SmartDraw includes easy to use fire pre-plan templates to help you with pre-incident planning for any site or building. Simply select a template, import a satellite image of your site, and then add key details that include exits, fire extinguishers, utility shutoffs, and hazards.
You'll get industry-standard, NFPA-aligned symbols for marking HazMat (hazardous materials), structural and environmental hazards, fire protection systems like fire extinguishers, fire alarm panels, sprinklers, fire department connections, and smoke detectors, water supplies like water mains, cisterns, and fire hydrants, access and egress points including stairwells and elevators, utilities like electrical panels, gas shutoff valves, water shutoffs, generators, and more. Just drag and drop them to your site plan.
A fire pre-plan combines a floor plan with a site plan to give firefighters and first responders the critical information they need to access a building. With SmartDraw, you can easily import a Google satellite image of your site, add your building, and place drag-and-drop symbols for utility shutoffs and hazards.
SmartDraw is easy to work with no matter what other apps you use. You can add your fire pre-plan to:
SmartDraw works hand in glove with most file storage systems. You can save your fire pre-plan directly to:
There is no need to create a parallel set of common folders and permissions, SmartDraw can just save files directly into your existing set up.
Share your fire pre-plan with anyone, even if they don't own a copy of SmartDraw, with a link.
You can also easily export any diagram as a PDF or common image formats like PNG or SVG.
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You and your team can work on the same fire pre-plan in real time. Your facility management team can work with engineering and fire inspection or even your local fire department and offer suggestions or communicate approval via comments.
SmartDraw also works where you already communicate with others. You can collaborate on a plan in Microsoft Teams®, Slack or Confluence.
SmartDraw makes it easy to collaborate and plan together.
Open and customize the pre-incident plans below. Make your own just as easily by importing your own information.
Open SmartDraw and choose the Fire Pre-Plan template located under the Police & Fire category. This template has all the tools you need to add your site, build your floor plan, and add relevant fire pre-planning markings.
Add entrances, exits, stairwells, Knox boxes (emergency key box), and elevator locations.
Place hydrants, FDCs, risers, alarms, extinguishers, and detectors.
Drag and drop icons for fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, and fire blankets where they can be found in your floor plan.
Highlight hazardous materials, high-risk rooms, utilities, and special conditions.
Show hydrant locations, flow levels, and static water sources.
Add staging areas, command posts, and tactical zones.
Share your fire pre-plan with your team to make sure it's clear and easy to read and all the applicable fire safety rules are met.
Export your fire pre-plan as a PDF for printing. You can also directly insert it into any Microsoft Office app like Microsoft Word® or PowerPoint®, or add it to Google Docs™ or Google Slides™.
A fire pre-plan is a diagram that documents important information about a building and the surrounding area that can be used by firefighters and first responders in the event of a fire. It usually shows the building layout, any hazards the crew may come in contact with, and the location of fire suppression systems, among other things.
Read SmartDraw's fire pre-plan tutorial here.
A fire pre-plan could include the following:
A list of all major fire hazards, proper handling and storage procedures for hazardous materials, potential ignition sources and their control, and the type of fire protection equipment necessary to control each major hazard.
If you care about preparing for emergencies, it may be helpful to remember the 5 P's of preparedness: plan, participate, protect, prepare, and practice.
SmartDraw lets you import a PDF and make it a background image you can sketch over. Add evacuation routes, notes, and more to an existing design.
NFPA 1620 details the end-to-end pre-planning process, covering topics ranging from physical and site considerations and occupancy considerations to water supplies and fire protection systems, incident operations, and plan maintenance.
Discover why SmartDraw is the easiest way to make fire pre-plans and prepare for pre-incident management.