are unannounced fire drills in dorms a bad idea?

germoon
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:08:52 +0000

Good point, GoldShadow. It’s a pretty basic instinct that when something’s that loud and lights are flashing, it’s a good idea to get out.

lol that actually happened during my fire drill, dramakitty. Kids were standing outside in shorts and shower shoes to listen to a fire marshal tell us not to use the elevators in case of a fire.

Who knew? I certainly would not have been able to tell by the signs in all four elevators. Nor would I have guessed from the signs on the doors to the stairs that tell us to use them in case of a fire. I didn’t get it from the map in each of our dorm rooms showing us where to go in case of a fire and telling us to use the stairs. And that meeting we had with our RA about what to do in emergencies? Went completely over my head.

In fact, during the fire drill, we all decided that the smartest thing to do would be to pile into the elevator and make sure we exceeded the weight limit (so we could go down faster). This was, of course, after we finished climbing a tree during a thunderstorm. While carrying a plugged-in toaster.

For the most part, we’re all 18 or older. This is elementary stuff, and we know what to do. I’d rather see some of the money they budget for this stuff go towards having a fire extinguisher in each room (or maybe at least one in our hallway…). But, that would be wasteful.