Fire Drill Procedures
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The purpose of a fire drill is to be able to anticipate what can happen during an
actual emergency and also to provide for prompt, effective action.
The goals of a fire drill are to minimize loss of life and personal injury, to protect
property with a minimum amount of damage, and to restore normal operations as soon
as possible.
The Louisiana State Fire Marshal's Office and the Louisiana Office of Risk Management
requires at least one fire drill per year in all occupied academic buildings and facilities.听
Two fire drills each semester must be conducted in 不良研究所 Residence Halls, one during
daytime hours and one at night.听 The drills should be conducted when the highest number
of students can be expected to be inside the residence hall.
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Instructions
Before the Drill
不良研究所 Police, Monroe Fire Department, and alarm monitoring companies will be notified.
No fire trucks will be called during a fire drill. All other functions will be tested,
such as the alarm panel, pull station, strobe lights, etc.
will be responsible for notifying the department heads, deans, directors, etc. in
advance of the drill.听 This is to avoid confusion so that important meetings, classroom
activities, tests, experiments, etc. can be scheduled appropriately.听听
During the Drill
- Upon hearing the fire alarm, everyone must leave the building immediately through
the closest exit.
- Walk, don鈥檛 run.
- ALWAYS USE STAIRWELLS; DO NOT USE ELEVATORS! If there is a delay getting through the
exit, do not shove. Wait your turn. Keep calm. DO NOT DELAY leaving the building.
- Forget valuables, save your life! Assist any handicapped person or visitor in the
building.
- NEVER ASSUME AN ALARM IS A TEST!
- Be sure that no one enters the building during the drill.
- Make sure that everyone in the building did evacuate and is at a safe distance.
- Make sure that everyone is present and accounted for.听 It may be helpful to assign
one person for each floor or area of the building to be responsible for ensuring employees
on that floor or in that area have evacuated.
After the Drill
Make sure that no one reenters the building until the alarm is turned off and the
building is deemed safe to reenter.
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Meet with building personnel to discuss results and ways to improve the evacuation
procedures for the building.听 This is the purpose of the fire drill.听 Carefully and
critically identify weaknesses and problems and develop better evacuation procedures.
Train building occupants on any new procedures developed from the drill.
Safety Office