Emergency Preparedness

Roles and other procedures in an Emergency

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  Emergency Declaration

  The president or designee (most senior executive officer when president is unavailable) shall declare a state of emergency when, upon recommendation of the director of Public Safety, it is deemed necessary to activate emergency procedures and/or close all or part of the University.

  The president or designee can convene the President's Council as the situation dictates.

  The president or designee shall declare an end to the state of emergency when hazards no longer exist.

  The following is the list in order of successions as to who has decision-making responsibility in case of an emergency at University of Detroit Mercy:

  1. President
  2. Vice president of Academic Affairs
  3. Vice president of Business and Finance
  4. Vice president of Enrollment and Student Affairs
  5. Vice president of University Advancement
  6. Associate vice president of Facilities Management
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  First Responder Role

  The first responder is the person who discovers that a problem exists.

  A specific protocol has been developed for most scenarios. However, a first responder has a general role to play.

  Procedure

  1. IMMEDIATELY go to a safe location and call Public Safety.
  2. When calling, identify your location.
  3. Determine the pertinent information (Who? What? When? Where? How? etc.).
  4. Provide all appropriate information regarding the problem.
  5. Help keep people calm until the proper authorities arrive.
  6. After the emergency is over, the first responder will need to verify with the Department of Public Safety the situation at the start of the incident to ensure accuracy of Aftermath Records.
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  Building Coordinator Role

  Building coordinators are responsible for assisting the Department of Public Safety in developing and maintaining individual, site-specific Evacuation and Containment Plans for each campus building.

  General Responsibilities

  • Knowing the location and approximate quantities of hazardous materials.
  • Being aware of employees with mobility problems.
  • Knowing the location of emergency pull alarms, fire extinguishers, emergency telephones and exits.
  • Ensuring the display of emergency evacuation route maps.
  • Alerting building occupants to practice drills and the specific gathering point for the building.
  • Identifying floor coordinators, if necessary, to assist in accounting for occupants of each floor.

  Incident Management

  In an evacuation or containment of the occupants of a building, the Building Coordinator is responsible for:

  • Assisting occupants in quickly proceeding to the evacuation or containment gathering point.
  • Accounting for occupants.
  • Notifying emergency personnel of occupants who are not accounted for.
  • Alerting occupants at the gathering point if there is a need for them to move to another location.
  • Identify the appropriate person to complete an Aftermath Assessment Report and notify the director of the Department of Public Safety at publicsafety@udmercy.edu.

