Emergency Protocols

Update from Terry McCauley, Director of Public Safety

The safety of the college community is our foremost concern. We’ve brought together this collection of emergency procedures and educational opportunities for the safety of our students, employees, and college visitors. Please click on the following links to learn more.

Active Shooter - Narrative
Shots Fired on Campus, When Lightening Strikes (includes video)
College Closing
Student Safety and Emergency Guide

Below are some of the sites that the government has developed to inform the public about threat levels, responses, and personal safety.

http://www.ready.gov – Listing of steps to take to be ready for terrorists activity
http://www.fema.gov – The Federal Emergency Management Agency
http://www.whitehouse.gov/homeland - Department of Homeland Security - Updated news site concerning our Homeland safety
 

Emergency Response and Evacuation Testing

National Incident Management System Resolution Adopted

On April 17, 2006, the Oakland Community College Board of Trustees adopted a Resolution in support of the National Incident Management System (NIMS). NIMS is a directive by the President of the United States to the Department of Homeland Security to administer a consistent approach for all levels of government to effectively and efficiently work together to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from any emergency incident, regardless of cause, size, or complexity.

Through formalized procedures for managing personnel, communications, facilities, and resources, the Oakland Community College Department of Public Safety trains to this standard and operates from this model.