Evacuation Plans

Fire Evacuation Plans

Every building must have a written Fire and Evacuation Plan in place.

These plans must incorporate all the requirements under the Building Fire Safety Regulation 2008 and must be in a written form which must include the following:

• The evacuation diagram/signs of the building
• Name and address of the building
• Name, address, telephone and electronic contact details of the owner and occupier of the building
• The evacuation coordination procedures for the building
• An evacuation Coordinator is required for all buildings; this person is responsible for the evacuation procedure
• Instructions for evacuating the building in line with the evacuation coordination procedures

• The method of operation of fire fighting equipment and manual fire alarms in the building.
• The procedures for giving fire and evacuation instructions to persons working in the building and ensuring the instructions are given
• Name and contact details of the person in charge of evacuating the building (the Evacuation Coordinator)
• The date the person became the Evacuation Coordinator
• The name and contact details of persons responsible for carrying out the evacuation procedures
• The date each person became responsible for carrying out the procedures
• The names and contact details for persons responsible for giving the fire and evacuation instructions
• Name of the person who developed, changed and reviewed the fire and evacuation plan