Annual Campus-Wide Evacuation Drills
Building evacuation drills are not just a regulatory requirement; they are an essential part to help create a safe campus environment.
By participating in these drills, responders, building occupants, and the Emergency Management team can prepare for emergencies. It’s a chance to learn how to safely and quickly exit buildings on campus, ensuring that everyone knows what to do in case of an emergency.
The next annual evacuation drills will take place in September 2025. Plan for a fifteen-minute disruption to your daily activities if you work, teach, or study in a building scheduled to be evacuated.
What to do
- Learn where the fire pull stations and fire extinguishers are located.
- Know which ways to get out of a building and where to meet up after you evacuate.
- Always leave a building during a drill or real alarm.*
- Close, but do no lock doors to rooms that are in alarm.
- Stay out of a building if the alarm is sounding.
- Go to your assembly point.
*Refusal to evacuate is a safety violation subject to non-academic disciplinary protocols.
- Only go back inside when Campus Security or the Calgary Fire Department gives the all-clear at the assembly point or over the PA system.
- If needed, debrief and talk about what went well and what could be better, then email Emergency Management with your feedback.
Responsibilities
Follow all evacuation instructions above.
Preemptively ensure that your students/staff:
- are aware of the drill schedule;
- understand the evacuation instructions above;
- know about the Emergency Buddy Program.
Specifically:
- review 's emergency plans and procedures with your students/staff;
- encourage download and use of the UCSafety app;
- proactively assign 2-3 “buddies” to assist people with a disability during emergency incidents;
- ensure Hazard Identification Assessment and Control Form (HACF) for your staff is completed and documented annually (part of annual inspection process).