It is essential staff and faculty understand the emergency terminology that may be used by our emergency alerting system during a disaster. To start, know these terms:
Evacuation: means that you should leave the building or area you are in immediately and safely.
Shelter-In-Place: This term, frequently used in emergency management contexts but not necessarily familiar to many people, means you should stay inside the building you are already in or closest to. This is typically used for severe weather events, such as a tornado. Preferably, when a shelter-in-place order is given, the shelter will be a small interior room with few or no windows, such as a bathroom. Do not lock the doors behind you as others may also need to shelter-in-place. Do not walk around or go outdoors once a shelter-in-place order has been given.
Lockdown: is a state of isolation or restricted access instituted as a security measure. You will be the safest by quickly placing a locked door or other barricade between you and the potential threat or danger.
All Clear: means that the danger or difficulty is over and the campus is safe. You may return to normal operations.
Please visit and read through OEM’s Hazard Guide for more information at oem.uconn.edu. For more information on UConn’s emergency alerting system, please visit alert.uconn.edu.
For more information, contact: OEM at 860-486-5174 or oem@uconn.edu