Medical & Police Emergencies
In case of a medical or police emergency of any type immediately notify the University Police, call 652-3602. They can assure you a rapid medical transportation response time if the situation warrants.
For on-campus residents, in case of fire, pull the fire alarm and proceed to the nearest exit. DO NOT USE THE ELEVATOR. The RA will inform you as to more specific instructions concerning where your floor should meet once you are outside. Fire drills are held once a semester in all residence halls. For your safety, it is mandatory that you leave your building as quickly as possible. When you hear the alarm sound, leave your room, closing the door behind you. Once you are outside, please aid your RA in making sure everyone is accounted for on your floor.
In the event of predicted hurricane or tornado watch or warning, University officials will instruct you where to go. In such a situation, it is important that we know your whereabouts. Please do not leave without telling your roommate, RA, or hall director where you are going.
For off-campus students, you can call the Livingston Department of Public Safety at 652-9525 for any emergency, whether for fire, police, or for ambulance service.
Weather Emergencies
(Also See Inclement Weather Policy )
A Tornado Watch means that conditions are right for a tornado to form. When a Watch is announced for our area, all University offices are notified by phone, signs are posted in residence halls, and the information is broadcasted on the radio. Watches usually remain in effect for several hours. Be prepared for power failures and make sure you know what to do if conditions worsen.
A Tornado Warning means that a tornado has been spotted in our area and immediate action should be taken. When a Warning is issued, sirens at Webb, the Student Union, and City Hall will sound. Go immediately to a first floor inner hallway or room away from windows. If you are on campus, you will be given directions to safest locations.
Although some buildings, because of their construction, offer better protection than others, it is usually safest for a person to seek the most sheltered area possible in the building in which he/she is located rather than risk the danger of going outside to reach other buildings. Normally a basement or ground floor corridor is the safest location. In moving to a safer location, everyone should use stairs rather than elevators and should avoid window areas.
The best shelters in the event of a tornado warning are:
- Bibb Graves Hall First Floor Hallway
- Brock Hall First Floor Hallway
- Wallace Hall First Floor Hallway
- Webb Hall First Floor Hallway
- Student Union Building Basement
- Moon Hall Hallway
- Selden Hall Basement
- Spieth Hall Basement
- Sisk Hall First Floor Hallway
- Stickney Hall First Floor Hallway
- Lyon Hall
Areas which should be avoided if at all possible are:
- Wallace Auditorium
- Bibb Graves Auditorium
- Young Cafeteria
- Foust Hall Gymnasium
- Pruitt Hall Gymnasium
- Julia Tutwiler Library
- Hunt Annex
- Gilbert Hall
- Hoover Apartments
The basement of the Student Union will be available for Reed and Hoover Students. Wallace Hall will be open and can be used for shelter if you are outside or off-campus and you need to move to a safer area. Tornado Warnings usually last 20 or 30 minutes and there is NO "all-clear" signal. If the sirens sound again, another Warning has been issued.
If you need emergency assistance, call UWA ext. 3602, or 652-3602.
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