In the event of a fire being well alight, staff, contractors and/or volunteers should call out:

FIRE FIRE 

EVACUATE EVACUATE

 And proceed to move all persons out of the building to the Evacuation Assembly point. 

Anyone finding a fire that cannot be contained must call 000 to alert the fire department. 

The Chief Fire Warden, Andy Meyer, must then be called to alert him to the situation. 

In addition to this, the Chief Fire warden will also call 000. 

On evidence of a fire or threat requiring evacuation:

• Move to designated area if safe to do so

• Instruct people to evacuate the building to the rugby oval

• Host to collect first aid kit and proceed to evacuation point

• Teachers to account for students in their individual classes at the evacuation point, using their check-in software

• Assess if threat is in their area, if so seek to contain

• Once a room is checked the door is to be shut but not locked

• Once people have left the premises, ensure that doors are shut in the event of a fire, as this stops smoke, and contains the fire. 

NB: In the event of a bomb scare, the opposite applies. Doors should be left open in this case

• Ensure people do not attempt to re-enter the building until it is safe to do so.

• At the Assembly Point and identify if any persons are missing. Let the Chief Fire Warden know by phone or in person or Emergency Services if you are the one communicating with them.

• The CCA Manager will contact parents of students under 18, once they are safely at the evacuation point.

NB: If the Manager is not available, this becomes the responsibility of the Host.

Details of the building address:

         Citipointe Church

         Main Church Building

Access - 336 Scrub Rd Carindale (at the roundabout)

Adult staff must have emergency contact details of all participants and a mobile phone.

Zone Warden (Dan Poulton until 5pm)

• If you hear the alarm go off it will sound “BEEP BEEP BEEP” 

• If you hear the alarm, your first task is to simply get people out!

• If you are aware an Area Warden on your level is not in the building AND YOU ARE ALREADY IN THE BUILDING, take on that Area Warden's area role (See Area Warden Section) 

• Checking fire and other doors are properly closed before leaving their area

• Closing or opening other doors in accordance with emergency procedures (ie if you were opening doors to let people out of the building)

• If you are first outside the downstairs offices out front, latch the door back to allow others to move through it freely

• Turning off air conditioner if the switch is in your area

• Searching your designated Area to ensure all occupants have evacuated 

• You should not re-enter the building if you are not here - another staff member will take responsibility for your role

• Ensuring the orderly flow of people out of the building and to the Assembly area 

• Acting as a leader of a group of people heading to the Assembly Area

• Know who the Area Wardens are on your level and await their SMS to report on the status of their area. 

• Ensuring the Chief Warden and Deputy Warden’s numbers are in your phone (Deputy numbers are needed in case you hear one of them has taken on the Chief Fire Warden role)

• Reporting the status of your Area to the Fire Warden Group  - you should text the Fire Warden Group with your “Area” and “All Clear” if no one is left and also if you are aware of the “Location of Fire is X” 

• In the unlikely event a person does not wish to be evacuated, you would text “Area” and “Name of person refuses to leave” 

• Assist the Deputy Wardens at the Assembly Area as needed 

• Assist any injured in locating a First Aid Officer and First Aid Kit 

• If necessary and you have found an injured person that the Chief Warden does not know about and it is life threatening, immediately call “000” Ambulance and text “Area” “Ambulance called for injured person’ to the Chief Fire Warden

If the allocated Zone Warden is not in attendance, one of the Manager or Host would take control.

Manager

• Check any areas that may not be covered by sirens (e.g. outside, upstairs music room), ensure they are aware to evacuate

• Contact all parents once at the evacuation point

Host

• Collect First Aid Kit and proceed to assembly area

• Be key person for communication between the Chief Fire Warden, the Manager, CCA Staff/Contractors and students.

Contractors (Teachers)

• Calmly guide students to the designation evacuation point

• Account for students, using check-in software

• Where a Lockdown is deemed necessary, the CCA employed persons will receive an SMS stating the fact. 

• The Host will SMS the group chat that a lockdown is taking place and where on the property the threat is. 

• The Mez level doors are to be closed and locked.

• The teachers/adult in charge, will gather the class as far away from the doors and windows as possible and lock the door, turn off the lights and close the blinds.

• The teachers/adults in charge, will endeavour to keep everyone quiet and will instruct everyone to put their phones on silent. 

• Teachers/adults in charge will message through to the Manager how many students they are locked down with.

• The Manager will report numbers of students locked down in rooms to the Chief Fire Warden.

• Once the room is locked, no one else is to be let into the room

• Updates will occur through the group chat and Staff SMS group chat via Elvanto. 

• Once the “All Clear” has been given, teachers/adults in charge will be able to exit their hiding place. 

• The CCA Manager will work through communication with parents of children as to what has taken place.