MHCC to hold evacuation drills Wednesday

The Environmental Health and Safety Department will conduct two Gresham campus evacuation drills Oct. 5.

The daytime drill will take place at 11:10 a.m. for the main campus and surrounding buildings and 11:30 a.m. for the aquatic center and HPE building.

Evening drills will be held at 7 p.m. for the main campus and 7:15 p.m. for the HPE and aquatic center buildings.

Maywood campus drills will be held Oct. 13 at 9:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
When the alarm sounds, students should calmly collect their belongings and proceed to the farthest parking lot from their building. The department has asked that classroom doors be closed but not locked.

Health and Safety officials have appointed incident commanders who are responsible for telling employees and students when it’s safe to return to class.

Instructors have been directed to show classes to the evacuation resting point, which should be at least 300 feet from the nearest building.

Those with disabilities who believe they may not be able to comply with these procedures have been advised to speak with their instructor or supervisor to develop a personal evacuation plan.

To create individual plans, students can call the Environmental Health and Safety department at 503-491-7495 or Disabilities Services at 503-491-6923.

When the alarm stops, students are instructed to refrain from re-entering the buildings without clearance from the incident commanders. The department has also asked students not drive through evacuation crowds.