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SECTION 10.2.18.3
EDUCATIONAL OCCUPANCIES
A. Drills
1. Fire exit drills shall be conducted regularly in accordance with the
applicable provisions of the following paragraphs.
2. There shall be at least four (4) exit drills a year in consultation and
coordination with the City/Municipal Fire Marshal having jurisdiction
over the area.
3. Drills shall be conducted during class hours; during the changing of
classes; when the school is at assembly; during the recess or gymnastic
periods; etc., so as to avoid distinction between drills and actual fires. If
a drill is called when pupils are going up and down the stairways, as
during the time classes are changing, the pupils shall be instructed to
form in line and immediately proceed to the nearest available exit in
an orderly manner.
4. Every fire exit drill shall be an exercise by the school management.
Teachers shall have a complete control of the class. Great stress shall
be laid upon the execution of each drill in a brisk, quiet, and orderly
manner. Running shall be prohibited. In case there are pupils
incapable of holding their places in a line moving at a reasonable
speed, provisions shall be made to have them taken care of by the
more sturdy pupils, moving independently of the regular line of march.
5. BFP personnel shall be appointed to assist in the proper execution of all
drills. The searching of toilets and other rooms shall be the duty of the
teachers or other members of the staff.
6. As drills simulate an actual fire condition, pupils shall not be allowed to
obtain anything after the alarm is sounded, even when in classrooms,
which would contribute to the confusion.
7. Each class or group shall proceed to a primary predetermined point
outside the building and remain there while a check is made to make
sure that all are accounted for, leaving only when a recall signal is
given to return to their classrooms, or when dismissed. Such points shall
be sufficiently far away from the building and from each other as to
avoid danger from any fire in the building, interference with fire
department operations, or confusion between different classes or
groups. An alternate assembly point shall be planned for and used
during other drills to ensure safety of the children if and when the
primary assembly point cannot be used by any reason.
8. Where necessary for drill lines to cross roadways, signs reading "STOP!
SCHOOL FIRE DRILL" or equivalent shall be carried by assigned
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