Gateway Center Emergency Procedures

How to Report an Emergency

Use the nearest fire alarm pull station. If possible, call 911 from any telephone. If there is a fire smaller than a trash can and you have been trained to use a fire extinguisher, use the nearest fire extinguisher to put out the fire.

FireActivate Fire Alarm Pull Station
  ...and if possibleCall 911
Health/PoliceCall 911
Hazardous Material SpillCall 911
Facility or Utility Failure      Call 5-1411 or 911 in an emergency    

Instructions for Specific Emergency Situations

Fire

  • Activate the nearest fire alarm pull station and call 911 if possible.
  • Evacuate the building.
  • Do not enter building until authorized by emergency personnel.

Earthquake

  • Drop, Cover, Hold: under a table or desk or against an inside wall - not in a doorway - until the shaking stops.
  • After the shaking stops, check yourself and others for injuries and move toward the nearest exit or alternate.
  • Evacuate the building.
  • Do not leave the area/campus without reporting your status to your instructor, building coordinator or Fire/Floor Warden.
  • Go to your nearest campus Mass Assembly Area for more information and critical updates.

Hazardous Materials Release

  • If an emergency or if anyone is in danger, call 911.
  • Move away from the site of the hazard to a safe location.
  • Follow the instructions of emergency personnel.
  • Alert others to stay clear of the area.
  • Notify emergency personnel if you have been exposed or have information about the release.

Power Outage

  • Remain calm; provide assistance to others if necessary.
  • Move cautiously to a lighted area. Exits may be indicated by lighted signs if the emergency power is operating.
  • Turn off and unplug computers and other voltage sensitive equipment.
  • For information about a prolonged outage, tune to radio KOMO 1000 AM, and/or call UW 206-897-INFO (4636).

Suspicious Person

  • Do not physically confront the person.
  • Do not let anyone into a locked building/office.
  • Do not block the person's access to an exit.
  • Call 911. Provide as much information as possible about the person and their direction of travel.

Suspicious Object

  • Do not touch or disturb object.
  • Call 911.
  • Notify your supervisor and/or the building coordinator.
  • Be prepared to evacuate

How to Perform Adult CPR

  • CALL
    Check the victim for unresponsiveness. If there is no response, Call 911 and return to the victim. In most locations the emergency dispatcher can assist you with CPR instructions.
  • BLOW
    Tilt the head back and listen for breathing. If not breathing normally, pinch nose and cover the mouth with yours and blow until you see the chest rise. Give 2 breaths. Each breath should take 1 second.
  • PUMP
    If the victim is still not breathing normally, coughing or moving, begin chest compressions. Push down on the chest 1½ to 2 inches 30 times right between the nipples. Pump at the rate of 100/minute, faster than once per second

171 Mary Gates Hall Evacuation Information

From the Gateway Center: Your primary exit when evacuating the building is the southwest exit of Mary Gates Hall. Your Evacuation Assembly Point (EAP) is the west lawn of Mary Gates Hall. Take your keys and your wallet.

Your secondary exit (if the southwest exit is blocked) will either be through the Commons and out the north or northwest exits or the southeast exit (from 191).

The Assembly Point is still the west lawn. Please wait on the lawn to allow emergency vehicles access. Report to your floor warden. In the case of an actual emergency having a positive report of your safety will be the primary concern of emergency personnel and your family.

General Emergency Evacuation Information

Floor plans that show the evacuation routes are posted on building walls throughout the campus. If you have trouble finding a posted floor plan, contact the EH&S Building and Fire Safety Office at (206) 543-0465.

Evacuation routes in most University buildings lead the occupants out the building. However, in some high-rise buildings the evacuation routes may lead occupants horizontally into another wing or down a couple of floors below the source of the alarm. These high-rise buildings may have Evacuation Assembly Points for both inside and outside the building.

EVACUATION ASSEMBLY POINTS (EAPs)
Each building has designated EAPs. After the class leaves the alarmed building or area, it is important for them to go to the EAP where the presence of persons can be documented. At the EAP, the class will not interfere with responding emergency services nor place themselves at risk of injury from the emergency. Accounting for all students can be very difficult, particularly with a large class. However, an attempt must be made. After all the students have left the room/lab, instructors can:
  • use the class roster,
  • use a head count, or
  • ask students about the students seated next to them in the classroom
to see if they are at the assembly point. You must also account for persons with disabilities.
EVACUATION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES If there is a person with a disability in the class/office, the instructor must be knowledgeable of their response and who may be assisting them. Four options are available to persons with disabilities:
  • Horizontal Evacuation to outside or another building, if available.
  • Stairway Evacuation.
  • Stay in Place unless danger is imminent.
  • Area of Refuge if available. Our closest area of refuge is the landing in the ESE stairwell.
REPORTING TO EVACUATION DIRECTOR Notify the building Evacuation Director about any missing students and their last known location in the building. After exiting and accounting for students, the building Evacuation Director will notify emergency personnel of persons missing or trapped or persons with disabilities that are waiting assistance in areas of refuge.
FIRE ALARMS Fire alarms will sound a slow WHOOP and include strobe lights for people with hearing disabilities. When the alarm sounds, everyone must exit the alarmed area according to the evacuation plan. Procedures that may be hazardous if left unattended should be shut down. Verify that everyone leaves and that all the doors are closed. Closed doors significantly reduce fire and smoke damage.
EARTHQUAKES Most of the injuries that occur during earthquakes are caused by interior items falling on the building occupants, such as books, shelves, light fixtures, ceiling tiles and office equipment. The first thing to do during an earthquake is to have everyone drop to the floor, cover their head, and hold that position. After the shaking stops and if there is building damage, tell the class to collect their possessions calmly and evacuate the building to the Evacuation Assembly Point. Caution them to watch for brick and other exterior building materials that may have been knocked loose by the earthquake.
POWER OUTAGES The University campus power system is served by the Campus Power Plant with back up from City Light and, over time, has proven to be fairly reliable, even during major windstorms. Many campus buildings are provided with emergency or standby power from the campus power plant's emergency generators. This system is automatic and should be operational within 60 seconds. If the power does go out during class, have the people stay in their seats for a little while and wait for the power to return. If the power does not return in a reasonable length of time (~ 5 minutes) then evacuate the classroom or laboratory. Evacuation should take advantage of available lighting unless the building is in alarm, then use the same evacuation procedures as during a fire. Caution the students that there is no rush and they should take their time exiting the building. Emergency lighting may or may not be functioning in the room, hallway, or stairways.