Emergencies can generally be classified into two levels:
LEVEL I (Disaster)
A level I emergency is an emergency that seriously impairs or halts the operation of the College.
Examples of a level I disaster includes, but is not limited to:
- Mass casualties
- Natural disasters such as hurricane or tornado
- Large-scale hazardous material spill
- Health epidemics
- Major weather emergency
LEVEL II (Campus Emergency—Depending on Circumstances)
A level II emergency is an emergency that completely disrupts one or more operations of the College. An
emergency on this level may affect mission-critical functions or personal safety.
Examples of a level II campus emergency include, but are not limited to:
- Hostage situation
- Major fire
- Civil disturbance
- Widespread power outage
- Bomb Threat
- Laboratory explosion
- Suicide
- Death of a student, faculty, or staff member (depending on circumstances)
- Violent crimes or assaults (depending on circumstances)
- Shooting or stabbing
- National terrorist incident