Remember that your first duty is to ensure the safety of yourself and others. Notification to evacuate will be made by:
- Cabinet member or other college administrator.
- Division/departmental phone tree, campus-wide email, or voicemail.
- Fire alarm system or other "automated alarm."
In addition, evacuation drills will be announced.
NOTE: If you have a disability or have special needs that may prevent you from evacuating a building safely, please work with your supervisor to coordinate an appropriate plan of action.
Action Steps
- Look for lighted EXIT signs and/or use posted evacuation maps.
- Do not use elevators in case of fire or earthquake, use nearest stairway.
- Walk, do not run, to the nearest exit.
- Leave the building and move a safe distance away. Do not obstruct emergency personnel or vehicles.
- BUILDINGS THAT FACE THE QUAD: Gather in the grassy quad opposite the building you are evacuating - find your building incident response coordinator.
- MORSE EVENT CENTER: Gather at the Kincaid Street edge of the MEC parking lot - find your building incident response coordinator.
- PFB/CTL/Counseling Center: Gather at the MEC side of Alder Street nearest the Mill Race - find your building incident response coordinator.
- Stay with your building group as much as possible.
- Take purses and backpacks when evacuating. Close doors but do not lock them.
- You may return to a building when you are told it is safe by a university official.
