ST. LOUIS BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULATION

INSTRUCTION

ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND SECONDARY

Schedules

Emergencies – Fires

Each administrator and custodian shall be responsible for maintaining in working order the fire alarm system, fire extinguishers, school bell, and exit doors.

The building administrator shall make certain that all employees and students are informed of: 1) the signal that warns of a fire; 2) the routing system or evacuation plan from various stations in the building; and 3) the responsibility of each staff member from the time the alarm is sounded until the "all clear" signal is given.

All principals must conduct a fire drill at intervals of not more than sixty (60) days, September through June, each school year. A report of each fire drill shall be made in triplicate on the form School Fire Drill and Fire Alarm Test Report. Two copies should be mailed immediately to the commissioner of school buildings and one copy mailed to the associate superintendent for site support/instructional and leadership office. The commissioner shall keep one copy on file and shall forward one copy to the city's Fire Prevention Bureau.

In case of an unscheduled fire alarm the principal shall notify the fire department immediately, even though a false alarm is suspected, and then investigate the cause of-the alarm.

Regulation Approved: June 26, 1990

Revised: December 07, 1999