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Environmental Health and Safety

Fire

Active Shooter | Airplane Crash | Animal Incidents / Rabies
Blood, Bodily Fluid, or Infectious Agent Exposure | Bomb / Explosion
Civil Disturbance / Demonstration Procedures | Confined Space Emergency
Criminal / Violent Behavior | Evacuation Procedures | Fire | Hazardous Materials
Hostage | Medical Emergency / Accident | Mental Health Emergency
Public Health Concern | Severe Weather | Sexual Assault | Shelter-In-Place
Shelter Operations | Structural Collapse / Failure | Suspicious Packages
Terrorism | Transportation Emergencies | Utility Failure

Fire

  • Follow the general evacuation procedures as soon as you hear the fire alarm. A building occupant is required by law to evacuate the building when the fire alarm sounds.
  • If there is a fire in your work area:
    • First, activate the fire alarm by pulling the pull station and (from a safe distance) call University Police at (111) to provide details of the situation.
    • If you have been trained in the use of a portable fire extinguisher and are able to safely extinguish the fire, you may do so. Be sure you have a safe exit from the area and leave if one extinguisher does not put out the fire.
    • Evacuate the building as soon as the alarm sounds (see "Evacuation Procedures").
    • On your way out, warn others nearby.
    • Move away from fire and smoke. Smoke is the greatest danger in a fire, so stay near the floor where the air is less toxic.
    • Close doors and windows if time permits.
    • Touch closed doors. Do not open them if they are hot.
    • Use stairs only; do not use elevators.
    • Move well away from the building and go to your designated Assembly Area (see “Unit Emergency Plan”).
    • Do not re-enter the building or work area until you have been instructed to do so by the emergency responders.
  • If you become trapped in a building during a fire
    • DO NOT PANIC.
    • Isolate yourself from the fire and smoke in an office or stairwell.
    • If a phone is available, contact University Police at (111) and provide details of your location and situation.
    • If a window is available, place a large piece of brightly colored fabric (shirt, coat, tablecloth, etc.) outside the window as a marker for rescue crews.
    • If there is no window, stay near the floor where the air is less toxic.
    • Make noise (tap pipes, bang furniture, blow whistle, shout, etc.) at regular intervals to alert emergency crews of your location.

IMPORTANT: After evacuating the building, look for others that were with you in the building. Notify authorities if you were unable to locate anyone that you were with.