Why do firefighters show up for school/work fire drills?
A9. A firefighter’s main responsibility is to assure life safety on all emergency calls. During a fire drill, firefighters get an opportunity to familiarize themselves to the layout of each building during non-emergency conditions as well as, and most importantly, monitor the progress of the building evacuation. When firefighters show up to a fire, ensuring all occupants are out of the building is the first priority. Extinguishing the fire is the next step and many times firefighters can find trapped/impaired/lost occupants easier and faster by extinguishing the fire and removing the fire products.
