Emergency Preparedness
The ³Ô¹ÏÌìÌà has developed procedures to assist all students, staff and faculty in various types of emergencies. Information on these procedures can be found on the ³Ô¹ÏÌìÌà Police website.
Planning for an Emergency
All students, staff and faculty are encouraged to plan for emergency situations using the following tips:
- Save emergency contact numbers in your phone
- Contact ³Ô¹ÏÌìÌà Police for all emergencies at (570) 941-7777 or dial x7777 from an internal phone
- Review the Emergency Response Plan on this page (see the pdf listed in left navigation, under Emergency Response Procedures)
- Be familiar with your nearest exit areas
- Know your evacuation Rally Points
- Know how and where to report emergencies
- Participate in routine emergency drills
- Follow up with ³Ô¹ÏÌìÌà Police with any questions
- Register for ENS through the portal
Additional planning services are available for those who feel they may require assistance in the event of an emergency. Representatives from the Environmental Health & Safety Office are available via email healthandsafety@scranton.edu. You are encouraged to follow the instructions on the Student Emergency Evacuation form.
Steps you can take to ensure you are prepared in an emergency:
- Meet with Environmental Health and Safety to develop a Personal Evacuation Plan
- Talk to your RA, roommate, floormate, class instructors, other students willing to offer assistance in an evacuation. A rescue assistant is someone who is likely to be in a building during the same timeframe as you, but not necessarily in the same area
- If you might be in a building after regular hours, or at times when others are not usually present, we recommend notifying ³Ô¹ÏÌìÌà Police of your location
- Any time you have a question or concern, talk to staff from OSSS, Residence Life, ³Ô¹ÏÌìÌà Police or Environmental Health and Safety, who are willing to meet with you to ensure your comfort with these procedures
- We strongly recommend that you have a cell phone ready at all times to allow for early notification and as a means for communicating with ³Ô¹ÏÌìÌà Police. Program ³Ô¹ÏÌìÌà Police's number into your phone (570) 941-7777
Evacuation
³Ô¹ÏÌìÌà Policy requires all individuals to evacuate the building every time the fire alarm system is activated. Depending upon the building you may have the following evacuation options:- Horizontal evacuation to ground level exit or going from one building into a connected, adjacent building on the same level
- Vertical evacuation (stairwell) to await assistance
- Proceeding to an Area of Rescue Assistance (typically the nearest stairwell)
- Staying in place to await evacuation (residence hall room, classroom)
- Always evacuate at the sound of the alarm
- If you discover a fire, pull the nearest fire alarm
- Collect your immediate belongings and exit by the nearest designated route
- Support those that may need assistance
- Close but DO NOT LOCK doors as you leave
- Leave the building and proceed to the designated Rally Point
- Do not return to the building until directed by ³Ô¹ÏÌìÌà Police