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Emergency Evacuation and Fire Wardens Course 2026

This course is for security guards and fire wardens who help evacuate a building. It covers the fire safety plan, the roles of supervisory staff and wardens, fire drills, floor sweeps, helping people who need assistance, and working with the fire department.

  • Formation
  • Canada
  • 25 questions
  • Vérifié le 11 octobre 2026

En bref

Ce cours gratuit comprend environ 30 minutes de leçons et un test de 25 questions. Obtenez 80 % ou plus pour télécharger une attestation de réussite (privée, non accréditée). Vérifié à partir des sources officielles le 11 octobre 2026.

Commencez par les leçonsEmergency Evacuation and Fire Wardens: Lessons : environ 30 minutes de lecture. Chaque question du test est traitée dans les leçons.

Ce que vous allez apprendre

  • Explain what a fire safety plan contains and where it is kept
  • Describe the roles of supervisory staff and floor wardens
  • State minimum fire drill frequencies for common buildings
  • Lead or assist a safe evacuation
  • Help people who need assistance to evacuate
  • Report to the fire department at the assembly point

Obtenez 80 % ou plus pour télécharger votre certificat.

  1. Question 1 sur 25

    In Canadian fire codes, what document sets out what staff and occupants do in a fire emergency?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: B. The building's fire safety plan

    Section 2.8 of the National Fire Code (and provincial codes based on it) requires a fire safety plan with the building's fire emergency procedures.

  2. Question 2 sur 25

    Under the National Fire Code (Alberta Edition), how often must a fire safety plan be reviewed?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: B. At intervals not greater than 12 months

    The plan must be reviewed at least every 12 months so it reflects changes in the building and its use.

  3. Question 3 sur 25

    Where must the fire safety plan be kept?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: A. In the building, where the fire department and supervisory staff can use it

    The code requires the plan to be kept in the building for reference by the fire department and supervisory staff.

  4. Question 4 sur 25

    In a high building, where is the fire safety plan usually kept?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: C. At the central alarm and control facility

    For high buildings, the code says the plan is kept at the central alarm and control facility, where responders arrive.

  5. Question 5 sur 25

    When must supervisory staff, such as guards with fire duties, be trained in the fire emergency procedures?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: A. Before they are given any fire safety responsibility

    The code says supervisory staff must be trained in the fire emergency procedures before taking on fire safety duties.

  6. Question 6 sur 25

    Keys or tools needed to operate the fire alarm system must be what?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: B. Readily available to the supervisory staff on duty

    The code requires keys or devices for fire alarm and fire protection systems to be readily available to on-duty supervisory staff.

  7. Question 7 sur 25

    In a typical fire emergency organization, what is a floor warden's main job during an evacuation?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: D. Make sure everyone on their floor leaves, be the last to leave, and report that the floor is clear

    Floor wardens supervise the evacuation of their floor, leave last, confirm the floor is empty and report to the building fire marshal or chief warden.

  8. Question 8 sur 25

    When sweeping a floor, which area should a warden clear first?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: C. The area near the fire

    People closest to the fire are in the most danger, so the area near the fire is evacuated first, then the rest of the floor.

  9. Question 9 sur 25

    Who usually acts as the main contact with the fire department during an emergency?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: C. The building fire marshal or chief fire warden

    The person leading the fire emergency organization acts as the liaison with the fire department.

  10. Question 10 sur 25

    Under the National Fire Code (Alberta Edition), how often must fire drills for supervisory staff be held, as a minimum?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: A. At intervals not greater than 12 months

    Most buildings must hold supervisory staff fire drills at least every 12 months. Some occupancies need them more often.

  11. Question 11 sur 25

    Under the National Fire Code (Alberta Edition), how often must fire drills be held in a high building?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: D. At intervals not greater than 2 months

    High buildings need drills at least every 2 months because evacuation is more complex.

  12. Question 12 sur 25

    Which type of occupancy needs fire drills at least every month under the National Fire Code (Alberta Edition)?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: A. Daycares and care, treatment or detention occupancies (Group B)

    Daycares and Group B occupancies, where people may need help to evacuate, need drills at intervals not greater than one month.

