Emergency Action Guide Lafayette Area
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IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS IVY TECH Campus Security (Emergency) 911 Campus Security (Non-Emergency) 765-430-2882 or 765-430-2883 Lost and Found 765-269-5100 Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs 765-269-5117 Director of Career & Disability Student Services 765-269-5193 Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs 765-269-5620 LAFAYETTE AREA Executive Director Facilities 765-269-5128 Public Safety & Emergency Lead 765-269-5315 Lafayette Indiana State Police 765-567-2125 Lafayette Police Department 765-807-1200 EMERGENCY ACTION Tippecanoe Co Sheriff Department 765-423-9321 GUIDE West Lafayette Police Department 765-775-5200 Crawfordsville Crawfordsville Police Department 765-362-3762 Monticello Always remember: Monticello Police Department 574-583-2256 • Remain Calm • Report suspicious activity EMERGENCY Police / Fire / Ambulance 911 • Be Safe Ivy Tech Community College INTRODUCTION Page 39 This guide contains reference information on how to report emergencies; what to do; who will assist; and what help will come from local agencies during such emergencies. The guide Identity Theft Prevention is intended to be used by students, staff and faculty of Ivy Tech At Home: Community College – Region 4. Recipients of this Emergency Start by adopting a "need to know" approach to your personal data. Action Guide should become familiar with its contents and Your credit card company may need to know your mother's maiden review procedures often. name, so that it can verify your identity when you call to inquire about your account. Your financial institution should have your pertinent Emergencies and disasters are unpredictable and strike information; therefore, it is unadvisable to share personal data over the without warning. Failure to heed emergency directions and phone. Also, the more information that you have printed on your instructions could result in death and injury to people, damage personal bank checks -- such as your Social Security number or home to facilities, property, and equipment. By carefully reviewing telephone number -- the more personal data you are routinely handing out to people who may not need that information. this guide, emergencies can be handled with decisive action and safety can be improved. If someone you don't know calls you on the telephone and offers you the chance to receive a "major" credit card, a prize, or other valuable Employees at satellite campus locations should follow the item, but asks you for personal data -- such as your Social Security emergency procedures developed for those sites. Employees number, credit card number or expiration date, or mother's maiden should see the building manager for specific emergency name — ask them to send you a written application form. instructions. Review the application carefully when you receive it and make sure During emergency situations do not call the emergency or it's going to a company or financial institution that's well-known and regular phone number to the campus security office unless you reputable. The Better Business Bureau can give you information about have information to provide. Calling or visiting the security businesses that have been the subject of complaints. office during emergency situations to ask questions may delay Travel: or cause a distraction to ongoing emergency operations. Announcements pertaining to the emergency situation will If you're traveling, have your mail held at your local post office, or ask occur as soon as all facts have been obtained. someone you know well and trust another family member, a friend, or a neighbor to collect and hold your mail while you're away. If you have a telephone conversation while you are traveling, and need EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS to pass along personal financial information don't do it at an open POLICE / FIRE / AMBULANCE 911 telephone booth where someone can listen to what you are saying. Main Campus Locations 765-430-2882 or 765-430-2883 Crawfordsville 765-269-5680 Monticello 765-269-5800 Frankfort 765-269-5820 Public Safety & Emergency Lead 765-269-5315 Ivy Tech Community College Ivy Tech Community College Page 38 Table of Contents The fonts are color-coded corresponding to the tabs. Campus Safety Tips Definitions 5 Study or work with a friend in buildings at night. Fire Emergency 6 Use stairs in well-lit and populated sections of a building. Medical Emergency 7 Keep personal belongings in view while in class, the library, Bomb Threat 8 or lab. Lockdown Procedures 10 When in an elevator, position yourself next to the controls. Lockout Procedures 12 Don't be reluctant to report illegal activities and suspicious Criminal Activity 13 loitering. ATM Safety Weapon Possession 14 Use indoor ATM machines whenever possible. Workplace Violence / Hostage 15 Bring a friend when using the ATM, especially at night. Suspicious Mail 17 Be alert and cautious of anyone loitering around the ATM/ Inclement Weather / Natural Disaster 18 night deposit box. Shelter-in-Place Procedures 21 