The 2013 statewide severe weather exercise will be held at approximately 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 5th. Jim Cogswell has requested that all Ellis library staff participate in this year’s severe weather exercise. If you are in a patron service area have minimal staff stay in the area during the drill to serve the patrons. All branch library employees please contact your building coordinator for your severe weather evacuation plan and safe areas.
Severe Weather Exercise Drill:
- The outdoor warning sirens sound as one part of the local warning network. The sirens are used only as an attention getting device.
- Ellis Security will be making an announcement at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 5th the serve weather exercise is beginning.
- Ellis security will then evacuate the build to the safe areas
- For security reasons please lock your office doors.
- Ellis security staff will be making rounds in the safe areas, please feel free to ask any questions.
- When the drill is over security will make a 2nd announcement
*In the event of a real weather emergency do not use the elevators, please use the stairs*
For severe weather, emergency plan:
All Ellis staff should move to the ground floor hallway behind the grand staircase; staff lounge, lower stairwells, LTS hallway, twin elevator area and/or colonnade area of the first floor and DoIt computer area. Due to the danger of shattered glass, it is important to keep people away from windows and the “hole” (the opening above the Bookmark Café).
*In the event of inclement weather, the backup date will be the same time on Thursday March 7th *
