University Of Alaska Anchorage: Evacuation Drills Scheduled Sept. 13-17

Press release from the University of Alaska Anchorage:

August 19, 2021

The Office of Emergency Management is teaming up with the UPD Auxiliary Emergency
Team and Facilities employees to conduct evacuation drills of all academic buildings.
Policy requires that when alarms are activated, all occupants must quickly leave the
building using the NEAREST exit, and should meet their office or class group at the
Emergency Assembly Area. Please notify officials if you know of someone who cannot
or will not evacuate. Those in wheelchairs should go to the stairwell landing of the
floor they are on, and designate someone to notify officials that they are there.
Drills will take place during the week of Sept. 13-17.

Drill staff will quickly sweep the offices, labs and classrooms to ensure that all
alarm hardware is working. Occupants can return to the building when alarm bells or
horns are silenced.

UAA conducts these exercises to help keep our students and staff safe, and to comply
with federal regulations requiring tests of our emergency plans. All evacuation alarms
should be taken seriously even if smoke or flames are not seen, as they may be activated
for chemical spills, bomb threats or other emergency. Similar drills in the residence
complex will take place separately in October. For questions, or if you have a major
event during that week that would be adversely impacted, contact the Office of Emergency
Management (OEM) at emergencymanager@alaska.edu.

This press release was produced by the University of Alaska Anchorage. The views expressed here are the author’s own.