The MIT Office of Emergency Management & Business Continuity has a vision of a professional and exemplary emergency management program that promotes resilience across the Institute. Their mission involves preparing for, mitigating, responding to, and recovering from emergencies while continuing the Institute's mission. The office provides services like training, plan development, and crisis management expertise. They coordinate emergency response, information dissemination through MIT Alert, and after action reviews. MIT Alert will notify the community during confirmed emergencies through multiple channels.

1. MIT’s Office of Emergency Management & Business Continuity
by Suzanne Blake, Manager, Office of Emergency Management & Business Continuity
• Training and exercises
• Plan review and
development
• Subject matter expertise
• Crisis management
MIT Office of Emergency Management & Business Continuity
Vision: A professional, exemplary, comprehensive emergency management and
business continuity program for MIT that perpetuates resiliency across all
sectors of the Institute.
Mission Areas
Prepare Instill a culture of preparedness Institute-wide.
Mitigate/Prevent Minimize impacts from all hazards.
Respond Manage and control emergencies efficiently and effectively.
Recover Return to normal as quickly as possible.
Continue Minimize disruptions to the Institute’s mission.
Communicate
and Coordinate
Seamlessly integrate the Institute’s capabilities and engage the MIT
community throughout the lifecycle of an emergency or disaster.
• Emergency response and
coordination
• Information management and
dissemination (MIT Alert)
• After action reviews/reports
Coordination, Communication, and Facilitation
Our Services
When you will receive a notification:
 When there is a confirmed significant emergency or dangerous situation
that may cause or is causing an immediate threat to the health or safety of
the Institute community, and requires action by the community to stay safe.
 When any emergency requiring notification according to the above is
cleared and no longer a threat (“all clear” message).
How you will receive a notification:
 Text message
 Email
 Voicemail
 MIT Alert website
(emergency.mit.net)
 MIT Alert twitter
 MIT Police twitter
 MIT Alert Facebook
 MIT Police Facebook
 Digital signage boards
emergency.mit.net
Why you will receive a notification:
 Safety and security of the MIT
community
 The law: Higher Education
Opportunity Act of 2008 (incudes
Clery Act requirements)
Goal:
Timeliness and
Accuracy
web.mit.edu/embc