3.0 Review Date of this Plan

March 2024

Please note a review may be conducted sooner if required by our Fire Risk Assesment, by the Merseyside Fire Service or if a substantial reconfiguration of the site takes place before the review date.

4.0 Sound of The Alarm

The sound of the fire alarm will be a continually ringing siren or bell

5.0 Raising the Alarm

In the event of a member of staff, tenant or visitor detecting a fire or smoke, the alarm can be raised by the activation of the nearest call point.

If the fire is detected by smoke detectors, the fire alarm will be activated automatically.

6.0 Actions you should take upon hearing the alarm

The following actions will be taken upon the fire alarm being activated:

• Upon hearing the Fire alarm all Tenants are to evacuate the building immediately by the nearest fire exit

• Junction Property Management team will begin evacuation proceedings

• Junction Property Management team will visually inspect the fire panel to determine which zone the alarm is activated in

• Junction Property Management team will investigate the zone identified on the fire alarm panel to confirm if fire is present / if it is a false alarm.

• Junction Property Management team Roll Call Coordinator (RCC) to collect the Emergency grab bag which contains:

• 2 x hi vis jackets 

• RCC Log sheet with up to date tenant register 

• Building floor plans

• CERT Property contact list

• 2 x pens

• RCC to position themselves at the Assembly Point wearing Hi vis to ensure they are identifiable to all tenants.

• If the activation is not a false alarm, the Junction Property Management team will proceed to Dial 999 and request attendance from the fire service. Information to be communicated as follows :-  name, name of the building, address of the building and contact number.  The Fire alarm at the Junction is monitored by our Property Management Team.

• RCC  will receive a roll call card from  each Tenant's  head fire marshall this is to act as confirmation that all employees have completed a sweep of their demised areas and that all employees / visitors have been accounted for and have evacuated safely. It is the responsibility of the tenant fire marshall to find the RCC at the assembly point & hand them this card. 

• Personal emergency evacuation plans (PEEPS) are to be in place for any known tenants or team members that require additional support in evacuating. The Peep’s are the responsibility of the Tenant but are to be notified to the Junction Property Management team for information.

• Lifts are not to be used for evacuation and are programmed to return to the ground floor with the doors open in the event of alarm activation.

• Junction Property Management team will  ensure that nobody re-enters the building until it is declared safe to do so by the fire service.

• Tenants are to ensure, their team members and their visitors make their way to the fire assembly point where all persons are accounted for. The Fire Assembly point can be found on the reverse of the RCC card which has been issued to each Tenant.

• Property Management will await the arrival of the Fire Service and then liaise with them to communicate  floor plans that advise where the mains are located,  the fire alarm zone activation location and any other required information.

• Junction Property Management team will not risk their safety in checking whether tenants have evacuated, the onus is for tenants to self evacuate immediately upon hearing the fire alarm.

• If it is deemed that the alarm is a false alarm the Junction Property Management teamwill report to the fire assembly point to advise tenants to re-populate the building. Unless this is communicated from Property Management all Tenants are to continue to evacuate and remain at the assembly point. 

7.0. Escape Routes

8.0 Fire Assembly Point

The fire assembly point is located on the far end of the Unite car park located immediately in front of the main reception.

9.0 Fire Fighting Equipment

Fire extinguishers are only to be used when:

• Team members have been trained to do so & it is deemed safe to do so. 

PERSONAL SAFETY SHOULD NEVER BE COMPROMISED

If in doubt – do not attempt to tackle the fire and proceed to evacuate the building.

12.0 Equipment required to implement evacuation plan

Equipment available to onsite team to implement the plan are detailed below:

• Emergency grab bag containing, Building Plans, Equipment Plans, CERT contact numbers, Tenant evacuation register and 2 x high vis jackets in reception

• Personal mobile phones may be used to contact emergency services should it be too dangerous to call from landlines within the building.

13.0 Variations to plan:

Outside of buildings opening times, the following arrangements are in place:

Out Of hours Fire Evacuation 

In the event of a fire alarm activation out of hours, the following arrangements are in place:

• The Fire Alarm is monitored by the fire alarm maintenance company & is interfaced to the fire brigade. 

• Key Holding is in place for the building, upon activation of the fire alarm the keyholding company would be notified and would attend to investigate the property, the key holding company are appointed by the Property Management team to act on their behalf. 

• Tenants are responsible for their own roll call and evacuation of the property. The key holding company will only advise it is safe to reoccupy if they are asked by the tenant. 

• Tenants must not reoccupy the building until they are instructed to do so either by the fire brigade / the key holding company. 

• The Assembly point for OOH fire evacuations remains the same as in working hours, for the avoidance of doubt see the fire evacuation route map. 

*N.B – Please note the KeyHolding Company can take upto 15 minutes to get to site, upon arrival once they have investigated they will be contacting / communicating with the fire brigade also and they may be delayed in communicating to Tenants at the Assembly Point. Only when the fire brigade confirms that it is safe to re-enter the building, will the KeyHolding Company  be able to allow re-entry.