LEVELS OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE
- Level 1 –
A minor department or building incident that can be
resolved by the responding service unit. This may result in calling in personnel
and notifying the department where the problem occurred. (Example:
Physical Plant responds to a broken water pipe).
- Level 2
–
A department or building incident that can be resolved
with existing University resources or limited outside help. A Level 2
incident is usually a one-dimensional event that has a limited duration, and
little impact to the campus community beyond those using the space/building in
which it occurred. (Example: Minor chemical or fuel oil spills,
building loss of heat or electricity for several hours, or a minor fire confined
to a room and not involving hazardous chemicals.)
- Level 3
–
Emergencies that are primarily people rather than
infrastructure focused. In particular, many student issues can become quite
complex because of varied institutional and student support responses that must
be coordinated. (Example: Assaults, Sexual Assaults, Contagious
Medical conditions).
- Level
4 -
A major emergency that impacts a sizable portion of
the campus and/or outside community. Level 4 emergencies may be single or
multi-hazard situations, and requiring considerable coordination both within and
outside the University. Level 4 emergencies include imminent events on
campus, or in the general community that may develop into a major University
crisis or a full disaster. (Example: Heating failure, extended
power outage, severe storms, major fire, contagious disease outbreak, or
domestic water contamination).
- Level 5
–
A catastrophic emergency event involving the
entire campus and surrounding community. Immediate resolution if the disaster,
which is usually multi-hazard is beyond the emergency response capabilities of
campus and local resources. (Example: Earthquake or major
hurricane which would require Sate and Federal assistance).
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