Fire Safety Directors

Several years of experience in management positions, in fire protection, or as a building superintendent are required to work as a fire safety director.

Fire safety directors need to be detail-oriented and organized in order to ensure that their building is in compliance with fire safety regulations and that any risk areas have been addressed. They need excellent communication skills in order to write and update their building’s emergency evacuation and operations plan and explain this information to the building’s occupants, as well as to convey potentially life-saving instructions during a fire or other crisis. Fire safety directors need to be extremely calm, clear-headed, and decisive during emergencies. The building’s occupants may be scared or unsure of what to do, and the FSD serves as the leader until the fire department can arrive.