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POWER FAILURE - SECURITY OFFICERS

Fire Training is part of the basic PSIRA Training of a security officer and they should therefor know the classes of fire and how to handle a fire extinguisher. For all practical purposes, a security officer should therefore automatically become part of a fire team when a fire occurs.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If a security officer did not complete the formal PSIRA training, or can no longer remember exactly what to do or are unsure about what to do, then he/she should rather not partake in the fire fighting operations as an untrained person will probably cause more damage than good when trying to extinguish a fire.

On receiving an alarm of a fire in your area, the security officers must do the following:

SECURITY OFFICERS AT ACCESS POINTS

  1. Secure the gates and do not allow entry on to the site until otherwise notified.
  2. Do a quick assessment of all visitors on site (visitors permits issued or access register signed) and submit the information to the Emergency Control Center (ECC) for roll call purposes.
  3. Keep radio channels and telephone lines open for communication via the ECC. Do not allow or make any private or business calls not related to the emergency for the duration of the incident.

    4. When the emergency services arrive at the site, immediately allow access and if sufficient manpower is available, send one security officer with the emergency vehicle as an escourt to direct the vehicle towards the scene of the fire.

  4. Ensure no employees leave the site prior to reporting to the assembly points for roll call, unless otherwise instructed.
  5. DO NOT under any circumstances leave the gates unattended (closed or open) unless otherwise instructed.

SECURITY OFFICERS ON PATROL

  1. Report to the ECC (Emergency Control Center) and offer your assistance.
  2. Follow the instructions of the emergency co-ordinator.
  3. If instructed to assist the fire team, report to the fire team leader and follow instructions.
  4. If instructed to assist the first aid team, report to the first aid team leader and follow instructions.
  5. If instructed to assist the evacuation marshals, report to the Fire Wardens and follow instructions.
  6. When offering assistance, do so by following instructions rather than trying to take over the scene.

DISCOVERING A FIRE AFTER HOURS

A security officer on patrol after hours when discovering a fire must:

  1. Make an alarm...contact a colleague security officers on duty via radio or phone and notify him of the fire condition with information about where the fire is situated, what is burning and how big the fire is.
  2. If possible, obtain assistance from more security officers. The officer receiving the call, must immediately notify the fire department, site manager and customer (in that order).
  3. Determine if it is safe to enter the area, i.e. determine if the area is filled with smoke or if the room is to hot to enter.
  4. Try to identify what is burning and select the correct extinguisher for the type of fire.
  5. If safe to do so, attempt to extinguish the fire, keeping an escape route available at all times.
  6. When the fire is extinguished, keep all persons out of the affected area to allow for a fire investigation.
  7. Immediately write a statement about how, when, where, what and who discovered the fire and provide as much detail as possible about the scene of the fire, i.e. was any doors or windows open, did you see anybody in the vicinity of the fire prior to your discovery, etc.

RECEIVING A CALL OF A FIRE AFTER HOURS

A security officer manning a control post after hours when receiving a call of a fire must:

  1. Obtain as much detail about the fire and person reporting as possible, i.e. Who is calling, Contact Number, Where is the fire, What is burning, Are people trapped inside the building, Did they here or see an explosion,??? etc.
  2. Send a security officer(s) to the scene of the fire to investigate, authenticate and react if required.
  3. Call the fire department and provide as much detail as possible.
  4. Notify the Security Manager of the incident and actions taken.
  5. Notify the Customer of the incident and the actions taken.
  6. Place security officers at access point on alert to prevent access onto the site allowing only the fire department and persons involved with risk management onto the premises. Do not allow any visitors onto the site until declared safe to do so.
  7. Record all reports received and actions taken into the OB with as much detail as possible.
  8. Once the incident is concluded, write an incident report detailing all findings and actions taken.

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