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Fire Action

What to do if you discover a fire:

  • Raise the alarm at the nearest break glass unit or alarm call point
  • Leave your building immediately using the nearest exit route, close doors behind you as you leave and do not take risks
  • Notify Security at 1999 or via mobile 01 896 1999, informing them that the alarm has been raised and in which area
  • Notify a Fire Warden of your findings if there is a Fire Warden outside the building
  • Report to your designated Assembly Point, do not congregate at the building entrance
    • Parsons Building - Point D
      • Glass triangle ('Flat Iron') at the east end of Boardwalk (College Park)
    • Watts - Point E
      • Between the Lloyd and O'Reilly Buildings, near the Arches
    • TBSI - Points G and F
      • To the sides of the Institute on Cumberland St. South and Sandwich Street
    • Trinity House - Point E
      • Between the Lloyd and O'Reilly Buildings, near the Arches

What to do if the fire alarm sounds

  • Leave your building immediately using the nearest exit route, close doors behind you as you leave and do not take risks
  • Move away from the building
  • Report to your designated Assembly Point and do not congregate at the building entrance
  • Do not re-enter the building for any reason until authorised to do so and the fire alarm is switched off

Fire Assembly Point Map