Facilities Management - Evacuation Procedures - Building 55
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
FIRE ALARM POLICY for BUILDING OCCUPANTS
MAIN LIBRARY – BUILDING #55
In the event of a fire or fire alarm, The University of Arizona requires all occupants of university buildings to NOTIFY appropriate groups of the fire, and EVACUATE the building.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE
If you discover a fire, or if you smell or see smoke:
- Activate the building's fire alarm by pulling a manual fire alarm station. These devices are located at all stairwell doors and exits from the building.
- Follow the evacuation procedures outlined below.
EVACUATION PROCEDURE
If you hear the fire alarm horns or see the fire alarm strobes flashing:
- Evacuate the building immediately via the closest exit or stairs. DO NOT USE THE ELEVATORS. As you leave your work area, close all doors, including any that have been propped open.
- If the exit leads to the Integrated Learning Center, continue up to ground level.
- Move away from the building so you are not between it and where the fire department will respond. All building occupants must congregate at the evacuation point outlined below:
Evacuation Point #1 – the mall grass area east across Cherry Avenue
Evacuation Point #2 – the sidewalk area across 4th street south of the Main Library
- Report any details of the fire to the University of Arizona Police Department (911 or 621-8273) after evacuating. State that you are calling about the MAIN LIBRARY - BUILDING # 55.
- Remain outside the building, at the designated evacuation points, until UAPD personnel give the "ALL CLEAR". ONLY PEOPLE LOCATED AT THE DESIGNATED EVACUATION POINTS WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN THE BUILDING MAY BE RE-OCCUPIED. If you evacuate to another location, you may not receive the "ALL CLEAR" notice.
NEVER ENTER A BUILDING IF YOU HEAR THE FIRE ALARM HORN OR SEE THE FIRE ALARM STROBES FLASHING. A fire or other emergency could be in progress and you may be putting yourself in danger.
It is even more important that you NEVER RE-ENTER A BUILDING YOU HAVE EVACUATED UNTIL YOU HAVE HEARD THE “ALL CLEAR”. Both UAPD and Tucson Fire Department will silence the fire alarm horns when they arrive at a building so they can communicate over their radios. Just because you may hear the fire alarm horn turn off doesn't mean the building can be re-entered. Wait at the designated evacuation point for notice from UAPD that you can go back into the building.
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
EVACUATION POLICY FOR THE MOBILITY IMPAIRED
MAIN LIBRARY – BUILDING #55
Supervisors should specifically make sure that any mobility impaired employee is informed of the closest safe refuge area locations and evacuation procedures in the event of an emergency. All other staff members should also be informed of the evacuation procedure for mobility impaired persons.
- If a mobility-impaired person is able to exit the building without use of the elevator (i.e. the person is on the ground level of the building) then they should exit the building and proceed to one of the evacuation areas.
- If a mobility-impaired person is located on an upper floor or in a basement, a co-worker or supervisor should escort the mobility-impaired person to the nearest ENCLOSED stairwell. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CARRY ANYONE UP OR DOWN THE STAIRS!
- Instruct the mobility-impaired person to remain in the stairwell. Stairwells are safe refuges, they have a higher fire resistant construction. It is acceptable for a staff member to remain in the stairwell with a mobility impaired person ONLY if there is another staff member evacuating that can report to Tucson Fire Department the location of people in a stairwell.
- Make sure any doors to the stairwell are closed. Open doors will violate the safe "envelope" and might allow smoke, and possibly fire, into the stairwell.
- Once outside, whoever escorted the mobility impaired person into the stairwell should inform the Tucson Fire Department Command Center that someone is in a stairwell and the location of that particular stairwell. Tucson Fire Department will make the determination to evacuate people in stairwells if necessary.
- After UAPD has given the "ALL CLEAR", the co-worker or supervisor should go immediately to the safe refuge area and escort the mobility impaired person from the stairwell.