Fire Policy - King's High

Duties and identities of staff with specific responsibilities during an evacuation
The Domestic Services Manager is the School Evacuation Control Officer (Hi Vis
require) and will take charge in the event of an evacuation.
The Deputy Head Academic will deputise for this role and then the Deputy Head
Pastoral.
Duties of this role are:
• confirm Emergency Services have been contacted,
• liaise with the Fire Service on arrival providing floor plans,
• ensure Fire Service are advised of any “missing person.”
Staff with Duties
The School Office team and all Administration staff are required to familiarise
themselves with the details of this sheet so that in the event of a fire drill/alert
during lunchtimes when the office is only covered by one member of staff everyone
who is in the vicinity of the school office between 12.00 noon and 2.00 pm can step in
to assist.
1. The first task is to read the fire panel in the office to identify where the fire alarms
have been activated and advise caretakers accordingly via the radio.
2. Next job is to gather up all the various signing in books to take up to the
playground
The signing in books/sheets to be gathered together are as follows:
i) Years 7-13 signing in books located on large table in Red Corridor
ii) Staff signing in sheets (yellow), further girls’ signing in sheets (pink) and Warwick
Boys’ signing in sheets (blue) located on the top and/or bottom shelf of the School
Office hatch. Any other signing in sheets that may also be in use that day (for a
group of visitors for example) should also be collected;
iii) Visitors’ signing in book found on the desk to the right of the front door in
Landor Hall;
iv) Sickroom clipboard plus quick visual check of the sickroom to ensure girls
have already evacuated. Where possible please assist any girls who are still
there to evacuate via the Butts Corridor;
Now proceed directly to the playground area in front of St Mary’s. Go out of school via Landor
front door and into the tunnel entrance where relevant personnel may help themselves to the
appropriate files and folders for checking:
1. Theresa Garratt: Form Staff and Supply/Cover Staff
2. Geraldine Brown: Administration (support) Staff and Visitors and Foundation Staff
3. Diane Ralphs: Staff with no form
4. Helen Shawcross: Part time Teaching Staff
KHS Fire Action Policy November 2011 Page 2