Consult with your local fire officials. There are many resources available to you to determine exactly where you can improve your fire safety efforts, including your own local fire station. You can often schedule a visit from them so they can assess your current situation and make personalized recommendations on where to improve and what routes to designate for escape.

Communicate and mark fire evacuation routes. Once you have consulted with your local fire officials regarding your evacuation routes, map them out and communicate them clearly to your staff in advance of the first drill. Giving everyone ample time to prepare will make the drill go much more smoothly and prevent any unnecessary panic from an unprepared staff.

Have fire drills frequently. Your needs will certainly vary regarding how frequently you should make time for drills, but it is better to err on the side of doing them too frequently rather than not doing them enough. You do not want to do them so often that people do not take them seriously, but they should happen regularly enough to stay recent in people’s minds.

Run different fire scenarios. There are so many potential fire starters in any building, so it is impossible to predict exactly where a fire will originate. Make your fire evacuation plans dynamic enough to reflect this by changing up which exits and routes are available so your staff can be accustomed to evacuating in a variety of ways.

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