Fire and Earthquake Drill

• Fire drill


  A method of practicing how a building should be evacuated in the event of a fire or other emergencies
• Earthquake drill


  Simulated emergency circumstances designed to test the ability of school members to make the most appropriate decisions to ensure their safety
• Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)


  • Responsible for the prevention and suppression of all destructive fires in buildings, houses and other structures, forests, land transportation vehicles and equipment, ships or vessels docked at piers or wharves or anchored in major seaports, petroleum industry installations
• Types of fire drills

  • Role-playing
  • Live drills
• Steps of a fire drill

  1. Develop your evacuation plan

  2. Educate your employees, students or family

  3. Train your fire wardens

  4. Conduct a trial evacuation and track results

  5. Conduct regular fire drills
• Proper procedure for a fire drill

  • Familiarize yourself with the evacuation plan
  • Know your nearest escape routes
  • Remain calm and listen to the designated fire warden
  • Know where you're supposed to go outside to meet other team members
  • Close any doors firmly behind you as you exit
• How to conduct a fire drill effectively

  1. Communicate with the local fire chief or fire marshal

  2. Communicate evacuation routes

  3. Create an in-house safety committee

  4. Change up fire drill scenarios

  5. Conduct fire drills regularly
• Phases of a fire and earthquake drill

  • Alarm
  • Response
  • Evacuation
  • Assembly
  • Head count or roll call
  • Evaluation
• Rules for earthquake drill

  • Drop, cover, and hold on or protect your head and neck as best possible
  • If you use a wheelchair or have other mobility impairments and cannot drop, cover, and hold on, protect your head and neck your arms, and bend over to protect yourself if you are able
  • Stay where you are until the shaking stops
• Basic earthquake drill

  1. During the drill, the 1-minute alarm indicates earthquake or shaking

  2. While the alarm is ongoing, everyone should perform "duck, cover and hold"

  3. Remain in this position until the "shaking" stops
• Successful evacuation of inmates to reach a place of safety within the floor viz., protected staircase, protected lift lobby, Refuge area or Assembly point outside the building within reasonable time (2½ minutes) before the spread of smoke, fire and heat is the essence of evaluating the fire & emergency
• How to use a fire extinguisher

  1. Pull the pin while holding the extinguisher away from you to unlock the mechanism

  2. Aim low toward the base of the fire

  3. Squeeze the lever slowly

  4. Sweep the nozzle from side to side at the base of the fire
• Golden rules of fire extinguishers


  • Pull the pin
  • Aim nozzle at base of fire
  • Squeeze the trigger
  • Sweep nozzle from side
• Fuel


  Any kind of combustible material, characterized by its moisture content, size, shape, quantity and the arrangement in which it is spread over the landscape
• Oxygen


  • Air contains about 21 percent oxygen, and most fires require at least 16 percent oxygen content to burn
  • Oxygen supports the chemical processes that occur during fire
  • When fuel burns, it reacts with oxygen from the surrounding air, releasing heat and generating combustion products (gases, smoke, embers, etc.)
• Basic earthquake drills


  1. Drop, cover, and hold on

  2. Right after an earthquake: Keep calm, check all fire sources, put out fire quickly

  3. Keep calm, panic may cause injuries

  4. Make sure you have ways out: open doors and windows

  5. Keep away from gateposts and walls

  6. After an earthquake: Stay away from fires and tsunami, get the right information and take the right action, make sure your family and neighbors are safe, work together on rescue and first aid, make sure electricity and gas are off before evacuation
• Make an earthquake plan: Avoid being unprepared, build awareness of the risk that earthquakes pose, take action now
• An emergency preparedness kit should contain: water, food, flashlight, battery-powered or hand-crank radio, extra batteries, first aid kit, medications, multi-purpose tool, sanitation and personal hygiene items, copies of personal documents
• During an earthquake


  • Stay, drop and cover until the shaking stops
  • Dropping to the floor prevents the earthquake from knocking you down
  • Seek cover under a table or a sturdy object
  • If no cover is available, protect yourself by crouching down with your face toward the ground and your hands behind your head and neck
  • Stay away from glass, windows, outside doors and walls and anything that could fall
• Text, don't call during an earthquake, except for emergencies
• Causes of earthquakes


  • The Earth's outermost layer, the lithosphere, is composed of large slabs of rock known as tectonic plates
  • Where two plates come together and meet is a fault
  • Sudden movements of plates along a fault can cause an earthquake
• What happens during an earthquake

  1. Earthquakes generate large amounts of energy in the form of waves

  2. These waves cause the ground to shake

  3. Damage homes and businesses on the Earth's surface
• Best part of the house during an earthquake

  • Under a strong table or desk
  • Next to an interior wall with no windows
  • Hold on to your shelter if you have one, as the temblor will likely involve great shaking