Fire Drill for Windows: A Home Fire Safety Tool

Overview
Fire Drill is a desktop application designed for Windows that enhances fire safety preparedness by simulating surprise fire drills. This tool aims to assist users in practicing their home fire escape plans in a realistic and engaging manner. While still under development, it provides essential features to facilitate effective training.

Current Features

• Drill Simulation (drill.py):
  This module handles the core functionality of the fire drill by creating an immersive environment:

  • A fullscreen flashing red screen mimics emergency conditions.
  • A loud fire alarm sound is played to replicate a real-life emergency scenario.

• Scheduler (scheduler.py):
  This component manages the automatic scheduling of fire drills, with key features including:

  • Automatic startup addition to the system, ensuring the tool operates seamlessly.
  • Utilizing a mean time to happen (MTTH) of 1 month, it randomly determines when drills will occur, promoting unpredictable training sessions.

Usage
Follow these steps to set up and use Fire Drill:

1. Download and unzip the release.
2. Store the fire drill folder in a convenient location, such as your documents folder, as there is no installation required.
3. Run scheduler.exe to configure the application.
4. Verify that the scheduler has been successfully added to the system startup by checking the task manager's startup tab, ensuring the program will persist between reboots and deliver timely fire drills.

Why Fire Drill?
Practicing fire escape plans can be a lifesaving endeavor. Fire Drill encourages users to prepare effectively by simulating the stress and urgency experienced during real fire events, thereby increasing preparedness for emergencies.

Contribute
This project is a work in progress and welcomes contributions. Interested developers can assist with the scheduler or propose enhancements by submitting an issue or pull request.

Stay Safe
The primary goal of Fire Drill is to enhance preparedness for real emergencies. Although the application is still under development, early practice could significantly impact safety when every second matters.