Chapter 21: Emergency Management

21.1.A Emergency Information Reference Guide

Emory maintains an Emergency Information Reference Guide The “Just in Time” (JIT) guide is for you to review and understand ways to keep yourself and others safe in an emergency. If something happens, you will have the background knowledge to take the necessary steps to keep you safe. The guide supplies the basic guidelines to manage most emergencies on campus including information about accessing police, fire assistance, ambulance; fire; evacuation; weather; civil disturbance/demonstration; aircraft/rail disaster; hazardous materials incident; hazardous device/bomb threat; violent or criminal behavior; utility failure; psychological crisis; and medical crisis. Other areas of campus have specific procedures that should also be followed in those areas.

21.1.B Reporting Emergencies

To report emergencies (police, fire, EMS) from an on-campus phone, please dial 404-727-6111 to reach the Emory Police or 911.

The Emory Police also may be contacted by using emergency blue light phones, residence hall call boxes, or emergency elevator phones located throughout the campus. To use an emergency blue light phone, simply press the button to be connected automatically to a police dispatcher.

21.1.C Emory Safe Safety App

Emory Safe is a personal safety mobile app that Emory University is providing to all students, faculty, and staff to download for free. The app serves as a preventive measure to stop crimes and incidents before they happen by leveraging the community’s eyes and ears in helping to keep the campus safe. It provides a quick, convenient, and discreet way to communicate directly with Emory University safety officials, enhancing your overall safety and allowing Emory Police to better protect you.

Steps to Download EmorySafe:

• Download “Emory Safe” from the App Store or Google Play
• Enable location services and push notifications when prompted

Emory Safe Safety App

21.1.D Non-Emergency Contact Information

Use the phone numbers listed below only for non-emergency situations. To find out more information about emergency services at Emory University, please consult the following list:

• Emory Police Department | 404-727-8005
• Emory University Hospital: Emergency Department | 404-712-7100
• Emory Emergency Medical Service (EMS) | 404-727-0180
• Campus Map
• Environmental Health and Safety | 404-727-5688
• Facilities Management Services | 404-727-7463
• Faculty Staff Assistance Program | 404-727-4328
• Fire Safety | 404-727-7378
• Inclement Weather Hotline | 404-727-1234
• Ombuds Office
• Fire Safety Education and Training
• Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response (CEPAR) | 404-712-1300
• Partner Violence (FSAP) | 404-727-4328
• Security Escort | 404-727-8005
• Sexual Assault | Institutional Equity and Compliance (Title IX): 404-727-1514 | Office of Respect Hotline 404-270-5360.
• Student Counseling Center | 404-727-7450
• Student Health Services | 404-727-7551
• Communications and Marketing | 404-727-6216

21.2 Critical Event Preparedness and Response

21.2.A Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response (CEPAR)

The complexity of the challenges posed by catastrophic events, both natural and human-caused, requires thoughtful, innovative leadership and action, qualities that are abundant in Emory's vibrant intellectual community.

CEPAR serves as the center for Emory enterprise-wide planning for and coordinated response to catastrophic events, partnering with experts and resources at Emory and the broader community to address all hazards, including natural and human-caused disasters and public health emergencies. CEPAR has put together an excellent resource on campus emergencies: Emory's Just-in-Time Guide to Campus Emergencies.

The objectives of CEPAR are to: bridge existing operational, educational and research activities of Emory relevant to planning, response, mitigation, and recovery from catastrophic events; exercise all the relative components of the Emory enterprise in delivering an orchestrated response to a catastrophic event; catalyze development of novel, multidisciplinary solutions for the mitigation of threats; enhance opportunities for enterprise-wide collaboration; and enhance collaboration with community partners.

21.2.B Emory Emergency Notification Program

CEPAR coordinates the Emory Emergency Notification Program, a multimodal system for alerting students, staff, faculty, and visitors of an emergency affecting the Emory community. The wide array of notification options affords Emory the flexibility to convey emergency information in the most appropriate manner and provides redundancy to help ensure the message gets out. Not all emergencies require all of the notification components to be engaged simultaneously. Notification components include outdoor sirens/public address system, e-notify system (which includes text messages sent to your cell phone), Emory email, Emory emergency information page, and Emory cable TV banner/messages.

21.3 Threat Assessment Team

Emory University has a Threat Assessment Team that serves as a resource for faculty, staff, and students who are aware of or who are experiencing threatening or potentially threatening, disruptive, or otherwise troubling behavior occurring in the community. This team serves as a point of contact, provides resources, and investigates and responds to concerns. They do not, however, serve as a direct response group, mandate treatment, render disciplinary sanctions, or provide direct treatment. Faculty who have concerns about a colleague, student, or employee whose behavior, comments, writings, attendance, etc., are troubling/worrisome, should contact the Emory Police if you think there is an immediate threat to safety. To report behaviors of concern please complete the on-line form.