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Fire Exit Drill & Fire Prevention Education in Schools
One form is required for each campus.
Please complete this form and keep it in your school or school district records for three years.
Do not send this form to the State Fire Marshal’s Office.
Name of the Fire Department serving the school campus
Please mark an X in each appropriate box to indicate the grade levels in your school.
Fire Exit Drill Information
School Fire Drills are required by local fire code adoption or, in areas without codes, the fire inspection rules of
the State Fire Marshal.
Indicate the months that your school is
in session for 10 days or more.
Indicate the months that a fire drill was
conducted.
Fire Safety Education
Fire safety education should include items such as home escape plans, kitchen safety, monthly smoke
detector checks, etc.
Lessons may be found in Fire Safety for Texans curriculum guides at www.tdi.texas.gov/fire.
The percentage of students participating in age appropriate Fire Safety Education during the school year is
%
Certification
I certify that the above information is correct.
School administrator signature Title
Printed name
Date
Preparation of this form is mandated by the Texas Insurance Commissioner through the adoption of the “Fire Suppression Rating Schedule.” This
schedule enumerates specific credit points used in calculating local insurance rates. A minimum of nine (9) drills is needed, one (1) per month for
each month having 10 school days or more to achieve full credit for fire drills. If you have questions on fire drills, contact your local fire
official. Fo
r more information about fire exit dril
l requirements in Texas, go to http://www.tdi.texas.gov/fire/fmschl.html.
Information solici
ted in this form will be combined with that of other schools served by specific fire departments and used to calculate
insurance rates for your community. In addition to the enhancement to student safety that comes from holding regular fire exit drills and by
providing fire prevention education, the residents in your community may benefit from lower insurance rates. Questions relating to this form may
be directed to the State Fire Marshal’s Office by email to fire.marshal@tdi.texas.gov
. Please do not send forms to the State Fire Marshal.
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