343 Sansome Street

FLOOR WARDENS DUTIES (ALWAYS MAINTAIN CALM AND IN ORDER)

Ensure the evacuation / relocation is in progress.

If no other staff members are present, the floor warden’s responsibilities are:

• Search floor and order evacuation or relocation of building.
• Guide tenants away from elevators to stairs.
• Ensure safety of persons in need of evacuation assistance.
• Ensure that FSD or SFFD knows the location of individuals trapped or in refuge.
• Evacuate or relocate to an assigned floor, once area has been cleared and safe.

Floor Warden Staff

• Searcher:

• Search whole floor or suite and direct all to stairway
• Report “All Clear” to Floor Warden
• Evacuate or Relocate

• Elevator Monitor:

• Station self at elevators
• Direct all to stairways
• Evacuate or relocate with searcher

• Exit Monitor:

• Station self at stair entrance
• Maintain calm and order
• Direct all down stairs to evacuate or relocate
• Evacuate or relocate with Searcher

• Aides for the physically impaired:
  

• Assist person in need of evacuation assistance to:
  
  
  • Enclosed stairway
  • Area of evacuation assistance / area of refuge
  • Defend in place
    
    
• Reports location of persons in need of evacuation assistance to:
  
  
  • Floor Warden
  • Fire Safety Director
  • Fire Department Officer (only if Floor Warden or Fire Safety Director is not available).