Fire
< Emergency Preparedness
In the event of a fire, the best strategy is to alert others of the fire, and evacuate the building.
Alert: Upon discovering smoke, fire, or an explosion in a building, stay calm and activate the nearest fire alarm.
Evacuate: Faculty and staff are responsible for evacuating their areas. Follow posted building evacuation routes to the points of refuge listed below. Account for all occupants of the room. DO NOT USE THE ELEVATORS, as electrical power may be cut off or fail. All persons should be at least 100 feet from the building.
Places of refuge
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- Art & Communications Department – 60 Collegeview Parking Lot
across the street from the front entrance
- Battelle Fine Arts Center – Park Street Parking Lot
- Clements Recreation Center – Grass courtyard of Davis Hall
- Collegeview Center – North Parking Lot
- Cowan Hall – Front sidewalk across the street in front of Roush Hall
- Equine Science Facility – Front Parking Lot
- Library – South side of Main Street in the Towers Hall lawn area
- Rike Center – Track / Football Field
- Roush Hall – Grassy area north of building; Towers Hall front lawn
- Science Building – Courtyard on north side of building
- Towers Hall – Front lawn of the Library
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- Barlow Hall – Parking lot south of building
- Campus Center – Front sidewalk across the street - Barlow Hall lawn
- Cellar House – Front lawn of the Howard House
- Clippinger Hall – Cowan Hall Parking Lot
- Center for Community Engagement – Barlow Hall Parking Lot
- Frank Museum – Sidewalk across the street in front of the building
- Hancock House – Front lawn of the Howard House
- Health Center – Campus Center East Parking Lot
- Howard House – Sidewalk in front of building across the street
- Nursing Department / Psychology & Political Science – Parking lot
behind the building - President’s House – Front sidewalk across the street
- Psychology House – Front sidewalk across the street
- Rowland Property – Front lawn near street
- Police Department – Parking lot behind the building
- Service Department – Park Street Commons Parking Lot
- Stadium – Football field
- Thrift Shop – Park Street Commons Parking Lot
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- Clements Hall – Campus Center East Parking Lot
- Commons on Home Street – Campus Center East Parking Lot
- Commons on Park Street – Science Building courtyard
- Davis Hall – Davis Hall Parking Lot
- Davis Annex – Front entrance area of the CRC
- Dunlap King – Front lawn of the Police Department
- Engle Hall – Triad Parking Lot near Tennis Courts
- Garst Hall – Triad Parking Lot near Tennis Courts
- Hanby Hall – Campus Center East Parking Lot
- Mayne Hall – Front entrance of the Campus Center
- Scott Hall – Triad Parking Lot near Tennis Courts
- The Suites – Concrete area behind the Campus Center
- 25 West Home Street – South Parking Lot
- Theme Houses
- 46 West Home Street – Front sidewalk across the street
- 146 West Home Street – Front sidewalk across the street
- 154 West Home Street – House of Black Culture - Front sidewalk
across the street - 155 West Home Street – Front sidewalk across the street
- 162 West Home Street – Education House - Front sidewalk across the
street - 188 West Main Street – Front sidewalk across the street
- 211 North State Street – Front sidewalk across the street
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- Lambda Gamma Epsilon (Kings) – Front sidewalk across the street
- Pi Beta Sigma (Pi Sig) – Front sidewalk across the street
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Zeta Phi (Zeta) – Front sidewalk across the street
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Eta Phi Mu (Jonda) – Front sidewalk across the street
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Pi Kappa Phi (Club) – Front sidewalk across the street
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- Epsilon Kappa Tau (EKT) – Front sidewalk across the street
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Kappa Phi Omega (Onyx) – Front sidewalk across the street
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Sigma Alpha Tau (Owls) – Front sidewalk across the street
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Tau Deltas (Deltas) – Front sidewalk across the street
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Tau Epsilon Mu (Talisman) – Front sidewalk across the street
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Theta Nu (Greenwich) – Front sidewalk across the street
Evacuation Procedure
- Provide assistance to individuals with physical disabilities.
- Call the Otterbein University Police Department at (614) 823-1222 or call 9-1-1. Be prepared to provide information on the location, size, and cause of the fire, as well as the extent of any injuries.
- If trapped in a room, retreat and close as many doors as possible between yourself and the fire. Place cloth or other material around/under the door to prevent smoke from coming in. Signal from the windows, but DO NOT BREAK THE GLASS unless absolutely necessary. If possible, call 9-1-1 to give your location.
- If the fire is beyond the means at your disposal (the use of a single fire extinguisher), do not remain in the area and attempt to fight the fire.
- If a closed door feels hot to the touch, DO NOT OPEN IT.
- Once outside, gather at the Campus Center (100 West Home Street) or another safe location as determined by the Otterbein University Police Department and fire authorities.
- Do not attempt to re-enter the building or leave campus until accounted for and/or instructed to do so.