Given human nature, it often takes a catastrophe to make disaster preparedness a priority. So will the fires devastating parts of the city prompt action?

The purpose of evacuation drills is to prepare building occupants for an organized evacuation in case of an emergency. At UMass Lowell, evacuation drills are used as a way to educate and train ...

The drills are to be conducted at unexpected times and under varying conditions and are to be initiated by activating the fire alarm system. Evacuation plan training is to be conducted for all new ...

The drills are to be conducted at unexpected times and under varying conditions and are to be initiated by activating the fire alarm system. Evacuation plan training is to be conducted for all new ...

Fire and Emergency Evacuation Drills are conducted in all Residence Halls (with occupancy of 15 or more residents) and Greek Living Units at or near the beginning of each semester. Drills are ...

The Jan. 4 issue of the Washington Post has a valuable article quoting Los Angeles City Councilwoman from Pacific Palisades ...

Pleasant Valley Elementary School conducted an emergency evacuation drill on Thursday, where students filed out of the school to nearby locations. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski Pleasant ...

This body of work aims to enhance community resilience and reduce casualties during tsunami events by employing innovative modeling techniques and gathering empirical data from evacuation drills ...

They said the drill, which concluded on Oct. 29, showed that there are no measures in place to ensure a smooth evacuation in heavy snow or to prevent traffic congestion caused by radiation checks.

Tokyo residents dashed for cover inside a train station on Monday as part of the first missile evacuation drill in the capital for years as Japan frets over the growing threat from nearby North Korea.