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General Emergencies

The college has published an Emergency Procedures Quick Reference Guide for administrators, faculty, staff and students to familiarize themselves with. Additionally, the ΢��Ȧ Emergency Action Plan was developed to outline requirements and procedures necessary for ΢��Ȧ's Department of Security and Safety and the School Administration staff to respond to a variety of anticipated campus emergencies.

Active Shooter Situations

Administrators, faculty, staff, and students should to be familiar with the safety and emergency response information and procedures detailed in this Active Shooter Quick Reference Guide. The Active Shooter Training Presentation, provides a much more detailed reference.

Related Videos and Evacuation Plans

RUN. HIDE. FIGHT. Surviving an Active Shooter Event

RUN. HIDE. FIGHT. (5:56 minutes) dramatizes an active shooter incident in the workplace. It is a fast-paced, succinct overview of the Run-Hide-Fight procedure that provides the best approach to surviving an active shooter incident. It was produced by the Houston Mayor’s Office of Public Safety with funding from a grant by the Department of Homeland Security. (Warning: The initial sequence in this video may be disturbing.)

Intended Audience: appropriate to all - provides a basic understanding of the Run-Hide-Fight method, while being presented in a memorable, high-impact style
Sponsored by ΢��Ȧ Department of Security and Safety and presented by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (2012).

Active Shooter: Options for Consideration

Active Shooter: Options for Consideration (3:41 minutes) is an informational video that demonstrates possible actions to take if confronted with an active shooter scenario. The instructive video provides precise definitions of common terms and reviews the choices of evacuating, hiding, or, as an option of last resort, challenging the shooter (“Run-Hide-Fight”). The video also provides important information on how to act after law enforcement personnel arrive on the scene – to understand their role and to avoid being mistaken for a shooter.

Intended Audience: appropriate to all - provides a basic understanding of the Run-Hide-Fight method, while being presented in a memorable, high-impact style.
Sponsored by ΢��Ȧ Department of Security and Safety and produced by the US Department of Homeland Security (2013).

Practical Response to Active Shooter

Practical Response to Active Shooter (3:35 minutes) focuses entirely on an active shooter in a college setting. It provides additional detail on what to do when law enforcement officials arrive.

Intended Audience: college students and faculty
Sponsored by ΢��Ȧ Department of Security and Safety and produced by Rock Valley College, Rockford IL (2014)

Shooter on Campus: Know You Can Survive

Shooter on Campus: Know You Can Survive (8:47 minutes) focuses entirely on an active shooter in a college setting. It takes a step-by-step approach to the Run-Hide-Fight sequence of options and depicts some creative ideas for securing a room without a lock. (This video production is dramatic and realistic. Some viewers might find it upsetting.)

Intended Audience: college faculty and students
Sponsored by ΢��Ȧ Department of Security and Safety and produced by the University of Alberta (2013)

Here we provide the fire safety procedures pertaining to classrooms. Residence hall fire safety procedures are discussed regularly with all students who live in campus residence halls and a series of fire drills is scheduled annually.

Prior to Classroom Fire

know exit locations
know fire alarm stations
know fire extinguisher locations
assign class members to assist handicapped person during building evacuations
assign a member to pull the alarm, one member to close windows, and so on
designate an assembly area outside and away from danger to check attendance

During Classroom Fire

have person assigned pull nearest fire alarm to alert occupants
have person assigned evacuate handicapped persons
have person assigned close windows if time and safety permits
do not attempt to extinguish large fires, extinguishers are for small fires
when room is clear, close door
leave building in orderly manner and exit to assembly area - do not use elevators
faculty should take attendance and notify Campus Police at 8201

Please Note: If in an extreme emergency, you must go through a smoke filled area. When in a smoke filled area, stay low and crawl to avoid smoke and get maximum air near the floor.

When Hearing Fire Alarm

if classroom doors are closed, feel them for heat - If hot, do not open doors
if available, place wet rags at base of door to seal out smoke
turn off air conditioners and fans to prevent circulation of smoke
if classroom door is cold, open slowly and exit building
if corridors are blocked by smoke or fire, stay in classroom unit help arrives
have assigned students evacuate handicapped persons
have assigned students close windows in room if time and safety permit
do not attempt to extinguished large fires, only small limited fires
when room is clear, close door
leave building in an orderly manner and exit to assembly area - do not use elevator
faculty should take attendance and verify all have left building

Please Note: If in an extreme emergency, you must go through a smoke filled area. When in a smoke filled area, stay low and crawl to avoid smoke and get maximum air near the floor.

Contact

Office of Campus Police

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