Thank you to all staff who assisted in the fire evacuation this morning. Our total time for the evacuation was 7.5 minutes. That is considered acceptable but we will try and do better next time.

Evacuation paddles
Please remember that if you are closest to a paddle when the alarm goes off please take one and follow the instructions for clearing the floor. After the area is cleared bring the paddle to the control point on level one and hang it on the hook.

Since the James Hight building is quite large there is no expectation that all the paddles will necessarily arrive but those on the staffed areas of level 5, 3 and 2 should almost always be collected as there is staff on those areas during office hours.

This morning three level 2 paddles were left behind. During a real emergency the paddles are a crucial source of information for the fire service. The more areas that are cleared on our way out means the less number of areas for the fire service to be concerned about before they get on with the real business.
No paddle routine should take more than a couple of minutes.

Extended Hours
During extended hours the paddle system is suspended although the staff on level two are expected to be vigilant for those on their way out of the building. The supervisor automatically assumes the role of the building warden and will go immediately after ringing 111 to the control point on level one to meet with Security and the fire Service.

Thanks
Tim O’Sullivan.