University of Nebraska Kearney

Evacuation (Building)

At the sound of the Emergency Alarm, it is the responsibility of all building occupants to evacuate immediately and proceed to predetermined assembly points, away from the building.

Building occupants are also responsible for ensuring that their visitors/customers follow the evacuation procedure described herein, and leave the building along with all other occupants.

Faculty is responsible for dismissing their classes and directing students to leave the building by the nearest exit upon hearing the alarm or being notified of an emergency.

Designated essential personnel needed to continue or shut down critical operations while an evacuation is underway are responsible for recognizing and/or determining when to abandon the operation and evacuate themselves.

Contract workers will be made familiar with the procedure outlined herein and are expected to leave the building when the alarm sounds.

1. Whenever you hear the building alarm or are informed of a general building emergency:
   1. Do not panic or ignore the alarm.
   2. Leave the building immediately, in an orderly fashion.
   3. Do not use the elevators.
   4. Dismiss classes in session and direct students to leave.
    
2. Follow the quickest evacuation route from where you are
3. Do not go back to your office or classroom area for any reason
4. Proceed to the designated emergency assembly point for your area.
   1. If the designated assembly point/area is unsafe or blocked due to the emergency, proceed to the alternate assembly point.
    
5. Report to your Work Area Rep or Instructor at the assembly point to be checked off as having evacuated safely; also report any knowledge you may have of missing persons.
6. Return to the building only after emergency officials or building monitors give the all-clear signal. Silencing the alarm does not mean the emergency is over.
7. Any person unable or who needs assistance to evacuate should proceed to the nearest stairwell.
   1. If it is unsafe to do so remain in your office/classroom/ residence. Notifying emergency response and rescue personnel that you have taken refuge there.
    
8. Supervisory personnel and course instructors are responsible for identifying and escorting individuals with disabilities located in their offices/classrooms to safety if possible. If they are not able to evacuate the individual they need to at a minimum get them to a stairwell and then notify rescue personnel.

Individuals with disabilities who are unable to evacuate
In any emergency requires evacuation, do not panic, proceed as follows:

If you are on a building floor WITHOUT exit doorways, and you hear a fire alarm, or are informed of an evacuation.

• Go to a stairwell immediately.
• Inform or ask someone, a building occupant or a floor monitor in particular, to alert the first arriving emergency responders of your presence and location.
• Call 911 to ensure rescue personnel are notified of your location and your need for assistance to evacuate.
• Provide operator with your exact location, building name, floor and room numbers;
• Give phone number you are calling from;
• If possible remain by phone, police have radio contact with officers at scene and will keep you informed of the situation.

The information you provide to the emergency operator will be relayed to emergency and rescue personnel arriving at the scene, who will assist in your safe evacuation, if circumstances warrant.