Fire policy

Fire policy

jjams

6/25/2001

I am currently trying to upgrade my fire evacuation policy. If anyone could please e-mail me a copy of their policy that would be appreciated. Please let me know the emphasis on patient evacuation during a fire. I am trying to collect opinion on a policy to incorporate into my own. To fill you in, the main argument among my peers is do you send an able body employee to rescue a patient with the possibility of harm? I don't mean sending them in to a blaze. Basically having them evacuate patients from the premise during a fire, with the risk involved. I believe you do, as long as the employee has safe access. Ofcourse that is their judgement to make. That is where training comes in, and that is what I am working on.

Thank you,
Jamie Paquette