Fire Drill/Bomb Threat

Fire Drill/Bomb Threat Plan

Important Facts to Remember:

  • Be alert for the fire drill bell warning at all times.

  • The custodian shall check all exits each morning to be sure they are unlocked, not blocked, and available.

  • The teacher shall explain to their entire class the drill signal used by the school.

  • Follow the designated route next to each classroom door.

  • Staff should take red emergency bags out during all drills including fire. Staff should use red cards in the door window and exterior window if conditions are dangerous or there is a suspicious looking item.

  • Teachers are to lead their classes from the building to a safe distance outside.

  • Upon arrival outside the building, the teacher is to account for every student (take your attendance book).

  • The teacher is responsible for the conduct of the class.

  • Students are to move quietly so that all instructions can be heard.

  • There is no running, pushing, shoving, tripping, laughing, or talking.

  • All personnel not assigned to fire drill duties are to leave the building, too. This includes principal, teacher, office staff, cafeteria staff, and maintenance.

  • All classes remain outside the building until a visual/verbal all-clear signal is given to return to the building.

Additional Fire Drill Procedures

If you discover a fire in a building, call the office first, unless the fire is to such an extent that waiting any length of time would immediately endanger someone’s safety. Report to the office the location of the fire, smoke, etc. Office personnel will attempt to notify an administrator at once.

If you are not given directions about pulling the fire alarm, you may assume you are to pull it after you have called the office. We will attempt to tell you whether we will sound the alarm or if you should do that in your area.

Our practice will be to evacuate the entire school until we determine the extent of the problem and then move back “when the smoke clears.” Remember that we do not move back inside from any fire drills until staff members receive a visual or verbal signal to do so; bells will not be used as signals to return to the classrooms.

As a rule, we will not have fire drills during lunch or the change of class. However, if in doubt, evacuate.

Fire Drill/Bomb Threat Evacuation Routes

BUILDING 1 – 1st FLOOR

1101 and 1103-Leave classroom, proceed out north end using stairwell, go across Ennis Street and line up

1105 and 1107-Leave classroom, proceed out front doors, go across Ennis Street and line up

1104 and all offices (Administration/Reception Area)-Leave office area, proceed down the hall to front door entrance, go across Ennis Street and line up

BUILDING 1 – 2nd FLOOR

1201 and 1203-Leave classroom, proceed out north end door stairwell, go across to Ennis Street and line up

1205 and all offices (Guidance Area)-Leave office area, proceed out south end stairwell, go across to Ennis Street and line up

BUILDING 2 – 1st FLOOR

2101, 2103, 2105, 2107, and 2109-Leave classroom, proceed out east end doors, go across Ennis Street and line up

2102, 2104, 2106, and 2110-Exit through north end doors using the car loop area to line up

2111 and 2115-Leave classroom, through exterior doors, proceed out left using the sidewalk-follow it out to Ennis Street and line up

2125 and 2127-Leave classroom, through exterior doors, proceed out left using the sidewalk-follow it out to Woodrow Street and line up

BUILDING 2 – 2nd FLOOR

2201, 2203, 2205, 2207, and 2209-Leave classroom, proceed out right using east stairwell towards the cafeteria-exit our east doors, go across Ennis Street and line up

2211-Leave classroom, proceed out right using stairwell #2-follow hallway downstairs out to Woodrow Street and line up

2204 and 2208 (Auditorium Area), 2213, 2215, 2217, 2223, 2225, and 2227-Leave classroom/area, proceed out bus loop doors to Woodrow Street and line up in the bus loop area

BUILDING 3

3101, 3103, locker rooms and all offices-Leave classroom/areas, proceed out back door of gym hallway to athletic fields

3102 (Gymnasium)-Exit out exterior doors of gym, go left towards black top area continuing to athletic fields

BUILDING 4

4101, 4102, 4105, 4109, 4110, 4111, 4112, 4114 and 4116-Leave classroom, proceed out the west entrance of the building to Woodrow Street and line up

4104, 4106, 4107, 4108-Leave classroom, proceed out north end door towards the 2100 hallway-Exit out the west doors to Woodrow Street and line up

4117, 4117A, 4118, 4119 and 4120-Leave classroom, proceed out south door entrance, go to Woodrow Street at the south end and line up

BUILDING 5 - 1ST FLOOR

5101, 5102, 5103, 5104, 5105 and 5106-Leave classroom (odd number room use right side and even number use left), proceed out building towards Woodrow Street, go left through the parking lot to Academy Street and line up

5107, 5110, 5109, 5110, 5116, and 5118-Leave classroom (odd number room use right side and even number use left), proceed out building towards Ennis Street follow sidewalk between building 1 and the media center, cross Ennis Street into parking lot and line up

BUILDING 5 - 2ND FLOOR

5201, 5202, 5203, 5203A, 5204, and 5206 - Leave classroom, (odd number room use right side and even number use left), proceed out building towards Woodrow Street, go left through the parking lot to Academy Street and line up

5207, 5209, 5210, 5218, 5220, and 5222 – Leave classroom, (odd number room use right side and even number use left), proceed out building towards Ennis Street follow sidewalk between building 1 and the media center, cross Ennis Street into parking lot and line up

BUILDING 6

6101 (Media Center and all offices)-Leave media center out exterior doors facing Ennis Street, go across Ennis Street and line up

Bomb Threat Evacuation

Standard fire drill procedures will be used in the event of a bomb threat evacuation-intercom notification or fire alarm signal will be used, identical evacuation routes, red emergency bags are taken and green or red cards displayed. School staff should scan the room to ensure that there are no suspicious items visible and then place either a green card (safe conditions) or a red card (suspicious conditions) in the door window and an exterior window upon leaving.