EOU EMERGENCY PREPARATION FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What steps is EOU taking to provide safe classrooms?

While no institution can guarantee absolute safety in the classroom or on campus grounds, EOU has taken the issue seriously and works continually to improve the safety of the University’s campus and classrooms. The guidelines in this FAQ are just one step toward a safer educational environment. Among the actions the University has taken are these:

  1. Purchase and activation of an Emergency Notification System (EOU Alert). This system enables EOU to send notifications to students, faculty, staff and partners in multiple formats: voice, text, email and to multiple points of contact for individuals (home phone, cell phone, spouse or parent phone, personal email, etc.) The system is tested regularly.

Website://www.convoclubs.com/ua/eou-alert/

  1. Use of the EOU homepage to notify the campus community of an emergency.
  2. EOU Information hotline541-962-3131.
  3. Using FlashAlert for media distribution of emergency alerts.

Website:http://flashalert.net/id/eou

  1. Emergency call box system on campus.
  2. Engagement with La Grande Police Department on safety reviews and threat assessments.
  3. 制定了一套射击规程和训练视频。

Website://www.convoclubs.com/facplan/security-services/

In the event of an emergency, what is my responsibility?

Many emergency services professionals believe that, along with campus officials, faculty are important partners in providing for the safety of their classroom students in the event of an emergency, just as they oversee student safety during classroom and laboratory activities. All faculty should anticipate and plan how they would ensure the safety of their students in the event of an active shooter in the building. While anticipating every detail of an emergency is impossible, by planning ahead, faculty can greatly improve their students’ and their own odds of surviving the emergency.

如果我的教学楼发生枪击事件,我应该疏散我的学生,还是应该待在原地并封锁大门?

Statistically, the more distance you place between yourself and someone firing a weapon, the higher the probability that you will escape injury. Therefore, if you hear gunfire, your first course of action should be to consider the situation and evacuate yourself and your students away from the danger if you can safely do so. You should only consider sheltering in place or elsewhere within the building if evacuation is not possible.

Would locking all classrooms during classes deter a shooter?

大多数EOU教室的门都是锁着的。如果你想在上课的时候锁门,你应该这么做,但是仅仅依靠锁门来保证安全有两个根本的问题:许多教室的门有一个玻璃窗户,任何现代枪支都足够强大,可以射穿钢化玻璃或安全玻璃。枪手可以很容易地打开门或通过玻璃接触到受害者。

What should I consider in making my emergency plan?

  1. 确定计划应对的紧急情况的类型。这个常见问题是为了帮助您计划一个活跃的射手紧急情况。
  2. 对于一个活跃的射击情况,选择并熟悉一个区域或建筑,你最有可能撤离你的班级。你们的疏散地点应该距离事故地点大约500码(5个足球场)。确保该网站将是开放的,可用的,并在您的课堂时间访问。同时,至少选择一个备选网站,并熟悉它。
  3. 熟悉教学楼内所有的紧急出口路线。确定至少两条撤离你自己和你的班级的路线。每天都要注意这些航线上发生的事情。例如,维护工作可能会暂时阻碍对线路的访问。
  4. You should plan for the possibility that you and your class may not be able to leave your building. Select a shelter area in the building that will afford you the best concealment and cover. If you select your classroom, identify heavy items in the room that could be used to barricade the door. Consider whether the barricade would be visible through a window in the door and therefore indicate to an active shooter that possible victims are just beyond the door. Is there an interior room—without windows but with a lock—into which you could move your class and possibly go unnoticed by an active shooter?

What other steps should I take to prepare in advance for an emergency?

  1. You are encouraged to take roll at the start of each class. Prepare to take the attendance list with you in the event of an evacuation. Your attendance record will aid rescue personnel in determining who may still be in the building.
  2. Program your cell phone to speed dial 911 (Union County Emergency Services) and541-962-3911(Campus Security).
  3. Rehearse what you will need to tell an emergency dispatcher, including your name, what is happening, your location, whether injured persons are with you, and what you observed while you were evacuating.
  4. Once you have developed your emergency classroom plan, advise your students that in the event of an emergency, you have a plan; however, do not share the plan with your class. Letting your students know that you have planned for an emergency will give them confidence in you and increase the likelihood that they will follow your directions. The University does not publicize emergency evacuation sites because active shooters have in the past used such pre-designated sites as targets for their violence. For this same reason, your emergency plans should be kept confidential.
  5. Consider one of three options to ensure that your class will receive an emergency text message should one be sent:
    1. 上课时允许手机开着,并保持静音。
    2. designate several students to leave their cell phones on and silenced during class; or
    3. 留在你自己的私人手机上。

I still don’t feel comfortable; what is my next step to receive more information?

Faculty are encouraged to contact Campus Security if they would like additional information or would like to discuss emergency planning. EOU’s security services website hosts training videos and EOU’s active shooter protocol:

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