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Home > Departments > Environment, Health & Safety > EH&S Programs > Fire and Life Safety > Student Fire Safety > In Case of Fire

In Case of Fire

If The Fire Alarm Sounds While You Are In Your Room:

  • FEEL THE DOOR NEAR THE TOP & THE DOOR HANDLE FOR HEAT
  • IF THE DOOR OR DOOR HANDLE IS HOT - DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR - you are safer in your room than in the corridor
  • IF THE DOOR AND DOOR HANDLE ARE COOL - Check the corridor for smoke. Open the door slightly, if there is smoke in the corridor close the door and remain in your room. Protect yourself by:
    • Covering the opening at the bottom of the door with pillows or blankets to prevent smoke from getting in your room
    • Call 2222 and report the fire and your location
    • Open a window just enough to allow some fresh air into your room
    • Stay in your room until a firefighter or police officer comes to you

IF IT IS SAFE TO ENTER THE CORRIDOR

  • Leave your room, close the door behind you and proceed to an exit
  • Pull the fire alarm on your way out of the building
  • Do not use the elevator - Use the stairways
  • ONCE OUTSIDE
  • Go to your assigned assembly area
  • Do not re-enter the building until directed to do so by the University Police