• Close all doors as you leave, taking keys and medications with you, if possible. DO NOT delay evacuation to retrieve these items.
• Activate the closest fire alarm pull station along your evacuation route.
• Notify others as you leave.
• Call the JSU Police Department at ext. 6000 or 256-782-6000 and report the emergency after you are out of the building and safe.
• If the fire is small enough, you may attempt to extinguish it with a portable fire extinguisher, ONLY IF:
  • The fire alarm pull station has been activated
  • The University Police has been notified at ext. 6000 or 256-782-6000
  • You are properly trained
• If leaving a room, feel the door with the back of your hand before opening it. Do not open any door that feels hot.
• If smoke is present, stay low. The best quality air is near the floor.
• Always use the stairs to exit upper floors.
• DO NOT use the elevator.
• Once the building is evacuated, do not re-enter it for any reason. Return to the building ONLY when instructed to do so by emergency responders or administrators.
• DO NOT return for personal belongings.
• Direct and assist visitors and persons with disabilities who appear to need direction or assistance.
• Call the JSU Police Department at (256) 782-6000 and tell them that a fire has occurred AFTER you exit the building.

IF YOU ARE TRAPPED AND CANNOT EVACUATE

• Close any doors between you and the fire.
• If available, wedge wet towels or cloth materials along the bottom of the door to keep out smoke.
• Call the JSU Police Department at ext. 6000 or 256-782-6000 and notify the dispatcher of your location.
• Remain on the phone with the dispatcher as long as possible.
• Break a window only as a last resort, such as needing oxygen to breathe.
• Use caution when breaking any window.

RESPONSE TO FIRE ALARMS

• If the alarm sounds and/ or emergency strobes begin to blink, evacuate immediately.
• NEVER assume that a fire alarm is a false alarm.