NOVA
Northern Virginia Community College
Evacuation
Awareness Training
For
Faculty/ Staff/
Students
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 What would cause you to evacuate a
building?
 Do you know what your primary and
secondary evacuation routes are?
 What risks/ hazards are within your
facility?
 What alert technologies would be utilized
within your facilities?
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Be Prepared – Know Your
Surroundings!!!
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 What is your primary evacuation route?
 What is your secondary evacuation route?
 Where is your primary assembly area?
 Where is your secondary assembly area?
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How will I be notified about the need to evacuate?
Fire alarms!
VOIP phones!
Police/OEMP direction
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Computer screens and emails
Wall mounted flat screens
Bull horns or loud speakers
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Weather radio
Floor Wardens
First Responders
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What situations would require
me to evacuate my building?
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Fire or suspected fire
Hazardous materials
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Power outage
Police Incident
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Building damage
(earthquake and weather damage)
Drills and exercises
And others as directed by authorities
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So I have been informed that there
is an evacuation of my building.
What should I be prepared to do?
BE PREPARED TO ACT!!!
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Remain calm
Quickly collect your personal items
Evacuate using your Primary route if
available
Do not use the elevator!
 If your primary route is unavailable,
use your secondary route
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 Close doors behind you if you are the
last person leaving the area
 Walk calmly walk. NO running! Assist
persons with disabilities to rescue
areas
 Report to the assembly area
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 While in the assembly area:
Watch for emergency vehicles arriving
Attempt accountability of students/coworkers
Notify authorities of injuries, trapped
persons, missing, etc.
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Fire:
 Activate the fire alarm and call 703764-5000 or 911
 If there is no fire alarm, knock on
doors and yell “fire” as you exit
 Watch for smoke and impassible areas
 Move far away from building
 Feel doors with the back of your hand.
If hot, DO NOT OPEN!
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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS:
Call 703-764-5000 or 911
Once you have evacuated, move everyone
away from the building and to the assembly
area, away from hazardous material, and if
possible up-wind and up-hill
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Power Outage:
 Remain calm
 Collect your personal belongings
 Assist others as needed
 Move to lighted area
 Evacuate building if instructed to do so
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Police Incidents:
 Most common incidents involve:
Bomb threats
Suspicious packages
Violent incidents
Civil unrest
Suspicious persons
 Call 703-764-5000 or 911
 DO NOT ACTIVATE THE FIRE ALARM
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Building Damages:
 Evacuate as soon as shaking stops if
earthquake
 Watch for glass and other debris
 Move to a safe assembly area outside
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Drills and Exercises:
Common exercises and drills at NOVA:
Active Shooter
Fire Evacuation
State wide Tornado (March)
State Wide Earthquake (October)
Never assume it is just an exercise
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Questions?
Thank you!
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