ECCC Policies & Procedures

with careful inspection of the physical plant premises, which entails finding fire hazards and eliminating them. The physical plant should be checked regularly for such things as wiring, boiler rooms, fuel storage areas, trash and refuge areas, etc. The dormitory areas should also be checked. Fire preparedness begins with maintaining a state of readiness to respond. This preparedness begins with fire alarms, smoke detectors, fire extinguishers, and the use of fire drills. During rounds smoke detectors and fire alarms should be checked in the dormitories and buildings on campus. Fire extinguishers should be checked to see that they are operating correctly. If something is found out of order, the Vice President for Student Services, the Dean of Students, the Director of Housing/Student Activities, and the Superintendent of the Physical Plant should be notified. A planned method of evacuation is implemented in each dormitory. Campus Police and maintenance personnel are responsible for reporting burned out or broken interior or exterior lights on campus. Immediately on notification of a bomb threat from any source, the President, will be notified. The course of action will depend on the prevailing conditions. Anyone in the College receiving any information indicating the possibility of a bomb being planted on campus will notify the President. A set of instructions for the person first informed is included in the appendix. Procedures which should be followed are: 1. Take action as directed by the President. 2. Call 911. The sheriff’s office will call the appropriate bomb squad. 3. Local civil defense or law enforcement agencies will conduct a search for the bomb. If necessary, buildings will evacuate at the discretion of the President or his/her designee through the Warrior Alert System. All personnel, when evacuated, will be moved a reasonable distance for their safety. 4. Report the facts of this search to the President. 5. Provide a brief report of the incident on the Bomb Threat Report, and also fill out an Incident Report, which can be found in the Vice President for Student Services’ Office. Identifying times of occurring activities is vital. Time of the threat and who received it; time of notification to the President, time of Sheriff’s notification; arrival time of civil defense authorities; beginning and ending times of the search and the results thereof; and the time normal operation was resumed. Bomb Threats

The form for reporting a bomb threat is included in the appendix.

Death of a Student

Should a student die while on campus or attending a college-related event off-campus, the following procedures will be followed: 1. The Campus Police Department should be notified to investigate the incident; 2. The President of the College should be notified immediately; 3. A full report should be filed in the Vice President for Student Services’ Office by the person (s) handling the incident; 4. The family of the student should be notified by the President of the College.

Student Injury(ies)

In the event a student is injured on campus, notify the Campus Police Department immediately. For serious injuries also call 911. All safety precautions should be enforced, and injured students should not

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