Evacuation Awareness Training for Faculty / Staff / Students State Center Community College District

What would cause you to evacuate a building? Do you know what your primary and secondary evacuation routes are? What risks/hazards are within you facility? What alert technologies would be utilized within your facilities? Cultivating Lives Through Education

Be Prepared! Know your Surroundings! Cultivating Lives Through Education

What is your primary evacuation route? What is your secondary evacuation route? Where is your primary assembly area? Where is your secondary assembly area? Cultivating Lives Through Education

How will I be notified about the need to evacuate? Fire alarms VoIP Phones Police Direction Cultivating Lives Through Education

How will I be notified about the need to evacuate? (Cont.) Computer screens and s Wall mounted flat screens Bull horns and loud speakers Cultivating Lives Through Education

How will I be notified about the need to evacuate? (Cont.) Weather channels or cell phones Maintenance/Grounds Workers First Responders Cultivating Lives Through Education

What situations would require me to evacuate my building? Cultivating Lives Through Education

Fire or suspected fire Hazardous materials Cultivating Lives Through Education

Power Outage Police Incident Cultivating Lives Through Education

Building Damage (Earthquake and Weather Damage) Drills and Exercises And others as directed by authorities Cultivating Lives Through Education

So I have been informed that there is an evacuation of my building. What should I be prepared to do? BE PREPARED TO ACT !!! Cultivating Lives Through Education

 Remain calm  Quickly collect your personal items  Evacuate using your PRIMARY route if able DO NOT USE THE ELEVATOR! How To Use An Evacuation Chair – YouTube  If your primary route is unavailable, use your secondary route Cultivating Lives Through Education

 Close doors behind you if you are the last person leaving the area  Walk calmly WALK! NO RUNNING! Assist persons with disabilities to rescue areas  Report to an assembly area if one is designated by Police or Official Cultivating Lives Through Education

If an assembly area has been established: Watch for emergency vehicles arriving Attempt accountability of students/co-workers Notify authorities of injuries, trapped persons, missing, etc. Cultivating Lives Through Education

Activate the fire alarm and call (559) or (VoIP) 5911 If there is no fire alarm, knock on doors and yell “fire” as you exit Watch for smoke and impassible areas Move far away from building Feel doors with the back of your hand. If hot, DO NOT OPEN! Cultivating Lives Through Education FIRE

Call (559) or (VoIP) 5911 Once you have evacuated, move everyone away from the building and to the assembly area (if designated), away from hazardous material, and if possible up-wind and up-hill Cultivating Lives Through Education HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Remain Calm Collect your personal belongings Assist others as needed Move to lighted area Evacuate building if instructed to do so Call (559) or (VoIP) 5911 Cultivating Lives Through Education POWER OUTAGE

 Most common incidents involve:  Bomb Threats  Suspicious Packages  Violent Incidents  Civil Unrest  Suspicious Persons  Call (559) or (VoIP) 5911  DO NOT ACTIVATE THE FIRE ALARM Cultivating Lives Through Education POLICE INCIDENTS

 Evacuate as soon as shaking stops if earthquake  Watch for glass and other debris  Move to a safe assembly area outside Cultivating Lives Through Education BUILDING DAMAGES

Common exercises and drills at SCCCD Emergency Alert System Active Shooter Fire Evacuation Never assume it is just an exercise! Cultivating Lives Through Education DRILLS AND EXERCISES

Cultivating Lives Through Education ANY & ALL QUESTIONS Thank you for attending!