| (a) Evacuation order. The commander of the Capitol
Regional Command Office, or the ranking department officer on duty,
may order evacuation of all or any part of the Capitol Building or
other state buildings in the event of a fire, bomb threat, or any
other threat to life and/or property. In the event of a potentially
harmful situation at the Capitol Building which does not pose an imminent
threat to the health or safety of the occupants and visitors nor to
the buildings or grounds themselves, the department shall inform the
board and take such action as approved by the board.
(b) Floor managers. A floor manager shall be appointed
for each floor in each state building in the Capitol Complex. Occupying
state agencies shall make their appointments in cooperation with the
department and with other agencies and these floor managers shall
assist the department in clearing the buildings during emergency evacuations.
(c) Use of elevators. No elevators shall be used during
an emergency evacuation except to transfer handicapped persons from
areas to be evacuated to places of safety and only then with the approval
of a member of the department or a fire official.
(d) Evacuation of building floors. No one shall be
allowed on floors to be evacuated during the period of the threat
except department officers, floor managers, and duly authorized peace
officers and firemen.
(e) Readmission to evacuated areas. A department officer
shall give the all-clear signal and permit readmission to the evacuated
areas only when the threat has passed.
(f) Notification. In all instances enumerated in subsection
(a) of this section, the Fire and Safety Office of the State Preservation
Board will immediately be notified by the Capitol Regional Command
Office and should be represented at the scene.
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