Annual Campus-Wide Evacuation Drills
Building evacuation drills are not just a regulatory requirement; they are an essential part to help create a safe campus environment.
By participating in these drills, responders, building occupants, and the Emergency Management team can prepare for emergencies. It’s a chance to learn how to safely and quickly exit buildings on campus, ensuring that everyone knows what to do in case of an emergency.
The next annual evacuation drills will take place in September 2025. Plan for a fifteen-minute disruption to your daily activities if you work, teach, or study in a building scheduled to be evacuated.
What to do
- Learn where the fire pull stations and fire extinguishers are located.
- Know which ways to get out of a building and where to meet up after you evacuate.
- Always leave a building during a drill or real alarm.*
- Close, but do no lock doors to rooms that are in alarm.
- Stay out of a building if the alarm is sounding.
- Go to your assembly point.
*Refusal to evacuate is a safety violation subject to non-academic disciplinary protocols.
- Only go back inside when Campus Security or the Calgary Fire Department gives the all-clear at the assembly point or over the PA system.
- If needed, debrief and talk about what went well and what could be better, then email Emergency Management with your feedback.
Responsibilities
Follow all evacuation protocols above.
Preemptively ensure that your students/staff:
- are aware of the annual campus-wide evacuation drills schedule;
- understand the evacuation instructions above;
- know about the Emergency Buddy Program.
Specifically:
- review UCalgary's emergency plans and procedures with your students/staff;
- encourage download and use of the UCSafety app;
- proactively assign 2-3 “buddies” to assist people with a disability during emergency incidents;
- ensure Hazard Identification Assessment and Control Form (HACF) for your staff is completed and documented annually (part of annual inspection process).
Evacuation Maps, Assembly Points and Drill Schedule
For Residence evacuation maps and assembly points, click here.
| Building and Evacuation Map (click to view map) | Building Abbreviation | Assembly Point | 2025 Evacuation Drill Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administration Building | AD | Social Sciences (Food Court) | Monday, Sept. 8 at 9:45 a.m. |
| Art Building | AB | Craigie Hall G (University Theatre Lobby) | Friday, Sept. 12 at 1:45 p.m. |
| Biological Sciences | BI | Social Sciences (Food Court) | Monday, Sept. 8 at 1:45 p.m. |
| Cal Wenzel Precision Health | CWPH | Health Research Innovation Centre (Atrium) | Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 1:45 p.m. |
| Calgary Centre for Innovative Technology | CCIT | MacEwan Student Centre (North Atrium) | Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 1:45 p.m. |
| Central Heating and Cooling Plant | HP | Physical Plant (Room 100) | N/A |
| Child Care Centre | CC | Scurfield Hall (Atrium) | Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 9:30 a.m. |
| Child Development Centre | CDC | Alberta Children's Hospital | Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 10 a.m. |
| City Building Design Lab (Downtown Campus) | CBDL | Bow Valley College (2nd Floor Food Court) | Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 11 a.m. |
| Clinical Skills Building | CSB | High Density Library | Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 10:45 a.m. |
| Craigie Hall C | CHC | Professional Faculties (Food Court) | Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 9:45 a.m. |
| Craigie Hall D | CHD | Professional Faculties (Food Court) | Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 9:45 a.m. |
| Craigie Hall E | CHE | Professional Faculties (Food Court) | Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 9:45 a.m. |
| Craigie Hall F | CHF | Professional Faculties (Food Court) | Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 9:45 a.m. |
| Craigie Hall G | CHG | Professional Faculties (Food Court) | Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 9:45 a.m. |
| Dining Centre | DC | Kinesiology B (Atrium) | Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 1:45 p.m. |
| Downtown Campus | DTC | Holiday Inn (Sidewalk) | Monday, Sept. 15 at 11:30 a.m. |
| Earth Sciences | ES | ICT (Food Court) | Friday, Sept. 12 at 9:45 a.m. |
| Education Block | EDC | Scurfield Hall (Atrium) | Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 9:45 a.m. |
| Education Tower | EDT | Scurfield Hall (Atrium) | Thursday, Sept. 11 at 1:45 p.m. |
| Energy Environment Experiential Learning | EEEL | ICT (Food Court) | Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 1:45 p.m. |
| Engineering A | ENA | ICT (Food Court) | Monday, Sept. 8 at 1:45 p.m. |
| Engineering B | ENB | ICT (Food Court) | Monday, Sept. 8 at 1:45 p.m. |
| Engineering C | ENC | ICT (Food Court) | Monday, Sept. 8 at 1:45 p.m. |
| Engineering D | END | MacEwan Student Centre (North Atrium) | Monday, Sept. 8 at 1:45 p.m. |
| Engineering E | ENE | MacEwan Student Centre (North Atrium) | Monday, Sept. 8 at 1:45 p.m. |
