Evacuation Procedures for Students with Disabilities
Students with disabilities need to become familiar with evacuation procedures and rescue assistance areas in each building. Students should be aware of the exit(s) from each floor where they have a class (the elevator cannot be one of them).
During an emergency, notify authorities immediately using the following numbers:
Emergency Dispatch: 911
University Police Department: 406-657-2222
In emergency situations, persons unable to use the stairways to exit a building should wait at the nearest designated rescue assistance locations, if safe to do so, until someone comes to help them evacuate the building. University Police or first responders will check designated rescue assistance locations for people who need assistance in the building when an evacuation is in progress.
Alert faculty, staff, or classmates and request that they notify emergency responders of your location and that you need emergency evacuation assistance.
Location of Rescue Assistance Areas
Students who are visually impaired may need to be escorted to the nearest emergency exit. Students have the responsibility to verify the following locations upon arrival at MSU Billings.
Wheelchair Evacuation Areas
Wheelchair users are responsible for verifying the locations of exits and rescue assistance areas. Please contact University Police at (406) 657-2147 or Disability Support Services at (406) 657-2283 if you have any questions.
Apsaruke West
- 1st floor west entrance
- 1st, 2nd, and 3rd floors east and west end stairwell landings
Art Annex
- None (west exit is accessible)
Cisel
- 2nd floor north stairwell, west stairwell
- 3rd floor north stairwell, west stairwell
College of Education
- 2nd and 4th floor center stairwells
City College
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- Second floor top of north stairwell
- Second floor stairwell between elevator and room B012
Health Sciences Building
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- North and south side stairwells
Liberal Arts
- 2nd-8th floors south stairwell (the stairwell to your right if you are facing the elevators)
Library
- 3rd floor main stairwell
- 2nd floor near west (reference desk) entrance
McMullen
- Center stairwell for basement, 2nd, and 3rd floors
Petro Hall
- Central stairway landings on each floor
Physical Education Building
- None (both floors have accessible exits)
Rimrock Hall
- Central stairway landings on each floor
Science
- Second floor northeast, southwest, and southeast stairwell landings