Enhancing emergency response through mock drill/ Simulation Exercise

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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., Dont 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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• Schools 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