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Special Assistant to the Chancellor
118A North Hall
715-425-3711
blake.fry@uwrf.edu

"SHOTS FIRED ON CAMPUS" TRAINING DVD AVAILABLE FOR ON-CAMPUS USE
UW-River Falls has purchased the DVD "Shots Fired on Campus: When Lightning Strikes" from the Center for Personal Protection & Safety. The DVD, which is in use on hundreds of campuses across the country, is a training program that provides guidance for surviving an active shooter situation. The program runs approximately 20 minutes and may be checked out for on-campus use for a 48-hour period by calling Blake Fry at extension 3711.

MEMORANDUM TO FACULTY REGARDING UNIVERSITY CAMPUS SAFETY
The Association for Student Judicial Affairs has prepared this document in response to ongoing concerns over the safety of working on university campuses. Click Here to view a version of the memorandum customized for the UWRF campus.

"AM I SAFE ON CAMPUS?"
"IS MY CHILD SAFE ON CAMPUS?"
In response to the acts of senseless violence at Virginia Tech, PaperClip Communications has released an excellent guide to staying safe on university campuses entitled "Am I Safe on Campus." Click Here to download this guide for students. PaperClip Communications has also produced an equally effective guide for parents entitled "Is My Child Safe on Campus?" Click Here to download this guide for parents.

"ARE YOU READY?"
Click Here to download the FEMA step-by-step guide to individual and household emergency preparedness.

Latest News

Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan Available for Review-10.13.08
Thanks to a Pre-Disaster Mitigation Planning Grant from FEMA, UWRF has completed an institution level Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan. To view that plan, please CLICK HERE. Your feedback on this plan would be greatly appreciated prior to it being approved by UWRF leadership, Wisconsin Emergency Management, and FEMA. Please send all feedback to blake.fry@uwrf.edu

Emergency Notification System in Place at UWRF - 8.26.08
Through a partnership with the City of River Falls, Pierce County, and Xcel Energy, UWRF has purchased and initiated the CityWatch Emergency Notification System. CityWatch enables UWRF to send out emergency notifications to the campus community via voice messages, text messages, and email. In order to receive voice and text emergency notifications, members of the campus community need to login to eSIS and provide the phone number where notifications are to be sent. Employees, to update your emergency notification number CLICK HERE and complete the field labeled "Cell Phone."Students, to access instructions on how to provide your emergency notification number, CLICK HERE

"Shots Fired on Campus" Training DVD Available for On-Campus Use - 8.26.08
UW-River Falls has purchased the DVD "Shots Fired on Campus: When Lightning Strikes" from the Center for Personal Protection & Safety. The DVD, which is in use on hundreds of campuses across the country, is a training program that provides guidance for surviving an active shooter situation. The program runs approximately 20 minutes and may be checked out for on-campus use for a 48-hour period by calling Blake Fry at extension 3711.

Emergency Preparedness at UWRF

The UWRF Emergency Operations Center Team has created this site to assist in preparing the campus community for emergency situations. The site is just one piece of an all-hazards approach to emergency preparedness that includes pre-disaster mitigation, emergency exercises, emergency communications systems, and continuity of operations and pandemic flu planning. For more information on emergency preparedness efforts at UWRF, please contact Blake Fry.

Click Here to download and print the UWRF Quick Reference Emergency Response Guide

Important Phone Numbers

  • Emergency (Police and Fire) - 911 (9-911 on campus)
  • Department of Public Safety - 715-425-3133
  • Poison Control Center - 1-800-222-1222
  • Central Emergency Planner - 715-425-3711

General Principles

  • PROTECT YOURSELF
  • When calling 911
    1. Tell dispatcher your location (include building and room number)
    2. Answer all the dispatcher's questions and do not hang up until told to do so
    3. Follow all directions given by emergency personnel

Acts of Violence

  1. Take immediate cover for protection, perferably in a secure area
  2. Call 911
  3. Remain in secure area and await further instructions from law enforcement or public safety
  4. If evacuation is necessary, do so in accordance with direction provided by law enforcement or public safety

Criminal Acts

  • For acts in progress call 911
  • For acts not in progress call Public Safety's non-emergency line - 715-425-3133

Fire Alarm or Actual Fire

  1. FIRE IN BUILDING - Pull Alarm and Evacuate Area
    FIRE ALARM/STROBES - Evacuate Area
  2. Use nearest exit or alternate safe route - DO NOT USE ELEVATORS
  3. Call 911 from assembly point or neighboring building
  4. Stay 500 feet away from the building
  5. Do NOT return to building until the "All Clear" is given

Medical Emergencies

  1. Call 911
  2. If trained, begin first aid
  3. Have another person meet police and rescue at designated area to bring personnel to victim

Natural Disasters/Inclement Weather

  1. Warning Issued: Severe weather has been sighted in the area
  2. Seek appropriate shelter (tornado shelter area or interior hallway)
  3. Stay away from windows
  4. Avoid large rooms
  5. Do NOT use elevators
  6. Monitor news and weather broadcasts

 

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