FIRE and TORNADO PROCEDURES


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TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH

FIRE ESCAPE ROUTINE

Fire Safety Rules - please become familiar with the procedures and discuss them with your group.

 

  1. In case of fire or alarm, leave the building using the closest exit possible. Some classroom areas have a diagram of the floor plan hanging near the doorway. Follow that plan.
  2. Shut the door of your classroom when everyone is out.
  3. There should be one way only traffic in the hallways.
  4. Take your group well away from the building and make sure all of your students are with you.
  5. Students should not go looking for parents, brothers and sisters or the family car.
  6. Do not return to the building until an all clear sign has been given.

 

TORNADO PROCEDURE

Tornado watch - tornadoes and severe thunderstorms are possible.

Tornado warning - Tornadoes detected, take shelter immediately.

Siren - a steady wail of the siren means take cover.

1) Suggested areas for seeking protection. Go to areas that have no windows and are interior rooms.

  • Nursery, sanctuary and balcony - go to men's bathroom across from the nursery
  • Lounge and old choir room - go to the women's bathroom near the lounge
  • The 300 rooms, chapel rooms and youth room - go to the chapel
  • The 400 rooms - go to new bathrooms across from the children's ministries office
  • The 200 rooms - go to the west hallway outside the rooms
  • Choir rooms - go to the robing area.
  • Noah's Ark Preschool area and the Trinity Room - go to the new basement

2) Have students protect their heads and crouch down to make as small a target as possible.


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