Emergency Planning

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Building evacuations

Some emergencies may require you to evacuate a building. The Building and Floor Emergency Coordinators are visible in their orange vests; they will guide people out of their building to pre-designated safe areas known as building assembly sites.

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Great BC ShakeOut Drill

The Great BC ShakeOut drill is occurring on Thursday, October 17th at 10:17 a.m. Get ready to Drop, Cover and Hold On during the campus-wide exercise.

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Get informed about potential hazards

Planning ahead will greatly reduce the impact of an emergency. There are a variety of things you can do to keep you and your family safe. Read about specific hazards and learn how to be prepared — just in case.

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UVic Emergency Alerts

UVic Emergency Alerts is a system that allows the university to quickly and efficiently contact students and employees with important information during an emergency. Have you registered?

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Emergency Operations Centre

In a major emergency, UVic would activate an on-campus Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) where staff would meet to organize the incident response and campus recovery.

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Contact us

Daphne Donaldson is responsible for emergency management programs on campus including the development and implementation of emergency response plans.

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Emergency Planning

Emergency management at UVic focuses on developing teams to help our campus respond to major emergencies and to recover quickly from unexpected disruptions. There are over 500 staff, faculty and students involved in a variety of emergency response teams, but every member of the campus community has a role to play by being personally prepared — just in case.

For more information, contact Daphne Donaldson, Manager of Emergency Planning at .

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