Mass Evacuation - Burnaby Campus

Overview

Mass evacuation is the temporary and rapid removal of all individuals within a campus.  Environmental and physical hazards in the vicinity of the Burnaby campus that could result in a mass evacuation include:

• Neighouring industrial incidents
• Significant impact to air quality inclusive of hazardous material release (chemical, biological, or other hazardous substances in solid, liquid, or gaseous form)
• Forest fires
• Earthquakes
• Intentional acts
• Other hazards which constitute a health or safety risk should the campus not evacuate
  

Procedures

Step 1: Building evacuation

• Evacuate the building if alarm sound or when instructed to do so by emergency/safety personnel
• Exit the building via the nearest safe exit
• Close doors behind you
• Gather in your building assembly area
• Do not re-enter the building until permitted to do so by emergency/safety personnel
  

Step 2: Campus evacuation

• DO NOT self-evacuate to the mass assembly areas. The selection of which mass assembly area is used during the campus mass evacuation is dependent on the type and location of the hazard
• Once instructed by emergency responders, move from your building assembly area to a mass assembly area
• Follow instructions from emergency responders for safe evacuation off-campus

During an incident, always follow the directions of wardens, building evacuation coordinators, security, and/or first responders.