Emergency Procedures for MCC Personnel
The safety and well-being of students, faculty, staff, and guests of McLennan Community College is of primary importance. To assure that you know what to do in the event of an emergency, please become familiar with the following information:
Threats to the college community can take many forms:
Public Welfare Threats (crimes such as rape, murder, bomb threats, etc.)
Community Health Threats (food poisoning, bio-terrorism, etc.)
Campus Infrastructure Threats (power plant failure, computer failure, etc.)
Natural or Public Disaster Threats (tornados, floods, gas leaks, fires, etc.)
Death or Serious Injury (to student, faculty, or staff member)
- Decide if it is safe for you to remain where you are located. If not, leave and call for help from a safer location. Each building has a map near the elevator showing the safe way to exit or take shelter in that building.
- Determine the location of the emergency. Be as specific as possible; however, do not waste time getting the exact location. Do not investigate the situation unless asked to by Campus Police.
- Determine the type of emergency and the likelihood of injuries. Again, be as specific as possible but do not waste time getting all the details.
- After determining these facts, call MCC Campus Police at the emergency number 8911, or 299-8911 from an off-campus or cell phone. Wait for their instructions. Do not call and hang-up without speaking to an officer.
If an emergency situation occurs during normal business hours, the building emergency coordinators will be contacted and given instructions.
If an emergency situation occurs during non-business hours (evenings and weekends), Campus Police will notify individuals in the affected buildings.
To learn more about emergency procedures at MCC, refer to the following policies on the Web site at www.mclennan.edu/publications/policies/: Emergency Response Plan (E-XXVIII-b), Guidelines for Time Off for Inclement Weather (F-I-d,8), Response Plan for Campus Electrical Failure (E-XXVIII-c)
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, CONTACT POLICE CHIEF LARRY RADKE AT EXT. 8844.