It Starts with a Fire Drill

We have observed that the commonplace “Fire Drill” being conducted in many offices is painfully inadequate. Sometimes they are performed as part of an overall all-hazards emergency response planning structure, but mostly fire drills are held as a perfunctory item on one of many checklist items from local officials and/or building or facilities management. Staff rarely know what to do, where to go, and the “what if’s” that they need to know…