Fires
- Activate the nearest fire alarm to warn other occupants of the building to evacuate.
- Call the Menomonie Fire Department immediately at (9-911).
- CAUTION - The building fire alarm will sound in the building but it does not automatically notify emergency personnel. Someone must report the alarm via telephone (9-911). Do not assume someone else is making this call!
- When the building fire alarm is sounded, an emergency exists. All rooms must be evacuated. Leave the lights on. Close, but do not lock the doors.
- Assist the disabled to the nearest stairwell in the building. Have them wait on the landing. Stairwells are checked first by the fire department and are constructed to provide a higher degree of protection.
- Immediately notify the police or fire department if a disabled individual is waiting on a stairwell landing.
Please visit these sites for additional information:
UW-Stout Disaster Recovery Plan site:
www.uwstout.edu/uservices/risk/campusemergencyplan.htm
Housing and Residence Life Security and Safety site:
www.uwstout.edu/housing/security.htm
Penalties for interfering With Fire Fighters
As outlined in Wisconsin Statute 941.12 and 941.13, interfering with fire fighting is punishable by a fine and/or prison sentence. Included in this category of violation are:
- Interfering with the proper functioning of a fire alarm system,
- Interfering with the efforts of fire fighters to extinguish a fire, and
- Tampering with, or removing fire-fighting equipment including fire extinguishers and fire hoses.
Arson
As outlined in Wisconsin Statute 943.02, intentionally setting a fire that damages property is a felony that could result in a prison sentence.