Emergency Planning Made for Coworking & Shared Spaces

You planned for smoke. You didn’t plan for screaming. In a real emergency, it’s not the flames that get you first. It’s confusion. Misdirection. That one person who freezes in the hallway while others try to push past. It’s the surge, the indecision, the cortisol...

Everyone loves a fire drill—said no one, ever. But here’s the reality: evacuation exercises aren’t optional. They’re mandated under AS3745. And they matter more now than ever. Why? Because buildings are more complex. People are more distracted. And emergencies don’t...

You don’t know their names. You might not even know they’re here. But if the building catches fire, floods, or locks down, they’re your problem. This is the chaos of modern coworking. Startups cycle in and out. Freelancers float through. Teams come for a week, vanish...

The fire alarm blared. Nobody moved. Phones buzzed. Eyes stayed glued to screens. A Slack message popped up: "Heads up: minor fire near kitchenette. Evacuate if you can." A few heads lifted. One person grabbed their laptop. This is what emergency communication looks...

You’re unplugging your MacBook, balancing a turmeric latte in one hand, and trying not to trip over someone else’s dog when the alarm hits. Where’s the nearest exit? You have no idea. Because the only evacuation diagram is hidden behind a whiteboard covered in OKRs...

The building is on fire, and your community manager is still trying to decide which Teams channel to post in. Meanwhile, three startups are arguing in the hallway about who should grab the fire extinguisher, the freelancer just locked herself in the meditation pod,...