• Shut down equipment that could become unstable or present a hazard.
• Gather your personal belongings such as glasses, prescription medicine, keys, purse.
• Touch closed doors before opening. If the surface is hot, do not open -- use another exit route.
• Quickly move to the outside of the building using the nearest door marked with an "EXIT" sign.
• Close, but DO NOT LOCK, all doors as you leave. Take your keys with you.
• DO NOT USE THE ELEVATORS. Proceed to the nearest safe stairway.
• Be certain all persons in the area are evacuated immediately. Keep a list of all laboratory personnel near the exit of the lab/office that can easily be accessed and taken out of the building during an emergency. Use this list as a checklist to ensure all persons are out of the building. Advise emergency response personnel of any missing individuals.
• Help those who need special assistance - disabled, small children, etc.
• Report immediately to the designated "safe area" located near the building (please refer to the region 2 map).
• Report any missing individuals and last known locations to emergency responders.
• Notify emergency responders about sensitive research, operating equipment, animals left in buildings, etc.
• For Computer Science and Engineering, meet on Warren mall just south of the building.
• Wait for instructions from emergency response personnel. DO NOT RE-ENTER THE BUILDING.

EARTHQUAKE PROCEDURES

• Quickly take cover under a desk/table or crouch in a corner away from large surfaces. Expect, at least, 30 seconds of strong shaking.
• After the shaking has subsided, quickly evacuate the building, using the stairs, to the designated gathering area on Warren mall just south of the building (see Region 2 map).
• Personnel will not be allowed to return to their work area until the building has been structurally inspected.

FIRE PROCEDURES

• Grab the nearest fire extinguisher. Make sure you have an unobstructed exit available to you.
• Pull the finger pin located in the extinguisher's handle.
• Aim the nozzle at the BASE of the fire.
• Squeeze the handles, sweeping the nozzle from side to side until the fire is out.

• Pull the fire alarm and call UCSD Police.
• From a University phone: 911
• From a cell phone: 534-HELP [4357]
• Alert people in the area to begin evacuation. Assist those with disabilities.
• Close doors to confine the fire.
• Move to your designated assembly area away and upwind from the building.
• Have persons knowledgeable about the incident and location assist emergency personnel.

• Your name, the building and room locations of the emergency.
• The nature of the emergency - fire, chemical, etc.
• Whether injuries have occurred.
• Hazards present, which may affect responding emergency personnel.
• A phone number near the scene where you can be reached.