This document provides information about emergency preparedness resources at the University of Arizona. It summarizes key campus safety websites, emergency procedures, and contacts for various emergency situations like fires, suspicious packages, and active shooters. It emphasizes the importance of being aware of emergency plans and knowing how to respond safely in different scenarios.

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As employees of the University of Arizona you should be familiar with
the following websites:
UAPD
http://www.uapd.arizona.edu
Risk Management
https://risk.arizona.edu/
CIRT
https://cirt.arizona.edu/

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All three websites provide information on what
to do in certain emergency situations

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University of Arizona Police Department (UAPD)
Boundary of jurisdiction
• North – Lester Street
• South – Eighth Street
• East – Campbell Avenue
• West – Euclid Street

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WHEN TO CALL 9-1-1
If someone is injured or ill
If you see fire or smell smoke
If you see someone being hurt
If you see anything suspicious
If you see someone stealing or damaging something
If you see a drunk driver
Or any other reason you feel requires emergency assistance

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REMEMBER TO…….
Call quickly – don’t assume someone else has made a call
Provide accurate, detailed information
Stay on the phone until told by the dispatcher to hang up
If calling about a medical emergency, ask another person to monitor victim’s condition while
you are on the phone

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BLUE LIGHT TELEPHONES
• Emergency Blue Light Telephones provide direct
access to UAPD. These are exterior phones at
multiple locations on campus.
• Blue lights mark their locations, and they are
labeled “EMERGENCY”
• There are currently 9 blue light telephones
located on the UAHS Campus

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CRIME PREVENTION
Crime prevention means being aware of your environment and remaining alert to
situation that could make you vulnerable to crime.
Review the Safety Tips and brochures on the UAPD Community Engagement
website https://uapd.arizona.edu/content/safety-tips
UAPD cannot list specific measures that will protect you from every threatening
situation that may arise, instead they hope to give examples of common-sense
behavior that will help you to make life safer and more secure.

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CRIME PREVENTION
Great applications for your smart phones available to students and staff
UA Mobile and LiveSafe

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RISK MANAGEMENT
Risk Management’s website covers a variety of issues
that they are responsible for including:
Health & Safety
Fleet Safety
Environmental Compliance
Training
Emergency Procedures

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RISK MANAGEMENT
Provided on the site are emergency procedures for a variety of threats
Armed Individual
Bomb Threat
Building Evacuation
Chemical Spill
Personal Injury
Utility Fire
Biological Spill
Suspicious Objects
Chemical Exposure
Fire
Radiation Spill
and others

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What to do if…….
I discover a fire

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Fire
• Activate the building’s fire alarm by pulling a
manual fire alarm station.
• These are located at all stairwell doors and
exits from the building.
• Evacuate the building according to the
evacuation procedures.

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What to do if…….
The fire alarm is ringing, or the fire
alarm strobes are flashing

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Building Evacuation
• Evacuate the floor immediately via closest exit or stairs
• Do not use the elevators
• If in a lab, shut down any lab procedures involving heated reactions and turn off any fume
hoods before leaving
• Close all doors as you leave
• Evacuate to the next lowest floor level
• If that floor is also alarming, go to the ground floor and exit the building
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Building Evacuation
• If you are in the basement, go to the ground level and exit the building.
• If you are on the ground level, leave the building Evacuate the floor immediately via closest
exit or stairs
• Move away from the building.
• Congregate at a predetermined evacuation point. These locations are determined per
building.
• Re-enter when an “all clear” is given. UAPD or the Fire Department are supposed to give this
order.
• Evacuation Procedures for your building can also be found on the UAHS Planning &
Facilities website https://planning.uahs.arizona.edu/

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What to do if…….
I see a suspicious package?

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• Do not handle the item
• Keep others from going near it
• Leave the area, notify your supervisor and call 9-1-1
• If an evacuation is warranted, UAPD will activate the building
fire alarm.
• Evacuate building

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What to do if…….
There is an active shooter on campus?
https://uapd.arizona.edu/content/active-shooter-video

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Run, Hide, Fight
When an active shooter is in your vicinity, quickly determine the most reasonable way to
protect your own life. Students, employees and visitors are likely to follow direction of
instructors, supervisors and administrators during an active shooter situation.
Download a poster with steps to follow in case of an armed individual.
Run Hide Fight Poster.pdf
WATCH THE VIDEO

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RUN
• Have an escape route and plan in mind
• Leave your belongings behind (take keys and phones only if it doesn’t delay your escape)
• Keep your hands visible
HIDE
• Hide in an area out of the active shooter’s view
• Block entry to your hiding place and lock the doors if possible
FIGHT
• As a last resort and only when your life is in danger
• Attempt to incapacitate the active shooter
• Act with physical aggressions and throw items at the shooter
Call 911 when it is safe to do so

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How to Respond When Law Enforcement Arrives
• Reman calm and follow instructions from officers
• Immediately raise hands and spread fingers when instructed by officers
• Keep hands visible at all times
• Avoid making quick movements toward officers such as attempting to go to them for
safety
• Avoid pointing, screaming or yelling
• Don’t stop to ask officers for help or direction when evacuating; proceed in the direction
from which officers are entering the building/ara of toward the location designated by
officers

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Information you should provide to Law Enforcement and 911
• Location of the active shooter/s
• Number of shooters
• Physical description of the shooter/s
• Number and type of weapons possessed by the shooter/s
• Number of potential victims and their locations at the incident scene

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Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT)
https://cirt.arizona.edu/
The University of Arizona Critical Incident Response Team –
composed of various campus officials – focuses primarily on the
management of situations involving critical incidents on campus.
Its involvement is central to the successful implementation of
the Campus Emergency Response Plan.

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There is an abundance of information on the CIRT website that
addresses many types of emergency situations including, active
shooter, bomb threat, building evacuations, fire, biological spills,
utility failures and radiation spills.
There are also links to:
• Campus Emergency Response Plan
• Continuity of Operations Plan
• Pandemic Plan
You should familiarize yourself with your College/Department/Center specific plans. Each
unit administration should be able to provide you with a copy.

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• UAlert is a free service that delivers emergency alerts to
registered UA students, faculty and staff – as well as their
friends and family – via their cell phones, mobile devices
and/or email accounts during a campus emergency
• You must register in order to receive these notices
• Only critical incidents are transmitted
• UAlert is administered by the UA Critical Incident Response
Team (CIRT)
UAlert

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Non-Emergency Assistance
There are some issues that occur in your workplace that are not
emergencies but still need to be addressed.

28. “My lights went out.”
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• If the lights (or power) in your area go out call 621-3000 and
report it to Facilities Management.
• Often the power will go out temporarily but is restored within a
few minutes. Give the system time to try and restore its power.
• If power is out for an extended period of time, contact your
supervisor for direction.
• Emergency lighting in corridors should be sufficient to exit the
area if necessary.

30. “I smell
something
funny”
Call UA Risk Management to investigate
an unusual odor – 520-621-1970
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31. “I locked my
keys in my
office”
• Contact your department manager for access
• Submit a request to Facilities Management for key service. This
is a billable request
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FEMA IS-906: Workplace Security Awareness
If you would like additional training about general workplace
security, you can register with FEMA for a free online course.
Interactive scenarios addresses:
Access & Security Control
Criminal & Suspicious Activities
Workplace Violence
Cyber Threats
http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS906.asp