Fire drills help prepare you for a real emergency and are required of all offices, schools and buildings.In the unlikely event of a real fire, having a fire drill will teach you how to respond calmly and safely.
Step 1: Stay calm.
When you hear a fire alarm, do not panic.It's important to stay quiet so you can hear instructions.It's important to be quiet and calm the whole time a fire drill is happening.
Step 2: The alert should be treated like a real fire.
You should always treat the fire alarm as a fire, even if you think it's for practice.When a fire happens, you need to practice the drill so that you don't panic.Even if a drill is scheduled, something could happen that could cause a real emergency.The drill should be treated as if it were real.
Step 3: It's time to stop what you're doing.
You must stop doing anything when the alarm goes off.You don't want to take time to finish your paper or send an email.Don't waste time gathering your things.Don't wait to respond to the alarm.
Step 4: Move out of the building.
Take into account where the nearest exit is.You should leave the room where you are going.As you leave the room, try to be orderly.Line up to leave the room.Don't start running.Before a fire drill happens, it's a good idea to know the route to the nearest fire exit.It's a good idea to check your route when you're in a new building because you will spend a lot of time in it.There is a fire exit on the back of your hotel door.It is against the law to use an elevator in an emergency.
Step 5: Don't open your door.
Close the door behind you if you are the last person in the room.It's important that it doesn't lock.When you close the door, there is less oxygen in the room.It blocks smoke and heat from entering other rooms.
Step 6: The lights should be off.
As you exit the room, don't turn the lights off.Firefighters will see better if the lights are left on.
Step 7: Go to the closest exit.
The building needs to be evacuated along the prescribed route.If you don't know where the nearest exit is, look for "Exit" signs in the hallways.In the UK, these signs are usually in red or green.
Step 8: The doors need to be checked for heat.
When you're in a fire, you have to check doors for heat.If you see smoke coming under the door, place your hand near it to see if the heat is coming from it.Touch the door handle to see if it is hot.If you find any of these signs, you have to go somewhere else.
Step 9: Go down the stairs.
During a fire drill, elevators should not be used.Firefighters use elevators to help fight the fire.During a fire, elevators can be dangerous.stairways are usually pressurized, meaning they will not be as smoky as other areas.
Step 10: There are "smoke" signs.
The people doing the drill will put up smoke signs in certain hallways to make it look like there is a fire.You need to find an alternative route out of the building if you see a smoke sign.Practice crawling low if it's the only way out.Getting down low when there's smoke can help you see better.
Step 11: The sidewalks should be clear.
The sidewalks need to be clear for the firefighters to do their work.Firefighters can't get through if there are too many people on the sidewalk.It's important to listen for people giving directions.It's important to stay quiet because your bosses will want to get everyone in the same area so they will be looking to take a head count.
Step 12: Go to a safe distance.
The building could collapse if there is a fire.You should be far away from the building.Across the street is okay.
Step 13: Wait for the all-clear.
Don't think that because the fire alarm has stopped, you can re-enter the building.Wait until someone tells you it's okay to go back inside.You can resume normal activities if you hear that.