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Emergency Drill Log

A four-page emergency evacuation and disaster drill log: facility details, a typical drill schedule, an annual tracker for monthly fire drills, severe weather and lockdown drills, and a drill record page to copy for every drill.

Format: Printable PDF · US Letter
Pages: 4
Best for: Directors · administrators
Updated: Oct 2026

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What’s inside

Every drill timed, recorded and signed off

Facility informationFacility name, address, phone, director, licensing agency, licensed capacity, log year, your fire drill and severe weather or lockdown time standards, and primary and alternate assembly points.
Required drill scheduleTypical frequencies for fire and evacuation, severe weather and lockdown drills, and the details every drill record must document.
Annual drill trackerOne row per month for fire drills plus rows for severe weather, lockdown and other drills: date, time, children, staff, evacuation time, standard met, who conducted it and director initials. An annual review box records missed or repeated drills.
Drill recordDrill type, date, start and all-accounted-for times, weather, headcounts, total evacuation time against your standard, route and assembly point, an eight-point procedure checklist, impediments and corrective action, and sign-off.

How to use it

Four steps to put it to work this week

1
Fill in the facility page once a yearEnter your time standards and assembly points from your licensing agency and emergency plan.
2
Copy a drill record for every drillPrint a fresh Section 3 page each time, including repeat drills.
3
Time it from alarm to headcountStart the timer when the alarm sounds and stop it when every child and staff member is accounted for.
4
Log it on the tracker and sign offAdd the drill to the annual tracker so gaps stand out, and have the director review and sign each record.

Tips from operators

What centers that use this well do differently

Learned the hard way across 3,000 child care spaces — and from the directors and educators who join our Lunch & Learns and Learning Labs.

Vary the time and the exit

Run drills at nap time, mealtimes and late in the day, and block an exit now and then so staff practise the alternate route.

Plan for non-walkers

Note which staff move infants and children who need help, and record how it went in the procedure checklist.

Keep the log where inspectors can see it

Licensing visits often ask for drill records. Keep the binder on site and follow your agency’s retention period.

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