Fire Safety
Before
- Know the Fire Department phone number..911.
- Know your building evacuation procedures.
- Locate the nearest exit and evacuation route from your position. Identify an alternate exit route in case the first route is blocked.
- In the residence halls, know your safe assembly location.
During
- Sound and/or shout the alarm so others will be aware of the fire.
- Evacuate the building immediately.
- Call 911 from a safe location and tell them the name of the building, the location of the fire within the building, a description of the fire and how it started (if known).
- Walk - do not run. Stay calm.
- Do not push or crowd.
- If you need to open a door, feel it with the back of your hand first. If it is hot, stand to one side and open slowly. Close the door quickly if smoke or fire is present.
- Do not break the glass out of a window unless absolutely necessary.
- If caught in smoke, drop to hands and knees with your head as low as possible. Follow along the walls to the nearest exit. Hold your breath or breathe shallowly and use a blouse, shirt or jacket as a filter. Close or squint your eyes.
- If you are trapped, close as many doors as possible between you and the fire. Place cloth material around and under the door to prevent smoke from entering. If possible, wet the cloth with water from a fountain, vase or coffee pot.
- If your clothes catch on fire, stop, drop and roll.
After
- Remain at your safe assembly location until you are notified by emergency personnel or University officials that it is safe to return.
Chemical Spills
If spill is on a person
- Rinse with water immediately. Chemistry labs have eye-wash apparatus and safety showers. Housekeeping and Maintenance have an eye-wash station and safety showers. Call Director of Campus Safety at 260316.1977 and/or seek medical treatment if necessary
If spill is on a surface
- Small spill (less than 1 ft. in diameter) use absorbent pillows.
Large spill (greater than one ft. in diameter) call Director of Campus Operations 4155
