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Fire Safety Program

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The primary reasons for the loss of life in healthcare fires are:

1. Lack of attention or knowledge of fire-prevention techniques;
2. Improper fire procedures that do not "fit" the building, nor have a proper focus within today's healthcare environment; and
3. Inadequate training of staff (under realistic conditions) to these fire procedures, equipment and patient/resident population.

Since 1976, Russell Phillips & Associates has been involved in the investigation of hundreds of healthcare fires, ranging from surgical fires in the Operating Room to fires involving multiple lives lost in senior independent living apartments, assisted living, nursing homes and hospitals.

The goal of this program is to assess the effectiveness of the facility's existing fire plan during emergency conditions and to assure that procedures appropriately address important facility-specific issues. Our belief is that staff and leadership will not respond properly in a fire unless they are trained under realistic conditions. Thus, we will provide staff and leadership with appropriate hands-on & department-specific training to minimize the potential for loss of life and injury in a fire emergency. Our services are all customized for your facility and may include:

• A fire and evacuation assessment of the facility.
• The design of facility and department-specific fire procedures. The department-specific procedures will focus on the roles and responsibilities of staff in those areas (i.e. OR/ICU specific on breakdown of medical equipment).
• Realistic fire and evacuation training for staff and leadership.
• Specific programs for high-risk areas including the OR, ICU and Subacute. (SURGICAL FIRE PROGRAM - PDF)
• Smoke awareness exercises putting staff through simulated smoke conditions.
• Fire Investigations and Expert Witness services.
• Fire drill process improvement and live fire drills.
• Annual services include training for staff and leadership on fire procedures and a telephone helpline for safety and regulatory compliance related questions.