LOCATION: Campus Wide
DURATION: 10/13/2025 to 10/17/2025
PROJECT INFORMATION: Fire Code required annual Fire Evacuation Drills will be occurring in buildings across campus (excluding residential buildings) during the week of October 13th - 17th, 9am-3pm.
Fire Evacuation Drills are unannounced and occur once per year in Academic and Administrative buildings. Specific information regarding the times and locations of drills is not provided.
Each drill will last approximately 10-20 minutes (smaller buildings will require less time).
Treat every alarm as a real emergency.
PROJECT BENEFITS: Fire evacuation drills are also allow building occupants to familiarize themselves with building evacuation routes and practice departmental procedures. Testing the fire alarm systems ensures that the systems are functioning properly.
IMPACT: When the visible strobes light up and the audible alarm sounds, all building occupants are required to exit the building and gather at the designated evacuation assembly location.
Buildings should be vacated while the strobes are lit and the alarm is sounding and should not be entered until the alarm and strobes have stopped AND the all clear is given for re-entry.
A map of campus Evacuation Assembly Locations is attached to this notice. Additional information can be found at: www.pdx.edu/environmental-health-safety/assembly-locations-maps.
ACCESSIBILITY IMPACTS: All building occupants should utilize the stairs to evacuate the building. If you are unable safely navigate stairs without assistance, please confirm that you are in the Evacuation Assistance Registry. Additional information on the registry and what to do during a building evacuation is provided at: www.pdx.edu/environmental-health-safety/evacuation-assistance
PROJECT COORDINATORS:
| NAME | PHONE | |
|---|---|---|
| Nikki Ludd |
503.725.4325 |
nl...@pdx.edu |
| Jeff Rook |
503.725.9948 |
jr...@pdx.edu |
| Environmental Health & Safety |
|
ehs-...@pdx.edu |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
If the above coordinator(s) are unavailable, please contact: 503-725-3738
Emergencies call Campus Public Safety: 503-725-4407
Work Control Center
Facilities and Property Management
202 University Services Building
617 SW Montgomery
Portland, OR 97201
Phone: 503-725-2FIX
Email: 2F...@pdx.edu
Click Here for the Work Control Center Online
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