fire drill
noun [C] (UK also fire practice)Definition
› WORKPLACE a situation in which people practise what they must do in order to leave a building safely if there is a fire: Inspectors found shortcomings in fire drills and the testing of alarms and extinguishers.
(Definition of fire drill noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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