Preparing For Practice Full Fire Evacuation

Annually Sunnyview Nursing Home gathers employees and residents to do a ‘mock’ full fire evacuation to help prepare for a disaster. Drills are generally unannounced so they are realistic and educational. This is done every year with the help of our maintenance team and the Trenton Fire Department.

The purpose of a fire drill is to familiarize and re-enforce proper evacuation routes and practices. The goal is to have the proper actions be an automatic response whenever fire alarms sound, so that everyone safely evacuates the area in an orderly manner.

The key to occupant safety is the safe evacuation of all personnel in the facility. To help with this, we use the acronym ACTS to help remember what to do in case of an emergency in everyday locations. Sunnyview will also use the acronym RACE. Both acronyms are explained below:

A– Alert the building, activate a pull station to activate alarms

C– Call for help, call 911 from a SAFE location

T– Take action, use an extinguisher if you can do so safely

S– Show/tell, let the Fire Department know where exactly the location of the fire.

and:

R– Rescue and relocate anyone in immediate danger

A– Alert others by activating the building fire alarm

C– Confine the emergency by closing the doors

E– Evacuate immediately.

Sunnyview will also have a fire safety meeting with all staff scheduled September 26th, 2023.