• Locate the nearest exit. Identify alternate exits as well.
• Locate the nearest fire alarm pull station. Don’t hesitate to pull the alarm in the event of an emergency.
• Know your building emergency plan and emergency staff. Know how to evacuate your classroom, office or building. (Contact your Building Emergency Coordinator for more information.)
• Build your own office survival kit.
• Develop your own office or classroom evacuation plan.

• Evacuate the building for all alarms.
• Think before you leave. Building evacuations can last for extended periods of time. Take your keys, coat, wallet or purse, medication, mobile phone. Shut down your computer, lock your desk, close your windows.
• Stay calm. Leave your office or classroom in an orderly fashion, following the directions of building emergency staff.
• Stay put. Once outside, move away from the building and stay in one location.
• Do not re-enter the building or leave campus until notified by University Police or emergency staff.

• Help others to evacuate the building in a calm and orderly fashion.
• Assist people with injuries. If they cannot exit on their own, stay with them until help arrives. If they are unable to exit, immediately contact building emergency staff or University Police. Let emergency staff know the exact location of the injured person.
• Assist people with disabilities if they have trouble exiting the building. If they are unable to exit, immediately contact the building emergency staff or University Police.
• Supervisors should verify that all employees have left the office and evacuated the building.

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