Emergency Preparedness
Step 1
- Review and print the University of Detroit Mercy's Emergency Response Plan
- Program campus emergency number into a “one touch” button on your cell phone
- Learn multiple routes out of the buildings you visit frequently
Step 2
- Understand that all situations cannot predicted here
- Remember your A-B-C’s
- A – Assess the situation determine if you should evacuate or use containment procedures
- B – Before doing either, visually note your surroundings for hazards (i.e. noises, alarms etc)
- C – Call Public Safety and Communicate incident location, type and injuries
Step 3
- Not every incident requires evacuation, but may require building containment.
- Containment procedures are used when a hazard exists and it is not safe to leave your campus residence, office, classroom, or building.
- Learn the evacuation & containment procedures provided
Download University of Detroit Mercy's Emergency Response Plan and use the search feature on the PDF (Ctrl+F) to find essential information on handling possible emergency situations in the following specific crisis protocols:
- Active Shooter
- Bomb Threat
- Chemicals or Hazardous Materials
- Earthquake
- Electrical or Lighting Failure
- Elevator Malfunction
- Fire, Explosion or Smoke
- Gas Leak
- Plumbing Failure or Flood
- Severe Weather
- Steam Line Failure
- Suspicious Package
- Tornado
- Ventilation Problem
Roles and other procedures in an Emergency
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Emergency Declaration
The president or designee (most senior executive officer when president is unavailable) shall declare a state of emergency when, upon recommendation of the director of Public Safety, it is deemed necessary to activate emergency procedures and/or close all or part of the University.
The president or designee can convene the President's Council as the situation dictates.
The president or designee shall declare an end to the state of emergency when hazards no longer exist.
The following is the list in order of successions as to who has decision-making responsibility in case of an emergency at University of Detroit Mercy:
- President
- Vice president of Academic Affairs
- Vice president of Business and Finance
- Vice president of Enrollment and Student Affairs
- Vice president of University Advancement
- Associate vice president of Facilities Management
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First Responder Role
The first responder is the person who discovers that a problem exists.
A specific protocol has been developed for most scenarios. However, a first responder has a general role to play.
Procedure
- IMMEDIATELY go to a safe location and call Public Safety.
- When calling, identify your location.
- Determine the pertinent information (Who? What? When? Where? How? etc.).
- Provide all appropriate information regarding the problem.
- Help keep people calm until the proper authorities arrive.
- After the emergency is over, the first responder will need to verify with the Department of Public Safety the situation at the start of the incident to ensure accuracy of Aftermath Records.
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Building Coordinator Role
Building coordinators are responsible for assisting the Department of Public Safety in developing and maintaining individual, site-specific Evacuation and Containment Plans for each campus building.
General Responsibilities
- Knowing the location and approximate quantities of hazardous materials.
- Being aware of employees with mobility problems.
- Knowing the location of emergency pull alarms, fire extinguishers, emergency telephones and exits.
- Ensuring the display of emergency evacuation route maps.
- Alerting building occupants to practice drills and the specific gathering point for the building.
- Identifying floor coordinators, if necessary, to assist in accounting for occupants of each floor.
Incident Management
In an evacuation or containment of the occupants of a building, the Building Coordinator is responsible for:
- Assisting occupants in quickly proceeding to the evacuation or containment gathering point.
- Accounting for occupants.
- Notifying emergency personnel of occupants who are not accounted for.
- Alerting occupants at the gathering point if there is a need for them to move to another location.
- Identify the appropriate person to complete an Aftermath Assessment Report and notify the director of the Department of Public Safety at publicsafety@udmercy.edu.
Emergency Response Coordinators
McNichols Campus Building and Floor Coordinators Building
Location
Coordinator
Campus #
Email
Architecture
Building Coordinator
Dan Pitera
313-993-1532
piteradw@udmercy.edu
Architecture
LL Coordinator
Noah Resnick
313-993-1531
resnicsns@udmercy.edu
Architecture
First Floor Coordinator
Brigette Murphy- Barbee
313-993-1533
murphybr@udmercy.edu
Architecture
Second Floor Coordinator
Cheryl Baxter
313-993-1533
needhaca@udmercy.edu
Briggs
Building Coordinator
Lezly Pruitt
313-993-1287
pruittls@udmercy.edu
Briggs
Alternate
Angela Davis
