First Baptist Church

Emergency Plan

Adopted March 21, 2021

Get Out: If fire, gas leak, etc. inside the building

  • Contact Security or Welcome Desk to spread word via radio.
  • Leave the building via the nearest exit. Do not use elevators.
  • Call 911.  Give the location first, then ask for an emergency response.
  • Gather in the horseshoe area off Gilbert Drive.
    • Escorts identified by yellow sashes will assist those in their area of responsibility.
    • Children will be brought to the gathering area by their teachers.  Parents please do not go toward the children’s building.

Get Down: If tornado, storm, etc. outside the building

  • Go to the safest part of the building, downstairs in the Fellowship Circle toward the classroom by the gym. Do not use elevators.
    • Escorts identified by yellow sashes will assist those in their area of responsibility.
    • Children will be brought to the gathering area by their teachers.  Parents please do not go toward the children’s building.

Get Help: If someone is ill or injured on campus

  • Call 911.  Give the location first, then ask for a medical response.
  • Contact a Security Team member or the Welcome Desk to radio our on-call in-house medical assistance.
  • Provide first aid within your training and ability.

Get Away: If a violent intruder is attacking on campus

  • Assume any loud sharp sound is gunfire – not a balloon popping or a firecracker or a car backfiring.
  • Contact Security or the Welcome Desk to spread word via radio.
  • Move away from the commotion.  Don’t go to see what is happening.
    • Leave the building if possible.  Don’t go to cars, though (risk of secondary car bombs).
    • Barricade behind a blocked door with lights and sounds off.
    • Fight. If unable to avoid a life-threatening intruder, be prepared to fight together with whatever weapons are available.  Anything that distracts, blinds, or hurts the intruder will help disrupt their plans.