Fog machines

This brings up some very good pionts & also highlights just how slack we are in comeatres venues.

I wonder how many ameatre venues actualy instigate any form of Fire Emergancy procedures or even carry out any drills?

Or as suggested by Don even know how to Isolate Fire Zones on thier Fire Arlarm Panels when smoke/fog  machines  are being used on stage?

I can't remember ever seeing any signage in comeatre venues, giving a step by step procedures of what to do in an Emedrgancy. Or even if the Stage or Front of House managers would know what to do or have had any training what so ever.

Although Fire indicator Panels [FIP] have isolation instructions on the inside of the door panel. These at times can also confuse the untrained & cause fralse alarms, especialy if there is a [DBA] Direct Brigade Alarm fitted, which most panels are these days. In turn this could also in a lot of States atract a fee/fine levied by the Fire Brigade in the case of false alarm call outs. I believe this charge can be quite hefty of around about $2000 per incident. Which with Schools & Public buildings it is cheaper & easier to place a ban on the use of fog/smoke machines, to try & aviod any of these fee/fine charges. Fees example;-http://www.mfb.vic.gov.au/Incidents/Managing-False-Alarms/False-Alarm-Charging/Current-charges-and-codes.html

With Ameatres this also falls into the duty of care of the venue management & techies to check that all isolations are returned to to the alarm stand by conditions after any isolation, which should also be part of an automatic check list prior to any performance or useage of the venue, along with ensuring the regular 'Fire Inspection Book', kept in the FIP is upto date & signed off!

I suppose this is a big stretch as I doubt there is even a First Aid Box acessable in a lot of venues either?