APPENDIX B: Voluntary Registry for Persons Requesting Additional Assistance
In the event of an emergency that may require the evacuation of a campus building, the following procedures are recommended:
- If you are able to evacuated, please do so at that time. Remember to use the stairs if able. Never use the elevator during a fire alarm.
- If not - shelter-in-place in an area with no immediate hazards and call or text 911. Advise the police dispatcher of your location. Even if the caller is unable to speak, the dispatcher will then automatically surmise that the caller may be in trouble and will respond accordingly.
- If you are unable to call 911, advise others around you of your location and have them inform emergency personnel of your location.
- If you are in no immediate danger, remain where you are and wait for emergency personnel to arrive.
- If you are in immediate danger, move to an area where you can shelter-in-place (recommended areas would be a room with an outside window or a room with a sprinkler system if available.)
- You are also encouraged to carry a sounding device like a small whistle, flashlight and cell phone to alert emergency personnel of your location.
- It is best to have arrangements pre-planned for evacuation assistance. Arrangements can be made to reasonably assure that assistance is provided to anyone who requires it. Having a plan and practicing it may save your life. Contact the Purdue Fire Department for arrangements or questions at (765) 494-6919.
For further assistance in your personal emergency preparedness activities, please contact the Purdue University Campus Emergency Preparedness & Planning Office at (765) 494-9269 or visit our website at: www.purdue.edu/ehps/emergency_preparedness/