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=== United Kingdom === The [[National Union of Teachers]] requires that all schools, colleges and universities and any other education establishment perform a fire evacuation drill every term.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Burton |first1=Liz |title=How to Carry Out a Fire Drill in your School |url=https://www.highspeedtraining.co.uk/hub/conducting-fire-drill-in-schools/ |website=High Speed Training UK Limited |date=5 November 2018 |access-date=8 April 2019 |archive-date=8 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408154608/https://www.highspeedtraining.co.uk/hub/conducting-fire-drill-in-schools/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It is required that most schools perform a fire drill at the start of the academic year.<ref name="UK Fire Regulations"/> According to UK fire regulations, any new buildings that were built after the fire safety regulations changed in 2005, every room should have at least one fire alarm device such as a bell, a sounder (siren) or smoke/heat alarm installed. Regular safety checks such as testing [[fire alarm system|fire alarm]]s or [[smoke alarms]] and [[fire extinguishers]] should be performed weekly and does not require building evacuation.<ref name="UK Fire Regulations">{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/workplace-fire-safety-your-responsibilities/fire-safety-equipment-drills-and-training |title=Fire safety in the workplace |publisher=Direct Gov |access-date=2015-09-19 |archive-date=2015-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928040540/https://www.gov.uk/workplace-fire-safety-your-responsibilities/fire-safety-equipment-drills-and-training |url-status=live }}</ref> According to the [[Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005]], all workplaces must have an emergency plan specifying staff actions, evacuation plans and arrangements for contacting the [[fire brigade]].<ref name="United Kingdom">{{cite web |url=http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/emergencies/typesofincident/fire/index.html |title=DfES | Teachernet | Emergencies |publisher=Teachernet |access-date=2010-09-24 |archive-date=2010-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007110321/http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/emergencies/typesofincident/fire/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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