Complete your transaction quickly and leave immediately. Power Failure / Elevator Emergency 22 Protect the Personal Identification Number for your ATM by covering the screen while you enter the numbers. Chemical Spill / Gas Leak 23 Exercise Safety Drugs and Alcohol 24 Always exercise with a friend when outdoors at night. Suicide 25 Stay in well-lit and populated areas at all times Sexual Assault Prevention 26 Reserve public park use for daylight hours. Carry a personal safety device, such as a sound siren, mace or Buddy System 27 red pepper gas. Disability Evacuation Information 28 On the street Mobility Assistance 29 Accept rides only from people you know. Floor Guardian Duties 31 Take a friend with you for late night excursions. Evacuation Options 32 Walk on the part of the sidewalk closest to the street, as far away as possible from shrubs, trees, and doorways. Planning Worksheets 33 Stay near people. Whenever possible, appear to be with a Evacuation Planning Worksheet 34 group of people. Bomb Threat / Threatening Call Form 36 Stay in well lit areas. Campus Safety Tips 38 Avoid short cuts through unpopulated areas. Identity Theft 39 Walk at a steady pace: appear confident and purposeful. Important Phone Numbers 40 Be alert! Listen for footsteps and voices nearby. •Remain calm and report suspicious activity. Ivy Tech Community College Ivy Tech Community College Note Page Page 37 Note Page Ivy Tech Community College Ivy Tech Community College Page 36 Page 5 Bomb Threat Recording Form Definitions CALLER’S VOICE AND MANNER DESCRIPTION: (CIRCLE ALL THAT Reportable Incident: A possible, suspected, or alleged violation APPLY) of the law; a statement or action which could be construed as illegal or harmful to other individuals or resources; medical female male familiar* accent distinct disguised emergencies. Buddy: An acquaintance such as a fellow student, class member, calm angry loud soft slow rapid faculty, or staff member. Inform them of any special assistance that may be required in the event of a fire or other emergencies. excited sobbing laughing profane incoher- nasal ent Floor Guardians: Faculty and staff who perform search and evacuation duties for designated floors within campus buildings. slurred lisp raspy cracking stutter deep Horizontal evacuation: Generally means to move on the same floor to another section of the building. * If familiar, who did the caller sound like? Vertical (Stairway) Evacuation: Those who are able to evacuate with or without assistance can use stairways. EXACT WORDING OF THREAT Hostage: A person or entity which is seized by a criminal abductor in order to compel another party such as a relative, employer or government to act, or refrain from acting, in a particular way, often under threat of serious physical harm. Lockdown: This allows the College to secure the students and staff in place and remove any innocent bystanders from immediate danger. BACKGROUND NOISES: (CIRCLE ALL THAT APPLY) Lockout: This is a procedure which allows the college to continue with the normal daily activities, to include classes, but curtails outside activities and allows no unauthorized individuals into the building. street trains/ whistle animal nois- house Sexual Predator: A person who has been convicted of, or noises airplanes sounds es noises pleaded guilty to, committing a sexually oriented offense and who is likely in the future to commit additional sexually oriented offenses. music radio television Office general Shelter-in-Place: Shelter-in-place means selecting a small, machines office interior room or hallway, with no or few windows, and taking refuge. Stalking: Criminal activity consisting of the repeated following cell static party noises PA system clear and harassing of another person. phone Weapon: An instrument of any kind, (as a club, knife, or gun) used to injure, defeat, kill, or destroy. Ivy Tech Community College Ivy Tech Community College Note Page Page 35 Bomb Threat Recording Form Date: Time: Phone # called: Location: EXACT WORDING OF THREAT QUESTIONS TO ASK When will the bomb 1. explode? 2. Where is the bomb? What does the bomb 3. look like? What kind of bomb is 4. it? What will cause it to 5. explode? Did you place the 6. bomb? 7. Why? Ivy Tech Community College Page 34 Page 6 Evacuation Worksheet Fire Emergency Alert Others: Activate Alarm; Avoid panic. Floor No.________ Call 911 for the Fire Department and immediately notify Campus Security at 765-430-2882 or 765-430-2883. Floor Guardian______________________ Extinguish Fire: Only if this can be done safely: (small Phone #_____________ Rm #________ trashcan size fire etc.) Evacuation: Everyone should evacuate the area or building Asst. Fl. Guardian______________________ closing all doors and windows if time permits. Phone #______________ Rm#________ Follow the designated evacuation map in the hallway, nearest to your location. Buddy_________________________ Leave your belongings and get out as soon as possible. Phone #______________ Rm#________ Do not use elevators during a fire emergency. Notify authorities of any trapped students, staff, faculty or vis Buddy_________________________ itors.