Everyone should evacuate a building if the fire alarm sounds or if a Building Emergency Coordinator (BEC) or the SPU-Alert system instructs building occupants to evacuate. In an evacuation, immediately gather your personal belongings and proceed to the nearest exit. Do not use the elevator.
Once you have evacuated the building, proceed to the applicable evacuation assembly area. Once you arrive, check in with your professor (if you were in class at the time of the evacuation) or with a BEC (in all other cases) so that they can take roll. BECs are recognizable by their bright orange vests.
Primary and backup evacuation assembly areas for campus buildings are listed below (backup locations should be used if primary locations are unavailable or unsafe).
Evacuation assembly areas
| Buildings | Primary location | Backup location |
| Alexander and Adelaide Hall | Third and Dravus Parking Lot | Tiffany Loop |
| Ames Library | Fifth Ave. W. Streetscape | Tiffany Loop |
| Art Center | Ross Parking Lot | Wallace Field |
| Beegle Hall | Third and Dravus Parking Lot | Tiffany Loop |
| Bertona Classroom Building | Ross Parking Lot | Tiffany Loop |
| Campus Store/Mailing | Bank Parking Lot | Nickerson Parking Lot |
| Crawford Music Building | Third and Dravus Parking Lot | Tiffany Loop |
| Cremona Classroom Building | Ross Parking Lot | Tiffany Loop |
| Demaray Hall | Fifth Ave. W. Streetscape | Nickerson Parking Lot |
| Eaton Hall | Tiffany Loop | Nickerson Parking Lot |
| Facility Operations Center | Ross Parking Lot | Wallace Field |
| Falcon House | Third & Dravus Parking Lot | Tiffany Loop |
| First Free Methodist Church | Church Parking Lot | Third and Dravus Parking Lot |
| Gwinn Commons | Martin Square | Fifth Ave. W. Streetscape |
| Hillford House | Sixth Ave. W. Parking Lot | Nickerson Parking Lot |
| Human Resources Building | South Otto Miller Hall Lot | Wallace Field |
| Interbay Stadium | 17th Avenue West | QFC Parking Lot |
| Marston Hall | Tiffany Loop | Fifth Ave. W. Streetscape |
| McKenna Hall | Nickerson Parking Lot | Ross Parking Lot |
| McKinley Hall | Third and Dravus Parking Lot | Tiffany Loop |
| Moyer Hall | Tiffany Loop | Ross Parking Lot |
| Nickerson Studios | South Otto Miller Hall Lot | Wallace Field |
| Otto Miller Hall | South Otto Miller Hall Lot | Ross Parking Lot |
| Peterson Hall | Tiffany Loop | Fifth Ave. W. Streetscape |
| Royal Brougham Pavilion | Wallace Field | Ross Parking Lot |
| Safety and Security Building | Emerson Park | Sixth Ave. W. Parking Lot |
| School of Business, Government, and Economics (SBGE) Center House | McKenna Parking Lot | Bank Parking Lot |
| Student Union Building (SUB) | Tiffany Loop | Ross Parking Lot |
| University Services Building | Sixth Ave. W. Sidewalk | Martin Square |
| Walls Advancement Center | Ross Parking Lot | Tiffany Loop |
| Watson Hall | Fifth Ave. W. Streetscape | Tiffany Loop |
| Weter Memorial Hall | Fifth Ave. W. Streetscape | Nickerson Parking Lot |
Campus living areas
All campus houses and apartments not listed should evacuate to the nearest evacuation location or Tiffany Loop.
| Residence halls and apartments | Location |
| Arnett Hall | Sixth Ave. W. Sidewalk (East Side) |
| Ashton Hall | Floors 1–3 exit to Lower Street Level, Basketball Court Floors 4–6 exit to Upper Parking Lot |
| Emerson Hall | Nickerson St. Parking Lot |
| Hill Hall | Sixth Ave. W. Sidewalk (East Side) |
| Moyer Hall | Tiffany Loop |
| Bailey Apartments | Third Ave. Sidewalk |
| Falcon Apartments | Sixth Ave. W. Parking Lot |
| The Wesley Apartments | Ross Parking Lot |
| 34 W. Cremona Apartments | W. Cremona St. Sidewalk |
| 35 W. Cremona Apartments | W. Cremona St. Sidewalk |
| 528 W. Dravus Fourplex | Sidewalk at Corner of Sixth Ave. W. and W. Dravus St. |
| 650 W. Bertona Apartments | Sixth Ave. W. Sidewalk (East Side) |
