Shelter in Place

Welcome to 快活app鈥檚听Shelter in Place听page.听Most likely, you听are here because you received an alert from the University,听indicating听that the campus is听in听Shelter in Place mode, due to a听known nearby weather threat听(such as tornado).听This page is intended听to provide听additional information beyond the original message received.听

Remain calm听and听seek shelter inside with doors and windows closed. Do not leave your safe area until you receive an 鈥淎ll Clear鈥 from 快活app.听听

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Updates

The University will continue to monitor conditions. Further updates will be provided here as they become available.

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  • For Weather

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    • Shelter in place is the safety term used to notify the community of a weather-related emergency鈥搕ypically a tornado or severe storm including hail. The 快活app鈥檚 shelter in place procedures are as follows:听

      • Stop classes or other operations in the building.听

      • If there are visitors in the building, provide for their safety by asking them to stay--not leave. When public safety officials provide directions to shelter in place, they want everyone to take those steps immediately, where they are.听

      • Tornado sirens are intended to notify those outdoors to make their way inside.听

      • Once inside, make your way to a room or area without exterior glass.听

      • Remain calm and await further instructions, once the threat has passed, Campus Safety will send the notification.听

    • If out in the open:听

      • Do not wait out the storm in your car, attempt to outrun the tornado by driving perpendicular to its path.听

      • Move away from the path of the tornado.听

      • Seek shelter in a sturdy building.听

      • If no buildings are available, lie face down in the nearest depression, ditch, ravine, or听culvert; cover your head with your hands and stay there until the storm has听passed.听

  • For Hazardous Materials

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    • In some instances, it may be safer to 鈥渟helter in place鈥 (i.e.听remain indoors)听to听avoid the release of hazardous materials. In this case, it may be necessary to shelter in place following the intentional or accidental release of a chemical, biological, or biological contaminants into the environment. The 快活app鈥檚 shelter in place procedures are as follows:听

      • Close and lock all doors leading into your office area.听

      • Alert others in your office of the order to Shelter in Place.听

      • Close all exterior windows.听

      • Gather all personnel into a central location. Choose a room with none or few windows or vents.听

      • Do not use the telephone for non-essential purposes (such as contacting the media)听

      • Do not investigate unusual or suspicious noises outside your office area.听

      • Remain until the 鈥渁ll clear鈥 alert is听given.听

Shelter in Place is听Not听a Lockdown

Shelter in Place and Lockdown are very different. A Shelter in Place is called when the threat is weather-related or, in rare instances, for nearby hazardous material. In a Shelter in Place, the safest place to be is indoors.听Those outside听should seek shelter inside the building, but can move around the facility 鈥 even from room to room.听听

A Lockdown is called when the threat is听close (most likely on campus)听and safety cannot be assured, even when inside a locked building. In a Lockdown, it听is听necessary to seek shelter in a locked interior room, closet, or other enclosed space for personal protection; run 鈥 far away from campus, as quickly as possible; or fight back against an attacker.听听

While movement is allowed during Shelter in Place, keep in mind that if the threat moves closer to campus, it may be necessary to seek additional cover, such as a designated tornado shelter. If this happens, it is important to familiarize yourself with your options听and available shelter spaces.听

What You Can Do to Prepare

There are a variety of steps you can take now to prepare for听a Lockdown situation:听听

  • Make sure you haven鈥檛 opted out of emergency text messages. See听/campussafety/听and click the sign-up button on the right side of the page.听听

  • Make sure you are following the University and Campus Safety鈥檚听official 听and听听pages.听听

  • If you commute, familiarize yourself with bus routes and other alternative transportation.听Following Shelter in Place, it is possible access to vehicles or transportation will be restricted.听听

  • If you are frequently on campus, familiarize yourself with exits, alternate routes, and听items that could be used nearby to fight against an attacker听if the Shelter in Place becomes a Lockdown.听

  • If you are a member of the faculty, give guidance to your students. How will听you and your students respond in a听Shelter in Place听event? How might students be able to prepare, given your unique classroom environment?听听

  • If you are responsible for a university service, how will you听be involved in the campus response?听What training do you need? Do you have a backup who knows everything you know about your role in a听Shelter in Place听event?听听

  • If you are responsible for a university event, how will you handle听Shelter in Place, emergency听cancelations, refunds and rescheduling?听听