Fire procedure
Okay kids, what do you do when the fire alarm goes off?
At a very young age we [yes, we were kids too] are taught to leave the building, in a calm and orderly manner, when the fire alarm is activated.
This has been standard procedure since at least the 1960’s.
This may not include all of us in the “older” generation, but it certainly includes most of us.
All through school, from kindergarten through high school, there are mandated fire alarm and evacuation drills.
Some were scheduled; others were random; all mandated by the Department of Education.
In general the concept has never changed. The alarm goes off, everybody drops what they are doing then in a calm, orderly manner, leave the building.
Pretty simple concept. Get out and wait for the fire department. Continue reading