It's a way to be prepared for the worst, so we practice lockdowns, fire drills and evacuations.

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Mr. Williams referred to the preplanning locations as Ms. Bary's "fire drills ".

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Fire drills can be costly, as teams are too small and spread across tasks to withstand too many alarms at once.

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Essentially, you are planning for the fire drills by making yourself available.

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The real problem is that the current mindset surrounding human error seems to be one of retroactive fire drills rather than proactive prevention.

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However, annual activities have been mainly confined to periodic fire drills and publicity activities that are usually limited to schools and government agencies.

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E-mail disclaimers are one of the minor nuisances of modern office life, along with fire drills, annual appraisals and colleagues who keep sneezing loudly.

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One student, David Lewis, told the newspaper that after several routine fire drills it was possible some students had not taken Monday's fire alarm seriously.

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South Korea had been holding live-fire drills in the area nearby.

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If yes, start to plan them into your schedule now so you can minimize last minute fire drills that can suck the joy right out of the season.

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Regular fire drills for all 1, 300 people who work at the Oberoi and the adjoining Trident hotel certainly saved lives: During the first two hours the staff, familiar with all the exits, guided 200 guests to safety.

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Risk assessments can serve as a vehicle for early buy-in, a method to secure budget and resources, a gauge for progress, a way to avoid fire-drills and set priorities for your program, a natural reporting-out format, and proof for regulators of the adequacy of your program.

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But the work went smoothly, aided by years of having participated in disaster drills, said the diver, who has been a member of the Minneapolis Fire Department since 1991.

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