Evacuation Procedures

Upon hearing a fire alarm or observing smoke or fire, the following procedures must be observed by each resident:

• Check your door before opening it.  If your door or doorknob is hot, do not open your door.  Call 6911 to inform the dispatcher of your situation.  Go to the window to yell for help.  Hang an article of clothing out the window to gain attention.

• If your doorknob is not hot, open your door cautiously, exit the room. Close your room door, and leave it unlocked. Leave your belongings. 

• If there is smoke, stay low to the floor and use a wet cloth over your face.  Stay low to the floor where there is more oxygen.

• Proceed to the nearest exit quickly without running.  Always uses stairs instead of an elevator.

• Clear the building by at least 50 feet and assemble in your posted assembly location.

Discovering a Fire - Actions to Take

If you discover a fire, pull the fire alarm and warn other residents by knocking on doors and shouting as you leave the building. Notify the resident assistant, head resident or residential coordinator if possible.

Attempt to extinguish the fire only if it is very small and you know how to do it safely. If the extinguisher does not put out the fire within a minute, leave immediately.

Call campus security at ext. 6911 from a safe location, and provide them with as much information as possible.

Assembly Locations

If there is an actual fire, students should report to the following areas for further instructions.  (It is important that all students are accounted for.)

Brentano - Neu Chapel

Hale - Grass by Powell Hall

Hughes - Hughes Parking Lot

Moore - Parking Lot on the corner of Walnut and Rotherwood

Morton - Neu Chapel

Powell - Commuter Lot

Schroeder - Parking Lot

Duplexes - Armory Parking Lot

Frederick Quad - H Lot

Hazeart, Lincoln Park, Ramona, and University Apts. - Methodist Church Lot

Houses - Evacuate 60 -100 feet from the building

North Hall - H Lot

Weinbach Apartments - Fraternity Parking Lot

Fire Policies

Starting even small fires, using fireworks, burning candles or incense, pulling “pranks” involving fire, turning in a false alarm or tampering with any fire safety equipment poses severe safety hazards to all residents in a building.

Anyone caught tampering with the fire safety equipment or violating these regulations will be subject to civil prosecution and University disciplinary action, including possible dismissal from the University.

For more information, see information provided in the Student Handbook on AceLink.