There are a variety of situations which could occur on campus that may require evacuation of a building. Always evacuate the building when any of the following occurs:
- You hear the fire alarm or see strobe lights
- You are instructed to leave by emergency responders, your supervisor, or the Response Team member for your area.
- An emergency is evident in your area.
Evacuate the building immediately
- If it is safe to do so, take your emergency supplies, car keys, purse and/or wallet, and other personal items (depending on the situation, re-entry to the building may not be available for some time)
- Shut down all hazardous operations, if safe to do so
- Turn off equipment, if safe to do so
- Close doors, but do not lock them
- Exit by the nearest safe exit/stairwell. Do not use elevators.
- While exiting, note hazards or personnel remaining in building
- Go directly to the designated Emergency Assembly Point (EAP) for the building you are in
- Check in and provide information on noted hazards or personnel remaining in the building to your Response Team member
Additional information
- The Response Team member for your area will ensure that occupants evacuate the area
- As you exit, quickly check nearby restrooms, copier rooms, closets, etc., for other people
- Accompany and help any individual with special needs, or any visitors and colleagues who appear to need direction or assistance
- Proceed as quickly as possible, but in an orderly manner – do not push or shove
- Hold handrails when you are walking on stairs
- Move to the right if you encounter emergency personnel on stairs
- Once out of the building, move away from the structure and report to your EAP
- Do not block streets or driveways
- Stay out of the way of emergency personnel who are responding to the situation
If instructed to leave campus
- Carpool/Vanpool: contact your primary carpool or vanpool member(s) immediately
- Drive carefully. Extra caution is required any time you are excited, worried, or distracted by an emergency.
- Watch for bicycles, pedestrians, and emergency vehicles
- Traffic signals might not be working, use 4-way stop signs traffic rules
- Expect traffic back-ups
- Be patient
- Follow traffic directions from Public Safety or other safety officials
- If normal exits are blocked, you will be directed to an alternate route
- If you are in doubt about whether to report back to campus, call your department hotline, phone tree contact, or supervisor
- For campus emergency information:
- Listen to KZSU 90.1 FM or log into http://kzsu.stanford.edu/
- Go to the Stanford University Emergency Information website at https://emergency.stanford.edu
- Call (650) 725-5555, the Stanford Emergency Information Hotline
- For area information, follow reports on “Emergency Alert System” radio stations (e.g., KCBS 740 AM) and television
NOTE: It is suggested that people with special needs prepare for emergencies by learning the locations of exit corridors and enclosed stairwells and by informing co-workers, professors, and/or classmates of the best methods of assistance during an emergency. If you wish to have assistance in preplanning, please call EH&S Emergency Management at (650) 723-0448.
IF YOU HAVE A SPECIAL NEED AND ARE UNABLE TO EVACUATE:
Stay calm, and take steps to protect yourself. If there is a working telephone, call 9-911 (911 from non-campus phones) and tell the emergency dispatcher where you are or where you will be. If you must move:
- Move to an exterior enclosed stairwell
- Request persons exiting by way of the stairway notify the Fire Department of your location
- DO NOT USE ELEVATORS during an emergency evacuation. (Emergency personnel may use an elevator for evacuation after review of the circumstances.)
- Once outside, move away from the building to allow others to exit
- Do not return to an evacuated building until given clearance by emergency personnel