What to do during an Evacuation

CAMPUS EVACUATION MAP  -Find out where your evacuation area is!

• Note the color-coded areas of each building that correspond to each Evacuation Area.  Building Marshals will help guide you to these locations during the week day.  During the evenings and on weekends, however, Building Marshals are typically not on campus, so faculty will most likely be the persons on campus to help direct you.
• Please note that occupants of PA and MH will NOT be evacuating into the Quad area.  Instead, persons should move to areas north of PA or south of DBH. 

GENERALLY, Before an Evacuation...

• Look at the evacuation diagrams in the building and room you are in.
• Know the location of at least TWO exits.

At the sound of an alarm...

• Stop whatever you are doing.
• Turn off, or close the container of anything potentially hazardous, if you can.
• Grab your personal possessions quickly.
• Do not take time to gather more things than you can quickly find.
• DO NOT WAIT!  Walk to the nearest exit.
• If your nearest exit is blocked, move immediately to another exit.

NOTE TO FACULTY

• Students will look to you for guidance in emergency situations and practice drills, so make sure you know all of the emergency exits in every building you teach, or have an office.

Before an Evacuation...

• On the first day of class and in your course syllabus:
• Remind students of the evacuation routes out of the room.
• Suggest a meeting place to ensure all students have safely evacuated from the building.
• Allow students to approach you privately if they have concerns about evacuation procedures.

At the sound of an alarm...

• Insist that every student immediately stop what she/he is doing and proceed with the evacuation.
• Do not allow anyone, including yourself, to remain in the room, or building.
• Offer assistance if someone needs it, or notify a Building Marshal of the location of the student who requires assistance to evacuate the building.
• Be an example and evacuate fully out of the building, at least 50 feet from the building.
• Building Marshals will likely be able to direct you out of the building to a safe area.
• FOR EVENING AND WEEKEND CLASSES, Building Marshals may not be available, so be ready to take the lead and guide your students out of the building to a safe location.