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Begin Building Evacuation Procedures.
Sector leaders will assist with building evacuation and follow
Sector Leader Evacuation Procedures.
Main and City Center campuses:
- Disabled individuals who need assistance evacuating from upper floors or the cafeteria level, should stage in front of,
but not use, the nearest elevator. (The freight elevator in J-Building is not considered a staging area due to its location).
The use of elevators shall be at the discretion of emergency response personnel. If assistance is not immediately available,
stay at the designated staging area and assistance will arrive. When rescue personnel arrive, they will first check the designated
staging areas and stairwells for trapped persons.
- Plan ahead and be prepared. Know what you are going to do before an emergency arises. Determine what your alternatives are. Each
faculty member with individuals with disabilities in his or her specific class shall designate specific students in that
class to be the primary and backup personnel to assist evacuation of the disabled person during a fire and emergency.
- Faculty, staff, and students should become familiar with the campus: look it over and locate the most available telephones,
note location of exits, stairwells, ramps, exit signs, rooms that would make good areas of refuge, and note the location of
fire alarm pull stations. When an alarm sounds, it is important to determine the nature of the emergency and act accordingly.
The Main Campus fire alarms will sound different from the campus tornado warning alarm that is tested the first Monday of each
month at 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., or the Joliet emergency warning siren.
- Individuals with disabilities, who can walk with assistance should evacuate as expeditiously as possible with the
assistance of the teacher designated student. Once outdoors, these individuals should meet in a designated safe area.
Note: A common assumption is that because a building is on fire, the telephones will not work. In fact,
even if there is a fire in the building, most of the phones remain in operation. If the telephone does not work, try
signaling from a window by waving a cloth or other visible object. If the window cannot be opened, yell for help. If your
cries are not heard, throw something through the window. Back to Top
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