Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff,
The annual fire drills for this year will be conducted on Thursday, October 26, and Friday, November 3, for the UIS campus.
Drill Procedures
- When the alarm sounds, exit the area immediately. Take your personal belongings. Lock work areas and offices. Close all other doors.
- Exit the building using the most direct route and the nearest exit. Do not use the elevator.
- Report directly to the Assembly location.
- Remain at the Assembly location until the “All Clear” is given by the UIS Police.
Use the tables below to find the scheduled time for your building/location. Please note the times are approximate - the actual drill time will be dictated by radio station operations.
Thursday, October 26
| # | Building | Time | Assembly Location |
| 1 | SAB | 9:00 a.m. | Student Life Plaza |
| 2 | BSB | 9:00 a.m. | Student Life Plaza |
| 3 | HRB | 9:15 a.m. | Student Life Plaza |
| 4 | SLB | 9:15 a.m. | Student Life Plaza |
| 5 | VPA | 9:30 a.m. | Student Life Plaza |
| 6 | WUIS | 9:30 a.m. | Outside the WUIS building (Southside) |
| 7 | Cox Children’s Center | 9:45 a.m. | Outside the WUIS building (Southside) |
| 8 | PAC | 10:00 a.m. | Quad near the Colonnade |
For Thursday, October 26, please find below the additional assembly locations for PAC as per the PAC Emergency Response Plan. The rest of the PAC will be exiting to the Quad.
| PAC Area | Assembly Location |
| Accounts Receivable / Bursar | Front of lower-level PAC Teardrop |
| Auditorium Offices | Grassy area beside Teardrop |
| Chancellor | Grassy area between PAC & Brookens on North side |
| College of Public Affairs & Education (3rd floor) | Quad between HSB and Colonnade |
| Center for State Policy & Leadership (4th floor) | LRH Patio |
| Electronic Media | Parking Lot C |
| Facility Services | Meet at Teardrop stairs to Lot C |
| Inst. For Legal, Legislative & Policy Studies (4th floor) | Quad area near entrance to UHB |
| Provost | West side of the Quad |
Friday, November 3
| # | Building | Time | Assembly Location |
| 1 | Student Union | 8:15 a.m. | Quad near the Colonnade |
| 2 | UHB | 8:30 a.m. | Quad near the Colonnade |
| 3 | HSB | 9:00 a.m. | South end of Quad |
| 4 | BRK | 9:15 a.m. | Quad near the Colonnade |
| 5 | TRAC | 9:30 a.m. | Grassy area on the west of the building |
| 6 | PDB | 10:00 a.m. | East of the building by the pond |
In the event of a real fire, the following procedures apply to individuals with limited mobility:
- Do not use the elevator.
- Go to the nearest stairwell and remain there until help arrives. If possible, ask someone exiting the building to inform the UIS Police or an emergency responder of your location.
- Call 911 or the UIS Police at 206-7777. Be prepared to provide information about your location and any other information that will assist in evacuation. If help does not arrive in 10 minutes, call again. Be persistent.
Thank you for participating in the drill.
Ravneet Chhokar
Director of Safety and Environmental Compliance
UIS Environmental Health and Safety
One University Plaza, BSB 1
Springfield, Illinois 62703
Email: rchho2@uis.edu
Office: (217)-206-8062