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EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND EVACUATION PROCEDURES Notification of Campus Emergencies: InterCoast will, without delay and upon confirmation of a significant emergency or other dangerous situation involving an immediate threat to the health or safety of students or employees occurring on or affecting thecampus, use anyone or a combination of several methods to notify as many people as possible in a timely manner. InterCoast students, faculty and staff may use the institution's internal intercom system or opt to receive text and/or e-mail emergency notifications. InterCoast Authorities may delay notification in cases in which, in the professional judgment of responsible authorities, immediate notification would compromise efforts to assist victims or to contain, respond to or otherwise mitigate the emergency. InterCoast will evaluate the circumstances of an event and will assign the appropriate priority based on safety considerations for life, propertyand environment, in that order. In -progress events will generally take priority over events that have just occurred or that have occurred at some earlier point in time. Actual, occurring events will generally take priority over similar events that may potentially occur in the future. The content and scope of the notification will be determined at the earliest possible point in an event, and the notification may be initiated by the Campus President, Staff or Faculty, as determined by the particular circumstances. The scope ofthe notification - who/which segments of the community will be notified -will be determined by the same people, and will reflect the nature and scope of the event. An event contained in a small area or a single room will likely dictate a smaller scope of notification than would an uncontained or dynamic event. Subsequent notifications to the larger community will generally be made by the Campus President. WHAT TO DO IN AN EMERGENCY VIOLENT CRIMES If you are being threatened with physical harm, call 9-1-1. MEDICAL EMERGENCIES If you or someone else is facing a medical emergency, call 9-1-1. FIRE If you detect smoke or afire, call 9-1-1 Immediately. Your worst enemy in a fire is time. You may have only seconds (not minutes) to evacuate a building once the alarm has sounded. • Leave the building immediately once the alarm activates. • Do not spend time looking for particular items such as backpack, purse, or phone. • Unlock and close the door to the classroom or officefrom which you exit. • Do not search for others within the building. • Meet at the campus designated area once you have evacuated the building. EARTHQUAKE If an earthquake strikes take cover immediately under a sturdy object. Be prepared to move with the object and, if possible, grab the object. • Cover your head, neck and face to the fullest extent possible. Stay awayfrom, to the fullest extent possible, windows and items that might fall. • Do not attempt an evacuation during the earthquake. • Once the shaking stops; evacuate and remain prepared for aftershocks. • Do not move seriously injured individuals. Provide search and rescue personnel with the last known location of any missing victim. • Once outside seek open areas away from power lines, buildings and objects that mightfall. WINTER STORMS • Pay attention to weather reports and warnings of freezing weather and winter storms. Listen for emergency information and alerts. • Sign up for your community's warning system. The Emergency Alert System (EAS). - - Be prepared for -winter -weather -at home, at work and in. your car. Create an emergency supply kit for your car. InterCoast Colleges School Catalog 46 1 Page