Oakland Fire Department

Designed for employees of health care facilities the presentation covers procedures to be followed in the event of a fire. The discussion includes: correct response on the initial discovery of a fire; priorities in the critical first few minutes; demonstration of the correct removal of patients from immediate danger; the correct series of procedures for confining fire; sounding the alarm; removing patients to a staging area; and may include a review of the facility plan. Causes and prevention of fires and how to avoid defeating built-in safety features of a health care facility can also be discussed. Several films and videos are available on these topics.