Why do they make us be silent at school during a fire drill? Will the fire hear us?

[Jess ♥]

best facebook fan page ever!

so yeah, why do we have to be quiet?

[Kalie C]

so the teachers can talk with out hearing the kids.

[Marixsalee x3]

OMG I JOINED THAT FAN PAGE!!

[Smarty]

they do it so in case of a real fire ppl can hear instructions being givin

[coolchick]

because they dumb O.o and theys like to be in control

[Enzo]

They always make us to be silent!

[Daniel]

its practising for a real fire. because in a real fire, you have to be quiet to listen out for collapsing pillars or bricks or windows. or people on fire screaming

[simon]

Loll I guess it's because they want to hear someone screaming for help or something.
Also they might want to be able to tell you what to do without having to scream like a monkey.

[yabbadabbadoooo]

its to keep everything cool and calm and to stop you breathing in like you would if you were talking

[rissa]

No idea! I mean, when/if there's a real fire, who's going to be quiet and walking out the door in a single file line? Incase of fire, run like hell!