Emergency Situations & Procedures
Building Evacuation Procedures
- When the fire alarm is activated, evacuation is mandatory, even if you don't smell smoke.
- Do not use elevators!
- Take personal belongings (keys, purses, wallets, etc.).
- Follow directions given by your building's Emergency Coordinator.
- Assist persons with disabilities.
Suspicious Person
- Do not physically confront a person.
- Do not let anyone into a locked building/office.
- Do not block the person's access to exit.
- Call 911 0r 672-1911.
Suspicious Object/Package
- Do not touch or disturb the object or package.
- Call 911 or 672-1911.
- Notify your supervisor and/or the building's Emergency Coordinator.
Bomb Threat
- Remain calm.
- Get as much information as possible from a threatening caller - location of explosive device, when the device was planted, etc.
- Call 911 0r 672-1911.
- Follow instructions of emergency personnel.
Fire
- Help remove those needing assistance from the immediate area.
- Activate the nearest fire alarm pull station and call 911 or 672-1911 if possible.
- Confine the fire by closing windows and doors.
- Extinguish the fire if you have been trained and it is safe to do so.
- Evacuate the building.
- Do not enter the building until authorized to do so by emergency personnel.
Weather Emergency
- For up-to-date weather information:
- Monitor local radio and television stations
- Check the conditions on campus on the FSU website -- www.uncfsu.edu
- Be prepared to shelter in place until you're notified by Fayetteville State University officials that it's safe to leave; have a plan for getting back together with fellow employees.
- During thunderstorms, do not handle electrical equipment.
- During hurricanes or under tornado warnings:
- Seek shelter
- Stay away from windows; move to an interior hallway on a lower floor
- Get under sturdy furniture
- During floods:
- Do not walk through flowing water or drive through flooded areas
- Stay away from electrical lines
- Anxiety & Severe Weather
Emergency Preparedness
- Know your building's Emergency Coordinator and the evacuation procedure for your area
- Emergency preparedness kits should be maintained by residents, commuters, and staff.
- Get a battery-operated weather radio.
- Discuss preparedness plans with family and friends.
