Emergency Response, Fire Safety and Evacuation
This domain tests fire behaviour and evacuation mechanics under RA 9514 (Fire Code of the Philippines) and the site fire plan. It rewards knowing which extinguisher, and when to stop fighting.
Core rules
- Fire triangle: fuel, oxygen, heat. Removing one leg extinguishes.
- Classes: A ordinary combustibles (water, foam, dry chemical); B flammable liquids (foam, CO2, dry chemical); C energised electrical (CO2, dry chemical - never water); D metals (special powder); K cooking oils (wet chemical).
- PASS: Pull, Aim at the base, Squeeze, Sweep. Fight only a small incipient fire with a clear escape route behind you.
- Evacuation: alarm, close doors, use stairs not lifts, stay low under smoke, proceed to the designated assembly area, headcount, report missing persons to the fire service - never send guards back in.
- Fire doors and exits stay unobstructed and openable from inside; extinguishers serviced and tagged; hot-work and electrical permits enforced.
Worked example
A server-room panel sparks and smoulders. Reasoning: this is an energised electrical fire, so water and foam are wrong. Use CO2 or dry chemical, and only if the fire is small and you can isolate power safely. If smoke is spreading or the panel keeps arcing, evacuate, close the door, activate the alarm, and meet the fire service with the room layout.
Traps
Water on a grease or electrical fire; blocking exits with stock; assuming lifts are faster; re-entering during the headcount; using an extinguisher with an expired tag.