Fire or visible smoke

• Activate the fire alarm pull station or use other emergency alerting procedures and proceed to the nearest exit and evacuate the building immediately.
• Call Georgia Tech Police at 9-1-1 from any campus phone or at 404-894-2500 from a cellular phone.
• Attempt to extinguish the fire if you are trained and comfortable with using a fire extinguisher
• Do NOT attempt to extinguish a fire if any of the following conditions exist:
  • You are not trained in using a fire extinguisher
  • You are unable to identify what is burning
  • The fire is spreading
  • A fire extinguisher is unavailable
  • Your back is not toward the exit
  • You might inhale smoke
  • Doubt or insecurities develop
  • If the first attempt to put out the fire with a fire extinguisher is unsuccessful, evacuate immediately through the nearest exit.

Evacuation

• Call GTPD from a safe location to report all fires.
• Report to the designated evacuation assembly area for the building and do not leave.
• Do not use the elevator.
• Stay calm, do not rush or panic.
• Use the nearest stairs and proceed to the nearest exit. 
• Proceed to your designated assembly area and report to your roll taker.
• Wait for any instructions from emergency responders.
• Do not re-enter the building until you have been instructed to do so by emergency responders.
• Those with access and functional needs, notify supervisors/co-workers if you need assistance evacuating.
• If applicable, proceed to your area of refuge.