Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church Fire Drill September 23 2007

During the 11:00AM service at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Tallahassee church members were required to evacuate the building as part of a Fire Drill facilitated by the following partner organizations:

• Capital Area Citizen Corps
• Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross
• Capital Area Medical Reserve Corps
• City of Tallahassee
  • Fire Department
  • City of Tallahassee

Document	Format
Bethel AME Church Evacuation Plan	PDF

was located in the church parking lot so that the church's youth could practice their home fire safety techniques.

	Firefighters and American Red Cross personnel meet prior to the drill to discuss how the drill will be facilitated.
	225 individuals were present in the church just before the FIRE ALARM sounded to begin the Fire Drill.
	In the moments after the FIRE ALARM sounded, members begin to file out the church in a very orderly fashion.
	The members continue to move out of the building heading to one of two rally points.
	Engines from the Tallahassee Fire Department arrive on-site.
	The chapter's Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) was on-site to provide Mass Care (Feeding) support to the church members as they waited to gain access back into the building.
	The Capital Area Chapter's Fire / Weather House
	After the Tallahassee Fire Department gave the all clear signal, church members began to return to the building to eat lunch.

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