Fire Alarms..Do we Care???

Dave! · 28-02-2008 08:38PM

Do any of ye do fire drills at home?

I'm surprised my folks never did them, cos my ma is a bit mental about the threat of fire....

Seems like a good idea tbh to have some sort of escape plan mapped out. The general idea is that we'd hop out the window and onto the extension roof, but if that route is blocked then we're kinda left to improvise! I would think having a rope ladder in every bedroom for example would not be the most outrageous plan ever concieved.

Watched those videos, crazy.

Ye might also be interested in seeing the power fire has in the form of a backdraught!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkNCqrJiXsU

phog · 28-02-2008 10:09PM

ScumLord wrote: »

If the fire alarm goes off here at work, I'll be first out the door, into my car and off home.

That's very selfish of you - in the event of it being a real fire the fire brigade may have to do a building search for anyone unaccounted for and obvioulsy if you head off home then noone will know for certain where you are, that's the whole reason for fire assembly points.

return guide · 28-02-2008 10:16PM

phog wrote: »

That's very selfish of you - in the event of it being a real fire the fire brigade may have to do a building search for anyone unaccounted for and obvioulsy if you head off home then noone will know for certain where you are, that's the whole reason for fire assembly points.

agreed

claret · 28-02-2008 10:57PM

Bambi wrote: »

Is someone gonna post that tommy tiernan gag about fire alarms or am i flying solo here people?

"I was in a pub in London recently and a fire alarm went off and I couldn't believe what happened...Everybody left!! You wouldn't get that here in Ireland. If you were in a pub in Galway, a pub made out of Christmas trees....and petrol....in between a remand centre for young criminals....and a fireworks factory....at Halloween, if the fire alarm went off...sure you'd look for the fire, if you didn't see it...it didn't ****in' exist!! If the fire alarm kept goin off you'd start makin jokes about it. Is that my phone? hahaha"

Legend

rainbowtrout · 29-02-2008 12:06AM

Fire alarms are taken very seriously in the school I work in. We are required to have a drill at least once a term, we're never told about it and there has been a few false alarms as well. The minute it goes off everyone is out and we take a roll call at the assembly points. No one can go back in until we're given the all clear. The kids love them because they see it as a way of getting out of class, but they have learned to move quickly to where they should be which is a good thing and if there ever is a real fire we shouldn't have any major problems getting them out of the building.

Senna · 29-02-2008 12:41AM

In 4th class we had a fire start in the teachers room (lounge). The fire alarm didn't go off and one of the other teachers ran into our class and told us to get out, it was pure panic, i remember all of us being told to RUN once we got out the fire door. Nothing like the drills, when we would get a rollicking for running.
Thinking back that school wasn't fit for children, it was built around the turn of the century and thank good its completely closed now.

Also, in a well know hotel in Letterkenny the fire alarm used to go off once a week at least, we (staff) would just tell customers it was a false alarm and there was no need to evacuate. For all we knew half the hotel could already be burned to the ground.

Jimdagym · 29-02-2008 03:39AM

I was sitting in a pub in stillorgan once when the fire alarm started going off. A customer actually folded a beermat, stood on a chair, and wedged it between the hammer and the bell:eek:

Xavi6 · 29-02-2008 03:49AM

Jimdagym wrote: »

I was sitting in a pub in stillorgan once when the fire alarm started going off. A customer actually folded a beermat, stood on a chair, and wedged it between the hammer and the bell:eek:

Ha ha that's hilarious! (Stupid I know but very funny)

In school we never took it seriously. As mentioned, it was just a way out of class. I do treat it serious now though and wish more people in positions of authority did the same.

Fire Alarms..Do we Care???

Comments