THE CONSERVATORY AT MILL CREEK

FIRE SAFETY PLAN

FIRE EVACUATION PROCEDURES
IF YOU SEE A FIRE --- R.E.A.C.T.:
R Remove (i.e., evacuate) all people in immediate danger from the area.
E Ensure doors in the area are closed.
A Activate the fire alarm using the nearest fire alarm pull station.
C Call Fire Rescue Services at 911 and provide the complete address and the type of
emergency.
T Try to extinguish the fire but ONLY if it is still small and safe to do so using a fire
extinguisher mounted at various locations in the building.

IF YOU HEAR AN ALARM --- EVACUATE:

For all owners/residents and visitors:
Assist anyone in immediate danger to evacuate to a safe area.
Leave the fire area immediately.
Ensure your suite entry door is closed but NOT locked, and other common property doors
that you may use in your evacuation (e.g., doors to stairwells) are also closed. This is to
confine the smoke and fire while still allowing access by Fire Rescue Services.
Use exit stairwells to leave the building. NEVER use an elevator.
Calmly proceed to a designated assembly point (i.e., the church parking lot on the northside of the building or the City park on the south-side of the building) and wait for further
instructions.
Do NOT re-enter the building until allowed to do so by Fire Rescue Services.
If you are unable to evacuate using a stairwell (either for physical reasons or due to smoke or fire
in the hallway and stairwell), please wait in your suite to be rescued while following these
instructions:
Close your suite entry door but do NOT lock it. You may also want to create a seal
around the door and air vents in order to keep smoke out.
Call Fire Rescue Services at 911, but only if your safety is endangered.
If smoke enters your suite keep low, close to the floor and move to the most protected
area of your suite. If possible, open a window or patio door unless smoke enters from the
outside.
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FIRE SAFETY PLAN RESPONSIBILITIES

Building Fire Supervisor:
1) In the event of a fire meet Fire Rescue Services personnel at the front entrance and provide
them with the following:
A building occupancy list including the suite locations of owners/residents requiring
evacuation assistance.
A Guest Suite occupancy list.
If able, a list of known service personnel in the building.
If able, a verbal report of the building fire location and condition.
2) In the event of a fire ensure that all perimeter gates are unlocked to provide full access to and
around the building.

Owners/Residents:
1) Know and understand this Fire Safety Plan. Also, develop and practice a home fire escape
plan.
2) Evacuate the building when a fire alarm sounds.
3) Provide advance notification that you will require evacuation assistance, if an emergency
were to occur, to either the Property Manager or to the Board of Directors.
4) Be aware of and manage fire hazards in your suite (e.g., cooking, barbecuing, smoking, using
candles, using portable heaters, etc.).
5) Only store combustible materials in locations that would NOT constitute a fire hazard and
which are in accordance with the bylaws. No propane or gas containers are allowed on-site.
6) Co-operate with tests or inspections, required by the Alberta Fire Code, to ensure codes are
adhered to.
7) If a fire separation door is closed, ensure that it is again closed after you have passed through
it.
8) Keep exits, hallways and roadways unobstructed.

Board of Directors:
1) Comply with Alberta Fire Code requirements including an annual review of the Fire Safety
Plan to ensure that the information contained in the Plan remains accurate and current.
2) Communicate the Fire Safety Plan to owners/residents.
3) Ensure that all fire protection equipment and systems are maintained and are in operating
condition by scheduling the tests and inspections as required by the Alberta Fire Code.
4) Maintain a working knowledge of the Fire Safety Plan.
5) Appoint a Building Fire Supervisor and alternates and ensure they are aware of their
responsibilities in the Fire Safety Plan.
6) Be aware of and manage fire hazards in the building.
7) Notify the City of Edmonton Fire Marshalls office of any changes made to the Fire Safety
Plan.
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