  Emergency Response Coordinators

  McNichols Campus Building and Floor Coordinators
  Location	Coordinator	Campus #	Email
  Architecture Building Coordinator	Will Wittig	313-993-1532	will.wittig@udmercy.edu
  LL Coordinator	Brigette Murphy-Barbee	313-993-1533	murphybr@udmercy.edu
  First Floor Coordinator	Anita Foster	313-993-1532	anita.foster@udmercy.edu
  Second Floor Coordinator	Joe Odoerfer		odoerferj@udmercy.edu
  Briggs Building Coordinator	Lezly Pruitt	313-993-3251	thomasph@udmercy.edu
  Alternate	Maryrose Patrick	313-993-1287	patricmr@udmercy.edu
  Calihan Hall Building Coordinator	Drew Westrick	313-993-1700	andrew.westrick@udmercy.edu
  LL Coordinator	Clifford Sims	313-993-1714	clifford.sims@udmercy.edu
  Chemistry Building Coordinator	Mark Benvenuto	313-993-1184	benvenma@udmercy.edu
  LL Coordinator	Meghann Murray	313-993-1259	mouyiamn2@udmercy.edu
  First Floor Coordinator	Jane Schley	313-993-1258	schleyja@udmercy.edu
  Second Floor Coordinator	Mark Benvenuto	313-993-1184	benvenma@udmercy.edu
  CHP Building Coordinator	Yvonne King	313-993-1208	kingyv@udmercy.edu
  Alternate	Paula Strussione	313-578-0569	pstrussi@udmercy.edu
  LL Coordinator	Yvonne King	313-993-1208	kingyv@udmercy.edu
  First Floor Coordinator	Colleen Connelly	313-993-2452	connolco@udmercy.edu
  Second Floor Coordinator	Paula Strussione	313-578-0569	pstrussi@udmercy.edu
  Third Floor Coordinator	Cheryl Walker	313-993-1923	walkercv@udmercy.edu
  Fourth Floor Coordinator	Suzanne Erwin	313-993-1923	erwinsm@udmercy.edu
  Commerce & Finance Building Coordinator	Leonard Kloft	313-993-1118	leonard.kloft@udmercy.edu
  LL Coordinator	Leonard Kloft	313-993-1118	leonard.kloft@udmercy.edu
  First Floor Coordinator	Wendy Marshall	313-993-1200	wendy.marshall@udmercy.edu
  Second Floor Coordinator	LySandra C. Hill	313-993-1204	lysandra.hill@udmercy.edu
  Engineering Building Coordinator	Katherine Snyder	313-993-3362	snyderke@udmercy.edu
  LL Coordinator	Chris Sassak	313-993-3369	sassakcm@udmercy.edu
  First Floor Coordinator	Chris Sassak	313-993-3369	sassakcm@udmercy.edu
  Second Floor Coordinator	Katherine Snyder	313-993-3362	snyderke@udmercy.edu
  Third Floor Coordinator	Bruce Balconi	313-993-1657	balconbj@udmercy.edu
  Facility Operations Building Coordinator	Howard Heatwole	313-993-1240	heatwohr@udmercy.edu
  Fisher Administration Building Coordinator	Lisa B. MacDonnell	313-993-1455	macdonnl@udmercy.edu
  LL Coordinator	Cheryl Styczynski	313-993-1421	styczycl@udmercy.edu
  Alternate	Diane Praet	313-993-3133	praetdm@udmercy.edu
  First Floor Coordinator	Theresa Carson	313-993-1245	carsonta@udmercy.edu
  Second Floor Coordinator	Ed Tracy	313-993-1554	traceg@udmercy.edu
  Alternate	Mary Taylor	313-993-1036	taylorms4@udmercy.edu
  Third Floor Coordinator	Beverly Matlas	313-993-1296	matlasba@udmercy.edu
  Alternate	Jim Priskey	313-993-1236	priskejd@udmercy.edu
  Fourth Floor Coordinator	Gary Lichtman	313-578-0336	lichtmgd@udmercy.edu
  Fourth Floor Coordinator
  Fifth Floor Coordinator	Cassandra Wadley	313-993-1457	wadleycd@udmercy.edu
  Ford Life Sciences Building Coordinator	Gregory Grabowski	313-993-1183	grabowgm@udmercy.edu
  First Floor Coordinator	Gregory Grabowski	313-993-1183	grabowgm@udmercy.edu
  Second Floor Coordinator	Mark Ottenbreit	313-993-1159	ottenbmj@udmercy.edu
  Third Floor Coordinator	Fr. Albright	313-993-1182	albrigrg@udmercy.edu
  Lansing-Reilly Hall Building Coordinator	Fr. David Watson	313-993-1608	watsonde@udmercy.edu
  Library Teaching and Learning Center Building Coordinator	Margaret E. Auer	313-993-1090	auerme@udmercy.edu
  LL Coordinator	George Libbey	313-993-1078	libbeygh@udmercy.edu
  LL Alternate	Betty Nelson	313-993-1795	nelsonbj@udmercy.edu
  First Floor Coordinator	All Reference Librarians	313-993-1071	edesk@udmercy.edu
  Second Floor Coordinator and Second Floor Stacks	Betty Nelson	313-993-1795	nelsonbj@udmercy.edu
  Third Floor Coordinator and Third Floor Stacks	Laureen Ilasenko	313-993-1075	llasenia@udmercy.edu
