Emergency Preparedness
Step 1
- Review and print the University of Detroit Mercy's Emergency Response Plan
- Program campus emergency number into a “one touch” button on your cell phone
- Learn multiple routes out of the buildings you visit frequently
Step 2
- Understand that all situations cannot predicted here
- Remember your A-B-C’s
- A – Assess the situation determine if you should evacuate or use containment procedures
- B – Before doing either, visually note your surroundings for hazards (i.e. noises, alarms etc)
- C – Call Public Safety and Communicate incident location, type and injuries
Step 3
- Not every incident requires evacuation, but may require building containment.
- Containment procedures are used when a hazard exists and it is not safe to leave your campus residence, office, classroom, or building.
- Learn the evacuation & containment procedures provided
Download University of Detroit Mercy's Emergency Response Plan and use the search feature on the PDF (Ctrl+F) to find essential information on handling possible emergency situations in the following specific crisis protocols:
- Active Shooter
- Bomb Threat
- Chemicals or Hazardous Materials
- Earthquake
- Electrical or Lighting Failure
- Elevator Malfunction
- Fire, Explosion or Smoke
- Gas Leak
- Plumbing Failure or Flood
- Severe Weather
- Steam Line Failure
- Suspicious Package
- Tornado
- Ventilation Problem
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:
- President
- Vice president of Academic Affairs
- Vice president of Business and Finance
- Vice president of Enrollment and Student Affairs
- Vice president of University Advancement
- 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
- IMMEDIATELY go to a safe location and call Public Safety.
- When calling, identify your location.
- Determine the pertinent information (Who? What? When? Where? How? etc.).
- Provide all appropriate information regarding the problem.
- Help keep people calm until the proper authorities arrive.
- 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
LL Coordinator
Brigette Murphy-Barbee
313-993-1533
First Floor Coordinator
Anita Foster
313-993-1532
Second Floor Coordinator
Joe Odoerfer
Briggs
Building Coordinator
Lezly Pruitt
313-993-3251
Alternate
Maryrose Patrick
313-993-1287
Calihan Hall
Building Coordinator
Drew Westrick
313-993-1700
LL Coordinator
Clifford Sims
313-993-1714
Chemistry
Building Coordinator
Mark Benvenuto
313-993-1184
LL Coordinator
Meghann Murray
313-993-1259
First Floor Coordinator
Jane Schley
313-993-1258
Second Floor Coordinator
Mark Benvenuto
313-993-1184
CHP
Building Coordinator
Yvonne King
313-993-1208
Alternate
Paula Strussione
313-578-0569
LL Coordinator
Yvonne King
313-993-1208
First Floor Coordinator
Colleen Connelly
313-993-2452
Second Floor Coordinator
Paula Strussione
313-578-0569
Third Floor Coordinator
Cheryl Walker
313-993-1923
Fourth Floor Coordinator
Suzanne Erwin
313-993-1923
Commerce & Finance
Building Coordinator
Leonard Kloft
313-993-1118
LL Coordinator
Leonard Kloft
313-993-1118
First Floor Coordinator
Wendy Marshall
313-993-1200
Second Floor Coordinator
LySandra C. Hill
313-993-1204
Engineering
Building Coordinator
Katherine Snyder
313-993-3362
LL Coordinator
Chris Sassak
313-993-3369
First Floor Coordinator
Chris Sassak
313-993-3369
Second Floor Coordinator
Katherine Snyder
313-993-3362
Third Floor Coordinator
Bruce Balconi
313-993-1657
Facility Operations
Building Coordinator
Howard Heatwole
313-993-1240
Fisher Administration
Building Coordinator
Lisa B. MacDonnell
313-993-1455
LL Coordinator
Cheryl Styczynski
313-993-1421
Alternate
Diane Praet
313-993-3133
First Floor Coordinator
Theresa Carson
313-993-1245
Second Floor Coordinator
Ed Tracy
313-993-1554
Alternate
Mary Taylor
