POSSIBLE DISATER DRILL SCENARIOS
Announce “THIS IS A DRILL…………IT IS ONLY A DRILL”
We are having a 6.3 earthquake. The epicenter is in San Mateo. The shaking inside your room is tremendous. It will last for one full minute and then stop. Please do exactly as you would in a real earthquake. BEGIN NOW.
After the shaking stops:
The shaking has stopped. There is a fire on the street outside. You hear sirens from everywhere. There is a fire in the storage area. The play yard appears undamaged. The _________________ Classroom has a fire in the wall with the washing machine. When you try to evacuate, the fire exit door is blocked by lots of clutter that was being stored there.
Please do exactly as you would in a real earthquake and fire. BEGIN NOW.
An unbolted tall bookshelf in the _______ Classroom has fallen. There is one child trapped under it; the child is crying.
The Office roof has collapsed. The director and site coordinator are unconscious and seem to be badly injured. Then, a child with asthma begins having trouble breathing due to the dust from the collapsed roof. Their inhaler is found to be expired.
“THIS IS A DRILL…………IT IS ONLY A DRILL”
While children are playing outside, there is violence or gun shots on the street in front of childcare facility. Please do exactly as you would in a real threat. BEGIN NOW
Soon, a police officer enters the center and instructs you to lock down until they clear the threat. It’s almost pickup time and parents will be arriving soon. (Try practicing a test of notifying all parents of time sensitive emergency information and instructions. Be clear it is only a practice test of the emergency notification system).