NARRATIVE REPORT ON SIMULTANEOUS SCHOOL-BASED

CONDUCTOF THE EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE DRILL

Earthquake is one of the famous disasters that caused
people died or injured. It cannot be detected when and where it
would be happened to anyone. This is mostly happened in places
where people are hanging around and working. Earthquake is
understood by being a natural phenomenon caused by the
constant movements of the earths crustal plates and due to
climate change too.
Connectively, the ________________ conducted the schoolbased earthquake drill on ___________. This was also affirmed by
the virtue of the DepEd Order No. 71, Series of 2014, stated the
pursuance of Executive Order 137, S.1999 Declaring the Month of
July of Every Year as National Disaster Consciouness Month
(NDCM). This Dep Ed Memorandum stated that all public and
private schools and DepEd offices in full cooperation with the
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
(NDRRMC) should undertake a Simultaneous National SchoolBased Earthquake Drill. This series of activities is guided with the
theme: _________________.The drill started with the ceremonial
pressing of the button where the students from Grade 7 to Grade
11 together with their teachers and adviders followed strictly the
three important things during an earthquake. These were the
Ducking, Covering and Holding, Watching out for falling objects,
and Keeping calm and avoiding panic.
Before the actual drills, ____________, a Grade Eight teacher
undertook an orientation during the flag ceremony. She
disseminated the information about the occurrence of earthquake
as well as the needs to carry out a drill to enhance the pupils
awareness on the safety measures before, during and after the
said disaster. She made-mentioned of the guidelines for the drills
and also pointed out the possible evacuation area in the school.
This event facilitated the drills to become successful with 100%
pupils and teachers participation.

Furthermore,
this
activity
intensified
the
pupils
preparedness and highlighted their awareness regarding disaster
risk reduction whenever they are in time of incidences. On the
other hand, this helped a lot the teachers and the school in
managing emergencies especially, the earthquake occurrences.