| Engineering F | ENF | MacEwan Student Centre (North Atrium) | Monday, Sept. 8 at 1:45 p.m. |
| Engineering G | ENG | MacEwan Student Centre (North Atrium) | Monday, Sept. 8 at 1:45 p.m. |
| General Services | GS | Physical Plant (Room 100) | N/A |
| Grounds Building | GR | Physical Plant (Room 100) | Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 10 a.m. |
| Health Research Innovation Centre | HRIC | Heritage Medical Research Building (Atrium) | Monday, Sept. 8 at 9:45 a.m. |
| Health Sciences Centre | HSC | Health Research Innovation Centre (Atrium) | Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 9:45 a.m. |
| Heritage Medical Research Building | HMRB | Health Research Innovation Centre (Atrium) | Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 9:45 a.m. |
| High Density Library | HDL | Clinical Skills Building | Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 11:30 a.m. |
| Hunter Student Commons | HNSC | Taylor Family Digital Library | Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 1:45 p.m. |
| Information and Communications Technology | ICT | Energy Environment Experiential Learning | Thursday, Sept. 11 at 9:15 a.m. |
| Kinesiology A | KNA | MacEwan Student Centre (North Atrium) | Thursday, Sept. 11 at 1:45 p.m. |
| Kinesiology B | KNB | MacEwan Student Centre (North Atrium) | Thursday, Sept. 11 at 9:15 a.m. |
| KC Science Station Lab (Barrier Lake Field Station) | KSB | Forestry Office - Parking Lot | Coordinated locally |
| MacEwan Hall | MH | Science B (Food Court) | Monday, Sept. 15 at 9:45 a.m. |
| MacEwan Student Centre | MSC | Kinesiology B (Atrium) | Monday, Sept. 15 at 9:45 a.m. |
| MacKimmie Tower | MT | Taylor Family Digital Library | Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 1:45 p.m. |
| Materials Handling | MH | Physical Plant (Room 100) | N/A |
| Math Sciences | MS | Social Sciences (Food Court) | Friday, Sept. 12 at 1:45 p.m. |
| Mathison Hall | MTH | Education Block (Food Court) | Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 9:15 a.m. |
| Mechanical Engineering Building | MEB | Energy Environment Experiential Learning | Monday, Sept. 8 at 9:45 a.m. |
| Murray Fraser Hall | MFH | Education Block (Food Court) | Thursday, Sept. 11 at 9:15 a.m. |
| Olympic Oval | OO | Kinesiology B (Atrium) | Monday, Sept. 8 at 1:45 p.m. |
| Olympic Volunteer Centre | OVC | McMahon Stadium (Dressing Rooms) | Monday, Sept. 15 at 1:45 p.m. |
| Physical Plant | PP | Child Development Centre (Foyer) | Monday, Sept. 8 at 9:45 a.m. |
| Professional Faculties | PF | Education Block (Food Court) | Thursday, Sept. 11 at 9:15 a.m. |
| Reeve Theatre | RT | Craigie Hall G (University Theatre Lobby) | Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 1:45 p.m. |
| Rozsa Centre | RC | Craigie Hall G (University Theatre Lobby) | Friday, Sept. 12 at 9:45 a.m. |
| Science A | SA | Social Sciences (Food Court) | Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 1:45 p.m. |
| Science B | SB | ICT (Food Court) | Monday, Sept. 15 at 1:45 p.m. |
| Science Theatres | ST | Professional Faculties (Food Court) | Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 9:15 a.m. |
| Scurfield Hall | SH | Education Block (Food Court) | Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 9:15 a.m. |
| Social Sciences | SS | Professional Faculties (Food Court) | Thursday, Sept. 11 at 1:45 p.m. |
| Taylor Family Digital Library | TFDL | Professional Faculties (Food Court) | Friday, Sept. 12 at 9:45 a.m. |
| Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning | TI | MacEwan Student Centre (North Atrium) | Monday, Sept. 15 at 1:45 p.m. |
| Trailer B - Math Sciences | TRB | Social Sciences (Food Court) | N/A |
| University Research Centre | URC | Parking Lot | Coordinated locally |
| Veterinary Learning Commons | VLC | Tuesday, Sept. 16 at TBA | |
| Veterinary Science Research Station | VSRS | Clinical Skills Building | Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 11 a.m. |
| W.A. Ranches (Bovine Unit Teaching Trailer) | WA | Parking Lot | Coordinated locally |
| Wildlife Research Station | WR | Veterinary Science Research Station | Coordinated locally |
Assembly Points versus Muster Points
Assembly points are designated areas where people should go during a campus evacuation. Each building has its own assembly point, offering shelter, access to washrooms and food, and a place to receive important updates from Campus Security about the situation. While it's not mandatory to go to an assembly point, doing so is strongly encouraged to stay informed and safe. Campus Security will let you know when it's safe to return to the building from this location.
Muster points are similar to assembly points but have stricter rules. Attending a muster point is mandatory, and a headcount is taken to make sure everyone is accounted for. These points are typically used by facilities that require attendance tracking, such as childcare centres. Unlike assembly points, which are for general use, muster points are required for specific buildings where safety protocols demand documented attendance.