Thorner - BCSD Static Server - Bakersfield City School District

Notify the Bakersfield City Fire Department 324-4542Notify the Bakersfield Police Department 327-7111Take roll.The principal will direct further action as required. Students and staff must not return toschool until the fire department officials have declared the area to be safe.a) EarthquakeThe teacher or other person in authority gives the command to “duck and cover.”The students and staff take cover under desks; face away from windows; stay away fromoutside walls.The teacher in charge of the classroom shall hold all pupils inside until signal to clear buildingis given. Students and staff will then go to designated fire drill areas. The signal to clearthe building will be the regular fire drill alarm.It is important to remain calm and to remain indoors until signal to leave building is given.Contact will be made with the Bakersfield City School District Civil Defense Coordinator(Mike Taylor ext. 73100)Explosion or Threat of ExplosionIn the event of an explosion at the school or the threat of an explosion, the following will beaccomplished:The school fire alarm will be sounded.The students and staff should leave the building and move to an area of safety.A class monitor should report to the designated area when the class has cleared the building.The administrator in charge should notify the following agencies of the incident:The Bakersfield Police DepartmentThe Fire DepartmentThe Bakersfield City School District Civil Defense CoordinatorThe utility companyFallen AircraftWarning of a falling, or fallen aircraft, is usually by lights, sound or fire.school, the following actions will be taken:If an aircraft falls near theCall 911 and SuperintendentThe principal will determine when emergency action should be taken.Students and staff must be kept at a safe distance from the aircraft; the aircraft mayexplode.The principal will try to determine whether the aircraft is a military, commercial orprivate plane.b) FireFire drills will be held at least once a month.The fire alarm will be sounded. This will alert the students and staff to leave the buildings.Directions for exit are in each teacher’s handbook.Representatives from each classroom should report to the proper area when the class hascleared the building.Teachers will be sure that their room is cleared and will close the classroom door when theroom is clear.The classes will return to the classroom promptly at bell signal upon completion of fire drill.