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Fire Response

In Case of Fire

  1. An illustration of a fire
    Pull the red fire alarm.  An alarm will ring at OCU police. University Police will call the Fire Department. 

  2. If there is immediate danger, remain calm and follow evacuation procedures and then call the University Police Department at 5911 from a nearby building.

  3. If there IS NOT an immediate danger, call the University Police Department at 5911.

  4. If calling 911 from a cell phone, the call will go to the Oklahoma City Police Dispatch Center. Immediately identify your location as at OCU and you will be transferred to OCUPD Dispatch. To reach the University Police Department directly from a cell phone, call 405-208-5911.

  5. Follow the evacuation plan. Listen for directions and congregate at the designated area. Faculty and lab assistants will account for students.

If You Are Trapped in a Building

  1. If the door to the room you are in is hot to the touch and/or smoke is seeping in, DO NOT OPEN IT. 

  2. Remain calm. Walls, ceilings, floors, and doors are designed to withstand fire for a safe period of time.

  3. Pack the crack under the door with clothing or other material to keep smoke out.

  4. Let someone know you are trapped. Call 5911/911 and stay on the line until the dispatcher tells you to hang up. If there is no phone available, yell out the window or wave out the window to gain attention.

  5. If calling 911 from a cell phone, the call will go to the Oklahoma City Police Dispatch Center. Immediately identify your location as at OCU and you will be transferred to OCUPD Dispatch. To reach the University Police Department directly from a cell phone, call 405-208-5911.

  6. Stay low to the floor near the window as the smoke will fill higher areas first.  

  7. FIRE EXTINGUISHERS ARE TO BE USED ONLY TO PUT OUT SMALL FIRES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FIGHT LARGE FIRES. YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO FIGHT FIRES, ONLY REPORT THEM.