313-993-0434
davisam3@udmercy.edu
Calihan Hall
Building Coordinator
Timothy Fair
313-993-1700
fairtr@udmercy.edu
Calihan Hall
Alternate
Mike Miller
313-993-1740
millerma@udmercy.edu
Calihan Hall
Alternate
Nicholas Wilson
313-993-1700
wilsonne@udmercy.edu
Calihan Hall
Alternate
Peter Gradowski
313-993-1700
gradowpj@udmercy.edu
Chemistry
Building Coordinator
Mat Mio
313-993-1188
miomj@udmercy.edu
Chemistry
LL Coordinator
Meghann Murray
313-993-1259
murraymm@udmercy.edu
Chemistry
First Floor Coordinator
Jane Schley
313-993-1258
schleyja@udmercy.edu
Chemistry
Second Floor Coordinator
Mark Benvenuto
313-993-1184
benvenma@udmercy.edu
CHP
Building Coordinator
Renee Sumpter
313-993-3297
sumptere@udmercy.edu
CHP
Alternate
Lauren Paton
313-993-2452
sackeyle@udmercy.edu
CHP
LL Coordinator
Liz Boyar
313-993-2445
turzael@udmercy.edu
CHP
First Floor Coordinator
Renee Sumpter
313-993-3297
sumptere@udmercy.edu
CHP
Second Floor Coordinator
Yvonne King
313-993-1762
kingyv@udmercy.edu
CHP
Third Floor Coordinator
Renee Courtney
313-993-1272
courtnrk@udmercy.edu
CHP
Fourth Floor Coordinator
Kathy Putnam
313-993-4406
putmanka@udmercy.edu
Commerce & Finance
Building Coordinator
Leonard Kloft
313-993-1118
kloftlj@udmercy.edu
Commerce & Finance
LL Coordinator
Leonard Kloft
313-993-1118
kloftlj@udmercy.edu
Commerce & Finance
First Floor Coordinator
Wendy Marshall
313-993-1200
marshawl@udmercy.edu
Commerce & Finance
Second Floor Coordinator
LySandra C. Hill
313-993-1204
hilllc@udmercy.edu
Engineering
Building Coordinator
Karla Lewis
313-993-1217
lewiskm2@udmercy.edu
Engineering
First Floor Coordinator
Robert Wade Burke
313-993-3369
burkerw@udmercy.edu
Engineering
Second Floor Coordinator
Carolyn Rimle
313-993-3362
rimlec@udmercy.edu
Engineering
Third Floor Coordinator
Bruce Balconi
313-993-1657
balconbj@udmercy.edu
Facility Operations
Building Coordinator
Bryana Borders
313-993-1240
borderbl@udmercy.edu
Facility Operations
Building Alternate
Sandra Twymon-Orr
313-993-1240
twymonsa@udmercy.edu
Ford Life Sciences
Building Coordinator
Lalisha Griffin
313-993-1180
griffilb@udmercy.edu
Ford Life Sciences
First Floor Coordinator
Maris Polanco
313-993-1180
polancmc@udmercy.edu
Ford Life Sciences
Second Floor Coordinator
Jim Graves
313-993-1162
gravesjf@udmercy.edu
Ford Life Sciences
Third Floor Coordinator
Greg Grabowski
313-993-1194
grabowkgm@udmercy.edu
Gardella House
Building Coordinator
Delanda Dixon
313-993-3250
dixondr@udmercy.edu
Gardella House
Building Alternate
Nicholas Rombes
313-993-1085
rombesnd@udmercy.edu
Lansing-Reilly Hall
Building Coordinator
Ruth Fichter
313-993-1663
fichtere@udmercy.edu
Lansing Reilly Hall
Building Alternate
Fr. Gilbert Sunghera
313-993-1625
408-398-3381
sunghegi@udmercy.edu
Library Teaching and Learning Center
Building Coordinator
Marilyn Dow
313-993-1090
dowmk@udmercy.edu
Library Teaching and Learning Center
LL Coordinator
Kris McLonis
313-578-0457
mclonika@udmercy.edu
Library Teaching and Learning Center
LL Alternate
Joshua Duffy
313-993-1073
duffyjo@udmercy.edu
Library Teaching and Learning Center
First Floor Coordinator
George Libbey
313-993-1078
libbeygh@udmercy.edu
Library Teaching and Learning Center
First Floor Alternates
All Reference Librarians
313-993-1071
edesk@udmercy.edu
Library Teaching and Learning Center
Second Floor Coordinator and Second Floor Stacks
Nicole Shorter
313-993-1152
shortens@udmercy.edu
Library Teaching and Learning Center
Second Floor Alternates and Second Floor Stacks
All Circulation Staff
313-993-1795
circulation@udmercy.edu
Library Teaching and Learning Center
Third Floor Coordinator
Mike Verdusco
313-993-1299
verdusmi@udmercy.edu
Library Teaching and Learning Center
Third Floor Alternate
Erin Bell
313-993-1104 bellee@udmercy.edu
Library Teaching and Learning Center
Fourth Floor Coordinator
Allen Seales
313-993-1535
sealesav@udmercy.edu
Library Teaching and Learning Center
Fourth Floor Alternate
Erica Graze
313-993-1811
grazeem@udmercy.edu
Reno Hall
Building Coordinator
Valerie Williams
313-578-0392
williamvw@udmercy.edu
Reno Hall
LL Coordinator
Valerie Williams
313-578-0392
williamvw@udmercy.edu
Reno Hall
First Floor Coordinator
Nancy O'Shea
313-993-1464
osheana@udmercy.edu
Reno Hall
Second Floor Coordinator
Valerie Williams
313-578-0365
williamvw@udmercy.edu
Reno Hall
Second Floor Alternate
Richard Rockwell
313-993-3276
rrockwel@udmercy.edu
Residential Housing
Residential Housing Coordinator
Sandra Alef
313-993-1231
alefsj@udmercy.edu
Residential Housing
Residential Housing Alternate
Mike Cunningham
313-993-1685
cunninmp@udmercy.edu
Residence Hall Holden
Building Coordinator
Adrianna Haralampopoulos
313-993-2562
haralaar@udmercy.edu
Residence Hall Shiple
Building Coordinator
Amir Radmanseh
313-993-1788
radmanam@udmercy.edu
Residence Hall Quads
Building Coordinator
Mike Cunningham
313-993-1685
cunninmp@udmercy.edu
Student Fitness Center
Building Coordinator
Deanna Blevins
313-993-1783
humphrdc@udmercy.edu
Student Fitness Center
Alternate
Mike Wynn 313-993-1783 wynnmi@udmercy.edu Student Union
Building Coordinator
Lisa B. MacDonnell 313-993-1455 macdonnl@udmercy.edu