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In the event of seeing or smelling a fire

If you see or smell a fire, dial 999 immediately and activate the fire alarm. Only use fire fighting equipment if you have received training and feel confident to do so.
 
 

If you hear the fire alarm

Lichfields’ fire marshal (Maria Misikova and/or Abbie Connelly) will check the office is fully evacuated, including the meeting room and both male and female toilets.
 
If there is no fire marshal present, please check the office is fully evacuated, including the meeting room and both male and female toilets.
 
Please ensure you take your work iPhone with you. (It’s always important you keep your Outlook contacts up-to-date).
 
Evacuate immediately and carefully on hearing the alarm. Do not make phone calls, text, eat, drink etc. whilst evacuating from the building.
 
Close all fire doors behind you and do not take the lift.
  
  

Exiting the building

Exit the office by following the fire exit signs. There is one fire exit from the office, accessed via the staircase located in the lift lobby outside the office. This staircase takes you down to the ground floor front exit, which then leads to the Helmont House Courtyard. Second fire exit accessed via the staircase at the rear of the office leads to Churchill Way. All fire exits can be released with push buttons or bars.
 
 

Muster point

The muster station is located in the courtyard marked as ‘Assembly Point C’. The fire marshal (where there is no fire marshal present you will need to nominate a colleague to deputise for the fire marshal) will take the roll call. Where any staff or visitors are missing, the fire marshal/ nominated person may ask you to call them on their mobiles to help locate them. Please be on hand to help.
 
The fire marshal/ nominated person must then report to Nicole Payne, building manager to advise whether everyone from Lichfields, including visitors, have been accounted for. Nicole Payne will be wearing a yellow hi-viz jacket.
 
Only return to the building once you have been advised it is safe to do so by the building manager, the fire service or police etc.
  
  

Emergency numbers:

Maria Misikova: 07493865638
John Cottrell: 07949054876
Nicole Payne: 07717 630530