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A fire drill is a method of practicing the evacuation of a building for a fire or other emergency. Generally, the emergency system (usually an alarm) is activated and the building is evacuated as though a real fire had occurred. Usually, the time it takes to evacuate is measured to ensure that it occurs within a reasonable length of time, and problems with the emergency system or evacuation procedures are identified to be remedied.

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[edit] Fire drill regulations

Many jurisdictions require that fire drills be conducted at certain intervals. This is most often the case in elementary, middle, and high schools, but sometimes other places as well. Often the frequency of such drills and any special actions that must be taken during such drills are listed in the statute.

[edit] United States

In the United States, school fire drill regulations are set by individual states.

Some states require that schools conduct a fire drill once per month:

Some states require that schools conduct a specific number of drills be conducted either over the course of the entire school year, or that a certain number of drills must be conducted within a certain period of time:

Some states specify a greater frequency of fire drills at the beginning of the school year:

Until regulations changed on November 1, 2010, New Jersey was unique in its requirement that schools conduct two fire drills per month.[38] Under more recent requirements, one of the two fire drills was replaced by a monthly security drill.[13]

[edit] United Kingdom

The Department for Children, Schools and Families requires that schools perform a fire drill at least once per academic year and recommends that one should occur termly. According to the Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997, all workplaces must have an emergency plan consisting of staff actions, evacuation plans and arrangements for contacting the fire brigade.[39]

[edit] China

Main article: Chinese fire drill


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  2. ^ Arkansas Code, § 12-13-109. Fire drills.
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  24. ^ "§12-45.1-69, Exception 2". Hawaii Administrative Rules, Title 12, Subtitle 7. Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. p. 27. http://hawaii.gov/labor/rule/12-45.1.pdf. Retrieved 2009-11-10. 
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  33. ^ Subsection M of 6.30.2.10 of the New Mexico Administrative Code
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  38. ^ New Jersey Permanent Statutes, § 18A:41-1
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