Introduction

A zoo, commonly known as a zoological garden or zoological park (sometimes called a menagerie) is a facility where animals of all kinds are confined within designated enclosures and are kept for display to the public. In this sense, if you are on vacation, you can visit the nearest Zoo and spend your free time enjoying the beauty of wildlife. Unfortunately, there are some cases when your vacation at the zoo is interrupted by the appearance of flames and fire. In that case, what are you supposed to do? In other words, what are the evacuation plans for a fire in a Zoo?

Well, if the unfortunate happens, you have to save both your life and the life of the animals in the garden. In this regard, the following are some of the acceptable evacuation standards and plans that should be followed at all other times when a zoo fire occurs:

1. Raise the alarm

As soon as signs of fire are perceived in a zoo, an alarm should be raised immediately to alert everyone to the impending danger.

2. Get people out of the zoo

In fact, the first thing is to get people out of the zoo. Ideally, every place the public is supposed to visit should have a place to build a fire. Therefore, as soon as a fire alarm is given at the zoo, people are advised to assemble at the respective fire assembly grounds. From there, the people count follows and whoever is missing is immediately traced. If someone is injured, first aid is administered as soon as possible. Thereafter, people should be moved out of the fire hazard location to safer ground for further instructions.

3. Transfer the animals to other places that are safe.

The next zoo fire evacuation plan is to save the animals. Ideally, a well-designed zoo has other safe havens on the zoo floor that are set aside for emergencies. However, evacuating animals could be challenging because some of them are incredibly dangerous and stressful to move. For example, it’s not easy trying to load a giraffe onto a trailer, as you could panic and even cause yourself serious injuries that can lead to death. However, some zoos have planned well for such circumstances by making sure they have the necessary structures on the ground, such as the lion’s tunnel, the giraffe stable, etc.

4.Save properties

As soon as the people and animals are on safer ground, the next step is to save the property. In a zoo, there must be a well-trained team of firefighters who are ready to quickly respond to fire outbreak anywhere and anytime. In this sense, the firefighting team must have the appropriate firefighting equipment to be in a better position to contain the fire. If the team manages to put out the fire, the properties will also be saved.

Conclusion

Building on the above overview of evacuation procedure, it is recommended that the public be familiar with such plans and aware of the required signs to stay safe whenever a zoo fire outbreak occurs. Otherwise, lives and property will be lost if the above plans are not followed.