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  2. Fire drill - Wikipedia

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    A group of students at James Madison University evacuate their dorm rooms in response to a fire drill. The purpose of fire drills in buildings is to ensure that everyone knows how to exit safely as quickly as possible if a fire, smoke, carbon monoxide, or other emergency occurs, and to familiarize building occupants with the sound of the fire alarm.

  3. Safety drill - Wikipedia

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    A fire drill is a method of practising how a building would be evacuated in the event of a fire or other emergency. Usually, the building's existing fire alarm system is activated and the building is evacuated as if the emergency had occurred.

  4. Two-in, two-out - Wikipedia

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    In firefighting, the policy of two-in, two-out refers to United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) policy 29 CFR 1910.134(g)(4)(i). [1] The respiratory protection standard requires that workers engaged in fighting interior structural fires work in a buddy system; at least two workers must enter the building together, so that they can monitor each other's whereabouts as ...

  5. Fire alarm system - Wikipedia

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    Remote annunciator: a device that connects directly to the panel; the annunciator's main purpose is to allow emergency personnel to view the system status and take command from outside the electrical room the panel is located in. Usually, annunciators are installed by the front door, the door the fire department responds by, or in a fire ...

  6. MBTA to stage rail safety drill Sunday in Whale’s Tooth ...

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    The MBTA will conduct an emergency evacuation training drill Sunday at approximately 10 a.m. in the Whale’s Tooth parking lot area. ... Drill scenario involves staged rail incident.

  7. Ten Standard Firefighting Orders - Wikipedia

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    The Ten Standard Firefighting Orders are a set of systematically organized rules designed by a USDA Forest Service task force to reduce danger to personnel and increase fire fighting efficiency. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They were introduced in 1957 and since then only the numbering changed, in order to make them easier to memorize.

  8. Drill tower - Wikipedia

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    The drill tower is typically a multi-level structure simulating high-rise buildings. Heights vary by location. Towers can help firefighters deal with real-life situations, including running upstairs with heavy equipment, using rope and safety nets, and operating a fire engine in a confined space.

  9. Process safety - Wikipedia

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    Process safety is an interdisciplinary engineering domain focusing on the study, prevention, and management of large-scale fires, explosions and chemical accidents (such as toxic gas clouds) in process plants or other facilities dealing with hazardous materials, such as refineries and oil and gas (onshore and offshore) production installations.