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PRESENTED BY
TEXAS WOMAN’S UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS & LOCKDOWNDenton, Dallas, Houston
TRAINING OBJECTIVES
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS AND LOCKDOWN
Emergency Notification System Pioneer Alert Reporting University Priorities Lockdown Video Contact Information
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS AND LOCKDOWN
PIONEER ALERTDelivers emergency messages from TWU DPS to an affected campus by the following methods:Campus computersText messagesE-MailCell Phone
PIONEER ALERTCRITICAL SITUATION USAGE Severe Weather(i.e. Tornado, Hurricane, Flooding, Inclement Weather) Health & Public Safety(i.e. Bomb Threats, Explosion, Active Shooter, Hazardous-Materials) General Information(i.e. Additional information concerning incident status)
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS AND LOCKDOWN
PIONEER ALERT
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS AND LOCKDOWN
THE PIONEER ALERT SYSTEM IS TESTED ONCE EACH MONTH
PIONEER ALERT
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS AND LOCKDOWN
To receive notification by text message you must have a text-capable cell phone registered in the TWU Pioneer Alert System. Faculty, Staff, and Students are automatically put into the system; however, if you do not want into the system you must “opt” out. Faculty and Staff by signing into their Phoenix account and students notifying the “help desk”. All university administered computers on the university network are automatically registered in the Alert System and will receive Pioneer Alerts.
REPORTING
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS AND LOCKDOWN
When do I call DPS?Examples: Anytime someone threatens to commit or commits an act of violence; Abuses or threatens a person; Uses abusive, indecent, profane, or vulgar language; Prevents or interrupts the use of a building; Places individuals in fear of injury
WHEN IN DOUBT CALL!
REPORTING
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS AND LOCKDOWN
Call Out Immediately– Dallas, Denton or Houston call 940-898-2911 or 911
Provide specific details of event
TWU DPS will determine appropriate response
Response is based on type of Incident(Weather, Fire, Health, Active Shooter, etc.)
UNIVERSITY PRIORITIES DURING AN INCIDENT
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS AND LOCKDOWN
Safety of students, faculty, staff, and visitors
Provide information to responding police officers:
type of Incident/eventwho, what, when, where, whyhow many, how much
Allow police to resolve the incident
LOCKDOWN
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS AND LOCKDOWN
Notification by Pioneer Alert Trained Building Personnel Lock
Perimeter/Outside Doors
Faculty and Staff have been trained in each university building. When an emergency occurs they will lock their building’s outside doors mindful of their own safety. Buildings in which the entry/access
system has been installed will be locked remotely by DPS.
LOCKDOWN
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS AND LOCKDOWN
DO NOT contact TWU DPS to find out specific circumstances. Once more information can be released-you will be notified by Pioneer Alert.
LOCKDOWN
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS AND LOCKDOWN
Lockdown Checklist (suggestions): Close and barricade doors Turn off lights Close blinds Block windows Turn off radios and computer monitors Keep occupants calm, quiet, out of sight Keep yourself out of sight, take cover/protection Silence cell phones Place signs on exterior windows if injured in area
LOCKDOWN
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS AND LOCKDOWN
During the lockdownDo not allow anyone to enter or exit the areaConsider the safety of many vs. the safety of fewBEST TO STAY IN PLACE UNTIL INSTRUCTED BY
EMERGENCY PERSONNEL
Training Films available on WEB
twu campus watch 15
www.fbi.gov/.../run-hide-fight-
videohttp://www.sorm.state.tx.us/media/videos/active-shooter-
emergency- preparedness
CONTACT INFORMATION
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS AND LOCKDOWN
For more information contact TWU DPS @ 940-898-2911
or go to www.twu.edu/DPS