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FIRES

• EVACUATE
  • Activate the alarm
  • When fire alarm is activated, evacuation is mandatory
  • Call for help---dial 911
  • Warn others
  • Evacuate immediately at the nearest exit
  • Evacuate to an area that does not impede responders
  • Assist persons with disabilities, if possible
  • DO NOT USE ELEVATORS
  • Do no re-enter the building until authorized by Campus Safety or Fire Department Officials

ACTIVE SHOOTER

• IF INSIDE
  • If advised or aware of an active shooter incident, immediately seek shelter in the nearest room
  • Lock and BARRICADE doors to protect yourself and others inside a room
  • Do not leave your room until authorized by Campus Safety or Law Enforcement Officials--The exception to this rule is if you are in greater danger staying in the room/building than trying to escape

• IF OUTSIDE
  • If advised or aware of an active shooter incident, run in the opposite direction of the sound of gunfire. If in a room where barricading is NOT and option, exit the room/building immediately in the safest known direction away from the sound of gunfire.

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

• SHELTER IN PLACE
  • If advised to shelter for a HAZMAT incident, immediately seek shelter in the nearest facility
  • Close and lock all windows, exterior doors, and any opening to the outside, seal bottom of doors with towels or clothes (and windows if possible, wet if possible)
  • If possible, move to an interior room above ground floor with fewest windows, close vents or turn of A/C
  • Do not leave the building until authorized by Campus Safety or Public Safety officials

TORNADO WARNING

• GO TO DESIGNATED TORNADO SHELTER
  • If the All Hazard Sirens are activated or you are notified of a warning, immediately seek shelter in nearest facility (or if no shelter is available lie flat in a ditch face-down covering your face)
  • Proceed to the lowest level. If a basement is not available, seek an interior hallway or small interior room on lowest level, away from windows and doors
  • All Clear will be announced over the local TV and radio stations or expiration of the initial National Weather Service warning DO NOT LEAVE UNTIL the All Clear is given