Singapore Civil Defence Force Guidelines For Fire Emergency Plan in Schools
Singapore Civil Defence Force Guidelines For Fire Emergency Plan in Schools
Singapore Civil Defence Force Guidelines For Fire Emergency Plan in Schools
1 OBJECTIVES
(a) To prevent panic and ensure the safe, orderly and efficient evacuation of all the
occupants in case of a fire emergency.
(b) To get occupants attuned to react rationally when confronted with a fire or other
emergency within the premises.
Staff will be Assigned duties including pool of male staff who will be trained to
use the fire-fighting equipment/fire extinguishers.
2.2.1 All Key staff members must know how to operate the alarm and to sound
it immediately when an outbreak of fire is discovered.
2.3.3 The signal for ‘fire” must be different from any other signal used in the
school and must not be used for any other purposes.
2.3.4 Should the electric warning system used to be sound the fire alarm fail, a
school bell and/or any other improvised gong will be used.
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2.4 Frequency of Fire Drills
2.4.1 A fire drill involving both staff and pupils will be held at least once in 6
month
2.4.2 Several practices may be necessary to familiarise pupils with the correct
procedures to evacuate from the buildings in an orderly manner in the
minimum time.
2.5.1 Every staff member must be acquainted with the evacuation routes of the
class or classes he/she teaches or from the room he/she is occupying.
2.5.2 Office staff, laboratory staff and tuckshop vendors must also be familiar
with the evacuation routes.
2.5.3 Plans showing evacuating routes will be explained to pupils and will be
prominently displayed at several strategic points in the school.
Written record of fire drills will be maintained. These records will be indicate
the total evacuation time taken in each drill. (Total evacuation time is the time
taken for the last person to leave the building from the time the fire alarm is
initiated).
3.1.1 Fire in a predetermined part of the school will result in the fire alarm
being sounded. The continuous ringing of the electric school bell is the
signal of ‘fire’. It will be operated until the building is completely
evacuated.
3.2.2 A thick white card approximately 20cm x 15cm will be clearly displayed
next to the office telephone with the following boldly printed
instructions.
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IN CASE OF FIRE
3.3.2 When the alarm sounds, all occupants must evacuate the premises
immediately in a calm and orderly manner, making use of all available
exits. If a specific staircase is cut off or rendered unusable by smoke of
fire, alternative staircases will be used. Re-entry is forbidden until
permitted by the person-in-charge. (I.e. the Principal/VP/HOD).
3.3.2. School registers, when is the classrooms must be taken out by the teacher
in class, or if they are in the office, by the office attendant.
3.3.3.2 All classes will evacuate simultaneously with priority for access
to staircase given to higher floors
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3.5 Roll Call
At the assembly area, a complete roll call (for both pupils and staff members)
must be carried out. Any pupil who cannot be accounted for must be reported at
once to the Principal together with his/her last known whereabouts in the
building.
Male staff will be mobilized and detailed to proceed to fight the fire from a safe
distance with the available fire-fighting equipment and attempt to extinguish or
control the fire without personal risk pending the arrival of the Civil Defence
fire-fighters.
(Pupils will not be expected to take an active part in the fire-fighting operation.)
The person-in-charge i.e. the Principal/VP/HOD/ will give the all clear signal for
re-entry to the building.