Posted By Ken Taylor You should get an authoritive answer if you try the FireNet Forum on http://www.globalcrisisc...er.com/BBSFire/index.php In practice it seems to depend upon the extent to which the church building is used as a workplace. Whilst there was no former certification under the FP Act, etc (where requirements for fire drills tended to arise), churches that employ someone now need fire risk assessments - which should direct them towards fire drills where appropriate as part of their plans. If it's the formal 'in and out for a service' type of use the analogy with a theatre seems reasonable (where they don't ring the fire bell during the performance) whereas if it's the sort of church that has day schools, drop-in centres, cafeterias, sleep-overs, conferences, etc, etc (which,increasingly, seems to be the case these days), I would expect the fire drill (and all that goes with it) to feature in their plans. The major denominations seem to have issued fire safety guidance to their member churches so your colleague could also enquire down that avenue.