Fire drill

[2] Children on the second floor were trapped there, with neither teachers nor pupils knowing how to get out of the building safely.

Within a year of the fire, many of the hazardous conditions such as found in Our Lady of the Angels had been eliminated in thousands of schools around the United States.

The General Assembly of Illinois also passed life safety codes in response to the fire at Our Lady of the Angels.

Things such as more control over waste disposal, proper storage of combustible supplies, more frequent fire drills, and inspections were put in place.

[16] The National Union of Teachers requires that all schools, colleges and universities and any other education establishment perform a fire evacuation drill every term.

[48] It is required that most schools perform a fire drill at the start of the academic year.

[50] The New Zealand Fire Service requires all schools and educational facilities to carry out a fire drill (termed a trial evacuation) at least once every six months, unless a shorter period is specified in the school's approved evacuation scheme.