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[Keyboard Clicking]
[An Alarm Sounds]
[Narrator] Many of us have been in a building on campus
when an alarm sounds.
Alarms can be triggered for any one of the following reasons:
Fires
Hazardous material spills or releases
Utility damage
Natural disasters
Acts of violence
Threats or threatening behavior
or, practice drills.
Depending on the building you are in,
the alarm may sound as:
A bell
A horn
A strobe
A voice over an intercom
A supervisor telling you in person
Or a combination of any of these.
When you hear an alarm, stop what you are doing.
Take only essential items you have right there with you.
Your cell phone.
Your security card.
Your keys.
Medication.
Your purse or brief case.
And your coat.
Ask yourself, "If I can't get back in the building,
what items will I need immediately?"
Leave anything else,
including sentimental items, in your workspace.
Close the door behind you.
Tell others:
[Cassie] We are evacuating now
[Narrator] "We are evacuating now."
After exiting the building,
proceed directly to your pre-determined meeting point.
Never re-enter or allow others to enter an evacuated location
for any reason until it has been declared safe
by the emergency responders or other designated authority.
Once at your meeting point,
check in and take a roll call of your group.
If someone is missing, notify emergency personnel.
Provide their name and give a physical description.
Do not search for them on your own.
After accounting for everyone in your group,
simply wait for the all clear signal
from emergency responders.
At first glance, building evacuation seems simple
and straight-forward -- it can be,
if you develop a few critical skills and plan in advance.
First and foremost, make an individual and department
emergency evacuation plan.
Participate with your work group to determine
the nearest exit as well as at least one alternate exit.
Keep all exits and paths clear of obstacles.
Do not use exits or hallways as storage units.
Think, "Would I be able to get out safely and quickly?"
Also with your workgroup, decide on a safe meeting point.
This should be in a location that is not blocked
by construction and that would place your group
well out of the way
of emergency response personnel and vehicles.
Your meeting point should also be
at least 50 feet from the evacuated building.
Designate one or two members from your group as team leaders,
preferably someone who knows which employees
are in or out of the office on any given day.
After your evacuation plan is developed,
hold practice drills with your work group.
Practicing helps improve your plan.
If you need help developing your evacuation plan,
contact the Campus Fire Marshall.
Post any maps and other evacuation information
in a highly visible location.
Know where Alarm Pull Stations are located
and how to activate them.
Especially if you are involved
in activities that have increased risk.
If you are the first to become aware
of an emergency situation, activate the nearest alarm,
exit the building and call University Police or 911.
Whether you are the one to activate the alarm
or someone else does, stop what you are doing,
take immediate action,
calmly, decisively act with a sense of urgency,
yet remain in control and do not panic.
Go to the nearest exit or to the alternate exit
if the nearest one is blocked
and make your way to your meeting point.
Check in with your group.
Report missing people to command.
Wait for the "All Clear" from emergency staff.
Take each and every alarm seriously.
Avoid complacency.
Act with a sense of personal responsibility
and professional ownership.
[Cassie] We are evacuating now.
[Narrator] Safely and quickly exiting your building
in the event of an emergency is an important part of your job.
Your reaction may save lives
and one of those may be your own.
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