Emergency management

PLAN. PREPARE. EDUCATE.

Emergency management maintains, coordinates, and supports the planning, training, and exercises to prepare the University in the event of natural disasters or human-caused emergencies.

During an emergency

Call 911


Alert hotline for current recorded alerts: 907-474-7823

Non-emergency contacts

Fire Department: 907-474-5770

Police Dispatch: 907-474-7721

Facilities Services: 907-474-7000

EHSRM: 907-474-5413

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Contact information

Katherine Janoski
Emergency manager

 

Be Prepared

Emergency Operations Plan

What it is

The UAF EOP is a document that uses an all-hazards approach to establish policies and responsibilities for University staff and faculty in the event of an emergency.

What it is for

The UAF EOP explains how the University will manage emergencies on any of the University campuses through the preparedness, mitigation, and response and recovery phases in order:

  • Protect life, property and the environment
  • Promote safety of students, faculty, staff and visitors
  • Describe the mechanisms for disaster response coordination among University staff and volunteers, local government and first responders in the management of emergencies or disasters
  • Assign emergency management tasks to University staff and faculty as appropriate for response to natural and man-made hazards.

Emergency Action Plans

EAPs will be added as they are edited for each building. If you need yours sooner, please send an email to uaf-oem@alaska.edu. Policy regarding the emergency action plans.

AFES Feed Seed Lab Kodiak

AFES Main Office

AKASOFU Building

Aleutian-Pribilof Center

Alfred Owen Building

Applied Science Building

Arctic Health Research Building

ASF Richardson Hwy Main Building

ASF Richardson Hwy Utility Building

Atkinson Building

Aurora Building

Bartlett Hall

Biological Research and Diagnostics Facility (BIRD)

Bristol Bay Campus

Bristol Bay Service Center

Brooks Memorial Mines Building

Bunnell Building

Bunnell House

Butrovich Building

Chapman Building

Chukchi Campus Admin

Combined Heat and Power Plant

Community and Technical College (CTC)

CTC Aviation Facility

Cooperative Extension Service

Constitution Hall

Cutler Apartment Complex

Davis Concert Hall

Delta Junction District Office

Donald W Hood Building

Duckering Building

Eielson Building

Electronic Miniaturization, Office of

Elvey Building

Emily Brown Building

Energy Technology Facility

Engineering Learning and Innovation Building - See Usibelli Engineering Learning and Innovation Building

Environmental, Health and Safety

Fairbanks Pipeline Training Center

Fine Arts Complex

Fire Station No. 2

Gruening Building

High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP)

Harper Building

Harwood Hall

Hess Village

Hutchinson Institute of Technology

Irving I Building

Irving II Building

Juneau District Office

Large Animal Research Station (LARS)

Lathrop Hall

Lena Point Facility

Lola Tilly Commons

MacLean House

Maggie Lind Building

Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center

MBS Complex

McIntosh Hall

Mining and Petroleum Training Services, Anchorage

Mining and Petroleum Training Services, Delta Junction

Mining and Petroleum Training Services, Soldotna

Moore Hall

Murie Building

Museum of the North

Nagozruk Bldg

Nordic House

Northwest Campus

O'Neill Resources Bldg

Orca Building, Seward

Patty Center

Patty Ice Arena

Physical Plant

Poker Flat Research Range

Power Plant, See Combined Heat and Power Plant or Atkinson Building

 
 

Rasmuson Library

Reichardt Building

Rural Ed Center Bristol Bay, See Bristol Bay Campus or Bristol Bay Service Center

 
 

Rural Ed Center Fort Yukon, See Yukon Flats Center

 
 

Rural Ed Center Tok, See Tok Center

 
 

Sackett Hall

Salisbury Theatre

Seward Marine Center

Signers' Hall

Sitka Outreach Center

Skarland Hall

Stevens Hall

Stuart Hall

Student Recreation Center

Sustainable Village

Tanana Chiefs Conference Service Center

Tok Center

Toolik Field Station

UA Press Building

Usibelli Engineering Learning and Innovation Building

University Park building

Virology Laboratory

Walsh Hall

Water Treatment No. 2

West Ridge Research Building (WRRB)

Whitaker building

Wickersham Hall

Wood Center

Yukon Flats Center

Yukon-Kuskokwim District Office

 

Emergency Response Guide

EVACUATION PROCEDURES

  • Leave using the nearest exit and close the door.
  • Do not use elevators.
  • Take personal belongings (keys, purse, wallet, etc.).
  • Follow directions given by emergency personnel.
  • Assist people with disabilities.
  • Go to your building’s predetermined meeting location, and stay there until given further instructions. 

FIRE

  • Pull the nearest fire alarm and call 911.
  • Evacuate the building, go to your predetermined meeting
    location, and count your team members. Stay there until
    all members are accounted for.
  • Tell emergency personnel if someone is in the building.
  • Do not enter the building until emergency personnel
    say it is safe to do so.

VIOLENT INTRUDER

  • Run: If you can, escape to a safe location.
  • Hide/barricade: If you can’t run, find a place to hide
    and/or barricade. Silence cell phones, lock and block
    doors, turn off lights.
  • Fight: As a last resort, if your life is in danger, use any
    available objects as weapons to distract, disarm, disable
    and overcome the intruder.
  • Assess: Look for ways to improve your situation. For
    example, if you are hiding and it is now safe to run, do so.
  • Call 911: If it’s safe to do so, call police and give them as
    much information as possible. 

EARTHQUAKE

  • Move away from glass windows and doors.
  • Duck under a table or desk or get along an inside wall —
    not in a doorway.
  • Stay under cover and hold on until the shaking stops.
  • After the shaking stops, check yourself and others for
    injuries, and move toward the nearest exit.
  • Evacuate the building.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON

  • It’s OK to inquire if you can provide assistance, but do
    not physically confront the person.
  • Do not let anyone into a locked building or office.
  • Do not block the person’s access to an exit or attempt
    to restrain him or her.
  • Call 911. Provide as much information as possible about
    the person and direction of travel. If you see a vehicle,
    license plate numbers are extremely helpful.

EXTREME WEATHER

  • Every effort is made to keep the university open during
    extreme weather.
  • Monitor local television, radio stations and social media
    for announcements.
  • Visit UAF Alert for updates. 

SHELTER IN PLACE

  • Close and lock all windows and doors.
  • Depending on the situation, take cover behind or beneath a sturdy object.
  • Stay put, and wait for instructions.

MEDICAL EMERGENCIES

CALL 911

 
Cardiac arrest
    • Assess the scene for danger (electrical causes, etc.).
    • Start hands-only CPR and don’t stop.
    • Send someone for an automated external defibrillator.
 Bleeding
    • Apply firm, direct pressure to the wound with a clean cloth. Elevate if possible.
    • Immobilize the body part.
    • Keep the person as comfortable as possible.
 Burns
    • Remove the source of the burn unless the source is electrical.
    • If safe to do so, flush the area with cold water.
    • Do not apply dressings, creams or lotions.

INFORMATION

Where to find information during an emergency

Non-emergency contacts
  • UAF Police Department: 474-7721
  • Facilities Services Dispatch: 474-7000

MEDIA INQUIRIES

Resources and links