Fire Drills were performed on campus on September 21, 2010. The UWRF Safety committee drill volunteers appreciated everyone's cooperation with the building evacuations. If you have any comments or suggestions for future improvement please e-mail constance.smith@uwrf.edu.

View by building a recap of evacuation times, what went well, and what can be improved for the future.

View fire alarm response Frequently Asked Questions. If you have additional questions you'd like to add to the list for response, please e-mail at the link above.

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Several key messages are being shared based on results of drill performance:

What went well:

1. Good cooperation for the drill and response to the alarms.
2. Most individuals took the drills seriously and were genuinely interested in assuring an effective evacuation.
   

What needs improvement:  

1. Utilize all options for exit paths. Many times people walked right past an emergency exit door to get to a main stairwell. There were bottlenecks in some stairwells because people had other options but didn't use them. (Don't take the nearest route to the Post Evacuation Assembly Area. Use the closest door to get out!)
2. All staff and students need to move further away from the building and go to designated "Post Evacuation Assembly Areas". If fire fighters do need to respond, they will need room around the building to drive trucks and stage equipment. Check the poster in the classroom to find the designated area. If the poster is not there, let Risk Management know so it can be replaced.  
3. Get out of the building when the alarm goes off. This year more than past years we had several people who kept working and didn't get up and get out until they were told they had to.  This was a poor use of the drill volunteer's time.