Outside of Fetzer and road leading away from the building

Emergency and Evacuation Procedures

First Floor

First floor layout of the Fetzer Center

Second Floor

Second floor layout of the Fetzer Center

^ Fire alarm pull  ! Extinguisher

Evacuation

In an emergency situation that requires evacuation, such as a fire or a bomb threat, you will want to use the closest exit to your room. All of our exit signs are lit up in neon green.

  • 1030-1060

    Exit the room and turn right to exit through the double doors at the end of the hallway marked by the exit sign.

  • Banquet Hall (1035–1055)

    Your first emergency exit is the patio door closest to you. From there, you will exit out of the brown wooden gate at the end of the patio, where there is a hill that everyone can gather on. Your second exit is through the entry doors of the room to the hallway. From there, you will turn left, walk through the double doors with the exit sign above, and walk out to the back dock and down the stairs to the hill.

  • Lobby

    Your first exit is the Main Entrance, where you enter the Fetzer Center.

  • Kirsch Auditorium

    There are multiple exits in this room, and where you are in the room determines which exit you will use. If you are in the lower section, you will use one of the two exits at the front of the room that lead to the same area. Exit these doors and go around the brick wall directly in front of you to the stairway on your left. Go up the stairs and follow the building around to the front of the building. If you are in the upper section, you will use the left or right entry doors.

    • Left exit—If you exit from the left door, your first emergency exit is the patio doors to the left. From there, you will exit from the brown wooden gate at the end of the patio to the back of Fetzer, where there is a hill for everyone to gather. Your second exit is the Fetzer main entrance.
    • If right, exit—Your first exit is to the right, out of the double doors marked by the exit sign. Your second exit is the Fetzer main entrance.

     

  • Putney Lecture Hall

    Take a right out of the room and exit through the Fetzer main entrance. 

  • 1st-floor bathrooms

    Come out of the bathroom, turn left, and exit the double doors.

  • 2016–2020

    Exit the room, and take a left down the stairs to exit the Fetzer main entrance. 

  • 2030 and 2040

    Exit the room then turn right and proceed to the stairwell at the end of the hallway on your left. At the bottom of the stairs, exit the door.

  • 2nd-floor bathrooms

    Come out of the bathroom, turn left, and proceed to the stairwell at the end of the hallway on your left. Exit the door at the bottom of the stairs.

Emergency

AED

Complete the check and call steps and follow the voice prompt”. The device is located in the coat room right next to the front desk near the lobby. There is a sign above the room it’s located in.

Tornado

In the case of a tornado, head to the basement by way of the stairs, which are located on either side of our main hallway. We will need a key to access the basement, so someone from our staff will be there to direct you.

WMU Police department

We are on Western Michigan’s campus, so the quickest emergency response we will get is by calling (269) 387-5555.

Fire

Fire alarm pulls and fire extinguishers

Fire alarm pulls are positioned all over the building. There is one fire alarm pull to your left by the patio door and two in the back of the room by the patio exit doors. Fire extinguishers are located throughout the building in plexiglass cases. The closest ones to you are located just outside these doors along the wall to your left. Instructions on how to use fire extinguishers are located on each one. In the unlikely event of a fire, please make your way to the Fetzer parking lot so that our staff can ensure everyone has evacuated the building. In other exit directions, we ask people to evacuate to a hill behind Fetzer.)

Fire procedures

In the event of a fire, follow the exit procedure for your room. Once you exit Fetzer, please proceed to the front parking lot, located directly in the front of the building, so that our staff can ensure everyone has evacuated the building.