Fire action how to call the fire brigade sign

The Fire Action How To Call The Fire Brigade Sign provides clear and easily understood instructions explaining how to contact the Fire and Rescue Service during a fire emergency. Displaying this information in prominent locations can help employees, visitors and other building users make the emergency call quickly and provide the information required to help emergency responders locate the incident.

Promptly contacting the emergency services is an important part of an effective fire emergency procedure. In the UK, the Fire and Rescue Service can normally be contacted by dialling 999 or 112 and requesting the fire service.

The sign provides a useful visual reminder of the correct procedure at a time when people may be under pressure or unfamiliar with the premises. Clear instructions can be particularly valuable in workplaces, public buildings and sites regularly used by visitors, contractors or temporary staff.

When making an emergency call, the caller should clearly state that the Fire and Rescue Service is required and provide accurate information about the location of the fire. This should include the premises name and full address where known, together with any additional details requested by the emergency operator.

Providing accurate location information is especially important for large industrial sites, business parks, hospitals, schools, warehouses, holiday parks and other premises with multiple buildings or access points. Site specific information can help emergency responders identify the correct entrance and reach the affected area as quickly as possible.

The sign is suitable for offices, factories, warehouses, workshops, schools, hospitals, care facilities, hotels, shops, leisure facilities, residential developments and other commercial, industrial or public premises where clear fire emergency information is required.

Suitable positions can include reception areas, security desks, control rooms, staff notice boards, communal areas, telephone points and locations near fire alarm call points where appropriate. The sign should be positioned where it remains clearly visible and can be easily read during an emergency.

Calling the Fire and Rescue Service should form part of the premises established emergency procedure and should not unnecessarily delay the raising of the alarm or evacuation. Anyone discovering a fire should follow the fire action arrangements provided for the particular building or site.

Where a workplace uses an internal telephone system, switchboard or dedicated emergency number, employees should understand whether any additional steps are required to obtain an outside line or contact the appropriate emergency response personnel.

Responsibility for calling the Fire and Rescue Service should be clearly established within the premises emergency arrangements. Procedures should also consider what happens if the person normally responsible is absent, ensuring that an emergency call is not delayed because occupants assume someone else has already made it.

After making the emergency call, the caller should follow any instructions provided by the emergency operator and then continue with the premises evacuation procedure where applicable. Occupants should proceed to the designated assembly point or other safe location specified within the fire emergency plan.

Staff should not delay evacuation to collect personal belongings and should not re-enter the building after leaving unless authorised to do so. The priority should remain raising the alarm, contacting the emergency services and moving people away from danger in accordance with the premises procedures.

Where site personnel are responsible for meeting the Fire and Rescue Service, suitable arrangements should be established so that firefighters can be directed to the incident and provided with relevant information about access, hazards, occupants and firefighting facilities.

The Fire Action How To Call The Fire Brigade Sign can form part of a wider fire safety signage system alongside Fire Action, Fire Alarm Call Point, Fire Exit, Fire Assembly Point, Fire Extinguisher and Fire Point signs, helping provide consistent emergency information throughout the premises.

Any site specific telephone numbers, addresses or emergency information displayed alongside the sign should be checked periodically and updated whenever arrangements change. Accurate and current information is essential for avoiding unnecessary delays during an emergency.

Fire action signage should complement rather than replace a suitable fire risk assessment, emergency plan, staff training, evacuation drills, maintained alarm systems, clearly identified escape routes and established arrangements for contacting the emergency services.

Manufactured from durable, high quality materials with excellent print clarity and visibility, the Fire Action How To Call The Fire Brigade Sign provides a professional and long lasting solution for displaying essential emergency contact instructions and helping building users understand how to report a fire quickly and correctly.

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95 micron

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1mm Rigid PVC plastic full descritption

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900 micron

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Can be screwed or glued

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