Fire Safety Tips

The following information is provided to assist students, faculty, staff, and visitors in the event of a fire alarm activation at your campus location. When the fire alarm sounds, all persons are required to evacuate the building in an orderly manner. The Campus Police Department, Administration, and Staff have been trained to assist in the orderly evacuation of all buildings and in providing special assistance to persons with disabilities. Please follow their instructions and requests.

Your cooperation in evacuating the building will enable the Campus Police Department and the Fire Department to concentrate solely on the emergency. Please take a few minutes to review these simple guidelines to facilitate a safe and prompt evacuation.

General Guidelines

CLASSROOMS & LABS
Students

• Leave the building quickly following the faculty member's instructions and the evacuation route posted on the wall immediately adjacent to the corridor door.
• Assist persons with disabilities as needed or as requested to the closest evacuation point.

Faculty

• Instruct all students to quickly leave the building following the evacuation route found on the fire exit sign located on the wall immediately adjacent to the corridor door.
• If there is a person needing assistance or having a disability in a class or in your office, please provide assistance or assign a person to assist them to the closest evacuation point.
  NOTE: This is extremely critical during Saturday classes when there is a reduced number of Staff on hand. Remain with the person and provide support until they are evacuated.
• When the classroom/lab is evacuated, the faculty member is to turn off all electrical and gas devices. The lights should be left on. Make sure the classroom corridor door is unlocked and closed then exit the building.

OFFICES & WORK AREAS
Faculty, Staff & Tutors

• The person in charge of the area shall instruct all persons to quickly leave the area following the evacuation route found on the fire exit sign located on the wall immediately adjacent to the corridor door.
• If there is a person with a disability in the areas that is in need of assistance, please provide assistance or assign a person to assist them to the closest evacuation point.
• Persons located in offices or other work areas, where practical, will immediately lock all safes, shut any interior doors, shut off all electrical devices and exit the building. The last person out of the area shall leave the lights on and make sure the corridor doors are shut and unlocked.

PUBLIC AREAS (CORRIDORS, LOUNGES, CAFETERIA, ETC)

• Immediately evacuate using the closest available stairwell and exit.
• Provide assistance to persons with disabilities as needed or requested to the closest evacuation point.

Reporting a Fire

RED FIRE ALARM WALL PULL BOX
If a fire alarm pull box is immediately visible:

• Pull the alarm handle.
• Exit the building.

REPORT FIRE BY TELEPHONE

• Call extension 6222. Provide the Campus Police Officer with the following information:
• Your name.
• What building.
• Location (room number, area, etc.)
• Nature of fire.
• Exit the building.