Cancer Center Training 2012 Defend in Place Strategy for Fire
Alarm Activations Cancer Center Building #7559
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Presented By: Fire & Life Safety Division Occupational
& Environmental Safety Office Duke University Health
System
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Defend In Place Strategy What is Defend in Place? Defend in
Place is an alternative strategy used to protect patients, staff,
and visitors in the event of a fire or fire alarm in a health care
facility.
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Defend In Place Strategy An alternative to evacuating the
building considers the following: o Patients undergoing treatments
o Procedures that should not be stopped o Equipment that is
difficult to move
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Defend In Place Strategy It requires a detailed response to a
fire alarm with specific duties outlined for all staff
members.
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Defend In Place Strategy Due to more stringent construction
requirements, fire compartments are used to defend patients in
place while a fire may be occurring in an adjacent
compartment.
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Defend In Place Strategy SPECIFIC PROCEDURES ARE MANDATORY All
Code Red voice announcements are treated as actual fire events
Standby fire drill reports are mandatory
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Fire Zone Separation Single Door
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Fire Zone Separation Double Door
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Defend in Place Activated Zone(s) Fire condition notification
will be received via voice message Two alarm voice messages will
sound: 1 st message will annunciate throughout the entire building
2 nd message will annunciate just in the activated zone(s) Strobe
devices will flash and accompany voice message in the activated
zone(s) only
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Audio for EVAC message
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Response in Activated Zone(s) Clear the corridors of all
equipment Prepare to evacuate patients to adjoining zone(s) If
visible smoke or fire, begin evacuation procedures
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Defend In Place Adjoining Zone(s) Clear the corridors of all
equipment Prepare to receive patients from adjoining zone(s)
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Defend In Place Standby Zone(s) Remain on standby until all
clear is given Evaluate impact on your zone Submit a standby fire
drill report
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Exit Corridor Good Practice
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Identify Your Zone Placards will be posted depicting your level
and zone Levels are 00, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 Zones are 1, 2, and
3
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Know Your Area! Exits..................... Know at least 2 Pull
Stations............. By the Exits Fire Extinguishers....... Locate
closest one Site Specific Fire Plan.... Read it
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Manual Pull Station
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Fire Alarm Speaker
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Concealed Sprinkler Head
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Pendent Sprinkler Head
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Delayed Egress Exit Door is locked under normal conditions.
Press panic bar until alarm sounds. Door will unlock within 15
seconds Upon fire alarm activation, door will unlock.
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EnGauge Electronic Fire Extinguisher Monitoring System Pressure
sensor will report if the unit is below the acceptable pressure
range. Presence this indicates that either the unit is removed for
response to a fire or tampering. Obstruction sensor will take
samples at various times and report if the cabinet is
obstructed.
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EnGauge Electronic Fire Extinguisher Monitoring System
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Smoke Curtain in Open Position
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Smoke Curtain Midway Closing
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Smoke Curtain Closed Position
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Emergency Assembly Points - EAP Internal:Take appropriate
action according to Site Specific Fire Plan (SSFP) External: In the
event that evacuation from the building becomes necessary,
occupants will be directed by emergency personnel upon exit
discharge of the facility
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Emergency Assembly Point - EAP
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Questions
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Contacting the OESO Fire & Life Safety Division The
presentation is available on: Facebook OESO website Education
repository link at construction.dukemedicine.org Additional
information is contained in the OESO Online Training: Fire Safety
For Hospital Workers