5.3 Emergency Procedures

The College operates an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in case of serious emergency. Designated students, faculty and staff have particular assignments for immediate assistance and coordination of response.

Fire:

When fire or smoke is detected in a building, sound the alarm, evacuate the building and call the Department of Campus Safety (ext. 72000) to report the emergency.

State and local fire laws require the following:

1. One approved fire drill per semester coordinated by the Readiness Emergency Committee and the residential life staff. Students who fail to evacuate the residence halls during a fire drill may be subject to a fine of $150.
2. Corridors and exiting doors must be free of obstructions at all times.
3. Lighted candles or open flames in the residence hall are not permitted. Excessive amounts of combustibles (such as paper products and textiles attached to walls and ceilings or hung as room dividers) are considered fire hazards and are not permitted. Excessive amounts of combustible wall or ceiling decorations and the overloading of electrical outlets are prohibited.
4. Corridor decorations and signs must be made from non-flammable materials or treated with an approved flame-retardant solution.
5. Holiday trees and tree branches must be treated with an approved flame-retardant solution.
6. Students who smoke or have guests who smoke must always provide ashtrays for their rooms. Wastebaskets may not be used as ashtrays.
7. Flammable liquids may not be used or stored in any residence hall.
8. Cooking in student rooms is not permitted.
9. If a residence hall fails to evacuate all of its residents, (i.e., a resident sleeps through the fire drill or does not hear the alarm), the residence hall will continue to have fire drills until the residents work together (i.e., door-knocking) to successfully evacuate the building.

Health: Student Health Services will be open for care at extension 72252, or 78222 during normal business hours. For medical emergencies, the Campus Safety Office should be called (x72000). They will, in turn, be in contact with one of the physicians affiliated with Student Health Services and/or paramedics. Students requiring nursing care, emergency care or hospitalization will be referred to a local hospital.