Sierra College has established guidelines to help ensure the safety of staff and students during an emergency. Faculty and supervisors will be assigned to ensure that students and staff follow these guidelines.
In an emergency, lines of authority may change. Employees are expected to follow the direction of those who have been placed in charge of specific functions relating to the emergency. Do not attempt to call or contact the Incident Command Center. You will be contacted regarding the situation and any further actions needed.
In the Event of a Fire,
Employees Will Take the Following Immediate Actions:
- Gather personal and/or emergency equipment;
- Proceed to the established control point;
- Report to the staff assigned to supervise the control point;
- Wait at the control point until given further instructions by the appropriate personnel.
- If more than one building is being evacuated, the gathering point for:
- Rocklin Campus
- Primary = Theater
- Backup = Gym
- Nevada County Campus
- Primary = C103
- Backup = M Building
- All other off-campus sites
- Exit main building. Wait at control point.
In the Event of a Lockdown,
Command Employees Will Take the Following Immediate Actions:
- Lock or secure all room doors;
- Close all blinds or drapes, if possible;
- Turn off any unnecessary equipment;
- Keep all people away from windows;
- Remain as quiet as possible;
- Do not leave or release from lock down until notified by appropriate administrator.
In the Event of a Shelter in Place Command,
Employees Will Take the Following Immediate Actions:
- Lock or secure all room doors;
- Close all blinds or drapes, if possible;
- Turn off any unnecessary equipment;
- Keep all people away from windows;
- Remain as quiet as possible;
- Ensure that all ventilation is either closed or shut down;
- Do not release from shelter in place until notified by appropriate administrator.
Classroom Emergency Procedures
Faculty members are responsible for the safety and well being of students during scheduled instructional activities. It is expected that each semester, faculty will notify their students of Sierra College emergency procedures both verbally and in the course syllabus.
If an emergency occurs in the immediate area, faculty should contact Police Services at ext. 1111 from any on-campus phone or emergency phone or call (916) 624-3333 (and press 1 - 1111) from an outside line.
In the event of a campus emergency, lines of authority may change. Faculty will be expected to follow the direction of those who have been placed in charge of specific functions relating to the emergency. Faculty will be contacted as appropriate regarding the situation and given instructions on further actions needed.
