Columbia College

Building evacuation and assembly

Evacuation chart

Maps showing evacuation routes are posted in all campus buildings.  Faculty and staff members will provide specific instructions to students and visitors regarding evacuation routes and assembly areas and will lead students and visitors to the designated assembly areas.

If, for some reason, the suggested evacuation route is not available, faculty and staff should use their discretion in determining the best alternative route.  Please note: during most all emergencies, elevators should not be used due to the possible loss of power.

Faculty and staff members should provide assistance and/or delegate assistance to students and others on campus with disabilities in the event of an emergency.

Emergency assembly areas have been established for all college buildings.  The list is provided at the end of this appendix.  There may be situations where faculty and staff members are called upon to take roll of the students who are assembling from classrooms and employees who are assembling from offices.  This information could be useful in determining those who need assistance and reassuring families that community members are safe and accounted for.

Assembly areas have also been established for each residence hall facility.  The Area Coordinators and Resident Assistants will play lead roles in determining which residents have and have not been accounted for.  Emergency contact cards on residents, hall rosters and master keys are all removed from the halls by Residential Life staff when the fire alarm sounds.

1. General procedures for a building evacuation*
   1. All building evacuations occur when the fire alarm sounds or upon notification by Campus Safety/ CRT or Departmental Liaisons that an emergency dictates an evacuation.
   2. When notification occurs, leave by the nearest marked exit and alert others to do the same.
   3. Assist disabled persons leaving the building.  Do not use elevators in the event of a fire, earthquake or other emergency where you could become trapped in an elevator.
   4. Once outside, proceed to the established emergency evacuation assembly area, which will be at least 50 yards from the affected building.  Keep streets, fire lanes, hydrant areas and walkways clear for emergency vehicles and personnel.
2. General procedures for a campus evacuation
   1. Campus Safety, CRT or the Departmental Liaisons will announce the evacuation of all or part of the campus grounds.
   2. Assist disabled persons.
   3. All persons are to vacate immediately the area in question and relocate to the established emergency evacuation assembly area or another location as directed.
   4. There may be times when members of the community will be advised to leave campus immediately or to NOT come to campus at all.

* In the event of a tornado, building occupants will be evacuated to a building’s interior evacuation location. 

Building	Fire/Building Evacuation	Tornado/Severe Weather Evacuation
AHSC (Student Commons)	Bass Commons, Library east lawn	Lower level restrooms (away from glass areas)
Banks Hall	Brown Hall north lawn (across Cougar Dr.)	Banks Hall Basement (away from glass areas)
Brown Hall	Softball field	Brown Hall basement
Buchanan Hall	Soccer field	Buchanan Hall restrooms **St. Clair basement
Dorsey Hall	Bass Commons	Dorsey Hall basement
Dulany Hall	Launer north lawn	Dulany Hall basement
Hertig Apartments	Bass Commons	Hertig lower level garage
Hughes Hall	Bass Commons	Hughes Hall basement
Launer Auditorium	Hughes Hall north lawn	St. Clair basement
Miller Hall	Brown Hall lawn (across Cougar Dr.)	Miller Hall basement
Missouri Hall	Bass Commons	Missouri Hall basement
Music Annex	Softball field	Brown Hall basement
Nursing Education Center	Banks Hall lawn	NEC restrooms
Online Education Center	Soccer field	OEC lower level (away from glassed areas)
Robnett-Spence	Bass Commons	Robnett-Spence basement
Science Lab Annex	Softball field	Brown Hall basement
St. Clair Hall	Brown south lawn	St. Clair Hall lower lever
7th Street Apartments	Miller Parking Lot	Lower level apartment **Miller Hall basement
Southy Building	Softball field	Interior rooms 4&8 **Southwell locker rooms
Southwell Complex	Softball field	Southwell locker rooms
Stafford Library	AHSC  patio	Library restrooms
Wightman Building	Wightman parking lot	Central hallway **Southwell locker rooms
Williams Hall	Brown Hall south lawn	Williams Hall 1st floor hallway

During inclement weather conditions Campus Safety will designate Dulany Hall or Southwell Complex as a gathering area for evacuees.

**If time allows, evacuate to the alternate site.