Summit General Safety Information

  1. On Sunday mornings all main building doors are locked from 10 a.m. until 11:15 a.m. If you arrive after 10 a.m., you will be admitted by a volunteer or staff person.
  2. All doors will open from the inside even when doors are locked from the outside. Just press the bar on the inside of the door. Anyone attending Sunday services may exit through any door at anytime.
  3. In the event of an evacuation of the sanctuary or other rooms at Summit, the “safe relocation sites” are:
    • Inside the Salon &/or the Salon patio under the Shade sail. Priority inside the salon is to be given to the youngest children, the most elder seniors, and anyone with a physical disability. All able body adults and older youth are to go to the shade sail area if it is safe. If the salon is not safe, please proceed to one of the other 2 areas.
    • The commercial building parking lot to the east of the Salon -8779 Cottonwood- where some of us park on Sunday morning.
    • The doctor’s office parking lot to the west of the Summit property -10158 Buena Vista Ave- where some of us park on Sunday morning.
  4. In the case of an actual emergency, you are to immediately go to the relocation spot which seems to be the safest area, and Call 911.
  5. We have 6 fire extinguishers mounted and ready to use in the following areas:
    • Office: Located on the wall between the office closet and the restroom door.
    • Library: Located on the wall just outside of the restroom door.
    • Sanctuary (2): One is located next to the side door in the south east corner of the space. The other is at the west end of the room next to sound booth and west end exit door.
    • RE: Located at the south end of the hallway which connects RE to the greeting room.
    • Salon: Above the center sink next to the wall clock.
  6. We have first aid supplies in 3 designated areas
    • In the salon, mounted on the wall above the utility sink,
    • In the office, on the shelf next to the copy machine, 
    • In RE, mounted on the wall next to the RE restroom door, AND more 1st aid supplies in the RE kitchenette in the cabinet labeled “1st Aid”.
  7. If you need help from the sheriff but it is not an emergency, call (858) 565-5200.