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Damon City Campus Fire Alarm Procedures


In accordance with the Fire Code of New York State, Monroe Community College must conduct unannounced fire drills each year. 

The purpose of the drills is to educate the college community on the proper method of exiting college buildings should an emergency arise.  Fire drills are not announced in advance; please take the opportunity now to discuss fire alarm procedures with others in your office and classroom.

Please remember that it takes a group effort to make a quick and safe evacuation of a building. In the event of a fire alarm, it is imperative that everyone leaves the building via the most direct route using one of the emergency exits listed below.  In addition to audible and visual alarms, spoken instructions are also given over the emergency address system, and by the Campus Hall Monitors.

Elevators, the atrium escalators and atrium stairwell are not considered an emergency exit and should not be used.  Each classroom should contain a map of the closest emergency exit.

Hall monitors have been assigned to expedite instructions and the flow of people to each of the emergency exits.  All personnel are expected to exit the building via the CLOSEST emergency exits and move away from the building to avoid overcrowding.

Staff and administration have the responsibility to become familiar with all emergency exits and in the event of an actual evacuation, they should assist in the process and ensure that the areas are evacuated and secured.

In the event of an emergency alarm, the faculty member should direct all students to the closest  emergency exit and assist with leaving the facility. If there is a student who needs special assistance because of a visual or physical impairment, the faculty member should ensure that the student is taken to the nearest Emergency Assembly Area. This is usually located very close to each emergency exit.

The faculty member should stay with the student at the Emergency Assembly Area. If the emergency escalates, the disabled individuals can be moved into the landing of the emergency exit, using the fire door for protection. The individual can be evacuated at that point by emergency response personnel.

4th Floor Emergency Exits
Exit number Location
A4 Near 4211 East Side
C4                 Near 4193 NE Side
D4                 Near 4216 East Side
E4                  Near 4025 South Side
F4                 Near 4072   West Side
G4                  Near 4119 NW Corner
H4                  Near 4142   East Clinton


5th Floor Emergency Exits
Exit number     Location
A5 Near 5097 East Side
C5                  Near 5114 NE Side
D5                  Near 5089  East Side                    
E5                  Near 5045 South Side
F5                  Near 5175 West Side
G5                 Near 5160 NW Corner
H5                 Near 5014 East Clinton

 
For further information please refer to the Safety/Hazard Prevention web site at the link below.  
https://www.monroecc.edu/depts/pstd/DCCEvacuation.htm .

Martin Gilmore
Safety/Hazard Prevention
09/26/2007