In an emergency, call 911.
Campus Safety, 24 hours: 503-412-3700
Emergency Procedures for UO Portland
What to do in emergency situations on campus. Read now for advance planning so you know what to do if it happens.
Run, hide, or fight.
Do not second-guess yourself. If you think you hear gunshots, act immediately.
Run
Get out if you safely can.
- Move quickly and leave your belongings behind.
- Call 911 once you are safe.
- Stay well away from the area.
Hide
If running is not an option, or there are no safe exits.
- Get out of the attacker's line of sight.
- Lock the door, or block it with whatever is to hand.
- Silence your phone.
Fight
Only as a last resort, when running and hiding are not possible.
- Use whatever is around you as a weapon.
- Throw things to keep distance.
- Work together with others.
Assume the threat is lethal, whichever of the three you are doing.
Check the air, then get inside.
- Check the Air Quality Index at airnow.gov, which is the source UO uses for the Portland campus.
- Move work indoors, and close all doors and windows.
- KN95 and N95 masks can help when air quality is unhealthy.
- Campus normally stays open. Assume a normal schedule unless UO Alerts tells you otherwise.
Employees: see UO wildfire smoke guidance for training and respirator information, and HR's air quality guidance for what it means for your work, leave, and pay.
Drop, cover, and hold on.
- Drop to your hands and knees.
- Cover your head and neck with your hands, and get under sturdy furniture if it is close by.
- Hold on until the shaking stops.
- When the shaking stops, evacuate the building. Use the stairs.
- Do not re-enter until the building has been assessed and cleared.
- Watch UO Alerts for updates.
Everyone leaves, and nobody goes back in.
- Every person in the building evacuates. There are no exceptions for finishing something first.
- Use the stairs. Never the elevators.
- Take your keys, phone, and wallet if they are nearby.
- Go to your building's assembly point and stay there so you can be accounted for.
- Do not re-enter until you are told it is safe.
Library and Learning Center and Highland Hall: Campus green
Campus Center: East of building near NE 29th Avenue
Innovation Building: South of building near NE Holman Street
Gymnasium and Recreation Complex: Concrete pad north of gym and south of rec complex.
Rescue, activate, contain, extinguish, evacuate.
- Rescue anyone in danger, only if you can do it safely.
- Activate the nearest pull station, then call 911 and give your exact location and your name.
- Contain the fire by closing doors and windows behind you as you leave.
- Extinguish only a small fire, and only if you are trained, equipped, and safe doing so.
- Evacuate using the stairs.
Get away from it, then report it.
- Move away from the spill or release to somewhere safe.
- Call Campus Safety on 503-412-3700 and describe what you saw.
- Warn others to stay clear. If it is life-threatening, pull a fire alarm to empty the building.
- Tell responders if you were exposed, or if you know anything about what was released.
Call 911 first, then help if you can.
- Call 911, then call Campus Safety on 503-412-3700 so officers can meet the ambulance and get it to the right door.
- Put on gloves or other protective equipment before giving aid.
- Help within your training and what you are comfortable doing, using whatever equipment and people are available.
- Stay with the person until responders arrive.
AEDs are location in the Library and Learning Center, Gymnasium, Campus Center and the Innovation Building.
Stay inside, and wait to be told it is over.
- Pick the location that gives you the best protection for whatever the situation is.
- Take your personal belongings with you if there is time.
- Stay where you are until you are told it is safe to leave.
- If you can do it safely, keep an eye on the UO Alerts website for updates.
Four things to write down before you need them.
Keep them somewhere you can reach quickly, which means on your phone rather than in a drawer.
- Your building's address.
- Your office or work space room number.
- Your building manager's name and phone number.
- Your building's evacuation assembly point (see locations for assembly points above).
And one thing to do rather than write down: register a mobile number for UO Alerts, or text UOPDX to 333111.
Assess what is happening.
Act to make yourself safe.
Tell someone who can help.
Campus Safety
Contact details, services, safety programs, and reporting. The university's Emergency Management and Continuity Program covers planning, response, and recovery across all UO campuses.