Emergency Guidelines for the Campus Community

Reporting an Emergency

Call Public Safety at 911 from a campus phone or 258-3333 from a cell phone. Public Safety will notify the appropriate medical, fire, or police agency.

1. Before taking any action, be sure you are not endangering yourself. Avoid unstable structures, electrical wires, chemical vapors, chemical spills, fire, etc. Do not jeopardize your life or the lives of others in attempting to save personal or University property.
2. When you call, give your name, telephone number and location, and the nature and location of the emergency.
3. Don't hang up until the person answering the call ends the conversation.
4. If there is an emergency and phone lines are dead, take a message to Public Safety at 200 Elm Drive.

Acting in an Emergency

1. Remain calm and render assistance consistent with your skills and knowledge. Don't panic.
2. Evacuate buildings immediately upon the request of authorities, upon hearing an audible alarm, or when remaining in the building becomes life-threatening.
3. Know the location of at least two emergency exits in your working area.
4. Keep a flashlight handy if you are in an area without natural lighting.

• Use the telephone for reasons other than emergency purposes.
• Enter an elevator in emergencies, or attempt to force open stalled elevator doors.

©2003 The Trustees of Princeton University. Last modified 16-Oct-2009 15:17 by Robin M. Izzo