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Division of
• The report of a tornado or funnel www.ocep.uiuc.edu and click on “Avian Flu and You”
cloud threatening the campus has to learn about self protection during seasonal flu
been received from the Champaign outbreaks, and/or click on “Avian Flu PowerPoint
Public Safety
County ESDA emergency Presentation” to learn more about the risks and
operations center. threats posed from avian flu.
Once the siren is sounded, individuals
should seek shelter for a minimum Personal Safety Tips –
period of 30 minutes. If the danger is
still present or a continuing threat exists, Active Shooter/Threat O ffice of
the warning signal will be repeated
every 30 minutes for as long as those
The following personal safety tips are offered as a
guide for individuals in the event that there would be C ampus
conditions continue or as new similar
situations develop. If the siren is not
an active shooter/active threat situation on campus.
E mergency
sounded after the initial 30 minutes,
individuals may return to work.
1. If a threat presents itself, seek cover and
barricade yourself (with others if possible) by
placing as much material between you and the
P lanning
University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
threat. Remain quiet, and turn off lights to make
UI-Emergency the area appear unoccupied.
The University is in the process of 2. Evacuate the area (whether inside or outside a
implementing the UI-Emergency building) if you know that it is safe to do so. Seek
notification system, which will be shelter in a nearby building if the threat is exterior Emergency Planning
to a campus building.
Information
capable of providing critical information
to students, faculty, and staff in a timely 3. As soon as it is safe to do so, notify authorities by
manner. This system will be used to calling 911 (9-911 from a campus phone) and
provide details of any life-threatening provide as much information as possible.
emergency affecting our community. In 4. Do not approach emergency responders. Let them
order to ensure that you receive come to you.
UI-Emergency information, visit
emergency.illinois.edu and register your
5. Remain under cover until the threat has passed or
you have been advised by law enforcement that it
OCEP Web Site
contact details. is safe to exit. Emergency Operations
Plans
6. Activate cell phones to receive text messages or
Infectious Disease other notifications from UI-Emergency, the
University’s emergency notification system. Tornado Preparedness
The OCEP, working in cooperation with
McKinley Health Center, has added a
For more information about this subject please
contact the Division of Public Safety at 333-1216.
Tornado Warning Sirens
self-instructional PowerPoint
presentation to the OCEP website that UI-Emergency
reviews the risks posed by a potential Infectious Disease
outbreak of avian flu and information
that offers planning and preparedness
Division of Public Safety
Active Shooter/Threat
steps to assist individuals with seasonal Office of Campus Emergency Planning
flu prevention. Go to 1110 W. Springfield Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
www.ocep.uiuc.edu
Phone: 217-333-1491
Fax: 217-244-7181
E-mail: emergencyplanning@ad.uiuc.edu Office of Campus
Emergency Planning
Office of Campus
with the creation of these documents, and these you are in the shelter, protect your head
templates are available on the OCEP website, and get under a heavy desk, table, or
Emergency Planning www.ocep.uiuc.edu. other sturdy furniture that may be
available. Your department emergency
Web Site Tornado Preparedness
operation plan should provide greater
detail on shelter locations, emergency
The Office of Campus Emergency Planning supplies, and communication resources.
Natural disasters can strike at any time, destroying
(OCEP) web site, www.ocep.uiuc.edu,
property and lives, and being prepared for them If a tornado strikes, do not re-enter
provides a single source of information
helps to decrease panic and prevent further chaos. damaged structures. In the event of fire
where faculty and staff can quickly learn
Tornado preparedness is essential for all areas of or personal injury, go to the nearest safe
more about the ongoing efforts for
East Central Illinois. The following information is telephone to call for help. Once you exit
emergency preparedness on the campus.
intended to assist in individual as well as group the shelter be alert for down electrical
The site contains valuable information on
planning efforts for tornado emergency lines, possible chemical releases, broken
individual and University unit planning for
preparedness. This section provides basic gas lines, or weak building structures. In
such events as a pandemic flu, creation of
information you will need to know to help in the event of injuries, give first aid to the
emergency operation plans, tornado
preparing for a natural disaster. best of your ability, and notify emergency
preparedness, evacuation planning,
federally mandated compliance training in Emergency warning sirens are located in strategic personnel as soon as possible at 911
the National Incident Management System positions throughout the campus. When a tornado (9-911 from a campus phone).
(NIMS), and links to other valuable websites warning has been issued for the campus or
with similar information. The site is intended
Tornado Warning
surrounding area, they will be activated, for a
to keep students, their parents, faculty, staff, continuous three-minute unwavering blast. (Note:
Siren Procedures
and their families informed about ongoing The tornado warning sirens are tested on the first
emergency planning efforts. If you have a Tuesday of the month at 10:00 a.m. to assure
comment, question, or suggestion or would operability). The Champaign County Emergency
like to schedule a meeting to discuss Management Coordinator is responsible
emergency preparedness, please visit the If you are outside when you hear the warning for activation of the tornado warning
comments page of the website. The OCEP siren, seek inside shelter in the nearest building. sirens. The decision to activate the
can also be reached by calling 333-1491 or Once inside a building, go to a lower floor of the sirens is typically based upon the
333-1216. building and seek shelter in an interior hallway or following situations:
other enclosed area. Avoid areas such as
auditoriums, gymnasiums, or other large rooms • A funnel cloud or tornado that is
Emergency Operation which could potentially suffer a roof collapse. In
wooden buildings, such as houses, the least
threatening the campus has been
sighted by, or has been confirmed
Plans hazardous place is in the basement or under heavy by, law enforcement or fire
furniture in the center of the building. Avoid areas department personnel.
University departments are encouraged to
with windows whenever possible. • A tornado has touched down on
have an “all hazards” emergency operation
plan for their unit or building that includes If you are at work when the emergency warning campus or within the boundaries of
instructions for tornado preparedness, the sirens are sounded, quickly secure your work area Urbana-Champaign.
designated tornado shelter area for their (i.e., close doors and windows; shut down • A report of a radar echo of a
building(s), evacuation plans, fire machinery; computers, etc.; and move away from tornado threatening the campus
emergency plans, chemical spills, active exterior doors and windows). Proceed in an orderly has been received from the U.S.
threat situations, bomb threats, etc. The manner to the designated tornado shelter for your Weather Service.
OCEP has prepared templates which assist building. Avoid using the elevator if possible. Once
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