  13. Question 13 sur 25

    What must the fire safety plan include for people who cannot leave on their own?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: C. Special provisions for persons requiring assistance

    Evacuation procedures in the plan must include special provisions for persons requiring assistance.

  14. Question 14 sur 25

    In the St. John's fire safety planning procedures, how many monitors are assigned to each person who needs help to evacuate?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: D. Two

    Assigning two monitors, with a plan made in advance, means there is a backup if one helper is away.

  15. Question 15 sur 25

    Why should floor wardens keep the names and locations of people who need help to evacuate?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: D. So they can be helped out and firefighters can be told where they are

    Knowing who needs help and where they are lets wardens and firefighters reach them quickly.

  16. Question 16 sur 25

    What should you do with doors as you leave during a fire evacuation?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: C. Close them behind you

    Closing doors helps slow the spread of fire and smoke.

  17. Question 17 sur 25

    How should people move during an evacuation?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: A. Walk quickly, without running

    Walking quickly prevents falls and crowding on the stairs.

  18. Question 18 sur 25

    Your planned stairway is blocked by smoke. What should you do?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: C. Use the pre-planned alternate exit route

    Fire safety plans include alternate routes for this reason. Know at least two ways out.

  19. Question 19 sur 25

    May occupants use the elevators during a fire alarm?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: D. No, not unless the fire department specifically authorizes it

    Elevators can fail or open onto a fire floor. During alarms they are reserved for firefighters unless the fire chief authorizes other use.

  20. Question 20 sur 25

    You see smoke in a hallway. Following typical fire orders, what should you do?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: D. Warn others, pull the nearest manual alarm and call 911

    Anyone who sees fire or smoke should warn others, activate the nearest manual pull station and call 911.

  21. Question 21 sur 25

    Where should evacuated occupants go?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: D. To the assembly point named in the fire safety plan

    Going to the assembly point keeps people clear of firefighters and lets wardens count who is out.

  22. Question 22 sur 25

    In the St. John's sample fire orders, how far from the building should occupants move unless told otherwise?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: A. At least 100 metres

    The sample orders say to move at least 100 m away so people are safe from falling glass and out of the way of fire trucks. Your site's plan sets your distance.

  23. Question 23 sur 25

    At the assembly point, what is the most important information to give the fire department?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: A. Anyone missing or still inside, and where they might be

    Firefighters need to know right away if anyone is unaccounted for and where they were last seen.

  24. Question 24 sur 25

    When may people go back into the building after an evacuation?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: B. Only when the fire department gives the all clear

    Only the fire department decides when it is safe to re-enter.

  25. Question 25 sur 25

    Where must fire emergency procedures be posted under the National Fire Code (Alberta Edition)?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: A. In each floor area

    The code requires the emergency procedures to be posted in each floor area so occupants know what to do.

À savoir avant l’examen

  • Section 2.8 of the National Fire Code requires many buildings to have a fire safety plan.
  • In Alberta, the plan must be reviewed at least every 12 months and kept in the building for the fire department.
  • Supervisory staff must be trained in fire emergency procedures before taking on fire safety duties.
  • High buildings in Alberta must hold fire drills at least every 2 months.
  • Do not use elevators in a fire alarm unless the fire department authorizes it.

Questions fréquentes

What does a fire warden do?

A fire warden helps people on their floor leave, checks rooms, leaves last and reports to the person in charge whether the floor is clear.

How often are fire drills required?

It depends on the building and the province. In Alberta, most buildings hold supervisory staff drills at least every 12 months, high buildings every 2 months and daycares every month.

Can I use the elevator in a fire alarm?

No. Use the stairs. Elevators are kept for firefighters unless the fire department authorizes other use.

What should security tell firefighters when they arrive?

Who is missing or still inside and where, where the fire or alarm is, and give them keys and the fire safety plan.

L’attestation est-elle accréditée ou reconnue officiellement ?

Non. C’est une attestation de réussite privée, uniquement pour vos connaissances. Elle n’est reconnue, accréditée ni approuvée par aucun gouvernement, organisme de délivrance des permis, autorité de réglementation ou établissement d’enseignement, et elle ne remplace aucun permis, aucune certification ni aucune formation exigés par la loi.

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