Managing a Fire Emergency

View your specific campus fire plan using the links below: 

• ARIC Fire Response Plan (2023)
• Castlegar Campus Fire Response Plan (2023)
• Nakusp Learning Centre Fire Response Plan (2023)
• Silver King Campus Fire Response Plan (2023)
• Silver King Housing Fire Response Plan (2023)
• Tenth Street Campus Fire Response Plan (2023)
• Tenth Street Housing Fire Response Plan (2023)
• Trail Campus Fire Response Plan (2023)
• Victoria Street Campus Fire Response Plan (2023)

Kaslo and Grand Forks - Please refer to the emergency response plan as set out by the Landlord

Fire Safety for Employees:

Supervisors - Supervisors are responsible for organizing and performing training and orientation to ensure that employees under their control are knowledgeable and aware of the appropriate actions to take if they encounter a fire, in addition to the applicable building evacuation procedures. For employees with mobility disabilities, supervisors should inform them of the location of areas of refuge and designated evacuation assembly areas, and to consult with the Health and Safety Coordinator to develop a personalized emergency evacuation plan when necessary.

Employees - Staff must be familiar with their assigned emergency access routes and the duties of a fire warden to ensure safe and orderly evacuation of building occupants. Staff must participate in fire drills and should be familiar with building occupants who may require assistance to evacuate.

Staff should check their work area regularly for:

• Accumulation of combustible material, rubbish, or flammable liquids in excess of quantities allowed by permit
• Dangerous ignition sources (e.g. worn extension cords, oily rags, overheating equipment).
• Exit signs in good order and adequate lighting in public corridors and stairwells.
• Fire and exit doors and their self-closing hardware in good operating condition (Doors should not be wedged open under any conditions.)
• Exit routes unobstructed.
• Fire hose and portable extinguishers not obstructed, in good order and ready to use.

Fire Warden- A core component of the Fire Response Plans is the use of Fire Wardens for orderly evacuation of our campus buildings. Fire Wardens assist with evacuations by verifying that workspaces and classes are properly evacuated and guiding occupants to the appropriate assembly point. At the assembly point, Fire Wardens ensure the safety of our building occupants by communicating results of their area check (signs of fire or hazards, occupants left inside, injuries) to the Deputy Warden and notifying occupants it is safe to re-enter by the silencing of the alarm.

Instructors - Instructors are responsible for ensuring their students are knowledgeable about fire and building evacuation procedures. When the alarm rings, instructors should evacuate their class to the nearest exit, shutting the classroom door behind them. Classroom doors should remain unlocked to allow the fire department access to the room.

Everyone at Selkirk College has a responsibility to be a Fire Warden if he or she sees the kit hanging on the wall. Although duties are similar, procedures differ between campuses. Please view your campus fire plan to learn more or take the online training course here under training.