Superintendent: First fire drill went smoothly; district to join full-scale October exercise with EMA

Sep 12, 2025

Waterloo Local leaders praised a fast, orderly evacuation during the school year’s first fire drill and announced a large, staff-day emergency exercise with Orange County EMA in October; elementary principals also shared upcoming dates for picture day, Camp Fitch and bus-evacuation drills.

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Superintendent (speaker 1) told the board the district ran its first fire drill of the year and that students and staff evacuated quickly and were accounted for. “About 20 seconds there, and then everyone's out,” the superintendent said, adding that school-resource officers and first responders gave positive feedback.

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