IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE OR FIRE ALARM

EXIT THE AREA IMMEDIATELY

• Close all doors as you leave, taking keys and medications with you if possible. DO NOT delay evacuation to retrieve these items.


• Activate the closest fire alarm pull station along your evacuation route.


• Notify others as you leave.


• Call 911 and report the emergency after you are out of the building and safe.


• If the fire is small enough, you may attempt to extinguish it with a portable fire extinguisher, ONLY IF:



-The fire alarm pull station has been activated

-911 has been notified

-You are properly trained

• If leaving a room, feel the door with the back of your hand before opening it. Do not open any door that feels hot.


• If smoke is present, stay low. The best quality air is near the floor.


• Always use the stairs to exit upper floors.


• DO NOT use the elevator.


• Once the building is evacuated, do not re-enter it for any reason. Return to the building ONLY when instructed to do so by emergency responders or administrators.


• DO NOT return for personal belongings.


• Direct and assist visitors and persons with disabilities who appear to need direction or assistance.


• Notify Risk Management & Safety at (334) 844-4870 that a fire has occurred AFTER you exit the building.

IF YOU ARE TRAPPED AND CANNOT EVACUATE

• Close any doors between you and the fire.


• If available, wedge wet towels or cloth materials along the bottom of the door to keep out smoke.


• Call 911 and notify the dispatcher of your location.


• Remain on the phone with the 911 dispatcher as long as possible.


• Break a window only as a last resort, such as needing oxygen to breathe.


• Use caution when breaking any window.

RESPONSE TO FIRE ALARMS

• If the alarm sounds and/ or emergency strobes begin to blink, evacuate immediately.


• NEVER assume that a fire alarm is a false alarm.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

http://www.auburn.edu/administration/rms/pdf/fire-emergency.pdf