EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS & LOCKDOWN
Denton, Dallas, Houston
PRESENTED BY
TEXAS WOMAN’S UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
TRAINING OBJECTIVES
 Emergency Notification System
 Pioneer Alert
 Reporting
 University Priorities
 Lockdown
 Video
 Contact Information
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS AND
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EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
PIONEER ALERT
Delivers emergency messages from TWU DPS to
an affected campus by the following methods:
Campus computers
Text messages
E-Mail
Cell Phone
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PIONEER ALERT
CRITICAL SITUATION USAGE
 Severe Weather
(i.e. Tornado, Hurricane, Flooding, Inclement
Weather)
 Health & Public Safety
(i.e. Bomb Threats, Explosion, Active Shooter,
Hazardous-Materials)
 General Information
(i.e. Additional information concerning incident
status)
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS AND
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PIONEER ALERT
THE PIONEER ALERT SYSTEM IS
TESTED ONCE EACH MONTH
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PIONEER ALERT
To receive notification by text message you must have a textcapable cell phone registered in the TWU Pioneer Alert
System. Faculty, Staff, and Students are automatically put
into the system; however, if you do not want into the system
you must “opt” out. Faculty and Staff by signing into their
Phoenix account and students notifying the “help desk”. All
university administered computers on the university network
are automatically registered in the Alert System and will
receive Pioneer Alerts.
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS AND LOCKDOWN
REPORTING
When do I call DPS?
Examples:
 Anytime someone threatens to commit or commits an act of violence;
 Abuses or threatens a person;
 Uses abusive, indecent, profane, or vulgar language;
 Prevents or interrupts the use of a building;
 Places individuals in fear of injury
WHEN IN DOUBT CALL!
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS AND
LOCKDOWN
REPORTING
Call Out Immediately
– Dallas, Denton or Houston
call 940-898-2911 or 911
Provide specific details of event
TWU DPS will determine appropriate response
Response is based on type of Incident
(Weather, Fire, Health, Active Shooter, etc.)
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UNIVERSITY PRIORITIES DURING AN
INCIDENT
 Safety of students, faculty, staff, and visitors
 Provide information to responding police
officers:
type of Incident/event
who, what, when, where, why
how many, how much
 Allow police to resolve the incident
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS AND LOCKDOWN
LOCKDOWN
Faculty and Staff have been trained in each university building. When
an emergency occurs they will lock their building’s outside doors
mindful of their own safety. Buildings in which the entry/access
system has been installed will be locked remotely by DPS.
 Notification by Pioneer Alert
 Trained Building Personnel Lock
Perimeter/Outside Doors
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS AND
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LOCKDOWN
Lockdown Staff will post signs on outside doors
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS AND LOCKDOWN
LOCKDOWN
DO NOT
contact TWU DPS to find out specific circumstances.
Once more information can be released-you will be
notified by Pioneer Alert.
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LOCKDOWN
Lockdown Checklist (suggestions):
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Close and barricade doors
Turn off lights
Close blinds
Block windows
Turn off radios and computer monitors
Keep occupants calm, quiet, out of sight
Keep yourself out of sight, take cover/protection
Silence cell phones
Place signs on exterior windows if injured in area
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LOCKDOWN
During the lockdown
Do not allow anyone to enter or exit the area
Consider the safety of many vs. the safety of few
BEST TO STAY IN PLACE UNTIL INSTRUCTED BY
EMERGENCY PERSONNEL
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS AND LOCKDOWN
Training Films available on WEB
www.fbi.gov/.../run-hide-fightvideo
http://www.sorm.state.tx.us/media/
videos/active-shooter-emergencypreparedness
twu campus watch
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CONTACT INFORMATION
For more information contact TWU DPS
@ 940-898-2911
or go to www.twu.edu/DPS
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