{"id":47085,"date":"2024-01-26T09:44:48","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T14:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=47085"},"modified":"2024-01-26T09:44:49","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T14:44:49","slug":"acc-hosts-emergency-preparedness-week-january-29-february-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2024\/01\/26\/acc-hosts-emergency-preparedness-week-january-29-february-2\/","title":{"rendered":"ACC hosts Emergency Preparedness Week January 29-February 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Safety and security remain a top priority for Austin Community College District (ACC). The college will practice emergency response procedures and test its emergency notification system from January 29 through February 2 as part of Emergency Preparedness Week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ACC hosts Emergency Preparedness Week every semester to help prepare students and employees for the best actions to take in case of an emergency on campus or in the district.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout the week, ACC will test and practice its emergency response procedures districtwide with drills and test runs of the ACC <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/emergency-information\/acc-emergency-alert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Emergency Alert System<\/strong><\/a>, which sends emergency alert texts and emails to registered accounts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The test of the Emergency Alert System will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, January 31.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Get ready now by<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/online-services\/emergency-alert-signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>verifying or updating your contact information online<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>to receive ACC\u2019s emergency notifications.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HOW YOU CAN PREPARE FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WEEK<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>View the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/emergency-notifications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ACC Emergency website<\/strong><\/a> for detailed information about various types of emergencies.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Get connected to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/about-acc\/acc-on-social-media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ACC on social media<\/strong><\/a>. Most emergency alerts that are distributed through our Emergency Alert System also are posted to the college\u2019s homepage and its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ACCDistrict\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/accdistrict\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>X (formerly Twitter<\/strong><\/a><strong>) <\/strong>pages.<\/li>\n<li>Know the Emergency Egress Plan. Maps are posted on every campus and in classrooms to identify emergency exits, Areas of Rescue Assistance, Automated External Defibrillators, shelter-in-place locations in the event of severe weather, and evacuation rally points.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information on ACC\u2019s emergency response and procedures, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/emergency-notifications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>austincc.edu\/emergency<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The college will practice emergency response procedures and test its emergency notification system from January 29 through February 2 as part of Emergency Preparedness Week. <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2024\/01\/26\/acc-hosts-emergency-preparedness-week-january-29-february-2\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3930,"featured_media":46616,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,15,17],"tags":[525,325,323],"class_list":["post-47085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-students","category-facstaff-news","category-news-and-announcements","tag-emergency","tag-emergency-alert-system","tag-emergency-preparedness-week"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3930"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47085"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47085\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}