The Austin Community College District (ACC) is preparing its campuses in the event of an emergency with a series of drills Saturday, January 30, through Friday, February 5.
ACC hosts Emergency Preparedness Week each semester to educate students, faculty, and staff on the best actions to take if an emergency were to happen on campus. The college will conduct building evacuation drills at select campuses and test the ACC Emergency Alert System districtwide.
“It’s important that we take proactive steps to identify hazards, manage risk, and prepare the ACC community. We conduct drills at least once a semester to give people the opportunity to familiarize themselves with ACC’s evacuation procedures,” says Kristine Elderkin, ACC emergency management coordinator. “Always identify your nearest exit or area of rescue assistance and then find an alternate. Take some time to review ACC’s other emergency procedures so that you are prepared to act when the unexpected occurs.”
ACC will test its Emergency Alert System on Wednesday, February 3. During the test, e-mail and text alerts will be sent to all registered email accounts and devices.
Students, faculty, and staff may access ACC’s emergency procedures through a mobile app called In Case of Crisis-Education. The app is available through the Apple app store, Google Play, or Amazon for Android.
For more information on Emergency Preparedness Week, visit austincc.edu/emergency.
Tags: Emergency Alert System, Emergency Preparedness Week, evacuation drill, Kristine Elderkin
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By Dylan Shrawder February 4, 2016 - 12:42 am
The helpful links section has a few links that are broken. The Watches and Warning is broken. http://www.austincc.edu/emergency-information/severe-weather-reporting-and-response-procedures
Also a recent e-mail sent out by ACC only listed the phone number for Campus Police if calling from on campus. It didn’t list the ten digit one to use if calling using a cell phone or off campus.
By Kristine Elderkin February 5, 2016 - 10:01 pm
Thanks for your comment.
Instead of linking to NOAA, I’ve included the watch vs. warning information in the “Remember” section of the web page.
Omitting the 512-223-7999 number for Campus Police from my email on concealed/campus carry was an oversight. I recommend to everyone that they put the number in their phone contacts. Our mobile app also has a one-click call feature that can also be used.