Fire Safety at NCMBM

A fire can develop more rapidly and violently than most people can imagine. For your own safety you have to know the fire instruction and routines for evacuation of the building.

Emergency numbers

Fire - 110
Police - 112
Ambulance - 113

UiO Security Operation Centre

  • Emergencies : 22 85 66 66
  • Ordinary requests for assistance: 22 85 50 07

Maps

 

Address

Livsvitenskapsbygget

7th Floor Eastern Tower

Problemveien 25 

0372 Oslo, Norway

Fire instructions

It is always your duty to leave the building in case of a fire alarm or a fire. If you discover a fire:

ALARM

Warn people in your vicinity (including adjacent rooms). Activate the fire alarm or call 110.

SAVE

Help people in need to a more secure place.

EXTINGUISH

Try to extinguish a small fire, but do not expose yourself to any danger. If successful - watch the place. The fire may burst into flames again.

LIMIT

When you leave the building/ fireplace, close all windows and doors, but do not lock them.

GUIDE WITH INFORMATION

Explain to the people in charge about the situation.

Fire wardens

UnitFloorFire warden
NCMBMEast tower - 7th Floor (South Lab)Naan Kristoffersen
NCMBMEast tower - 6th Floor (North Office)Carlos Romeo Rodriguez
NCMBMAquatic Facility - Zone 6 - 1st FloorAlejandro Remiro
NCMBMEast tower - 7th Floor (South Office)Elizabeth Smethurst

Evacuation procedures

  • Evacuate the building immediately using the nearest emergency exit.
  • Do not queue up in front of the main entrance.
  • Never use the elevators.
  • NCMBM has four fire wardens, wearing orange vests, to help with the evacuation.
  • Wait for permission to re-enter the buildings.

Knowledge of emergency exits, the manual call points and the firefighting equipment is mandatory.

Emergency exits

Follow the green signs. Every emergency exit opens in case of a fire alarm.

Fire alarm

When the alarm is activated, it goes directly to the fire brigade. There is no delay before the fire brigade is notified. If you have caused a false alarm during working hours, please contact the reception at Forskningsparken LVB immediately. In case of emergency, call 110 or activate the manual fire call point and contact the UiO Security Operation Center: 228 56666

General fire instructions from UiO

Short video about Fire safety at UiO (in Norwegian)

Published July 15, 2025 10:23 AM - Last modified Sep. 22, 2026 8:38 AM