At Sheridan Fire Safety is a community concern. Everyone must participate and provide support in order to ensure complete evacuation of the buildings without injury to employees or students.

Fire Wardens
In some areas at Sheridan (offices, studios, labs and libraries) support staff and administration volunteer as Fire Wardens. In classrooms Faculty or Instructors are the Fire Wardens. The role of a Fire Warden is to guide occupants to the nearest fire exit and out of the building when the fire alarm sounds. As a Fire Warden it is important to know where the fire exits are in relationship to the rooms or classroom(s) you are in and to point these out to the occupants of the room.

Fire Alarm Sound and Public Address System
The fire alarm sound you may be used to is loud bells. At Sheridan in accordance with the Fire Code a new fire alarm sound has been installed in some of our buildings. The new sound you will hear in some of Sheridan’s buildings is a 3-pulse phase followed by an off phase, not unlike a loud car alarm. At Davis and Trafalgar campuses there is also a public address system that may be used for announcements during a fire alarm situation or an emergency.

Evacuation and Fire Drills
Fire drills are done in the fall of each year to provide an opportunity to practice evacuation. At Sheridan we expect all occupants to leave the buildings during a fire alarm situation. During an evacuation stay calm but move without delay. Any time the alarm sounds it could be a real fire situation. Remember in a fire situation, smoke, carbon monoxide and heat accumulate quickly and will overcome occupants in less than three minutes. There is no activity in the classroom more important than evacuation during a fire drill or a fire alarm situation.