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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

  1. When the alarm sounds, exit the area immediately. Take your personal belongings. Lock work areas and offices. Close all other doors. 
  2. Exit the building using the most direct route and the nearest exit. Do not use the elevator. 
  3. Report directly to the Assembly location.  
  4. 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 
SAB 9:00 a.m. Student Life Plaza 
BSB 9:00 a.m. Student Life Plaza 
HRB 9:15 a.m. Student Life Plaza 
SLB 9:15 a.m. Student Life Plaza 
VPA 9:30 a.m. Student Life Plaza 
WUIS 9:30 a.m. Outside the WUIS building (Southside) 
Cox Children’s Center 9:45 a.m. Outside the WUIS building (Southside) 
8PAC10:00 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 
Student Union8:15 a.m. Quad near the Colonnade 
UHB8:30 a.m. Quad near the Colonnade 
3HSB9:00 a.m. South end of Quad 
4BRK9:15 a.m.Quad near the Colonnade 
5TRAC9:30 a.m.Grassy area on the west of the building 
6PDB 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

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