Timing and Content of Emergency Notifications
Upon confirmation that a life-threatening emergency or dangerous condition exists, an Emergency Notification must be released without delay, unless notification would compromise efforts to assist a victim, or to contain, respond to or otherwise mitigate the emergency. Confirmation does not require that all pertinent details of the event or condition are known or even available; rather, it only requires verification that an immediate threat exists. The notice should contain as much information as is reasonably necessary to alert individuals of the nature of the threat and include specific actions that individuals should take to protect themselves. For example, depending upon the circumstances, the notice may direct individuals to evacuate a particular building, shelter in place, or avoid a specific campus or building. After the initial notification is disseminated, follow-up information must be disseminated to the community, as necessary, to provide any new information and update the status of and/or resolution of the situation.
Methods of Communication for Emergency Notifications
The College may disseminate an Emergency Notification by utilizing any one or more of the methods used to disseminate a Timely Warning Notice, as described above. Given the nature of the emergency, multiple or overlapping methods of communication should be utilized in order to ensure delivery of the information to all those within the scope of the threat and to mitigate against the possibility that one method fails or malfunctions. The ERT or, where applicable, the Campus President or campus Director of Safety and Security shall be responsible for selecting the most effective and appropriate method or methods to communicate the notification under the circumstances. Distribution of an Emergency Notification may be limited to a specific campus or location whenever it is determined that the risk is limited to that location. For example, an Emergency Notification to evacuate a building due to a gas leak may be limited to individuals in that building or on that specific campus. As a general matter, Emergency Notifications will be sent to the entire College community whenever the emergency may affect large numbers of individuals on multiple campuses, or otherwise threatens the operations of the College as a whole. In addition, continuing evaluation of a situation may require expansion of an initial notice to include other campuses and locations.
External Communications
In addition to utilizing the College’s website and social media sites to communicate Emergency Notifications, CCAC may, when necessary and appropriate, utilize the following radio and television outlets to communicate information to individuals external to the College:
Television Stations : KDKA (CBS Affiliate) WTAE (ABC Affiliate)
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