Emergency Management

EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

Evacuate the building using the nearest exit (or alternate if nearest exit is blocked).

Go to Evacuation Assembly Point (EAP) designated in this building's evacuation plan and on building emergency evacuation signs.

UW Emergency Management
www.washington.edu/emergency
January 2006

Drop, Cover, Hold under a table or desk or against an inside wall - not in a doorway - until the shaking stops.
After the shaking stops, check yourself and others for injuries and move toward the nearest exit or alternate.
Evacuate the building.
Do not leave the area/campus without reporting your status to your instructor, building coordinator or Fire/Floor Warden.
Go to your nearest campus Mass Assembly Area for more information and critical updates.

If an emergency or if anyone is in danger, call 9-1-1.
Move away from the site of the hazard to a safe location.
Follow the instructions of emergency personnel.
Alert others to stay clear of the area.
Notify emergency personnel if you have been exposed or have information about the release.

Remain calm; provide assistance to others if necessary.
Move cautiously to a lighted area. Exits may be indicated by lighted signs if the emergency power is operating.
Turn off and unplug computers and other voltage sensitive equipment.
For information about a prolonged outage, tune to radio KIRO 710 AM, and/or call UW 206-897-INFO (4636).

Do not physically confront the person.
Do not let anyone into a locked building/office.
Do not block the person's access to an exit.
Call 9-1-1. Provide as much information as possible about the person and their direction of travel.