F11 Fire and Life Safety is based in Long Beach, CA, and serves businesses across California, Nevada, and Alberta.
NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, outlines the frequency and conduct of fire drills for various occupancy safety regulations and best practices recommend conducting drills at least once a year. High-occupancy or higher-risk facilities may require more frequent drills.NFPA 101 is a minimum standard, for your local standard, built for your state or province, look into the California Fire Code, Clark County Fire Code, or the National Fire Code 2023 Alberta Edition.
Yes. We conduct an on-site survey of your building’s safety features and create a custom safety preparedness, live training and evacuation plan tailored to your facility.
A Safe Refuge Area is a designated location where occupants can gather safely during an evacuation to take roll call and determine who is missing and/or needs rescuing. We help you identify and prepare this space during our assessment. This area must be 300 feet from the building to keep occupants out of the way of the fire department, and back, away from the building to avoid falling debris, heat and or smoke.
Most drills take an hour or less, including setup and debrief, minimizing disruption to your daily operations.
Absolutely. Our services are designed to ensure you meet — and exceed — local and federal compliance requirements. We also provide audit-ready reports after each drill.
Yes. We provide hazard-specific programs for earthquakes, fire, workplace violence and threat situations, including bomb and active shooter response training.
The Great ShakeOut is a global earthquake preparedness initiative. We align our earthquake readiness programs with Great ShakeOut guidelines to ensure your team is prepared for seismic events common in California.
Yes. We provide Fire Safety Director, Warden and Safety Team Training, giving leaders the knowledge, role-specific responsibilities, and certifications they need to manage emergencies effectively.
Most drills and training sessions are scheduled within 3–4 weeks after we complete your building survey and site walk. This gives us time to prepare your customized training materials and coordinate with your team.
If you need it faster, expedited service is available. In rare cases—when surveys are returned immediately and scheduling allows—we can complete everything in as little as 1–2 weeks.
For most clients, the standard 3–4 week process works smoothly, and local Fire Departments are usually comfortable allowing that timeline once they know we’re involved.
The ShakeOut drill is just the beginning. We help California buildings move from basic preparedness to complete evacuation readiness—with compliant, coordinated plans for fire, earthquake, and beyond.
866-388-6699
Long Beach, CA & surrounding Southern California regions
