Emergency Guide
In case of any emergency, call 911.
For information about how to handle various types of threats, consult the list below.
Emergency phone numbers
- Campus Safety and Security, 785-826-2909 or 785-826-2952
- Academic and Student Services, 785-826-2674
- Veridian Behavioral Health, 785-452-4930
- Stat Care, 785-826-6453
- Facilities, 785-826-2911
Academic and Student Services website contains helpful information regarding campus safety for students.
Evacuation procedures
- Call 911 to report the emergency.
- Call Campus Safety and Security, 785-826-2909 or 785-826-2952.
- Be aware of the location of the nearest exit and announce this at the beginning of the class each semester.
- If a fire alarm sounds, or emergency personnel asks you to leave the building, you and your students must evacuate the building.
- Gather your personal belongings if it is safe,otherwise leave as quickly as possible.
- If safe, close doors and windows, but do not lock them.
- Assist physically disabled individuals to a safe location and notify emergency personnel. Most buildings have an identified "Area of Rescue" located near the top landing of staircases.
- Once outside the building, keep clear of entrances, move at least 100 feet away from the building and emergency vehicles.
Air Disaster
- Call 911 immediately.
- Call Campus Safety and Security, 785-826-2909 or 785-826-2952.
- Remain calm.
- Secure the area.
- Avoid the area if possible.
- Do not move seriously injured persons unless they are in the obvious immediate danger of further injury - proceed with caution.
- Do not approach the airplane - even if it is not on fire.
- Watch for falling debris if explosion occurs.
- Do not remove anything for the wreckage area until proper authorities are on the scene to take over.
Medical emergencies
- Call 911 to report the emergency.
- Call Campus Safety and Security, 785-826-2909 or 785-826-2952.
- Do not attempt to move a person who has fallen or appears to in pain.
- Provide first aid, if someone is ill or injured and requires immediate assistance.
- Limit your communication with ill or injured person to quiet reassurances.
Fire
- If you detect a fire, call 911, pull the fire alarm and follow Evacuation procedures.
- Call Campus Safety and Security, 785-826-2909 or 785-826-2952.
- If you hear a fire alarm, Follow Evacuation procedures - Do not use elevators.
- The fire alarm in the building will not notify the fire department.
Tornado and severe weather
- Go to the designated tornado shelter for the building. In most cases this is the lowest floor, in the central core of the building, and away from glass windows.
- Outdoor sirens will sound a steady three-minute blast when the need to take cover is necessary. The University's Reverse personnel who will alert the classrooms.
- If you are outside when the sirens go off, seek shelter immediately. Go into the closest building and seek out the lowest floor in the center of the building.
- After the tornado has passed, report any injuries. Call 911 for ambulance and fire; call the Campus Police/Security (6-2952) to report building damage.
Hazardous substance spills
- Call 911 immediately.
- Call Campus Safety and Security, 785-826-2909 or 785-826-2952.
- Do not get near or touch the spilled material unless properly trained to do so.
- Contain the spill using absorbents, if possible.
- Clean up any small chemical spills, if you are able. The Facilities Department will assist if needed.
- Vacate the area and close the doors.
Explosion
- Call 911 immediately.
- Call Campus Safety and Security, 785-826-2909 or 785-826-2952.
- Remain calm.
- Do not move seriously injured persons unless they are in obvious immediate danger of further injury.
- Open doors carefully and watch for falling debris - follow evacuation procedures - Do not use elevators.
Criminal activity
- If you observe or suspect criminal activity call the Salina Police Department at 785-826-7210.
- Call Campus Safety and Security, 785-826-2909 or 785-826-2952.
- Do not confront the subject.
- If you want to remain anonymous, you can use the Silent Witness program via the K-State Police Web Site.
Active shooter
- Call 911 if safe to do so.
- Call Campus Safety and Security, 785-826-2909 or 785-826-2952.
- Remain calm and keep out of plain sight.
- Do not put yourself in harms way.
- If you can do so safely, inform building occupants, then lock doors, block windows and close blinds.
- Seek protective cover.
- Place signs in exterior windows to identify your location.
- Stay in place until Police clear the building.
Terroristic threat
- Call 911 immediately.
- Call Campus Safety and Security, 785-826-2909 or 785-826-2952.
- Remain calm.
- If you can do so safely, inform building occupants.
- Provide a list of all people who were in the room or area.
Bomb threat
- If you receive a phone call or a note warning of a bomb, take it seriously and call 911 immediately.
- Evacuate the building.
- Call Campus Safety and Security, 785-826-2909 or 785-826-2952.
- Remain Calm. It is rare that a bomb threat caller does not give notice in ample time to insure safety of building occupants.
- Listen intently for voice or speech peculiarities and for background noises because this information can aid in later investigations.
- Record immediately the date and exact time the call is received.
- Try to engage the caller in extended conversation and try to ask:
- Exactly where did you place the bomb?
- What time is it set to go off?
- What does the bomb look like?
- What kind of explosive did you use, dynamite, black powder, TNT, plastic?
- How will the bomb be set off; by time mechanism, oxidizing agent, heat, movement?
- Why did you place the bomb in this building?
- May I have your name?
- Exactly where did you place the bomb?
Suspicious package
- Call 911 immediately.
- Call Campus Safety and Security, 785-826-2909 or 785-826-2952.
- Do not handle the suspicious package.
- Follow Evacuation Procedures
Behavior problems
- If threat of harm or violence is imminent, call 911.
- Call Campus Safety and Security, 785-826-2909 or 785-826-2952.
- Workplace Violence
- Notify the Director of Human Resources, 785-532-6277, of any threats you have witnessed or received.
- Report any behavior you regard as threatening or violent when that behavior is job related or might be carried out on state-owned or leased property or in connection with state employment.
- Notify the Director of Human Resources, 785-532-6277, of any threats you have witnessed or received.
- Mental Health Emergency
- Faculty, staff and student employees with problems are encouraged to contact the Employee Assistance Program Coordinator at 785-532-6818.
- Students. Veridian Behavioral Health, 785-452-4930, and Academic and Student Services provide support for students with mental health problems.
- If a student indicates a risk of harm to self or others, call 911 for immediate assistance.
- In the case of emotional/behavioral distress, student can access therapy and other supportive resources at Veridian Behavioral Health, 785-452-4930.
- Academic and Student Services can provide assistance when mental health problems affect a student's academic or personal life. Contact Academic and Student Services at 785-826-2674.
- Faculty, staff and student employees with problems are encouraged to contact the Employee Assistance Program Coordinator at 785-532-6818.