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Fire Safety Booklets

The Fire Safety Training booklets are a supplement to the fire safety training videos. It’s important to complete all fire safety videos prior to using these booklets. Each booklet should be available as a reference within each community residence. The intent of these booklets is to reinforce training components, answer basic questions, and to provide samples and templates of various forms and checklists


Booklet 1 - Self Preservation

This booklet defines self-preservation and evacuation requirements. It explains how to determine if a resident meets self-preservation requirements. It also provides a sample of a Self-Preservation Test.


Booklet 2 - Evacuation Planning

This booklet goes over the importance of developing a comprehensive house specific evacuation plan and when an evacuation plan should be updated. The booklet contains a filled-out sample of an evacuation plan and an Emergency Evacuation Plan template to use as a starting point.


Booklet 3 - Fire Drills

This booklet identifies the reason for conducting fire drills and provides information on pre-fire drill readiness and steps to follow during a fire drill. It also contains a Fire Drill Report template with all information that should be documented by staff.


Booklet 4 - Fire Prevention

This booklet is one of the most important in the series. It provides detailed information about maintaining a safe home. It also contains a sample of a Weekly Environment Safety Checklist.


Booklet 5 - Fire Safety Equipment

This booklet goes over the requirements for maintaining fire safety equipment. It defines the difference between visual inspection and functional testing. It also contains a template – Weekly Safety Equipment Inspection Form.


Questions about document accessibility or the information on this page can be directed to Fire Safety Training
or please call (518) 474-5570