UNT Dallas Police Department

CERT (Campus Emergency Response Team)

CERT Team Coordinator

Sergeant Williams 972-780-3019

 

Goals and Objectives

 

•      Emergency Preparedness - Know What To Do!

  1. What is CERT? CERT (Campus Emergency Response Team) is a program that better prepares people to handle hazards and trains them in basic disaster response skills. CERT teams are comprised of volunteers who safely assist people in the campus community when first responders may not be able to do so.
  2. Purpose of CERT? To enhance capabilities and resilience by providing assistance to members of the campus community excluding first responders.

Active Shooter, Imminent Threat of Deadly Violence on Campus

Run, Hide, Fight

Run-Leave the building/campus if possible. Remove yourself form the threat. Even by unconventional means e.g. window.

Hide- Hide behind locked doors, under furniture, away from windows, close blinds and cut off lights to the room, as well as cell phone ringers. Call 911 or 3000 from a campus phone if you are unable to speak, leave the line open.

Fight- Prepare to defend yourself – “Do what you have to do”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VcSwejU2D0

Active Shooter, Imminent Threat of Deadly Violence on Campus

Clearance- Wait for an “all clear” by Police

False Call- Do not be susceptible to false calls by the active shooter. 

UNT Dallas Code Blue Emergency Phone List

1.       North Lot#1 North Phone-1

2.       North Lot#1 South Phone-2

3.       Center Lot#2 North Phone-3

4.       Center Lot#2 South Phone-4

5.       South Lot#2 Southeast Phone-5

6.       South Lot#2 Southwest Phone-6

7.       North Building #1 Entrance-7

8.       South Building #1 Entrance-8

9.       North Building #2 Northeast Entrance-9

10.   North Building #2 Northeast Courtyard-10

11.   South Building #2 South Side Courtyard-11

12.   Dart Walkway-12

Bomb Threat Evacuation

•       Become familiar with evacuation routes and exits.  Relay this information to people in your building/department

•       Do not use elevators to evacuate

•       Check upper floor stairwells where people with disabilities will move to await assistance in evacuation.  If occupied, relay information to Campus Safety

•       In the case of a bomb threat, turn off all electrical devices such as cell phones, radios, mp3 players, and other devices that can send or receive messages.

•       If a bomb or suspicious package is found, DO NOT TOUCH the item Notify emergency personnel

•       Secure- Sensitive Areas pending the severity of the incident

•       Exit – the building immediately

•       Take – Valuables and cell phones with you

•       Assist – The disabled, elderly, and children

•       Don’t – Use the elevators

•       Move at least a 100 feet from the building in the case of a fire and 300 feet minimum for a bomb threat.

•       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg7yVTBciWg

Fire Alarm Evacuations

•       A fire alarm notification appliance is an active fire protection component of a fire alarm system. A notification appliance may use audible, visible, or other stimuli to alert the occupants of a fire or other emergency condition requiring action.

•       Be aware of the marked exits for quicker response.

•       NEVER ignore the alarm, assume the alarm is false, or assume it is only a fire alarm test. 

•       Once outside the building, move away from the building. Meeting point for the campus will be the marked parking lots that sit directly across from buildings # 1 and # 2.

•       Once outside, never re-enter the building until you are told to do so by the fire department or law enforcement.

Severe Weather Plan & Shelter in Place

•       Secure sensitive areas-labs kitchens, cash registers

•       Go to the lowest possible level (ground floor or lower)

•       Seek interior hallways, rooms, offices away from glass.

•       Take cellphones and valuables with you.

•       Assist the disabled

•       Avoid rooms with larger roof span such as gyms, cafeterias, and auditoriums.

•       Wait for “all clear” from Police.

Responding to a Campus Medical Emergency
Every Second counts. Dial 911 Immediately!

•       Choking-

  1. Use five abdominal thrusts (Heimlich Maneuver)
  2. Repeat until airway is cleared
  3. If the Victim loses consciousness, lower to the ground and begin CPR

•       Seizures-

  1. Place victim on floor, do not restrain/remove dangerous objects near victim
  2. Try to maintain an open airway by laying victim on side
  3. Do not place anything in victim’s mouth, including fingers
  4. After seizure, do not attempt to awaken victim

Responding to a Campus Medical Emergency
Every Second counts. Dial 911 Immediately!

•       Notify Campus Police- Keep the victim as comfortable as possible and (if trained to do so) apply first aid until help arrives.

•       Heart Attack- No breathing or pulse-begin CPR and/or AED-(defibrillator) 100-120 chest compressions per minute.

•       Stroke- Place the victim on his/her unaffected side and monitor the airway

•       Excessive Bleeding-

  1. Place direct pressure on the wound
  2. Keep the wound clean and immobilized if possible
  3. Do not remove impaled objects
  4. Use tourniquet only if trained to do

Emergency Equipment

1.Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

2.Evac-U-Trac (Emergency Evacuation Chair)

b.       3rd Floor Northwest stairwell of Building 1 and Southeast stairwell of Founders Hall

c.       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMg53KWUTDM

3.Fire Extinguisher

a.       Pass-Pull the pin

b.       Aim-The nozzle at the base of the fire

c.       Squeeze-The lever slowly

d.       Sweep-From side to side

UNT Dallas Police Department Phone Numbers

•       Police Emergency………………………………………………....................911

•       Police Dispatch…………………………………………………....972-780-3000

•       Police From Campus Phone……………………………………...Dial Ext.3000

•       Parking……………………………………………………………..972-780-3009

•       Lost and Found……………………………………………………972-780-3009