FIRE SAFETY – Evacuation of the Building during a Service
Meeting Point: In the event of a fire, people should calmly leave the building by the nearest exit (see below) and meet on the grass by the telephone box to the right of the car park exit.
All children’s/youth group leaders are responsible for evacuating the children in their care except for crèche (see separate note under Crèche Room)
Foyer: Exit through main front door
Sanctuary: (as seen from the front)
Rear balcony: Down front steps and through the main front door or down side steps and through the corner room
Left hand side (front half) exit through door between Sanctuary and Music Room
Left hand side (rear half) exit through main front door
Right hand side (front half) exit through door by offices
Right hand side (rear half) exit through main front door
Music Room: Exit through door between Sanctuary and Music Room
Offices: Exit through external door by offices
Disabled toilet: Exit through external door by offices
Meeting Area: Exit through external door by offices
Lounge: Exit through Sports Hall fire exit
Sports Hall: Exit through Sports Hall fire exit
Kitchen: Exit through Corner Room fire exit
Corner Room: Exit through Corner Room fire exit
Crèche Room: Exit through Corner Room fire exit (NB those with children in crèche should pick up their children from the Crèche Room by the door near the ladies toilets and exit by the Corner Room
Gents Toilets: Through main front door
Ladies Toilets: Through Corner Room fire exit
Service Leader to direct from the front of church
Stewards on duty to facilitate exit and to sweep the building following exit
All stewards in attendance to assist elderly and infirm
Administrator or substitute to call emergency services
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FIRE SAFETY – Fire extinguishers situated:
One in Foyer by window
Three in Sanctuary – one on platform by sound desk, one next to organ, one at the entrance from the office corridor
One in corridor by offices
One next to photocopier
One in Corner Room next to emergency exit
One in Sports Hall next to emergency exit
Two outside Corner Room (one is specifically for use on kitchen fat fires)
There is also a fire blanket in the kitchen
Fire Call Points (break glass if you discover a fire)
One in corridor by offices
One in Sports Hall next to emergency exit
One in Kitchen by rear door
One in Corner Room next to emergency exit
One by the external door between Music Room and Sanctuary
Doors and Fire Exits
Main front door
External door by offices
External door between Music Room and Sanctuary
Corner Room
Sports Hall
In the event of an emergency evacuation, all “off duty” stewards will be expected to become “on duty” stewards.
It will be the responsibility of the two “on duty” stewards to check both the ladies, gents and disabled toilets
No heroics! A safe, calm and speedy evacuation of the building should be your main priority. Don’t put yourself at risk. Leave the fire fighting to the professionals.
