I work in a hospital and the thought of how difficult it would be to get everyone out in a fire has always been at the back of my mind. Yesterday we had training including the use of evacuation pads for stairs, and fire extinguishers etc. It was effective training - when I got back to my workplace I was conscious of making a mental note of where all our equipment is - but it was grim. Being told how to get paralysed people, etc on to ski pads , how long you can wait behind a fire door, or how to prioritise who should be saved first.. It's not a pleasant thought at all. One of the ladies training with me was an ex ward sister and said she used to have frequent sleepless nights at the thought of it.
I've had a Google and big fires look relatively rare - but it's bloody frightening. My workplace is at maximum 4 floors above ground, minimum 2 (built on a hill) so not easy.
Can anyone reassure me that this is all worst case scenario stuff and not very likely to happen? I struggled to fall asleep last night as mind was churning!