Fire Warden and Evacuation Leader
Leading people out of a building in a fire as a fire warden, floor warden or evacuation leader: authority and limits of the role, OSHA 1910.38 emergency action plans, the IFC, NFPA 101 and local high-rise rules, warden team coverage, readiness inspections, alarm signals and selective evacuation, the first minutes of an evacuation, smoke and route decisions, evacuation time and stair capacity, PEEPs, areas of refuge and evacuation chairs, assembly areas and headcounts, phased evacuation in high-rise buildings and special occupancies, and drills and debriefs. Awareness level; not a fire code official qualification.
HSE-222 12 lessons · 5 h 4 min
Offered by HSM University · Safety Training
This is the American version of this course. See the Canadian version.
What you'll learn
- Describe the authority, limits and duties of fire wardens, floor wardens, chief wardens and evacuation leaders.
- Explain how OSHA 1910.38 and 1910.39, the IFC, NFPA 101 and local high-rise rules shape emergency action plans and warden duties.
- Organize a warden team with adequate coverage for absences, shifts and hybrid work.
- Carry out readiness inspections of exits, fire doors, equipment and housekeeping and report deficiencies.
- Interpret fire alarm signals, voice messages and the automatic responses of building systems.
- Lead the first minutes of an evacuation, including instructions, sweeps, route control and reporting.
- Read smoke and fire conditions to choose safe routes and decide when to protect people in place.
- Estimate evacuation time from pre-movement, travel and flow, and the effect of door and stair widths.
- Plan and carry out assisted evacuation using PEEPs, buddies, refuges and evacuation chairs.
- Choose and run assembly areas, reconcile headcounts and hand over to the fire service.
- Apply phased, horizontal, stay-in-unit and shelter-in-place strategies in high-rise and special occupancies.
- Plan, observe and debrief drills and turn findings into lasting improvements.
Course content
12 lessons · 5 h 4 min total · final exam
- 1 The fire warden's role and authority 26 min · quiz
- 2 Emergency action plans, OSHA and warden duties in the US 24 min · quiz
- 3 Organizing a warden team: structure, coverage and competence 25 min · quiz
- 4 Before an emergency: inspections, housekeeping and readiness 25 min · quiz
- 5 Fire alarm systems and building features wardens need to know 25 min · quiz
- 6 Leading an evacuation: the first minutes 26 min · quiz
- 7 Smoke, fire spread and route decisions 25 min · quiz
- 8 Evacuation time, flow and stair capacity 27 min · quiz
- 9 Evacuating people who need assistance 25 min · quiz
- 10 Assembly areas, headcounts and accounting for everyone 27 min · quiz
- 11 High-rise buildings, phased evacuation and special occupancies 24 min · quiz
- 12 Drills, debriefs and keeping the program alive 25 min · quiz
- E Final exam 20 questions
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
Leading people out of a building in a fire as a fire warden, floor warden or evacuation leader: authority and limits of the role, OSHA 1910.38 emergency action plans, the IFC, NFPA 101 and local high-rise rules, warden team coverage, readiness inspections, alarm signals and selective evacuation, the first minutes of an evacuation, smoke and route decisions, evacuation time and stair capacity, PEEPs, areas of refuge and evacuation chairs, assembly areas and headcounts, phased evacuation in high-rise buildings and special occupancies, and drills and debriefs. Awareness level; not a fire code official qualification.