1. April 28, 2016 Hockley Valley, Ontario
“A prepared Property & Facility Management Sector Creates Resilient Communities”
Jason D. Reid
Senior Advisor, National Life Safety Group
Chair, Resilient Communities Ontario; Fire & Emergency Management Committee
Past Chair, BOMA Toronto; Emergency Management Committee.
April 28, 2016 Hockley Valley, Ontario

2. Resilient Communities Ontario jason.reid@nationallifesafetygroup.ca
RCO brings timely leadership & guidance to trending incidents, best practices and lessons learned, with a goal of strengthening and maintaining a safe and secure network of resilient facilities and organizations (communities), including assets and systems vital to the continuity of operations of private and public interests.
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3. Presentation Objective
Identify over 20 lessons learned, that have actually occurred, to better prepare the community in which you serve.
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4. Property / Facility Management: Lessons Learned
2016 Residential High-rise Incident; Toronto, Ontario.
Vertical Response Times; Reducing Response Times during Medical Emergencies in High-rises – 2016 Canadian Medical Association Journal Report.
Emergency Domestic Water Pumps; 2013 Ice Storm Lessons Learned.
Power Failures: Emergency Generator Manual Start Procedures
Building Fire Drills; In accordance with the approved Fire Safety Plan. If it is not documented – It never happened.
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5. Property / Facility Management: Lessons Learned
Facility Fire Safety: Carbon Monoxide; 2012 legislation.
Residential Smoke Alarms replacement; Apartment & Condominium
Facility Fire Separations; Critical Gap in the industry.
Residential High-Rise; Missing Persons Procedures.
Commercial / Industrial Facilities; Bomb Threat Search Procedures
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6. Property / Facility Management: Lessons Learned
The hazards during fuel delivery; Emergency Generators.
HVAC Isolation; Building Air Intakes & Shelter In Place Orders.
False Alarms & the desensitization of building occupants.
Know your Sprinkler Isolations – Per Floor…Per Zone.
Fire Services to approve your buildings PA Announcements.
Security Guard SOP’s - Different from Approved Fire Safety Plan creates significant liability for building Owners.
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7. Not including Security
Property / Facility Manager
Training
& Exercises
Evacuation Drills & SOP Testing
Evacuation Fire Warden Training
Staff/Tenant
Fire & Life Safety Systems
Fire
&
Life Safety Devices
Emergency
Response
HIRA
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) Emergency Response Plan
Codes &
Legislative
Requirements
Inspections
Maintenance & Testing Schedules
Refrigerant Detection Systems
CO Detection Systems
LEL / O2 / H2S
Detection Systems
Duress
Systems
Flood Detection Systems
Medical Equipment & Training
Building
Specific
Smoke Control
Emergency Voice Communications
Utilities
Water / HVAC / Gas / Elect.
C,B,R,N,E
Persons Requiring Assistance
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8. Resilient Communities Ontario jason.reid@nationallifesafetygroup.ca
Emergency Management Training Opportunities for building officials; * BEM CBRNE Awareness Sheridan College / George Brown FESTI EOC / Site Incident Command
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9. Thank-You for your time…
“A prepared Property & Facility Management Sector
Creates Resilient Communities”
Jason D. Reid
Senior Advisor, National Life Safety Group
Chair, Resilient Communities Ontario; Fire & Emergency Management Committee
Past Chair, BOMA Toronto; Emergency Management Committee.
Resilient Communities Ontario