Campus Fire Safety

Fire Procedures for University Buildings

In the event of a fire alarm, do the following things:

1. Leave the building immediately--use the stairwells--not the elevator.
   
2. If you are a mobility-impaired person on an upper floor, proceed to the stairwell landing on your floor and instruct someone to notify emergency response personnel of your location.
   
3. NO personnel will be allowed to re-enter the building without permission of an appropriate University official or emergency personnel.

In the event of a fire, do the following things:

1. Assist any person in immediate danger to safety, if it can be accomplished without risk to yourself.
   
2. Immediately activate the building fire alarm system.
   
3. Evacuate the building immediately, and direct emergency personnel to the fire when they arrive.
   
4. Doors, and if possible, windows should be closed as the last person leaves a room or area.
   
5. Do not use elevators--use building stairwells.
   
6. When you hear the fire alarm sound, all personnel or Building Emergency Coordinators in the affected areas shall evacuate the building immediately.
   
7. Upon evacuating the building, personnel shall proceed to the designated rally points (at least 150 feet from the affected building) where the Building Emergency Coordinators are responsible for taking a head count and accounting for all personnel as best possible.
   
8. NO one will be allowed to re-enter the building without permission of an appropriate University official or emergency personnel.