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Fire Drills: Do Them UNLESS YOU’RE INTO TRUSTING YOUR FUTURE TO FATE.
#FireDrill
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Or what if…
a server fails?
you get hacked?
you hit the front page of reddit?!?
you miss an alert because you phone was off?
Or what if…
a server fails?
you get hacked?
you hit the front page of reddit?!?
auto scale = auto fail?
you miss an alert because you phone was off?
Or what if…
a server fails?
you get hacked?
you hit the front page of reddit?!?
you get DDoS’d?
auto scale = auto fail?
you miss an alert because you phone was off?
Or what if…
a server fails?
you get hacked?
you hit the front page of reddit?!?
your domain expires?
you get DDoS’d?
auto scale = auto fail?
you miss an alert because you phone was off?
Or what if…
a server fails?
you get hacked?
you hit the front page of reddit?!?
your domain expires?
you get DDoS’d?
auto scale = auto fail?
you miss an alert because you phone was off?
my developer goes rogue?
Or what if…
a server fails?
you get hacked?
you hit the front page of reddit?!?
backups are corrupted?
your domain expires?
you get DDoS’d?
auto scale = auto fail?
you miss an alert because you phone was off?
my developer goes rogue?
All windows and doors should open easily. You should be able
to use them to get outside.Identify Choke
Points
Make sure your home has smoke alarms. Push the test button to
make sure each alarm is working.Verify Monitoring
Solution
Pick a meeting place outside. It should be in front of your home.
Everyone will meet at the meeting place.
Agree on a Collaboration
Platform
School fire drill regulations are set by individual states
Of the 5O States in the Union & DC
• 22 Require Monthly Fire Drills!
• 8 Front Load the Year With more Frequent Drills!
• Texas is more relaxed…
Texas Fire Drill Regulations
!• Conduct, on each campus, at least one fire drill each month that has 10 or more school days.!!
• Provide all students with developmentally appropriate instruction on fire prevention.!!
• Complete the annual Fire Exit Drill Report form and keep it in your school or school district records for three years (See Texas Addendum to the Fire Suppression Rating Schedule, Section TX-C, 2.b). You no longer send a copy to the State Fire Marshal's Office.!
Texas Fire Drill Regulations
!• Conduct, on each campus, at least one fire drill each month that has 10 or more school days.!!
• Provide all students with developmentally appropriate instruction on fire prevention.!!
• Complete the annual Fire Exit Drill Report form and keep it in your school or school district records for three years (See Texas Addendum to the Fire Suppression Rating Schedule, Section TX-C, 2.b). You no longer send a copy to the State Fire Marshal's Office.!
❖ Monitoring!
❖ Recovery Time (reboot)!
❖ Fail Over!
❖ Backup!
❖ Scale Up!
❖ Scale Down!
❖ Traffic Spike!
❖ DDoS Attack !
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What Needs Verification?❖ Domain Expiration!
❖ SSL Expiration!
❖ Payment Gateway is down!
❖ Higher Employee!
❖ Fire Employee!
❖ Compromise !
❖ Re-Seller Conflict!
❖ Etcetera
❖ Monitoring!
❖ Recovery Time (reboot)!
❖ Fail Over!
❖ Backup!
❖ Scale Up!
❖ Scale Down!
❖ Traffic Spike!
❖ DDoS Attack !
!
!
What Needs Verification?❖ Domain Expiration!
❖ SSL Expiration!
❖ Payment Gateway is down!
❖ Higher Employee!
❖ Fire Employee!
❖ Compromise !
❖ Re-Seller Conflict!
❖ Etcetera
Fire Drill Process1. Make a plan!
2. Document your plan!
3. Schedule the fire drill (off hours)!
4. Run the fire drill!
5. Identify room for improvement!
6. Implement changes!
7. Repeat