* Emergency Preparedness Presentation
* Evacuation Maps
* Safety Evacuation Coordinators
Evacuation Systems
Evacuation is used when conditions outside are safer than inside. An individual building, a section of campus, or the entire campus may be evacuated. Once the team orders an evacuation by sounding the siren and announcing to evacuate, all students and staff move from the affected area to the designated Emergency Assembly Area (EAA). After students and staff are accounted for and the threat has cleared, students and staff return to their offices/classrooms after an "All Clear" blast and message "Attention. This is an all clear notification. Please resume normal activity. Repeat. All Clear. Resume normal activity" has been sounded by the siren.
Each University building has emergency evacuation routes posted, a designated evacuation assistant and/or building contact. Elevators should be used only if no threat of fire or smoke exists.
Evacuation of buildings
Building evacuations may be declared by UMFK Facilities Management, the Emergency Management Team and/or trained Emergency Responders (police & fire personnel, etc).
In the event of an evacuation order, a member of the emergency management team will tell you where the Emergency Assembly Area (EAA) is. Commuter students should report to the EAA until cleared to leave campus or return to the evacuated building. In all cases, fire/emergency access lanes into and out of campus and individual buildings MUST remain free of traffic or congestion.
Evacuation of persons with disabilities
Person with mobility impairment:
- If you have a cell phone, call 911 and report your location and the location of the exit you are proceeding toward. Proceed as quickly as possible to the nearest exit. Do not use an elevator.
- If unable to get assistance from others, proceed to the nearest stair exit furthest from the smoke and/or fire. If not on the ground floor, enter stairwell. Close the fire door behind you, and await evacuation by the fire department.
- Carry a loud whistle, horn, or similar device to alert people of your location.
Faculty, staff, and students:
- Assist persons with disabilities and/or limited mobility in evacuating building or campus as appropriate and requested by the individual. Do not use the elevator.
- If unable to evacuate person, call 9 911 (campus phone). Report person's location and the evacuation assistance needed.
Security and emergency services personnel will:
- Immediately search all stairwells and vicinity, especially on upper floors where persons with disabilities and limited mobility may be stranded.
- Notify the FKFD about all known trapped individuals.