ERP-Hotel 290319

Emergency Response Plan -Essence of Peregian Beach – Hotel
                                                                                             4. All guest who are due to arrive that day are also to be sent a text informing             Peregian Village Market, through the car parking area to the designated
Introduction                                                                                    them of the threat and invite them, if they are on the Sunshine Coast to                  assembly point.
                                                                                                stay away from Peregian Beach until further advice is provided.
This Emergency Response Plan has been prepared to provide a set of                           5. The Manager or senior Staff Member is to have a name of all guests and
preparedness levels and actions for the Essence of Peregian Beach Hotel building.                                                                                                   Evacuation route Bushfire – level 1
                                                                                                is to go to the assembly point to record those persons who have evacuated
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Exit to assembly point
                                                                                                to the assembly point.
The Hotel building is a short stay conference centre located to the west and below                                                                                                                                                               in the Peregian Village
the existing Peregian Village Markets located off the David low Way in Peregian                                                                                                                                                                  Markets
                                                                                         Level 4 – A structural fire has involved the Hotel. The following actions are to be
Beach.                                                                                   implemented: -

The Hotel will contain 32 rooms with 22 single rooms and 10 double bed room                  1. A Smoke alarm and general alarm will sound off, and staff are to assist all
rooms.                                                                                          guest in a rapid but smooth evacuation from the Hotel and evacuate to the
                                                                                                assembly point at the Peregian Village Markets assembly point.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             A
Bushfire preparedness levels                                                                 2. The Manager or senior Staff Member is to have a name of all guests and
                                                                                                is to go to the assembly point to record those persons who have evacuated
The following level of preparedness will be utilised in this Emergency Response                 to the assembly point.
Plan.                                                                                        3. The Hotel manager is to close the Emergency Access roadway to limit any
                                                                                                potential impacts onto motorists from the structural fire within the Hotel.
                                                                                             4. A text message or email is sent to all guests informing that they are to stay
Bushfire & Structural Fires                                                                     away from the Hotel until further notice.

Level 1 – No bushfire risk or threat is at present no actions to be undertaken by the    Conclusion of threat level.
Hotel Management
                                                                                         At the conclusion of any bushfire or structural fire threat to the Hotel, and advice has
Level 2 – Aa Severe or above (Extreme or Catastrophic) bushfire risk exists within       been received from Emergency Service that it is safe to return to the Hotel a text
the area from Coolum to Noosa Heads. This equates to an Advice level warning             message or email is sent to all guests and those who are due to arrive on that day,
from the Qld Fire and Emergency Service. This Emergency Service advice will be           to inform them that it is safe to return or arrive and check in.
put over radio and television to all persons within the local area. Upon becoming
aware of this advice, the following actions are to be undertaken: -                      In case of a structure fire this may not be the case due to damage to the building
    1. An alert text and/or email is sent to all guests’ current booked into the Hotel   and as such arrangements will be made for accommodation for existing guests.
       or expected to arrive that day.
    2. This will require all guests to be prepared to evacuate to the assembly area      Evacuation - Bushfire
       i.e. Peregian Village Markets to be checked off on an evacuation checklist,
       Noted.                                                                                                                                                                       B
                                                                                             1. The evacuation route for a bushfire threat for a Level 3 is via the eastern
                                                                                                or rear fire stairs A, located in the north-eastern portion of the building with
Level 3 – A fire is burning within the Noosa National Park – Lake Weyba Section.                guests evacuating on foot via the internal foot paths to the assembly point
This may trigger a Watch and Act warning from Qld Fire and Emergency Service.                   within the Peregian Village Markets.
Smoke is observed over the local area. Upon becoming aware of the warning or                 2. The use of the front stairs, Fire Stairs B is not to be used in the event of a
observing smoke over the site the following actions are to be undertaken: -                     bushfire threatening the Hotel building.
    1. Call the Local Emergency Service on to ascertain what the level of threat
       is to the Essence of Peregian Beach;                                              Evacuation – Structural Fire
    2. Upon receiving that advice and if the threat is directed at the Essence of
       Peregian Beach, all guests are sent a text message and/or email to inform             3. If the Hotel is involved in an internal structural fire, guests are to evacuate
       them to immediately evacuate to the Peregian Village Markets assembly                    via the closest fire stairs, in the front “B” and rear of the building “A”.
       point.                                                                                4. Guests evacuating via the rear stairs are to proceed to the Peregian Village
    3. The car parking entrance gate under the Hotel is to be de-activated to                   Markets and the designated assembly point.
       restrict the exit of any guest by vehicle from the Hotel so as to not restrict        5. Guests evacuating via the front stairs, located in the south-western portion
       access to the area be Emergency Service response vehicles.                               of the building, are to proceed via the internal entrance roadway into the