Emergency Response Guide

Fire and evacuation alarms/notifications are intended to alert building occupants that a fire or other dangerous situation exists. Upon hearing the alarm or receiving alternate notification, everyone should leave the building immediately.

In the event of a fire, the following steps should be taken to ensure the safety of all building occupants:

• Activate the fire alarm.
• Evacuate the building immediately (when the fire alarm is activated, evacuation is mandatory).
• Call 911 immediately upon reaching safety to report the fire and provide additional information.
• Use a fire extinguisher only if safe to do so and you have been trained.
• Do not use the elevators.
• Stay low if confronted with smoke. Check closed doors for heat before opening.
• Assist injured personnel, if safe to do so and/or notify emergency responders of the medical emergency.
• Assist individuals who may need assistance, if safe to do so. Notify emergency responders of their location if they are unable to completely evacuate the building.
• Meet with other evacuees at the established outside evacuation location.
• Report any hazardous conditions to public safety officials.
• Do not re-enter the building until authorized to do so by emergency personnel.

• Take shelter on the lowest level of your building
• Stay away from windows, above grade exterior walls, and areas with broad-spanned roofs
• Move to an interior hallway or room and assume a safe position low to the ground
• Monitor local media, NOAA weather radio, etc.
• If outdoors and shelter are unavailable or if there is no time to get indoors, lie in a ditch or low-lying area. Protect your head with your arms.

• Call 911
• Provide your name, location, number of people injured, and description of the medical emergency
• Stay on the phone for instructions of how to assist
• Send someone to meet responding emergency personnel, if possible.

• Activate fire alarm if not already activated
• Evacuate the building immediately
• Do not use the elevators
• Call 911
• Use a fire extinguisher only if safe to do so and if you have been trained
• If able, help those needing assistance
• Stay low if confronted with smoke and check closed doors for heat before opening
• Do not re-enter the building until authorized to do so by emergency personnel.

• Call 911
• Provide information on the type of chemicals (if known), size of the spill and possible exposures
• Evacuate the immediate area and follow instructions from emergency personnel regarding additional evacuations
• The area should remain evacuated until re-entry is authorized by the appropriate authorities.

• Call 911
• In case of an imminent life-threatening incident, each individual should take actions necessary to protect their own life
• If possible, flee the area and avoid danger
• If evacuation is not a safe option, lock and/or barricade doors and secure yourself in a safe area, turn off the lights, and remain quiet and out of sight
• If necessary, take action to ensure survival- attempt to incapacitate the assailant by either throwing items or with physical aggression.

• If you are in distress and think that you may harm yourself or someone else, call 911
• If you encounter someone you think is a danger to themselves or others, call 911
• For non-life threatening situations, contact the University Counseling Service and/or the Threat Assessment Team.

• If you receive a threat, keep calm and obtain as much information as possible:
  • Where is the bomb?
  • When will the bomb detonate?
  • What kind of bomb is it?
  • What will cause it to explode?
  • What does it look like? Who placed the bomb?
  • Why did they place the bomb? Name and address of the person reporting the bomb?
• Do not disconnect the line; have someone else use another phone to call 911
• If found, do not touch or handle a suspicious package or item containing the threat; move away and call 911
• Follow evacuation instructions from emergency personnel.