Fire
Brigades

Exits and emergency
escape routes
 Buildings must have two
separate means of exit
 More exits necessary if greater
number of occupants
1a

Exits and emergency
escape routes
 Locate so that possibility of
blockage is minimized
 Exits require a safe path of
escape
1b

Exits and emergency
escape routes
 NFPA 101 provides information
regarding fire-safe building
design
 Make arrangements for workers
with mobility, vision, or hearing
impairments
1c

Exits and emergency
escape routes
 Assist such individuals out of
building
 Account for such individuals
after evacuation is complete
1d

Emergency action plan -
includes
 The preferred means of
reporting fires/emergencies
 The employee alarm system
 Emergency escape
procedures
2a

Emergency action plan -
includes
 Critical plant operation
information
 Employee head counts after
evacuation
2b

Emergency action plan -
includes
 Provisions for medical/first
aid/rescue
 Coordination of the fire
prevention/
protection program
2c

Training for fire brigade
members includes
 Methods for controlling/
extinguishing fires
 Use of fire
extinguishers
3a

Training for fire brigade
members includes
 Use of standpipes and other
equipment
 Use of personal protective
equipment
3b

Fire brigade members need to
know about special hazards:
 Storage and use of flammable
liquids/gases
 Toxic chemicals
 Radioactive
sources
4a

Fire brigade members need to
know about special hazards:
 Water-reactive substances
 Changes in relation to these
special hazards
 Information should
be documented in
written procedures
4b

First aid/medical
procedures
 Members should protect
themselves from special
hazards
 Know how to remedy
any exposure
5a

First aid/medical
procedures
 Keep from exacerbating the
existing emergency
 Review material
safety data
sheets (MSDSs)
5b

Fighting interior
structural fires
 Be familiar with techniques for
rescue and fire
suppression
6a

Training issues specific
to the workplace
 Emergency action plan review
 Pre-fire planning
 Special hazards in the
workplace
7a

Training issues specific
to the workplace
 Practice in the use of self-
contained breathing apparatus
(SCBA)
 Training from outside sources
does not need to be duplicated
• Fire departments
• Rescue squads
7b