSURE THAT THE FIRE BRIGADE ARE DIRECTED TO THE AFFECTED BUILDING VIA THE BEST ACCESS ROUTE. STOP PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE SITE. ASSIST THE ASSEMBLY POINT COORDINATOR AS REQUIRED. ALARM IS SOUNDED AND EVACUATION BEGINS FIRE WARDEN TAKES CHARGE OF THE CONTINUOUS SOUNDING AREA ALERTED AREAS (INTERMITTENT ALARM SOUND) FIRE WARDEN / SENIOR NURSE TAKES CHARGE CHECK FIRE PANEL FOR LOCATION OF FIRE SEND SPARE STAFF TO FIRE TEAM ASSEMBLY POINT RESTRICT PATIENT/STAFF MOVEMENTS. MAKE SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENT. PREPARE TO RECEIVE EVACUEES. PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE EVACUATION