As a part of School Safe Act, a mock fire drill was conducted precisely at 10.40 a.m. on 3rd July 2017 for classes I to XII to sensitize them towards the hasty precautionary measures to be taken when a disaster strikes. Implementing fire safety and life safety measures are the best lines of defense for protecting children in schools and workers in organizations and their property from fire devastation.
The moment the alarm sounded, the students from the classes on different floors rushed out and quickly formed a line and other classes joining them in quick succession to move down along with their teacher leading them to safety. The Safety officers (teachers in charge) having recognized the hazards acted in a proactive manner switching off all the lights and main switches besides instructing the students and the teachers to move down quickly. They and a few other teachers also checked the washrooms, labs, library to ensure that all the students were on move to safety. The students of the PJK were taken out with their teachers leading from the back side of the school while the students of classes I to V were led out through the back door while those of classes VI to XII were evacuated through the front door to avoid any sort of commotion and stampede. As the teachers of the second and the third floors helped the learners as they were pushing one another to descend first, a few teachers could step down only at the end. The Principal stood at the first flight of steps helping the children to step down and directing them to move towards the front door. The whole school was on the ground within four minutes time where the teachers were found counting the heads of their students calling out their names from the name list that each teacher carried. The Principal soon followed with a list in her hand and continuously instructing the students to keep calm as there was a lot of hustle and bustle on the ground. She reminded the students of the higher classes to be more responsible by giving a helping hand to the teachers in fetching the students down. She highlighted the importance of such mock drills as they become very handy and extremely useful at times of disasters. She added that the evacuation should be materialized safely within three minutes time. Then the students recited the prayer, ’Praise Him Praise Him’ and dispersed class-wise for their classes.