  Third Floor alternate and Third Floor stacks	Lori Walker	313-993-1095	walkerlm@udmercy.edu
  Fourth Floor Coordinator	Laureen Ilasenko	313-993-1075	llasenia@udmercy.edu
  Fourth Floor Alternate	Lori Walker	313-993-1095	walkerlm@udmercy.edu
  Reno Hall Building Coordinator	Deborah Gibson	313-578-0401	gibsonda@udmercy.edu
  LL Coordinator	Jean Krystyniak	313-993-1102	krystyje@udmercy.edu
  First Floor Coordinator	Lynn McLean	313-993-3283	Mcleanw1@udmercy.edu
  Second Floor Coordinator	Valerie Williams	313-578-0365	williamvw@udmercy.edu
  Residence Hall Holden Building Coordinator	Troy Farrar	313-993-2462	farrartc@udmercy.edu
  Residence Hall Shiple Building Coordinator	Trevor Mannausa	313-993-1788	mannautb@udmercy.edu
  Residence Hall Quads Building Coordinator	Mike Cunningham	313-993-1685	cunninmp@udmercy.edu
  Student Center Building Coordinator	Public Safety Duty Sergeant	313-993-1234	publicsafety@udmercy.edu
  LL Coordinator	Adam Hollmann	313-993-1154	hollmaap@udmercy.edu
  LL Alternate	Dorothy Stewart	313-993-1033	steward@udmercy.edu
  First Floor Coordinator	Dorothy Stewart	313-993-1033	steward@udmercy.edu
  Second Floor Coordinator	Alysa Jackson	313-578-0588	alysa.jackson@udmercy.edu
  Student Fitness Center Building Coordinator	Deanna Blevins	313-993-1783	humphrdc@udmercy.edu
  Alternate	Matt Higley	313-993-1783	higleyml@udmercy.edu
  Corktown Campus and Floor Coordinators
  Location	Coordinator	Campus #	Email
  Clinic Building Building Coordinator	Gwendolyn Graham	313-494-6623	campbegd@udmercy.edu
  First Floor Coordinator	Maggie Graham	313-494-6908	graham@udmercy.edu
  Alternate	Sue Jones	313-494-6739	jonesjonessc@udmercy.edu
  Second Floor Coordinator	Marilyn Dow	313-494-6905	dowmk@udmercy.edu
  Alternate	Cheryl Needham	313-494-6750	needhaca@udmercy.edu
  Third Floor Coordinator	Deverly Elly	313-494-6642	ellydd@udmercy.edu
  Fourth Floor Coordinator	Dana Hart	313-494-6655	hartda@udmercy.edu
  Faculty Office Building Building Coordinator	Mary Yim	313-494-6720	yimmary@udmercy.edu
  Riverfront Campus Building and Floor Coordinators
  Location	Coordinator	Campus #	Email
  Law School Building Coordinator	Yvette Chapman	313-596-0224	chapmayv@udmercy.edu
  Alternate	Amy Smith	313-596-0207	smithak@udmercy.edu
  First Floor West Coordinator	Markeisha Miner	313-596-0260	miminer@udmercy.edu
  Alternate	Dorothy Cooper	313-589-0223	cooperdf@udmercy.edu
  First Floor East Coordinator Room 126 and adjacent offices, Atrium, Cafeteria, Bookstore, SBA offices, St. Thomas More, BLSA, In Brief	Jeff Johnson	313-596-0206	jjohnson1@udmercy.edu
  Alternate	Shamaila Khan	313-596-9848	khans@udmercy.edu
  Larned Doors	Kathleen Caprio	313-596-0287	capriok@udmercy.edu
  Alternate	Stephanie Winbigler	313-596-9841	winbigsn@udmercy.edu
  Larned Lot	Barbara White	313-596-9810	whitebe@udmercy.edu
  Faculty Lot Gate	James Williams	313-596-0254	williajc@udmercy.edu
  First Floor West Coordinator	Denise Hickey	313-596-0202	hickeydp@udmercy.edu
  Alternate	Kathy Schmidt	313-596-0210	schmidtk@udmercy.edu
  Second Floor West Coordinator	Chris Congdon	313-596-9835	congdorc@udmercy.edu
  Alternate	Ryan Gutierrez	313-596-0273	gutierrp1@udmercy.edu
  Third Floor West Coordinator	Charisse Heath	313-596-0445	heathcl2@udmercy.edu
  Alternate	Nancy Omichinski	313-596-0226	omichinm@udmercy.edu
  Third Floor East Coordinator	Lawrence Lavender	313-596-0281	lavendlr@udmercy.edu
  Alternate	Tina Mangalick	313-596-0274	magnaltm@udmercy.edu
  Law Clinic Building Coordinator	Alesa Silver	313-596-0258	silverag@udmercy.edu
  First Floor Alternate	Michelle VanHorn	313-596-0262	vanhornm@udmercy.edu
  Second Floor Coordinator	Tammy Kudialis	313-596-9409	kudualtm@udmercy.edu
  Alternate	Regina Martin	313-596-9456	martinrl@udmercy.edu
  Law Library Building Coordinator	Patrick Meyer	313-596-0240	meyerpj@udmercy.edu
  Alternate	Gene Moy	313-596-9415	moyg@udmercy.edu
  Alternate	Katy Cooper	313-596-9414	cooperkt@udmercy.edu
  Alternate	Jennifer Holzworth	313-596-0241	holzwojm@udmercy.edu

