Preparing Your Business Through Regular Fire Drills | SERVPRO® of Houston County

12/2/2020 (Permalink)

If your business experiences any fire damage, you can count on us. SERVPRO of Houston County specializes in commercial fire restoration.

Owning a business involves taking on a certain level of risk, but through careful planning, these risks can be managed and mitigated. The same is true for the risks that a commercial fire poses to your business—by planning ahead, you can generally reduce its overall impact and get back to business faster.

Increasing your business’ fire safety is important and there are many aspects involved, but the most important thing to implement is a fire evacuation plan for your staff. Planning out your evacuation routes and hosting regular escape drills will keep everyone safer in what could potentially be a life-altering situation.

Keeping Staff Safe With Fire Evacuation Drills

Consult with your local fire officials. There are many places where you can research commercial fire safety, but there is perhaps no better resource than the local fire officials who service your area. Many times, they can pay you an in-person visit to evaluate your building and help you map out the best evacuation routes to pass on to your staff.

Communicate and mark fire evacuation routes. After you have determined the safest and most effective routes for escape, communicate with your staff on how to find them and what to expect from the first drill.

Have fire drills frequently. Though you do not want to have fire drills so regularly that they lose their impact, it is important that they are frequent enough to keep the safety procedures fresh in everyone’s minds. Your specific schedule should be tailored to your business needs, but many owners find that scheduling them quarterly is a great way to make it part of the routine.

Run different fire scenarios. There are many ways that a fire can start that might seem unlikely, but it is important to plan for them nonetheless. To prepare staff for every possible scenario, every fire drill should be different—create different fire starter locations and block different evacuation routes so they can adapt to changing scenarios seamlessly.

If your business has experienced fire damage, you can count on us. We specialize in commercial fire restoration and will be here for you at any hour—contact us today.