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Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School
Fall River - Somerset - Swansea - Westport

Rogerio Ramos, Superintendent-Director
rramos@dimanregional.org

Brian S. Bentley, Assistant Superintendent-Director/Principal
bbentley@dimanregional.org
251 Stonehaven Road
Fall River, Massachusetts 02723

Telephone 508-678-2891
FAX 508-679-6423

 
TO: All Faculty & Staff
FROM: Brian S. Bentley, Assistant Superintendent-Director/Principal
SUBJECT: Building Evacuation/Fire/Fire Drills

Following is the procedure regarding the evacuation of the building during an actual fire or fire drill. The evacuation directions as presented have been adopted as school policy and must be implemented by every teacher during an actual emergency or a practice drill.

  • Teachers are to explain their classroom or shop evacuation route to the students as they relate to the posting in each room or shop.
  • Please follow the evacuation route in the event of an alarm.
  • Teachers are to secure all windows and doors upon evacuation and are to lead their students away from the building to a designated area. Teachers are to bring their rank book with them and take attendance upon arriving at the designated area. In the event of a fire drill, teachers will wait for a bell and an all clear from the administration before reentering the building.
  • If, at any time, there is a fire, no matter how small, the fire alarm is to be pulled and the fire reported to the fire department. Of course, good judgment must be used before sounding the alarm if possible phone the Administration Office using the EMERGENCY number of 7777
  • If the fire can be put out by the use of an extinguisher, please do so, however, the fire alarm is still to be pulled and the building evacuated.
  • It is better to recall the responding units of the fire department than to chance a small fire getting out of control and not have called the fire fighters.