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  Emergency Media Information Center

  The Media Information Center is the location where media gather in one room to be briefed on an emergency.  This will facilitate the rapid dissemination of timely, accurate information and help alleviate confusion and uncertainty. There has been a specific area designated for this purpose, should the need arise. Campus Media Information Centers are listed on pages 3-5 of the full Emergency Response Plan.

  Our goal and commitment to the University community is to keep you and your family current with the state of our emergency and provide as much pertinent information to keep you updated.

  The University standard is to activate the Emergency Alert System (EAS) when ongoing circumstances compromise normal business operations affecting all or a portion of our campuses. The Emergency Alert System will notify registered individuals by using text messages, emails and prerecorded voice messages onto cell phones, landline home phones, pagers or PDAs.

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  Emergency Aftermath Assessment Report

  During an emergency there may be many University departments as well as outside emergency personnel involved in neutralizing the problem. Specific individuals throughout the emergency process will document pertinent information. The collected information should be documented on a Aftermath Assessment Report once the emergency ends.

  All completed forms must be submitted to the director of the Department of Public Safety at publicsafety@udmercy.edu for further processing. This report shall be submitted no later than 24 hours after the affected area is returned to normal.

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  Evacuation and Safety Drills

  The Department of Public Safety and Detroit Mercy's Emergency Response Planning Committee will conduct emergency evacuation exercises, in order to train employees on emergency procedures, and to examine existing procedures and solicit feedback on drill success and modifications that could reduce vulnerabilities.

  • Always treat an emergency signal as an actual emergency situation.
  • Always leave the building through the closest exist when you evacuate.
  • Know multiple exit routes from all buildings you frequent.
  • Know and follow emergency ABC’s
  • Prepare for an emergency situation by staying current on readiness information.
  • Know what's expected of you during an emergency and how you can get help.

  In the event of an actual evacuation, please note:

  • Be calm and carefully give all information requested.
  • Evacuate building IMMEDIATELY upon order or when audio or visual alarms are activated.
  • DO NOT USE ELEVATORS.
  • Treat all alarms as notification of an actual emergency.
  • Do not spend time getting personal items.
  • If smoke is present, stay close to the floor.
  • If safe, turn off laboratory gases and electrical equipment.
  • If you're able, assist anyone with mobility difficulty to a stairwell landing or exit.
  • All faculty and staff should help direct students and visitors to obey evacuation orders.
  • All University employees are responsible to know the location of exits and be able to identify their building's evacuation route(s) in an emergency.
  • Designated building coordinators shall ensure, to the extent practical, that the site-specific Evacuation Plan of their building is followed and that the evacuation of the facility proceeds until emergency personnel arrive.
  • Exit the building using the nearest marked exit and posted evacuation route.
  • Proceed to the designated gathering point shown on the emergency information posting.
  • Notify emergency personnel of the exact location of anyone having difficulty evacuating the building.
  • Do not return to the building unless directed by the Department of Public Safety or University official. 
  • Emergency response personnel will direct you if it will be necessary to proceed to another location.
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  Containment and Shelter Procedures

  There may be instances when remaining indoors will be the safest course of action to take. In those instances, the Building Containment Procedure will be used. The first person to discover that a hazardous situation exists outside of the building should immediately notify the University official in the building or call the Department of Public Safety at 313-993-1123.

  • Be calm and carefully give all information requested.
  • Upon notification that a building containment is ordered, faculty members are to first turn off all laboratory gases before proceeding to containment areas.
  • All occupants are to proceed to the building containment area shown on building containment map(s) posted in building.
  • All faculty and staff should assist in directing occupants to containment area(s).
  • Be mindful of people with mobility limitations.
  • University employees are responsible to know the location of the building containment areas.
  • Designated building coordinators shall ensure, to the extent practical, that their building's site specific Building Containment Plan is followed until emergency personnel arrive.
  • Call Public Safety at 313-993-1123 or from a McNichols Campus phone at 1-2-3.
  • Obey directions of emergency response personnel and Building Coordinator(s).
  • All occupants are to remain at the containment location until directed to leave by emergency personnel or University official.
  • If you are directed to leave the building, DO NOT re-enter until emergency personnel gives the order to do so.

  Once you hear the containment Alert Signal you should immediately seek shelter.

  • Move to the interior hallways in the basement or lowest floor.
  • Avoid areas with glass, shelving or heavy equipment.
  • If possible, seek shelter under a desk.
  • Sit on the floor and cover your head with your arms.
  • Remain at this location until the Department of Public Safety or University official tells you it is safe to leave.