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Emergency Procedures for Onondaga Community College

Important phone numbers:

Emergency Procedures for:

• Building Evacuation Procedures
• Bomb Threat
• Emergency Preparedness
• Fire
• Suspicious Object / Package
• Suspicious Person
• Weather Emergency 

Building Evacuation Procedures

Building Evacuation Procedures for People with Disabilities 

• When the fire alarm is activated, evacuation is mandatory, even if you don't smell smoke
• Do NOT use elevators!
• Take personal belongings (keys, purses, wallets, etc.)
• Follow directions given by Campus Safety and Security and Emergency Personnel
• Assist persons with disabilities

Bomb Threat

• Remain calm
• Get as much information as possible from a threatening caller -- location of explosive device, when the device was planted, etc.
• Call 2311 (from a campus phone)
• follow instructions for emergency personnel

Emergency Preparedness

• Know your building's evacuation procedure for your area
• Those working with petroleum or hazardous materials should keep spill clean-up supplies nearby
• Get a battery-operated weather radio
• Discuss preparedness plans with family and friends
• Call Campus Safety and Security for fire extinguisher training

Fire

• Help remove those needing assistance from the immediate area
• Activate the nearest fire alarm pull station and call 2311 (from a campus phone) if possible
• Confine the fire by closing windows and doors
• Extinguish the fire if you have been trained and if it is safe to do so
• Evacuate the building
• Do not enter the building until authorized to do so by emergency personnel

Suspicious Object / Package

• Do not touch or disturb the object or package
• Call 2311 (from a campus phone)
• Notify your supervisor and Campus Safety and Security

Suspicious Person

• Do not physically confront the person
• Do not let anyone into a locked building / office
• Do not block the person's access to an exit
• Call 2311 (from a campus phone). Provide as much information as possible about the person and their direction of travel

Weather Emergency

• For up-to-date weather information:
  • Monitor local radio and television stations
  • Check the conditions on campus on the campus website - www.sunyocc.edu
• Be prepared to shelter in place until you're notified by OCC officials that it's safe to leave; have a plan for getting back together with fellow employees.
• During thunderstorms, do not handle electrical equipment
• During hurricanes or under tornado warnings:
  • Seek shelter
  • Stay away from windows; move to an interior hallway on a lower floor
  • Get under sturdy furniture
• During Floods:
  • Do not walk through flowing water or drive through flooded areas;
  • Stay away from electrical lines