If You Discover a Fire ...

• Pull the fire alarm and call for help.
  • Campus phones: call 911
  • Other phones: call (858) 534-4357
  • UC San Diego Health: call Security at 6111
• Alert people in the area to begin evacuation. Assist those with disabilities.
• Close doors to confine the fire.
• Go to your designated assembly area, away and upwind from the building.
• Have people who know about the nature and location of the fire assist emergency personnel when they arrive.

• Pull the fire alarm and call for help.
  • Campus phones: call 911
  • Other phones: call (858) 534-4357
  • UC San Diego Health: call Security at 6111
• Alert people in the area to begin evacuation. Assist those with disabilities.
• If you know how to use a fire extinguisher and have a clear exit path behind you, bring the extinguisher within 6 feet of the fire.
• Use the P-A-S-S procedure to operate the extinguisher:

  P-A-S-S procedure to operate the extinguisher in case of a small fire

  	Pull the pin in the extinguisher's handle.
  	Aim the nozzle at the base of the fire.
  	Squeeze (or press) the handles together.
  	Sweep from side to side at the base of the fire until it is out.

Report all fires/explosions to UCPD by calling 911 even if the fire is/was extinguished.

After the fire has been completely extinguished:

• Report used extinguishers immediately.
  • Campus:
    Facilities Management Service Referral Desk, (858) 534-2930
  • UC San Diego Medical Center-Hillcrest:
    Facilities Engineering Help Desk, (619) 543-6454
  • UC San Diego Medical Center-Thornton:
    Facilities Engineering Help Desk, (858) 657-6400
• Fill out the Fire Incident Form to notify the Fire Marshal of the incident.
• If injuries or damage occurred, notify the Risk Management Office, (858) 534-3820