IF YOU ENCOUNTER FIRE AND/OR SMOKE...

All fire and/or smoke conditions must be reported to the Marshall University Police Department (696-4357) or to the Huntington Fire Department (911) immediately.

The person making the report must provide the following information:

      1. Nature of fire or smoke and exact location.

      2. Your name and your position in the University or the Community and Technical College.

THEN activate the building fire alarm. (M.U. personnel will insure complete evacuation.)

The following procedures should be followed once the alarm has been activated:

      a. Everyone must evacuate the building in a neat and orderly fashion.

      b. Elevators are not to be used to evacuate the building. Persons should use the nearest clear exit or stairwell.

      c. Handicapped persons are to be assisted along the exit route to the nearest exit that is not blocked by fire or smoke.

      d. Persons confined to wheelchairs above or below the ground floor shall be assisted to the nearest stairwell and wait for evacuation by the City Fire Department. If an immediate threat to life exists, then these individuals will be evacuated by whatever means necessary.

      e. Persons are to move a safe distance away from the building.

      f. Reentry to the building is strictly prohibited until advised it is safe to do so by the Fire Department or the Marshall University Police Department.

      g. PERSONS ARE ADVISED NOT TO ASSUME THAT AN ALARM IS FALSE. The fire alarm system will be used to evacuate a building for any type of emergency.

The Office of Public Safety will:

      Respond to alarm site.

      Assist the fire department in any means required.

      Notify the Department of Health and Safety of the nature and extent of the incident.

The Department of Safety and Health will:

      Immediately respond to the site, and assist both Marshall University Police Department and the fire department in securing the site.

      Gather information regarding the number and extent of any injuries, extent of property damage, and the probable cause of the incident, and report this information to the University and/or Community and Technical College administrations.

      For any assistance or questions related to fire and/or smoke and actions to take, please contact the Director, Safety and Health.  See elsewhere on this website for contact information.

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Problems with this page?  Contact Nathan Douglas, 304.696.3461.