The following topics are addressed as part of the Power Point presentation lesson plan for Workplace Fire and Life Safety/Floor Warden/ Emergency Response Team Training (ERT). Unlimited amount of attendees, informational training brochure provided. Course duration is one hour and fifteen minutes - $289 / $249 for virtual presentations (Please refer to the "Contact Me" page to submit your training request).
“I highly recommend using Fired Up Solutions for your fire life safety training needs! We used Eli to instruct Floor Warden training both in person and virtually and both trainings went great. He is very informative and engaging”. Lin Cevallos – Riverside Resources 11/7/2025
I’ve attended several of his floor warden trainings and his CPR/fire extinguisher course. I’ve always walked out feeling confident in his teachings. He knows his stuff!! – Audrey R. Thales Group 10/20/2025
” Eli is awesome and so knowledgeable on all things fire & life safety! He has done a few Fire Warden training sessions for us and each time has been a great experience. The session was easy to follow, informative, and actually enjoyable. Several tenants told me afterward that they learned a lot and were able to take the information back to their teams. You can tell Eli really knows his stuff and cares deeply about what he does. If you need fire safety training in Austin, he’s the one to call! ” – Rachel M. Vista Ridge Property 7/8/2025
” My review is definitely five stars! Eli Santiago lead the floor warden training for our commercial office tenants located at the Domain, prior to our annual fire drills. He is an animated speaker, always keeping the crowd engaged and entertained. He diligently covers fire safety, both at home and in the office. He takes charge of his training’s and away from our busy duties as property managers . I highly recommend his services! ” – Megan M. HPI Real Estate Management Inc. 10/13/24
To schedule the presence of AFD at a fire drill, please call 512-974-0290 or email theresa.sifuentes@austintexas.gov / A two weeks notice is required.
* A high-rise is any building where the floor of an occupied story is greater than 75 feet (23 m) above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access. (Typically, seven stories). Austin currently has 61 hi-rise buildings with the Waterline skyscraper currently under construction, located at 98 Red River street and at 1,034 ft making it the “tallest building in the state of Texas with 74 stories” when completed.
Floor Warden Lesson Plan:
Fire/Floor Warden / Emergency Response Team (ERT) Responsibilities
Large and in Charge!
- Causes of Workplace fires
- Assigning Floor Wardens
- Alternate Floor Wardens
- When to evacuate
- When not to evacuate
- Where to evacuate to
- Accountability of personnel
- Assembly Area(s)
Pull Stations
Pull, Don’t Push – Sound the Alarm
- PULL and CALL 911
- Location of Pull Stations
- What occurs when it is activated
- Floor sequence activation
- Newer constructed Hi-rises are not required to have accessible Pull Stations
Smoke Alarms - Be Alarmed!
The cheapest “Life Insurance” you can buy !
- A working Smoke Alarm will increase survivability by at least 50-60%
- The behavior of Smoke
- GET LOW and GO !
- Maintaining a Smoke Alarm
- Placement of Smoke Alarms
- Carbon Monoxide – the silent killer
- The Fire Triangle
Exits
When in doubt – GET OUT !!
- Always have TWO ways out
- Knowing location of Stairwells
- Stairwell Monitors
- Pressurized Stairwells
- Keeping all Exit areas clear of any obstructions
- Most heavily constructed part of any building
- Sheltering Mobility Impaired Occupants in Stairwells
Fire Extinguishers
Using one as easy as ABC
- When to Fight or get out of Sight!
- Knowing where Fire Extinguishers are located
- Stay low with your back to an Exit
- Call 911 – Get help on the way
- P ull the pin
- A im it at the base of the fire
- S queeze the handle
- S weep from side to side, while slowly moving in
- A-B-C – Classes of fires that can be extinguished
- Discharge time?
- Draping a Fire Blanket over the fire as an additional option
Fire Extinguisher Training – $249
( Please call or contact me on the “Contact Me” page to discuss further training details )
Fire Drills
No time to Chill during a Fire Drill
- Consider informing Floor Wardens of date & time of the Fire Drill
- Evacuating Mobility Impaired Occupants
- NEVER use an elevator
- Getting the Fire Department involved
- Locating your Assembly Area(s)
- Assembly Area Warden and Chief Floor Warden duties
- 3/1 – Rule for the time it should take to evacuate a building
Sprinkler Systems
No. 1 Reliable Occupancy Fire Suppression feature
- Temperature required for activation
- Required gallons per minute flow
- Alarm activation upon Sprinklers discharging
- Standpipe systems
Medical Emergencies -
Arrive Alive !
- Medical Emergencies accounts for 70% of AFD’s responses
- Call 911 with the exact location and post someone in front to flag down responding units
- Escorting First Responders to the patient.
- Locating an AED (Automated External Defibrillator)
- Having and knowing locations of a First Aid kit(s)
- Staying on the phone with the 911 operator
- Organizing a Medical Response Team
Weather Emergencies
When Thunder Roars, Stay Indoors!
- Where to go if a Tornado strike is imminent
- Seeking shelter in stairwells and bathrooms, away from open areas and windows in the event of a tornado
- Sheltering in Place
- Severe weather precautions
- Flood threat – Turn Around, Don’t Drown
Other Emergencies
Covered by the lesson plan:
- Elevator emergencies
- Bomb Threat
- Power Failure
- Mobility Impaired Occupants
- Building fire safety features
- * Work Place Violence (Optional training)
Home Fire Safety
80% of fires occur at home – most happen at night.
- The TWO WAYS to survive a house fire
- Exit Drills In The Home (E.D.I.T.H)
- Maintaining Smoke Alarms
- Placement of Smoke Alarms
- Carbon Monoxide detectors
- Encapsulating yourself in your room as a last resort in the event of a fire
- Having a meeting place
- GET OUT & STAY OUT
