emergency drill
Evacuation practice session
An emergency drill is a practice exercise simulating a crisis—fire, earthquake, active shooter—so people know how to respond when a real one occurs.
Schools, workplaces, and other institutions conduct them periodically: We had a fire drill this morning, The emergency drill went smoothly except for the new hires who couldn't find the exits.
The goal is making proper response automatic.
- fireCombustion with flames
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- evacuation planEmergency departure procedure
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- sirenWailing alert device
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