Ashley Ruddick

School Fire Safety Check

Can you obtain a copy of the schools fire safety documents? Yes I have collected a copy of the (If so include a photocopied version in schools fire safety documents. the appendix)

How many fire extinguishers did you find in the school?

I found 65 fire extinguishers in the school but there was a few rooms I couldnt get into as they were locked so their might be a few more.

Where were these fire extinguishers located?

There were fire extinguishers in every department in the school.

Was there a high concentration of fire extinguishers located anywhere in the school?

Science block 15 also 8 fire blankets Maths 3 Technology 9 PE department 10 also a fire hose next to the swimming pool Main office space 5 English/Art 5

How many fire exits are their in the school?

I found 25 fire exits in the school.

Were all of the fire door open? (i.e. none were locked)

The majority of the fire exits were open.

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Can you find out how long it usually takes to evacuate the school?

On average it takes about 5-6 minutes to evacuate the school when a fire happens.

What are the schools evacuation procedures, for example are pupils registered where do they line up?

When the school fire alarm goes off, all pupils and members of staff in school evacuate to the bottom playground where the pupils line up in tutor groups and the teachers register them via tutor groups. The pupils are kept on the bottom playground until it is signed off that is safe to enter back into the school. There was a fire in the boys toilets which used to be situated in the link opposite the new boys toilets. It was caused by a pupil lighting a fire which could be seen as arson.

Have there been any recorded fires in the school, if so what happened?

What other fire safety equipment is located within the school?

There are fire extinguishers, fire blankets and hose pipes.

Are the emergency services contacted automatically or does a member of staff need to phone the emergency services?

The emergency services are always contacted straight away as if there is a genuine fire you cant take no chances with it so they are called straight immediately. When smoke comes

Can you explain how an automatic fire safety system works?

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Did you find any fire safety hazards in the school, if so where are they and what do they consist of? 3. 4. How could these fire safety hazards be remedied? 2. 3. 4. Overall how safe from a fire accident do you think the school is?

1. Fire exit was locked in the canteen kitchen, 2.

1. Make sure that the fire exits can be opened at all times.

I think this school is quite safe from a fire accident but it is defiantly quite possible one could happen also.