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.

  • Corso
  • Canada
  • 25 domande
  • Verificato: 11 ottobre 2026

In breve

Questo corso gratuito ha circa 30 minuti di lezioni e un test di 25 domande. Con l’80% o più puoi scaricare un attestato di completamento (privato, non accreditato). Verificato sulle fonti ufficiali in data 11 ottobre 2026.

Inizia dalle lezioniEmergency Evacuation and Fire Wardens: Lessons: circa 30 minuti di lettura. Ogni domanda del test è trattata nelle lezioni.

Cosa imparerai

  • 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

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  1. Domanda 1 di 25

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

    Risposta: 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. Domanda 2 di 25

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

    Risposta: 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. Domanda 3 di 25

    Where must the fire safety plan be kept?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: 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. Domanda 4 di 25

    In a high building, where is the fire safety plan usually kept?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: 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. Domanda 5 di 25

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

    Risposta: 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. Domanda 6 di 25

    Keys or tools needed to operate the fire alarm system must be what?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: 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. Domanda 7 di 25

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

    Risposta: 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. Domanda 8 di 25

    When sweeping a floor, which area should a warden clear first?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: 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. Domanda 9 di 25

    Who usually acts as the main contact with the fire department during an emergency?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: 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. Domanda 10 di 25

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

    Risposta: 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. Domanda 11 di 25

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

    Risposta: D. At intervals not greater than 2 months

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

  12. Domanda 12 di 25

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

    Risposta: 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. Domanda 13 di 25

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

    Risposta: C. Special provisions for persons requiring assistance

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

  14. Domanda 14 di 25

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

    Risposta: D. Two

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

  15. Domanda 15 di 25

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

    Risposta: 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. Domanda 16 di 25

    What should you do with doors as you leave during a fire evacuation?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: C. Close them behind you

    Closing doors helps slow the spread of fire and smoke.

  17. Domanda 17 di 25

    How should people move during an evacuation?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: A. Walk quickly, without running

    Walking quickly prevents falls and crowding on the stairs.

  18. Domanda 18 di 25

    Your planned stairway is blocked by smoke. What should you do?
    Mostra la risposta

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

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

  19. Domanda 19 di 25

    May occupants use the elevators during a fire alarm?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: 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. Domanda 20 di 25

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

    Risposta: 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. Domanda 21 di 25

    Where should evacuated occupants go?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: 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. Domanda 22 di 25

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

    Risposta: 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. Domanda 23 di 25

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

    Risposta: 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. Domanda 24 di 25

    When may people go back into the building after an evacuation?
    Mostra la risposta

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

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

  25. Domanda 25 di 25

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

    Risposta: A. In each floor area

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

Cosa sapere prima del test

  • 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.

Domande frequenti

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’attestato è accreditato o riconosciuto ufficialmente?

No. È un attestato di completamento privato, solo per le tue conoscenze. Non è riconosciuto, accreditato né approvato da alcun governo, ente di rilascio delle licenze, autorità di regolamentazione o istituto di istruzione e non sostituisce alcuna licenza, certificazione o formazione richiesta dalla legge.

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