• Emergency Drills and Exercises

    Download and review Reference Guide 5803.7 Emergency Procedures Drills and Districtwide Emergency Exercises . 

    Spring 2025 Districtwide Emergency Drills

    Radio Test - March 18, 2025

    Complete an Emergency Drill Evaluation at emergencydrills.lausd.net after each emergency drill and radio test. For best results, complete the emergency drill evaluation online using a cell phone. Responses may also be documented on the Emergency Drill Evaluation Worksheet and then entered onto the online drill evaluation system after the drill using a desktop computer, tablet, or cell phone.

    Schools should maintain a record on site of all their emergency drills. Both the Fire Department and the Office of Environmental Health and Safety audit and issue citations to schools for failure to comply with the mandated drill schedule. Check the Emergency Drill Frequency Chart below for the types of required drills and how often each must be conducted at each school type to meet requirements.
     
    Emergency Activities Table 2024-2025: Click here to view the schedule
     
      At-a-Glance Emergency Drill Frequency Chart
     
    Regular Academic Year and Summer School Emergency Drill Frequency Chart
    Type Early Education/Elementary/ Middle School (inc. span schools with HS grades) High School/DACE
    Fire First week of in-person classes until proficient, then 1x/month at minimum. First week of in-person classes until proficient, then an additional 1x/semester at minimum.
    Lockdown 1x/semester within the first 30 days of student in-person classes at minimum. 1x/semester within the first 30 days of student in-person classes at minimum.
    Earthquake (Drop/Cover/Hold On) 1x/month of in-person classes at minimum.  1x/month of in-person classes at minimum.
    Shelter-in-Place Oral review or drill 1x/semester of in-person classes at minimum. Oral review or drill 1x/semester of in-person classes at minimum.
         
    Please note: Schools in the Tsunami Inundation Zone should also orally review tsunami protocols. Once per semester, with STAFF ONLY, review the Rapid Relocation procedures for active shooter incidents meeting the specific criteria in BUL-5469 Lockdown And Rapid Relocation Procedures For All Schools. 
     
     
    NEW  Radio Test Resources 
     
    Letter templates informing parents of a Districtwide emergency drill:
     
    Triage Kit for School Drills
    Use the  Emergency Drill Triage Kit to make your disaster drills a bit more challenging. The kit includes 40 numbered tags have different injuries printed on them and other materials, so that your Search and Rescue and Triage teams can practice their skills. Hand out the tags to selected students before the drill, and then during the drill check to see if the "victims" are found, identified, and taken to the appropriate location. By exercising the system, teachers will learn and practice the skills that will help them in a real disaster. The victim tags fit into a standard-size plastic name badge.