UM Police Department (UMPD) Emergency Number: (406) 243-4000
REMINDER: CHECK YOUR CLASSROOM FOR POSTED SPECIFIC EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
ACTIVE SHOOTER:
- If a person is seen with a weapon outdoors, immediately seek shelter in the nearest building.
- If a person enters a building with a weapon, immediately evacuate the building.
- Contact UMPD at ext. 4000 at the first opportunity if no alert has been broadcast.
- If escape is not possible, lockdown and barricade in your building classroom or office.
- Be prepared to fight if the active shooter enters your room.
- Follow instructions provided by the UM Alert System and emergency response personnel.
Active Shooter: Immediate Response, Preparedness, Protocol
BOMB THREAT OR SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE:
- Call UMPD at ext. 4000 and provide as much information as possible about the situation.
- Do not approach or handle any suspicious package or device.
- Notify your supervisor of professor.
- Evacuate building if alerted from building emergency team or University Police.
- Do not re-enter building until the all clear is given.
Bomb Threat or Suspicious Package: Bomb Threat Protocol, Receipt of Suspicious Letter or Package
EARTHQUAKE:
- Drop, cover, hold on.
- Take cover under desks, tables or other heavy furniture, if possible.
- Use extreme caution when evacuating the building.
- Do not use elevators during an evacuation.
- If outside, go to a clear open space away from buildings, trees and other structures.
Earthquake: Protocol
FIRE:
- Activate the fire alarm using a manual pull station.
- Notify others and evacuate the building.
- Disperse away from the building and move to at least one building away and out of sight of the hazard.
- Do not use elevators during an evacuation.
Fire: Protocol
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL RELEASE:
- If material is spilled or released inside building, alert others and evacuate the building.
- Notify UMPD at ext. 4000.
- If release is from an outside source, alert others and shelter in place within the building.
- Move to an interior room or area away from doors and windows, if possible.
- Do not exit the area until instructed to do so by UMPD or emergency responders.
Chemical Spill or Release (Hazmat Incident): Protocol
ON CAMPUS VIOLENCE: (Demonstrations, Protests, Marches) Report all acts or threats of violence to UMPD at ext. 4000.
- Do not provoke or obstruct demonstrators or protestors.
- If near the civil unrest, leave the area immediately.
- Alert others of the situation.
- Follow lockout procedures if safer to remain in the building.
Civil Disturbance/Demonstrations: Protocol
POWER OUTAGE OR UTILITY FAILURE:
- Contact Facility Services at (406) 243-6091.
- Exit the area, using flashlights on cell phones if necessary to reach an area lighted with emergency lights.
- Evacuate the building if informed to do so by UMPD or the building’s emergency team.
- Do not re-enter the building until utilities are restored or permission is given.
Utility Outage: Protocol
SEVERE WEATHER:
- If severe weather is expected to impact campus soon, follow shelter-in-place procedures or instructions given the building’s emergency team.
- If a basement level is not available in your building, move to an interior room or hallway on the lowest floor.
- Stay away from windows and glass doors.
- Remain in location until storm has passed.
- Be cautious when exiting the building due to possible broken glass, downed trees, etc.
Severe Thunderstorms / High Winds: Protocol | Winter Storms and Cold Spells: Protocol
EMERGENCY or DISASTER CHECK-IN SYSTEM (SAFE AND WELL)
UM will use the American Red Cross to help people communicate from inside emergency or disaster-affected areas to loved ones outside the area.
- Click on the "List Myself as Safe and Well" button to register yourself as "safe and well" on the site.
- Search for loved ones who have registered as "safe and well" by clicking the Search Registrants button.
- Required information includes name, home address, phone number, current city, and state.
- Registrants can add their own personal message, but must select at least one standard safe and well message.
- Registrants can update their Facebook and Twitter status via Safe and Well.
IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS FROM UM ALERT SYSTEM
Barricade: Placing objects such as furniture, desks, tables, equipment, etc. in front of doors to prevent or impede entry of an armed individual.
Evacuate: Dispersing away from a building due to fire, explosion, chemical release, utility outage, etc. and placing another building between you and the hazard.
Lockdown: An emergency safety procedure in which faculty, staff and Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ lock down their classroom or office to prevent the entrance of an armed intruder or active shooter. Exterior doors are also locked if safe to do so.
Lockout: Occupants of a building are directed to remain inside of a building from an outside potential threat. Occupants are free to move around in the building since there is not an imminent threat to life and safety.
Shelter-in-place: Use of a structure and its indoor atmosphere to temporarily separate individuals from a hazardous atmosphere. No locking of doors is initiated.