I'm a teacher and was asked to pull the fire alarm for a drill today. This is how I responded.

Why_Cheesoid_Exist · 2 months

I got to do this as an elementary school student, and it's something I'll never forget. I didn't believe him at first when the janitor told me we were doing a fire drill and I could pull the alarm, but when I was finally convinced, sweet sweet joy.

tacojohn48 · 2 months

Last summer I was working at Capital One and we had a fire drill, took like 20 minutes to clear all the buildings. One day they bought ice cream for everyone and when the truck showed up the buildings all emptied in like 5 minutes.

fartandburp · 2 months

I was student teaching 3 years ago when I burned a bag of popcorn during a break. Smoke poured out of the room and cause the fire alarms to go off. Two fire trucks ended up coming sirens blaring asking what the problem was. I had to explain to them that I burned a bag of popcorn. All the teachers I taught with and all the kids I taught thanked me for the half hour break in their boring classes. Oh, and it smelled like burned popcorn for a week in that hallway.

txgirl09 · 2 months

OP, was it everything you'd hoped it would be?

CerpinTaxes · 2 months

I like that he is miming along to The Mars Volta in this gif.

Paulus81 · 2 months

Fat Jonah Hill is so much better than the skinny one.

plan_b_ability · 2 months

Was told to do it at work last year. I kept asking, "Really? Are you sure?" I'm in my late 20's and was still nervous about pulling it.

farmekat000 · 2 months

About a year ago I was at a volleyball tournament and my friends and I where standing by a fire alarm. It was a newer one with a lid over the alarm. Needless to say I opens the top lid. All the sudden what seemed like the loudest alarm in the world was blaring in my ears! I almost had a heart attack! TIL: Do not open the Lids covering fire alarms !...... Unless there really is a fire.

Bellum19 · 2 months

What was it like?

patient1 · 2 months

Man, in eighth grade I got in trouble for allegedly pulling the fire alarm. There was 3 of us hovering around on while we waited for first period to start, Friend A and I were joking around with Friend B, when Friend B decided that it would be funny if he pulled the damn thing. We had a half second that felt like an hour as we all looked at each other in total shock. So then we bolt, but because my fat ass was easy to pick out in a crowd, I was snatched first. They also caught friend A because he was so tall. Seems like we weren't able to blend at all. Friend B on the other hand was "normal" so he was gone in a flash. After all was said and done, and 2 hours in the principals office, turns out we'd have to pay a $50 dollar fine, each. To make matters worse, it was the end of the school year, so everyone was preparing to go to a waterpark, and we were no longer able to go. I was looking forward to that damn trip for 2 weeks, especially after befriending some fine females. I wish instead of the torture I got, it was a mystical prize lever. Would have haunted me less.

mwmwmwmwmmdw · 2 months

i used to be scared shit less of fire drills and so to help alleviate the fear the principle would come get me from class and have me pull it i did not know it was such a treat for everyone else

Trufflesaurus · 2 months

When I was in High school I had a teacher freak out at the class for some small thing. She ran out of the class room screaming and 15 seconds later the fire alarms went off. Everyone in class thought it was real and it took some serious convincing to get us to believe that it was staged

sjw87 · 2 months

I am on reddit at 3am because someone pullled the fire alarm in my apartment complex.

lYossarian · 2 months

I would have yelled, "We got one!" like Janine in Ghostbusters.

crazyguns · 2 months

Dammit, I was hoping you responded by starting an actual fire...!

benTheRobot · 2 months

YEA!

King_Yeshua · 2 months

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Beefcakeawesum · 2 months

I am security gaurd at a hospital and get to conduct the drill of couple months, have to time the staff on how fast they arrive with fire extinguishers before i can turn off the alarm.

OWSmoker · 2 months

i literally just watched this movie 5 mins before seeing this

Not_Good_With_Words · 2 months

"Just pull the damn thing already"

DishonestBystander · 2 months

Once I saw the "School Resource Officer" (read: rent-a-cop) put a key into the alarm housing and turn the alarm on. I was disappointed they didn't actually pull the alarm for the drills. Hence, I suspect OP's legitimacy.

neckfacedkilla · 2 months

you sang the mars volta?

1InchofPleasure · 2 months

I read this as "...was asked to pull a firearm for a drill today."

Brif · 2 months

On my last week of 7th grade, there were at least half a dozen fire alarms pulled every day.

HectorAnonymous · 2 months

I used to coordinate fire drills for the safety program at my job. I loved telling people they could actually pull the alarm. The looks were priceless. Also, everybody said "wait, like, for real? Really?" Priceless.

fawker · 2 months

I came here expecting Dwight's fire drill from The Office. I'm very disappointed in the lot of you.

deadfire55 · 2 months

At university dorm, very last day before everyone goes home, 3AM, come out of room (end of hallway), gray smoke pouring out of stairwell, first one to know, flip the shit out, start yelling, going ape shit on every door, someone eventually pulls the alarm, everyone gets out fine but to this day I regret not having even passed a thought about pulling the fire alarm.

tl;dr I'm an idiot.

super_soprano13 · 2 months

I just graduated with a music ed degree and came here to say I CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS DAY. both because I mean...well...duh, pulling the fire alarm, and also because then I'll know when that awful sound is going to happen. My ears ring for hours afterwards and I can't hear straight.

gunju11 · 2 months

we arnt allowed so because it automattically calls the fire department.So when we have it they say it over the P.A system.Our Earthquake drillsare even worse,Someone crinkling paper over the P.A system.

Silverwave2 · 2 months

They don't pull the alarm for fire drills. The alarm handle releases ink when pulled and send a message to the nearby fire station. The drill is started in my main office automatically through the intercom panel.

cheesinator · 2 months

Fuck you guys and your stories about pulling the fire alarms at your offices.

SensibleRedditor · 2 months

Fire drill coordinator: Alright everyone, each of you will have a crucial job should a fire occur to rescue the kids and get them to safety. LET'S DO THIS!

OP: Yurr, what do I do though?

FDC: OP, we kinda assumed you've already died in the fire. Just, uhh, pull the lever. Everyone else, save kids!

chernickov · 2 months

The Mars Volta does sound a lot like a fire alarm.

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KDIZZLL · 2 months

You know what would be funnier? a gif of someone kicking that unfunny jew in the face.

funny

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