Purpose
To ensure the safe evacuation of public meeting rooms in the event of a fire or other emergency.
Procedure
- Anyone may activate the fire alarm by using the pull stations located throughout the building.
- After pulling the alarm, follow up by calling 8-911 to report the emergency. Give the location—Rockport Public Library—and the nature of the problem and the location within the building.
- Evacuate the building using the nearest exit. Do not use the elevator.
- Contain the fire by closing the area doors.
- Use the Congregational Church as a general meeting spot.
- Handicapped people may be unable to exit the building without
the use of the elevator. Call 8-911 to inform the Fire Department
of their location within the building. - Police must notify the Library director or a Library Trustee of any incident involving emergency personnel within the Library after having evacuated the building.
- People may re-enter the building after the Fire Department has determined that it is safe to do so.
Procedure adopted on: February 25, 2015
Procedure last reviewed and amended on: April 27, 2017