Building Marshal Program
The Cal State Fullerton Building Marshal program was
developed to facilitate the safe evacuation of campus
buildings and assist emergency responders. This program is
staffed by trained campus employees who work in classrooms and offices throughout the campus.
A list of Building Marshals can be found at
http://ehis.fullerton.edu/EmergencyProcedures/BuildingMarshals.aspx When an
evacuation is necessary, the building marshals are responsible
for:
- Assisting in the safe and complete evacuation of a
building.
- Assisting University Police in preventing entry by
non-emergency responders until the building has been deemed
safe.
- Reporting injured or trapped persons to emergency
responders.
The Building Marshals are organized in a four-tiered
structure with the following roles:
Building Marshal Coordinator
The Building Marshal Coordinator, in consultation with the
Emergency Management Coordinator, is
responsible for:
- Communication between the Lead Building Marshals and the campus's Emergency Operation
Center.
- Coordinates building marshal training and provides
general information to campus Building Marshals.
- Assists in the planning, training, equipping,
recruiting, and effective response of the Cal State Fullerton Building Marshals.
Lead Building Marshal
The Lead Building Marshal is responsible for ensuring that all information regarding the status of their building’s evacuation has been reported by their building’s
Floor Captains.
Once the decision to evacuate is made, the Lead Building Marshal will immediately respond to the designated meeting location outside their area of responsibility and begin taking evacuation status reports from the
Floor Captains.
Using either radio communications, coordination with responding Public Safety resources, or by sending a runner to a pre-designated coordination location, the
Lead Building Marshal will report the status of
their assigned area of responsibility to emergency
responders.
Floor Captains
Responsible for responding to a centralized location near the emergency exits and receiving evacuation status information from the
Block Leaders on their areas of responsibility. Once they have received a report, the
Floor Captains will then go to designated locations outside their building and report the status of their floor to the
Lead Building Marshal.
Block Leaders
Responsible for clearing all people from an area near their workstation (i.e. a suite or office and the surrounding common areas). Once these areas are checked and any problem areas have been identified, the
Block Leaders will report the status of their area to the
Floor Captain who will be stationed at a pre-designated location near the emergency exits, prior to their own evacuation.
For more information on this program, contact
Environmental Health and Instructional Safety at
278-7233.
Revised: 7/22/2008 CW