Natural Hazards
Earthquakes Earthquakes occur without warning, so emergency preparedness efforts must consider the varying number of personnel available to respond to an event. This is especially important since off-duty personnel may not be able to travel to the campus after an earthquake has occurred. In addition, those persons on campus at the time of the earthquake will be concerned about family members and may attempt to return home. Earthquakes and aftershocks may trigger secondary events such as fires, landslides, liquefaction, flooding, and release or spread of hazardous materials. Dam failures are also more likely to occur following major earthquakes. Minor Earthquakes When strong shaking is felt, get under a desk, table, door arch, or stairwell. If none are available, move against an interior wall and cover your head with your arms. Remain under cover until the ground movement subsides. Stay away from large windows, shelving systems, and tall room partitions. After the shaking has stopped, survey your immediate area for trapped or injured persons and inform Public Safety . If minor damage has occurred in your area, inform Public Safety . Remain at your stations and await further instructions from key personnel. A damage assessment should be made, and a preliminary report prepared and made available to the insurance claims adjuster.
The Administration should be informed as soon as possible after telephone service has been restored.
Major Earthquake If severe building damage has been sustained, evacuate the building immediately. Use the stairs, not the elevators. Assist anyone having difficulty in quickly evacuating the building. Suitably trained individuals should provide CPR and first aid to seriously injured persons. Move to your designated regional assembly area and await instructions from response personnel. Status reports will be issued through the Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
If possible, and further injury will not occur, injured persons should be moved outside for triage. Minor injuries will be treated at regional first-aid stations set up after the incident.
Food, water, first-aid supplies, etc. will be distributed by response personnel as part of the campus- wide response program. Information on missing persons and/or ruptured utilities must be reported to Public Safety and the campus EOC if established . A damage assessment should be made, and a preliminary report prepared and made available to the insurance claims adjuster. The Administration should be informed as soon as possible after telephone service has been restored. Tornadoes In the event the National Weather Service issues a tornado warning, an emergency condition will be declared automatically through the Everbridge emergency notification systems. All individuals on campus should be moved to a basement area or rooms located within the interior of the building. Shelter location are also posted in each building.
As soon as the tornado passes, an immediate search and rescue operation should commence. A
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