Before

• Know the emergency number..911.
• Locate your nearest exit, and find an alternate exit in case the primary exit is blocked.
• Know the safe assembly location of your residence hall floor.

During

• Emergency Action
• When the alarm sounds continuously in the building or when instructed by emergency personnel or University officials, leave the building immediately.
• Ask others in the building if they require help to evacuate.  Help them if it is safe to do so.
• Do not use elevators unless emergency personnel instruct use.  Use the stairways.
• Walk, do not run - stay calm.
• Do not push or crowd.
• Emergency Acton for Disabled People
• If there is a telephone nearby, call 911 and tell the emergency dispatcher where you are or where you will be waiting.
• Move to an exterior enclosed stairwell.
• Request persons leaving the building to notify the fire department of your location.

After

• Remain at the safe assembly location until you are notified by emergency personnel or University officials that it is safe to return.
• If in the residence halls, find the safe assembly location of your floor and remain with those students.