A.
Total University - 24 Hour Notification
1. The
City of Kalamazoo siren system will sound for a WARNING.
2. Maintenance/custodial
employees will hear the broadcast for both a WATCH and a WARNING
from the Department of Public Safety service dispatcher. Supervisors
shall attempt to inform subordinates of both a WATCH and a WARNING.
3. WMU
Apartments will receive notification via the Police PA
system.
4. An audio
message will be broadcast over all channels on Educable.
B.
Normal University Business Hours
1. Department
of Public Safety will notify the Information Center of a WATCH
or a WARNING.
2. The
Information Center will call WIDR and WMUK and request that
they immediately announce a WATCH or a WARNING and continue
to announce it during the time specified for the WATCH or WARNING.
3. Department
of Public Safety will contact the Residence Life Office for
subsequent notification of all residence halls.
4. The
Information Center will call each building coordinator's office
and announce the WATCH or WARNING.
5. Each
building coordinator's office receiving the announcement of
a WATCH or WARNING shall inform each major department or office
located within the building. This may be done by phone or in
person.
6. The
Information Center will call the facilities listed below and
announce the WATCH or WARNING:
·
Children’s Place
· WMU Unified Clinics
· Office of Information Technology
7. The Office
of Information Technology will, upon notice, send the WARNING
to the WMU employee e-mail distribution list. The message will
also be shown on closed circuit television.
C.
University Non-Business Hours
1. Department
of Public Safety will notify the Information Center, if it is
open.
2. Any
time the Information Center is closed, phone notification shall
be made to the following areas:
·
WIDR
· WMUK
· Zimmerman Hall - Zimmerman to call other residence halls
· Waldo Library - Main Library to call branches
· Office of Information Technology
· WMU Airport Facilities
· Garage (until 11:30 p.m.)
· Children’s Place
· Bernhard Center
· Student Recreation Center
· Power Plant
· WMU Unified Clinics (Mon-Thu until 7:00 p.m.; Fri until 5 p.m.)
· Educational Technology Lab
· West Hills
3. Department
of Public Safety will notify by radio the custodial supervisors
and receive acknowledgements. During either a tornado WATCH
or a WARNING, each supervisor shall attempt to immediately notify
one custodian in each building who will in turn attempt to notify
any co-workers or occupants in that building.
4. Department
of Public Safety will call the office of public assembly areas
that are scheduled for shows, games, or performances:
·
Waldo Stadium
· Read Fieldhouse
· Student Recreation Center
· Lawson Ice Arena
· Miller Auditorium
· Fetzer Center
· Dalton Center
· Irving S. Gilmore Theatre Complex
A.
Residence Halls
1. DON'T
call police or telephone operator.
2. Immediately
disseminate information internally according to the policy of
Residence Hall Office or Conference Coordinator.
3. Tune
a radio to AM 590 - WKZO (the official area weather station)
and keep informed of weather developments. Stay tuned for cancellation
notices. Have a battery-operated radio available.
4. Upon
notification of a WARNING, seek shelter at the lowest level
internal corridor possible. Stay away from upper levels and
windows. To reduce potential injury from flying debris, kneel
facing down and cover your head with your hands. If available,
use a blanket or other covering for protection. Listen to the
battery-operated radio for weather updates or for the “all
clear.”
B.
WMU Campus Apartments
1. DON'T
call the police or telephone operator.
2. If time
permits, go to the designated shelter area posted in each WMU
Campus Apartments area.
3. Tune
a radio to AM 590 - WKZO for weather developments. Stay tuned
for cancellation notices. Have a battery-operated radio available.
4. Upon
notification of a WARNING, apartment occupants should go to
the designated interior area that affords the best maximum protection
and stay away from windows. To reduce potential injury from
flying debris, kneel facing down and cover your head with your
hands. If available, use a blanket or other covering for protection.
Listen to the battery-operated radio for weather updates or
for the “all clear.”
C.
Academic Building/Office Building
1. DON'T
call the police or telephone operator.
2. Building
coordinators should follow their internal notification procedure.
3. Tune
a radio to AM 590 - WKZO for weather developments. Stay tuned
for cancellation notices. Have a battery-operated radio available.
4. Upon
receipt of a WARNING, proceed to the designated building shelter
areas. Seek shelter in the lowest interior corridor possible,
away from windows. To reduce potential injury from flying debris,
kneel facing down and cover your head with your hands. If available,
use a blanket or other covering for protection. Listen to the
battery-operated radio for weather updates or for the “all
clear.”
D.
Public Assembly Area with a Tornado Shelter
1. Program
Director or other person in charge shall announce the WATCH
at the earliest possible time or interrupt the program if necessary.
2. Upon
notification of a WARNING, immediately stop the program and
read the pre-written announcement which should contain the following
information: ushers will direct patrons choosing to stay to the building’s tornado shelter.
D.
Public Assembly Area with a Tornado Shelter
1. Program Director or other person in charge shall announce the watch at the earliest possible time or interrupt the program if necessary. Include in the announcement that the seating area is unsafe if a tornado develops and that the building does not have a public tornado shelter.
2. Upon notification of a warning, immediately stop the program and read the pre-written announcement which should contain the following information:
· The seating area is unsafe in case of a tornado or severe weather, and the building does not have a public tornado shelter.
· Those choosing to stay should move to interior corridors, crouch down, and cover their heads with their hands and arms.
