Office of
Emergency Programs

Emergency Notification & Information

Impacted employees, students, and guests may be notified in one or more ways when an emergency incident is unfolding. The purpose of notifying the PLU community is to facilitate safe action/choices by individuals given the situation and the individual's environmental circumstances.

Fire Alarms: When an alarm sounds, get out of the building. Report alarm activation to Campus Safety at 535-7911. Sound the alarm by pulling the lever on the manual pull stations, which are often located near exit doors.

Public Address Systems: Emergency alerts may be issued by Campus Safety using the outdoor emergency (blue) phones. Some buildings have indoor public address systems, also. Messages may be automated or initiated by occupants with authority to use these systems.

PLU Alert! Messaging: Incident information may be sent via text and voice to cell phones, voice messages to work phones, and email messages to PLU email addresses. The effectiveness of this system depends on PLU having current cell phone numbers in Banner.

Log in to Banner to review or update your contact information. Click on "Enter secure area", log into Banner, click on "Personnel Information", view or edit your contact information. Be sure to put all seven digits of your cell phone number in the "Phone Number" box. Do NOT put the last four digits in the "Extension" box.

Cable TV Emergency Alert System: PLU may interupt regular TV programming on campus with an emergency alert message.

PLU Administrative/Academic & Residential Phone Trees: Campus Safety may initiate phone tree notification. The numbers listed on the phone tree typically go to a reception desk and/or the emergency building coordinator (EBC) or resident assistant who will share the information with others in their area of responsibility. EBCs and RDs are responsible for training call-takers to initiate emergency notification in their area of responsibility.

University Website: Look for website updates on the university home page (www.plu.edu), when possible.

PLU Email: Check email often for notifications and updates, when possible.

Emergency Information Line: PLU may activate this line with recorded incident information. 1.877.322.0872

Campus Closure: Call this line for weather closure information. 1.877.322.0872

SchoolReport.org: PLU Students and employees can sign up to receive PLU weather or emergency email or text alerts from SchoolReport.org or just go to this website directly to check on the status of PLU. You can also sign up to receive weather or emergency alerts from your child's school.

Voice or Word-of-Mouth: Please share accurate direction and information with others during emergency incidents.

Vulnerable or Disabled Populations

If you may have difficultly receiving emergency notification, please work out a plan ahead of time with a colleague or friend to get assistance when an incident unfolds. If you know of someone who may be vulnerable, ask that person if and how you can help them during an emergency.

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