- UTPD (865) 974-3111 or 911
- Facilities Services Emergency (865) 946-7777
- VolAware Student Hotline (865) 974-HELP (4357)
- Distressed Faculty & Staff Hotline (865) 946-CARE (2273)
- Campus Information Line (865) 974-1000
- Emergency Information Line (865) 656-SAFE (7233)
- Postpone outdoor activities
- Stay indoors until 30 minutes after lightning has stopped
- Monitor weather for local conditions
- Avoid even shallow flood waters
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- Activate alarm and alert others
- Exit the building using the stairs
- Call 911 from the assembly area
- Seek shelter and alert others
- Interior space without windows
- Low in the building as possible
- Protect your head and neck
- Use sturdy furniture as cover
- Monitor for updates
- Stay until tornado has passed
- RUN
- If you are outside near the threat
- If inside with the shooter and you have a clear escape
- Take others with you if possible
- Show empty hands to police
- HIDE
- If shooters location is unclear
- Lock and barricade doors
- Reduce signs of people in the room
- Use available protection
- Remain until directed otherwise
- FIGHT
- As a last resort
- Improvise weapons
- Work as a group
- Commit to your actions
- Prepare for police response
- Follow all instructions
- Show empty hands
- Expect their priority to be addressing the shooter
- Share any important information
- Call 911, do NOT hang up
- Do not move victim unless necessary
- Send person to direct emergency responders
- Duck, Cover, and Hold On
- Take shelter under furniture
- DO NOT, try to move during the quake
- Exit damage buildings after the quake
- Prepare for aftershocks
- If safe to do so, contain the spill
- Secure the lab if possible
- Evacuate the area
- Call 911 for highly hazardous spills
- DO NOT reenter until cleared
- Go to interior room and close off windows and doors
- Seal doors with plastic or tape if possible
- Turn off or block ventilation systems
- Be prepared to evacuate if directed
If it feels wrong, it probably is. Report it
- Do not handle or intervene
- Isolate the area
- Call UTPD at 974-3111
- Provide as much detail as possible
- Record the number if displayed
- Have a bystander call UTPD at 974-3111
- Gather as much information as possible
- Details about time, location, type of explosive
- Attributes of the caller