Fire Drill Laws and Requirements (2025)

By the year 2025, all schools (public and private) are required to have at least one (1) fire drill per school day.

2020
President Donald Trump orders that all states shall abide by the same fire safety code, and requires that schools conduct at least two (2) fire drills per week.

2025
President Elizabeth Warren furthers Donald Trump's fire drill requirements and requires that all schools perform a fire drill at least once (1x) per day school is in session.

Decibel Requirements
All schools must have fire alarms with 140 decibels or higher.

Exception Days
Fire Drills are not required on the following days: Any day where a fire drill is not conducted due to inclement weather must be made up.
 * First Day of School
 * Last Day of School
 * Days of Inclement Weather (Rain, snow, sleet)

Penalties for Non-Abidance
If a school does not conduct a fire drill on a certain day without evidence of inclement weather, the school shall be fined $150 per missed drill.

Times of the Day
Fire drills must be mixed up and performed at random intervals of the day. For example, Monday's fire drill could be during 2nd period, and Tuesday's drill could be performed during lunch.

Other Requirements

 * Each fire drill must be unannounced to students, teachers, or other staff faculty
 * Each principal or school director must have paper documentation of fire drills including:
 * Date of fire drill
 * Time of fire drill (and period)
 * Time of evacuation
 * Weather (more specifically temperature)
 * Number of students present
 * Number of staff present

September 11 Fire Drill Requirements
All schools must have a grand total of at least five (5) fire drills on September 11 if that date is on a school day, in observance of 9/11 and the Benghazi attacks.

Requirements of Other Drills
Other types of emergency drills (such as Tornado, Earthquake, Evacuation, Lockdown and Volcano) are NOT required, but may be conducted if the administrator wishes, as long as the daily fire drill is also performed.