Fire Drill Responsibilities

A fire warden is responsible for ensuring that a fire drill effectively trains the building's occupants how to respond in an actual fire. The fire warden is responsible for the same responsibilities during a drill and an actual fire. In large buildings with multiple floors, there may be a fire warden for each floor.

Orderly Evacuation

• Upon initiation of the fire drill, the fire warden is responsible for ensuring that the building is evacuated in a safe and controlled fashion in the quickest manner possible. This includes ushering people to the nearest exits, helping people with disabilities, guiding visitors to emergency exits and ensuring that no elevators are used.

Confirm Evacuation

• The fire warden is responsible for checking that everyone has been evacuated from the building after the fire drill begins. It is the warden's job to check all washrooms and common areas for people who may not have evacuated. When the building has been checked, the fire warden conducts a head count in the designated meeting area to make sure that everyone is accounted for.

Securing the Area

• When leaving the building, the fire warden is responsible for closing doors and windows. If groups have separated or gathered in places other than designated meeting areas, the fire warden directs them to safe areas. The warden also makes sure that fire lanes and hydrants are clear for emergency services and is available for questioning when emergency personnel arrive on the scene.

Training Log

• The fire warden is responsible for filling in the training log in the building's fire safety log book. The training log will include the time and nature of the drill, the length of time that it took to complete the drill and the groups involved in the drill. The fire warden can also make suggestions to improve evacuation time.