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Weekly Fire Alarm Test

This procedure ensures all fire alarm-linked systems trigger and reset correctly through a weekly test.
Mountview
02/05/2026

Weekly Fire Alarm Test

This procedure covers the weekly fire alarm test, verifying that panel indicators, sounders, beacons, dampers, turnstiles, door releases, lifts, boilers, and smoke vents all trigger and reset correctly, with results logged to the Fire Alarm Testing Procedures and Call Point List.

    Name of Tester(s)

    Test Date

    Prior to Testing

    Monitoring Station Disabled

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    Length of Monitoring Disablement

    Have colleagues been informed that the test will be commencing shortly?

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    Fire Alarm Panel

    Which Fire Alarm Panel will be used during testing?

    Any Faults on the Fire Alarm Panel?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Theatre Isolation Keys Activated?

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    If Yes, which areas?

    Isolate Smoke Vent Key

    Always isolate the theatre smoke vent during weekly testing. Right hand Blue key switch. Turn off once testing is complete.

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    Fire Alarm Call Point

    Call Point Asset ID

    Call Point Asset Location

    Picture of Call Point

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    Call Point Activated Alarm

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Call Point Reset to Normal

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Sounders (Audible Alarms)

    Comments: (State all Heard and Quiet areas)

    Beacons (Visual Alarms)

    Comments: (State all Visual and Non Visual areas)

    Fire Smoke Dampers

    Did Fire Smoke Dampers Activated on Alarm?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Fire Smoke Dampers Restored to OPEN:

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Speedgate (Turnstiles)

    Did Left Gate (Student Services) open?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Did Centre Gate open?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Did Right Gate (DDA/Wide Lane) open?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Access Control (Salto)

    Did Salto Doors deactivate during testing?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Door Holders

    Did Door Holders release and doors close during Fire Alarm?

    Stairwell 2 Doors on Level 1, 2 & 3

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Automatic Doors

    Do Foyer DDA Auto Doors power down?

    These doors do not automatically open. But power down to allow for ease of exiting

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Do the Automatic Doors on Stairwell 2 close and power down to allow free flow access?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Lifts

    Lift 1 (Left Hand Passenger)

    ALL LIFTS RETURN TO GROUND AND DOORS OPEN, UNLESS FIRE ALARM IS SET OFF ON GROUND AND WILL DEFAULT TO LEVEL ONE

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Lift 2 (Right Hand Passenger)

    ALL LIFTS RETURN TO GROUND AND DOORS OPEN, UNLESS FIRE ALARM IS SET OFF ON GROUND AND WILL DEFAULT TO LEVEL ONE

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Lift 3 (Goods Lift)

    ALL LIFTS RETURN TO GROUND AND DOORS OPEN, UNLESS FIRE ALARM IS SET OFF ON GROUND AND WILL DEFAULT TO LEVEL ONE

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Lift 4 (Studio Block)

    ALL LIFTS RETURN TO GROUND AND DOORS OPEN, UNLESS FIRE ALARM IS SET OFF ON GROUND AND WILL DEFAULT TO LEVEL ONE

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Smoke Vents

    Did the Atrium West Side Vents Open?

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    Did the Atrium East Side Vents Open?

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    Did the Stairwell 1 Vent Open?

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    Did the Stairwell 2 Vent Open?

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    Boilers and Plant

    Did the Gas Isolation Supply system activate?

    • Pass
    • Flag
    • Fail

    Did All Boilers Shutdown?

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    Please select the Boilers that needed to be reset

    Did all other Plant/Machinery shutdown? Such as Air Handling Units if observed

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    Radios

    Did Digital Radios received the alarm signal?

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    Checklist to complete

    Complete Test Submission on to TIO Fire Logbook

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    Reset Unit 4 Fire Alarm Panel

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    Completion

    I agree that all the above testing in complete and recorded accurately

    • Yes
    • No
    • N / A

    Signature

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