Canadian Academy has developed a set of procedures to be followed in the case of an emergency. Since followed in the case of an emergency. Since emergencies often strike without warning, students, parents and teachers are asked to become familiar with these procedures.
The fire drill announcement is activated, “Kaji desu, Kaji desu; there is a fire; there is a fire.”
Maintenance staff will unlock the gate to Lilly Field.
Students should line up quietly and prepare to exit.
Teachers lead the students out according to the exit routes determined by the Emergency Team. The route will appear on the map on the back of the door to their classroom.
MS/HS teachers will take their advisory/homeroom lists with them.
Doors should be left closed but unlocked; lights should be turned off.
Students exiting from the ELAC Building:
* Take attendance on the sidewalk
* Move to Lilly Field after attendance if necessary
• Students exiting from the Main Building:
* Middle School Students: Proceed to the green belt end of the Lilly Field and line up against the fence nearest to the greenbelt
* High School Students: Proceed to the road end of the Lilly Field
Support staff that are assigned Emergency Backpacks bring them with them as they leave the building and collect at the corner of Lilly Field and the Main Building.
Final Checkers verify that their area is clear and call in to Director of Finance and Business Operations.
Teachers should take attendance immediately upon arriving at the designated spot outside. Any missing children should be reported at once to their principal.
Teachers without students are to report to the Director of Finance and Business Operations.
Everyone must wait for the all-clear signal; after it is given, all should return to the building in a quiet and orderly fashion
• The fire alarm is activated.
• Maintenance staff will unlock the gate to Lilly Field.
• Community follows the fire drill outlined above.
• After everyone is safely out of the building, the Emergency Team must determine whether there is an actual fire. If there is a fire, the fire department should be called immediately.
• If any students or staff members are seriously injured, contact your administrator so that the First Aid Team led by the nurse can evaluate the situation.
• After the fire has been extinguished, the Emergency Team must determine if it is safe to return to the building. If not, the students must be evacuated.
• If the weather is severe (heavy rain, intense cold, etc.) or if the premises become dangerous, the students should be taken to the designated off-site safe havens to wait for their parents to pick them up. The Emergency Team will communicate with parents. Students must remain at the off-site safe havens until a parent or authorized person comes to pick them up.
• The Emergency Team then must assess the damage and take appropriate measures.
• For very minor damage, the Emergency Team will decide when to reopen the school. For severe damage to the school premises and property, an emergency session of the School Board must be convened to decide where and when the operation of the school will resume.
• A fire larger than one in a wastepaper basket should be left to professionals. Staff members should not try to fight larger fires unless they have special training.
• One should not run if one’s clothing catches fire, running fans and spreads the flames. A person on fire should stop, drop, and roll. Rolling in a coat, blanket, or on the floor helps to smother the flames.
• When planning to enter a closed room in a burning building, the door should first be felt with the palm of the hand—if it is hot, it should not be opened!