Emergency Preparedness

Step 1

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

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Emergency Response Plan

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:

    1. President
    2. Vice president of Academic Affairs
    3. Vice president of Business and Finance
    4. Vice president of Enrollment and Student Affairs
    5. Vice president of University Advancement
    6. 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

    1. IMMEDIATELY go to a safe location and call Public Safety.
    2. When calling, identify your location.
    3. Determine the pertinent information (Who? What? When? Where? How? etc.).
    4. Provide all appropriate information regarding the problem.
    5. Help keep people calm until the proper authorities arrive.
    6. 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

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    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