News Photo by Julie Riddle Firefighters from the Alpena Fire Department put away hoses after a fire drill at the Pinecrest Manor Apartments in Alpena on Thursday. The drill was one of seven to be conducted by Nov. 2 at area living complexes considered to be high-hazard buildings because of interior hallways. Many of the residents couldn’t hear the alarm through their doors during Thursday’s practice-run, alarms didn’t go off throughout the complex simultaneously, and some information on a map of the building was upside-down -- all reasons that fire drills are necessary and could save lives, said Capt. Andy Marceau, community risk reduction officer for the Alpena Fire Department.

Firefighters from the Alpena Fire Department put away hoses after a fire drill at the Pinecrest Manor Apartments in Alpena on Thursday. The drill was one of seven to be conducted by Nov. 2 at area living complexes considered to be high-hazard buildings because of interior hallways. Many of the residents couldn’t hear the alarm through their doors during Thursday’s practice-run, alarms didn’t go off throughout the complex simultaneously, and some information on a map of the building was upside-down — all reasons that fire drills are necessary and could save lives, said Capt. Andy Marceau, community risk reduction officer for the Alpena Fire Department.