Office of
Emergency Programs

Report Incidents

Dial 9-911 and 7911 from campus phones or 911 and (253) 535-7911 from cell phones. Give the dispatcher the nature of the emergency, your name, phone number from which you are calling, and your location. Stay on the line and answer the call-taker's questions to the best of your ability.

If outside, push the red button on an emergency blue phone to get direct assistance from Campus Safety.

Media

Some incidents that impact the university may draw the attention of the local media. Please direct the media to University Communications.

Essential Personnel

All Employees are considered essential personnel and are expected to respond to the incident. Personnel may be released through the chain of command that is activated to respond to the incident, which may be different than the employee's regular leadership structure.

Department heads should assess their organizational needs and define "essential" personnel based on those needs before an incident occurs. Consider varying levels or severity of response and recovery as you define essential personnel.

Incident Command System (ICS) & the National Incident Management System (NIMS)

PLU has adopted and uses an incident command system during emergencies in an effort to facilitate coordination within PLU and with local, state, and federal response agencies.

As a result, employees and students should anticipate a very different decision-making process with different personnel and authorities than during normal operations. Some will recognize ICS from the military or fire services.