text: To prevent fires and deaths caused by fires, schools must have an evacuation plan in place, and make sure that all the proper fire alarms and warnings work. Teachers must take charge of the situation and act as leaders. Teachers should also consider the number of students that they have, and the need for enough space and time to get all of the students out quickly and safely. Teachers should also be alert to the causes of fires, in order to try and stop them from happening.
  Fire drill regulations
  Many jurisdictions require that fire drills be conducted at certain intervals. This is the case in educational institutions, and also other workplaces and buildings. The frequency of such drills and what must be done during them may be laid down in statutes.
  United States
  In the United States, school fire drill regulations are set by individual states. While all mandate fire drills during the course of a school year, the frequency and number vary from state to state.
  The following states require that schools conduct a fire drill once per month:
  The following states require that schools conduct a specific number of drills over the course of the entire school year, or that a certain number of drills must be conducted within a certain period of time:
  The following states specify a greater frequency of fire drills at the beginning of the school year:
  Until regulations changed on November 1, 2010, New Jersey was unique in its requirement that schools conduct 2 fire drills per month.  Under later requirements, one of the 2 fire drills was replaced by a monthly security drill.