PBIS I Have... Who Has? Fire Drill Edition | Emergency Safety Expectations Game

Help students learn and review essential fire drill procedures with this PBIS-themed “I Have... Who Has?” Fire Drill Edition card game!

Students listen carefully, identify unsafe or unexpected choices that may occur during a fire drill, and connect each situation with an appropriate corrective action or safety response. The continuous card chain keeps everyone involved while reinforcing the importance of remaining calm, quiet, attentive, and with the assigned class.

What’s Included

• 32 full-color “I Have... Who Has?” cards
• 16-page printable PDF
• Coordinating PBIS-themed card backs
• Beginning card and ending card
• Realistic fire drill behavior situations
• Appropriate safety responses and corrective actions
• Four cards per standard letter-size page

Fire Drill Expectations Reinforced

Students review expectations such as:

• Responding immediately when the alarm sounds
• Leaving personal belongings behind
• Walking calmly to the assigned exit
• Maintaining a silent voice level
• Keeping the line moving at a steady pace
• Staying with the assigned class and line order
• Following designated evacuation routes
• Keeping hands, feet, and objects to oneself
• Listening for emergency directions
• Watching the teacher for visual safety signals
• Remaining quiet during outdoor attendance
• Moving to the designated safe zone
• Keeping sidewalks, entrances, streets, and fire lanes clear
• Waiting for the official all-clear signal
• Returning to the building calmly and efficiently
• Avoiding emergency equipment
• Responding appropriately to a loud alarm
• Treating every drill as a serious safety practice

How to Play

1. Distribute one or more cards to each student.
2. The student holding the first card begins by reading the “Who Has?” fire drill behavior situation.
3. The student whose “I Have...” statement provides the matching safety response reads their card next.
4. Students continue listening and responding until the final card completes the chain.

Ways to Use This Resource

• Beginning-of-year emergency procedure lessons
• Review before a scheduled fire drill
• Reflection after a practice drill
• PBIS booster sessions
• Morning meetings
• Classroom safety lessons
• Small-group social skills instruction
• Behavior intervention groups
• Review after extended school breaks
• Substitute-teacher emergency procedure preparation

Why Teachers Will Love It

• Makes fire drill review interactive and memorable
• Keeps the entire class listening and participating
• Reinforces safety procedures without relying on a worksheet
• Encourages students to connect unsafe choices with appropriate responses
• Supports conversations about why emergency drills must be taken seriously
• Reinforces calm behavior, personal responsibility, and situational awareness
• Requires minimal preparation
• Can be reused throughout the school year

Preparation

Print the cards double-sided so the coordinating cover appears on the reverse side. Cut apart the four cards on each page. For repeated classroom use, print on cardstock and laminate before cutting or laminate the individual cards.

Use this resource alongside your school’s official emergency procedures. Always review the cards and adjust any discussion points to match your building’s specific evacuation plan.

Give students an engaging way to practice the calm, responsible, and safety-focused behavior needed during every fire drill!