What do we do when we hear the fire alarm?

This week talked to our children about the fire alarm – we showed them what it sounds like and what we need to do if and when it goes off. The following information was shared with all children:

• The alarm is a ‘wailing siren’ sound
• When the alarm goes off, everyone needs to leave the building as quickly and as calmly as possible.
• Sometimes the alarm will go off because we need to practice getting out of the building safely, sometimes the alarm will go off because of a fault, sometimes the alarm will go off because there is a fire. No matter what the reason is, we always follow the same process.
• When the alarm goes off, everyone must leave the building through the nearest fire exit (show children fire exit image on safeguarding weekly theme poster).
• We must leave the building one at a time, in a line, leaving everything behind.
• It is really important that you listen to adults and do not talk.
• Preschool, Reception, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 will line up on the main playground.
• Year 1 and Year 2 will line up on the MUGA.
• The last person out of the classroom must shut the door behind them.
• The site team and safeguarding team will sweep the building to check everyone has left.
• When in lines on the main playground/MUGA, adults will call the register. Children must answer as quickly as possible.
• Everyone will wait outside until the site team tell us that it is safe to go back inside.