Fires are a real danger even in modern apartment buildings. How much do people know about these situations? Do they know how to react?

The critical question presented is: How can tenants be trained to safely evacuate themselves during an actual fire?

Two basic needs were uncovered:

1) Tenants need to know how fire represents a danger to them.

2) Tenants need to know how to react when those dangers present themselves.

The goal of instruction is to have tenants demonstrate error free evacuation drills under the supervision of the instructor.

This is the closest determination of success short of an actual fire evacuation situation.

Goal 1 Tenant will recognize escape situations and know dangers of fire.

Objective 1 Tenant will use their senses to identify signs of smoke and/or fire.

Objective 2 Tenant will use hearing to identify sounds of alarms, sirens, or shouts.

Objective 3 Tenant will know the behavior of fire. Objective 4 Tenant will know to take correct measures during a fire. Objective 5 Tenant will know how to raise alarm during a fire.Goal 2Tenant will apply knowledge of fire to plan path to

evacuate self and others safely in event of fire. Objective 1 Tenant will verify best route of escape and follow that

route. Objective 2 Tenant will follow fire survival rules while evacuating

apartment. Objective 3 Tenant will determine best way to raise alarm during

fire.

Tenants must be able to: Recognize signs of fire using their

senses Hear alarms raised by others Recognize dangers presented by fire to

their person Take correct measures during a fire to

prevent these dangers from happening Raise the alarm after evacuation

Tenants should be able to read English, follow simple procedural operations, and make decisions under stress based on their knowledge of fire and their sense of what a fire is doing.

The context of training is on-site. The tenant’s own building will provide a familiar environment.

Immediate onsite application of training is the design approach for this training.

Instruction presents the necessary knowledge to make correct decisions during evacuation.

Assessment is accomplished by having the tenant go through the actual steps of evacuation. A behavior checklist is used by the instructor to record this assessment.

Phase One: Learning About Fire Fire Knowledge Pretest General Fire Knowledge Pretest Review & Correction

Phase Two: Applying Fire Knowledge Escaping Ashford Meadows Safely Drill & Evaluation Feedback for Tenant Course Evaluation

A pretest is given to evaluate tenant’s knowledge of fires and fire safety. This has three advantages: Introduces tenant to subject matter. Allows learner to evaluate results of

instruction Provides a focus for the instructor and

tenant.

Drills are called out by the instructors. Tenant may go through multiple drills before successfully demonstrating mastery. Upon successful completion of a drill, instruction is complete.

Instruction will take place in and around the tenant’s apartments.

Total instruction time should range from 30 to 60 minutes.

The instructor’s guide includes five attachments that will be used before, during, and after instruction.