NRNW Emergency Preparedness Resources for People with Disabilities

Evacuation Procedures for Persons with Disabilities

All DOT employees, including deaf or hard of hearing employees, may be alerted to emergencies using the Department’s emergency notification system. Visual strobe lights placed throughout the building also flash to notify occupants of the need to evacuate.

• When notified of an alarm by audible, visual or text alerts for your floor, all occupants of that floor must proceed to the nearest available stairway (Figure 1) and evacuate in a calm and orderly fashion.
• DO NOT USE THE ELEVATORS.
• If you cannot use the stairs and must seek refuge on the stairway landing. Press the emergency intercom button located on the wall of the stairway to report your location and request assistance.
• When seeking refuge, security cameras are used to track individuals needing assistance.

Fire personnel prioritize rescue from floors that are alarming.

• If you are not comfortable remaining in the stairway for any reason, an evacuation chair can be used to help you evacuate. Emergency evacuation chairs are located by …And … in the … building and Stairways … in the building.
• Once you are out of the building, head ….
• For your safety, and the safety of others trying to evacuate the building, please do not stop and congregate by the emergency exit doors or on the sidewalks immediately surrounding the building.
• Remain at DOT’s evacuation assembly area until the “All Clear” signal is given or additional instructions are provided.
• During fire alarms, and some other types of building emergencies, occupants parked in the DOT HQ garage will not be permitted to go to the garage and remove their vehicles.
• Never delay evacuating in an emergency. Plan and keep your keys, purse, wallet, and other valuables with you when in the building in case there is an evacuation, and you cannot return to the building.