Some states require that schools conduct a fire drill once per month : Some states require that schools conduct a specific number of drills over the course of the entire school year , or that a certain number of drills must be conducted within a certain period of time : Some states specify a greater frequency of fire drills at the beginning of the school year : Until regulations changed on November 1 , 2010 , New Jersey was unique in its requirement that schools conduct two fire drills per month .
For example , in many states , schools must have one fire drill per month .