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MS Building Evacuation Drill Set for Jan. 31 The sequence of events during the drill will be as follows, according to Fire and Safety Coordinator Billy Simmons. Key Physical Plant personnel will arrive at the MS Building at approximately 3:30 and will go to their respective checkpoint areas throughout the building. Once at their stations, all personnel must check in via radio with the Physical Plant control room. When all personnel have reported in, the building's alarms will be activated from the control room. There is a time delay of approximately five minutes between activation of the alarms in the control room and sounding of the horns in the building. When the horns begin to sound, building occupants are to evacuate. Physical Plant personnel will be available to answer any questions during this process, and they will also monitor the performance of all sound and visual alarms in their areas. When all occupants are safely out of the building and alarm inspections are complete, Physical Plant personnel will again make individual reports via radio to the control room. Once this second reporting process is complete, the alarms will be turned off, and the drill will be complete. Building occupants will be allowed to return to their offices and classrooms. "The entire process takes about 15 minutes, thus the time frame for drills is given as occurring between 3:30 and 3:45 p.m.," Simmons said. This is the sixth in a series of exercises planned for each building on the 1604 Campus and at the Institute of Texan Cultures. Drills were held this spring at the Downtown Campus. While the dates for initial drills in each building will be publicized in UTSA Update and UTSA Today, in accordance with State Fire Marshall's requirements there will also be unannounced drills in the future. Simmons urges all faculty, staff and students to take five or 10 minutes now to familiarize themselves with the locations of emergency exits, alarms and fire extinguishers in their work or classroom areas. In the event of inclement weather, the drill will be rescheduled. For more information about the drills or building evacuation plans, contact Simmons at 458-5809 or Risk Manager Dan Chilcutt at 458-4420. Send
your comments and items to: UTSAToday@utsa.edu.
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There
will be a mandatory emergency evacuation drill for occupants of the
Multidisciplinary Studies Building between 3:30-3:45 p.m. Wednesday,
Jan. 31.