313-993-1036
Third Floor Coordinator
Beverly Matlas
313-993-1296
Alternate
Jim Priskey
313-993-1236
Fourth Floor Coordinator
Gary Lichtman
313-578-0336
Fourth Floor Coordinator
Fifth Floor Coordinator
Cassandra Wadley
313-993-1457
Ford Life Sciences
Building Coordinator
Gregory Grabowski
313-993-1183
First Floor Coordinator
Gregory Grabowski
313-993-1183
Second Floor Coordinator
Mark Ottenbreit
313-993-1159
Third Floor Coordinator
Fr. Albright
313-993-1182
Lansing-Reilly Hall
Building Coordinator
Fr. David Watson
313-993-1608
Library Teaching and Learning Center
Building Coordinator
Margaret E. Auer
313-993-1090
LL Coordinator
George Libbey
313-993-1078
LL Alternate
Betty Nelson
313-993-1795
First Floor Coordinator
All Reference Librarians
313-993-1071
Second Floor Coordinator and Second Floor Stacks
Betty Nelson
313-993-1795
Third Floor Coordinator and Third Floor Stacks
Laureen Ilasenko
313-993-1075
Third Floor alternate and Third Floor stacks
Lori Walker
313-993-1095
Fourth Floor Coordinator
Laureen Ilasenko
313-993-1075
Fourth Floor Alternate
Lori Walker
313-993-1095
Reno Hall
Building Coordinator
Deborah Gibson
313-578-0401
LL Coordinator
Jean Krystyniak
313-993-1102
First Floor Coordinator
Lynn McLean
313-993-3283
Second Floor Coordinator
Valerie Williams
313-578-0365
Residence Hall Holden
Building Coordinator
Troy Farrar
313-993-2462
Residence Hall Shiple
Building Coordinator
Trevor Mannausa
313-993-1788
Residence Hall Quads
Building Coordinator
Mike Cunningham
313-993-1685
Student Center
Building Coordinator
Public Safety Duty Sergeant
313-993-1234
LL Coordinator
Adam Hollmann
313-993-1154
LL Alternate
Dorothy Stewart
313-993-1033
First Floor Coordinator
Dorothy Stewart
313-993-1033
Second Floor Coordinator
Alysa Jackson
313-578-0588
Student Fitness Center
Building Coordinator
Deanna Blevins
313-993-1783
Alternate
Matt Higley
313-993-1783
Corktown Campus and Floor Coordinators
Location
Coordinator
Campus #
Email
Clinic Building
Building Coordinator
Gwendolyn Graham
313-494-6623
First Floor Coordinator
Maggie Graham
313-494-6908
Alternate
Sue Jones
313-494-6739
Second Floor Coordinator
Marilyn Dow
313-494-6905
Alternate
Cheryl Needham
313-494-6750
Third Floor Coordinator
Deverly Elly
313-494-6642
Fourth Floor Coordinator
Dana Hart
313-494-6655
Faculty Office Building
Building Coordinator
Mary Yim
313-494-6720
Riverfront Campus Building and Floor Coordinators
Location
Coordinator
Campus #
Email
Law School
Building Coordinator
Yvette Chapman
313-596-0224
Alternate
Amy Smith
313-596-0207
First Floor West Coordinator
Markeisha Miner
313-596-0260
Alternate
Dorothy Cooper
313-589-0223
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
Alternate
Shamaila Khan
313-596-9848
Larned Doors
Kathleen Caprio
313-596-0287
Alternate
Stephanie Winbigler
313-596-9841
Larned Lot
Barbara White
313-596-9810
Faculty Lot Gate
James Williams
313-596-0254
First Floor West Coordinator
Denise Hickey
313-596-0202
Alternate
Kathy Schmidt
313-596-0210
Second Floor West Coordinator
Chris Congdon
313-596-9835
Alternate
Ryan Gutierrez
313-596-0273
Third Floor West Coordinator
Charisse Heath
313-596-0445
Alternate
Nancy Omichinski
313-596-0226
Third Floor East Coordinator
Lawrence Lavender
313-596-0281
Alternate
Tina Mangalick
313-596-0274
Law Clinic
Building Coordinator
Alesa Silver
313-596-0258
First Floor Alternate
Michelle VanHorn
313-596-0262
Second Floor Coordinator
Tammy Kudialis
313-596-9409
Alternate
Regina Martin
313-596-9456
Law Library
Building Coordinator
Patrick Meyer
313-596-0240
Alternate
Gene Moy
313-596-9415
Alternate
Katy Cooper
313-596-9414
Alternate
Jennifer Holzworth
313-596-0241
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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.