Fire

Procedure if you suspect or discover fire

• Activate the fire alarm.
• Immediately leave the building using the nearest exit.
• Follow the posted evacuation procedures.
• DO NOT use elevators.
• Once you are outside, call 911.
• Notify the Xavier Police Department.
• Monitor cell phones for updated information via the University's Alert-Me notification system.

 

Evacuation

1. If you are in a classroom with a closed door, use the back of your hand to feel the door for heat. If the door is hot DO NOT open it. If the door is hot, go to step 7.

2. IF the door is NOT hot, brace yourself behind the door and open it slowly. If the environment outside the door is not favorable, close it and go to step 7.

3. If the environment is favorable, enter the hallway. Close the door behind you. Stay low (crawl, if necessary) and make your way to the nearest exit.

4. Exit the building via stairwells. If the stairwell is blocked by smoke or heat, go to an alternate exit. Do not use elevators.

5. Once you have exited the building, move to a safe location. Wait for the "all-clear" signal or for additional information with instructions on how to proceed.

6. If all the exits are blocked, go back to a room containing windows and seek refuge.

7. If supplies are available, pack the door frame with wet articles of clothing, towels or whatever you have on hand to delay smoke from migrating into the room.

8. Cover your nose and mouth with a wet handkerchief or similar article.

9. Call 911. Notify the Xavier Police Department of your location.

10. Stay close to the floor. Proceed to a window. Open the window to allow the smoke to escape and for you to breath fresh air.

11. Let everyone within hearing distance be aware that you are trapped. Yell and wave a towel outside the window. Stay near the window. Get the attention of bystanders or emergency responders.