Evacuation Planning
 

How to Get Out Now !!

There are some emergencies that may require you to leave a building (or the campus) in a hurry.  Some emergencies, like a fire, will not allow you to use elevators to evacuate a building.  You have to know where the nearest exit stairwells and exit doors are located so you can get out without confusion or wasted time.

Each building on campus has an assigned Facility Marshall.  It is this person's responsibility to do the following:                                                                                                   1.Develop and maintain an evacuation plan for the building.                                             2.Ensure that egress maps are posted in appropriate locations throughout the buildings.       3.Ensure that lighted "Exit" signs inside the building are working.                                        4.Appoint and instruct/train evacuation facilitators for each floor or separate wing of the building.

Here are some tools for evacuation planning:                                                            Sample building evacuation plan                                                                             Sample building evacuation map                                                                                  Facility Marshalls                                                                                                       Building Assembly Areas

Evacuation Procedures for Persons with Disabilities

Should we have to evacuate the campus immediately, we will move to designated Campus Evacuation Rally Points on foot where we will be picked up by mass transportation (CATS or CMS school buses) and taken to a safe shelter.  There will be no movement by private vehicles.  Emergency vehicles and shuttle buses for people with disabilities are the only vehicles operating during a rapid evacuation.  The campus road network must remain clear for these vehicles to operate.