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Enhancing emergency response
through mock drill/ Simulation Exercise
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Learning objective
• Define the mock drill or exercise
• Need and importance of the mock drill
• Explain the phases to organize mock drill for
earthquake
• Precaution need to taken in organizing mock drill
• Define requirements for managing evacuation and
rescue operations
• Demonstrate the mock drill
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What is Mock Drill ?
Mock drill is a exercise / scenario organized to
assess the level of preparedness and check the
response procedure pertaining to any disaster
is followed
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Why Mock drill or Exercise ?
• To test emergency preparedness level of the school
• To correct mistakes of various role players in the school.
• To avoid misunderstanding in roles and responsibilities
• For better coordination among the teams
• To make it accustom so as to react instantly/correctly
• To check the proper functioning of instruments used by
disaster response teams (Task forces) as per SDMP.
• To test various elements of the SDMP and train teachers,
school staff and students on how to practice proper actions.
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Mock drill can be organised for all the
disasters
Earthquake Management Drill
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Phases of Drill
Phase 1: Alarm
Earthquake shaking warning is
given for one minute.
This will be a pre-arranged
signal such as siren/bell which
is known to whole school.
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Phase 2: Response
Duck, cover, hold
& other response
action will be
performed in class
rooms
If outside go
away from tall
buildings/
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Phase 3: Evacuation
Once the “shaking” warning
signal stops, teachers and
students should Check the
building damage and take
decision to evacuate the
building following proper
evacuation procedures
or
If building is damaged stay in
the building.
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Phase 4: Assembly
Whole school Staff /teachers/ students will assemble as per
their class at the pre determined assembly point.
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Phase 5: Head ount
Teachers will take
the attendance and
check with daily
attendance sheet.
Make list of
absentees and
activate the search
and rescue team
/first aid team
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Phase 6. Evaluation
An evaluation of the drill must be conducted to identify
problems encountered during the drill and how this can
be corrected in future earthquake drills.
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Precaution
• Display the Dos & Don'ts and Evacuation Plan of
your school building with safe and unsafe places.
•
Every class must be oriented & a movie on mock
drill should be shown.
• Observers should be located at danger places to
prevent any injury
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• All Students & staff members must be aware about
assembly point & warning sign for drills.
• Each class room should be checked for damaged
benches & other furniture which may harm students
during drill.
• Identify safe & danger zone in school & find out the
solution for danger zone.
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• Explain evacuation plan to students, teachers &
other staff of school
• Give specific instructions on what to do during an
earthquake e.g., Duck, Cover & Hold.
• Give specific instructions about what to do as soon
as the shaking stops e.g., Don’t run walk fast.
• Inform students & teachers about evacuation route &
assembly point.
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Actual conduction of drill
• Prior to drill identify & assign observer at various
point.
• A bell/siren will be blown for one minute, which
signifies earthquake shaking.
• During the warning all the students /teachers will do
Duck, Cover & Hold.
• As soon as warning signal stops, the teacher of
particular class check the building damage if any
and decide to evacuate the pre determined assembly
point
• Class teacher and class leader will leave the room in
last.
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• School’s Evacuation task force will guide in
evacuating the building.
• Those who are assumed to be injured will remain in
their class.
• Teacher will ensure that all person have evacuated
properly.
• After head counting is done different task forces will
be activated as below,
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Search & Rescue Task Force
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First Aid Task Force
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Fire Safety Task Force
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Building Evacuation Routes
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Orientation Programme for Teachers
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Orientation Programme for Students
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Earthquake Drill
Duck, Cover, Hold Demonstration
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Assembled after Evacuation
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Light Search and Rescue of Missing Student
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