The purpose of this policy statement is to give all Target Football staff and parents/spectators a clear understanding of how to respond and who to inform should they discover a fire or that a child is missing. The aims of this policy statement are to:
• provide a clear procedure which is understood and effectively implemented by all
• enable everyone to be located and their safety ensured as quickly as possible
In the event of fire you should immediately raise the alarm by breaking the glass of the nearest fire alarm. You should also alert others in the immediate area, and make a Target Football Coach aware of the situation.
The person raising the alarm should also ensure the fire brigade are called to the scene.
On hearing the fire alarm, or being advised of fire, all parents/spectators and children at the session or event should leave immediately and congregate at the meeting point.
Do not re-enter the building or area until instructed to do so by fire bridage or a Target Football Coach.
Fire extinguishers may be provided but should only be used if you are trained to do so, if the fire is very small, if you do not place yourself or anyone else in danger, and if the fire brigade have already been called.
Meeting points will be explained by coaches at the start of sessions.
Once at the meeting point, all children should be checked against the register to ascertain if anyone is missing.
In the event of a missing child, Target Football Coaches must be informed immediately. Target Football Coaches should cross-check against the register to ascertain whether the child has been signed in/out and whether the child is in-fact missing or whether they have already been signed out by a parent. Target Football Coaches will search the immediate area straight away. If the child still can’t be found, then the parents of the child must be contacted immediately in order to ascertain whether the child has left with them. In the case of a missing child still not being found, the Police will be contacted.
