Hotel Emergency Situations & Security Actions Checklist (2026)
In hospitality industry whether its UAE or any other country, emergency situations can occur without any warning. It can be either fire incidents, security emergencies, medical emergencies, or any natural disaster. For all hotels and restaurants in the UAE, a well-trained security team and emergency situations and action checklist is critical to keep guests and staff safer.
This hotel emergency situations & security actions checklist is designed for:
- Hotel secruity guards
- Duty managers
- Supervisors
- Department Heads
- Hospitality job seekers who are preparing for or going for hotel jobs interview in UAE
🔥 1. Fire Emergency – Security Checklist
If there is fire in the hotel areas use this checklist.
Immediate Security Actions:
- Inform the form command center and activate the fire alarm system
- Immediately call the civil defence and fire department center
- Use approved hotel emergency evacuation procedures to assist in evacuation
- Guide the guests to go to dedicated assembly areas
- Dont allow elavtors use stairs and advise people as well
- Keep the stairs clear and dont rush
- Coordinate with engineering department and fire wardens
- Prevent any re-entry into the facility untill official clearance from the hotel side or fire department
✅ Prevention Tips:
- Always conduct daily exist inspections
- Conduct monthly fire drills to avoid any emergency issue
🚑 2. Medical Emergency Checklist
Security Actions:
- Access the situation and response it immediately
- Call ambulance and medical emergency number
- Provide first aid and CPR if needed
- Secure the area for guest privacy
- Escort medical teams quickly from the facility
- Record all details of incident correctly
📌 Best Practice:
Esnure that all AED's and first aid kits are available in the lobby, pool and all kitchen areas.
💣 3. Bomb Threat / Suspicious Package
Security Actions:
- Stay calm, do'nt panic.
- Follow the bomb threat protocol as advised by hotel
- Never touch or move the suspicious items near you
- isolate that area and set a safety parameter to be only accessible by bomb squad team
- Inform hotel management and UAE police departments
- Assist in control evacuation if needed
- Preserve all call logs and communication you have done during that time
⚠️ Training Tip:
All security staff must be well-trained for hotel lockdown procedures.
🚨 4. Active Threat / Violent Incident
Security Actions:
- Alert the police department
- inform to the hotel crisis management team
- Based on the threat level initiate evacuation or lockdown procedure
- Guide all guests and staff to go to safe zone areas
- Assist law enforcement team on arrival into the facility
- Securly investigate all event
🔐 Critical Rule:
Always prefer guests safety before property or hotel.
🌪️ 5. Natural Disaster (Flood, Storm, Earthquake)
Security Actions:
- Follow the hotel crisis menu as advised
- Move all guests to the safe zone
- Coordinate with the engineering team on structural safety
- Restrict access to all damaged areas
- Assist with headcount and accountability department
- Communicate with local authorities if needed