Fire Drills
Fire drills are a vital part of a comprehensive campus fire safety program. Drills are held to familiarize occupants with drill procedures and to make the drill a matter of established routine. The required and recommended frequency of drills is outlined in the table below.
Group or Occupancy |
Drill Frequency |
Participation |
Assembly (for example, Event Managers for activities in Squires ballrooms) |
Quarterly |
Employees |
Business (1) |
Recommended Annually (1) |
Employees; however, it is recommended that drills occur during normal occupancy |
Residential Housing |
Four times per year |
All occupants |
Skelton Inn and Conference Center |
Quarterly on each shift |
Employees |
Adult and Child Day Care (Wallace) |
Quarterly |
Employees |
Schiffert Health Center |
Quarterly |
Employees |
(1) Buildings which have more than an occupancy load of 500 or more persons, or more than 100 persons located on floors above or below the level of exit discharge must perform annual drills.
Once you have reviewed your evacuation and fire prevention plans with your employees, practice drills are recommended to ensure that the employees are prepared for emergencies. All fire drills must be coordinated with EHSS in advance by calling 231-4207 or email firesafe@vt.edu. EHSS can assist you with drills and involve outside agencies such as the fire and police departments. Fire drills are a vital part of a comprehensive campus fire safety program. Drills are held to familiarize occupants with drill procedures and to make the drill a matter of established routine.
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All fire drills at Virginia Tech will be announced and preplanned. If a fire alarm sounds and you have not been notified prior to the alarm that it is a drill, take immediate action, evacuate the building and protect yourself. |