1. YCCC strives to maintain a safe & secure environment for everyone
Campus Safety
at York County Community College
YCCC strives to maintain a safe & secure environment for everyone

2. How to Contact Campus Safety
Campus Safety is located in C114, phone: ©
After 4pm, a uniformed Campus Security Officer is located at the main entrance reception desk, ph:

3. Campus Safety Services:
Escorts to your vehicle
Jumpstart a dead battery, put air in a tire
Lost & Found
Campus ID badge (C114)
File an Incident Report
Investigate suspicious behavior
Provide patrols in the building and parking lot
Emergency Response

4. Campus Safety General Information
Parking Lot speed limit - 5 MPH
There is no overnight parking on campus

5. Calling for emergency assistance….
Phones in classrooms and conference rooms
Emergency (Call Box) phones in hallways

6. Calling for emergency assistance….
In a faculty, staff or administrative office
In the parking lot
There are emergency phones with blue lights above them

7. On site help….
By dialing 911 on any of the previously mentioned phones, members of our campus Emergency Response Team (ERT) are automatically notified of the location where the call came from and will respond to the emergency situation. (using your cell phone)

8. YCCC Emergency Response Team (ERT)
President
Vice President and Academic Dean
Dean of Students
Dean of Finance and Administration
Director of Information Technology
Special Assistant to the President
Manager of Facilities
Safety & Security Manager
Director of Counseling & Wellness
Director of Marketing and Communications

9. Non Emergency Behavioral Issues
YCCC’s At-risk Student Support, Intervention and Success Team (ASSIST) develops timely responses and interventions for students who exhibit erratic, disruptive and/or harmful behavior both in and out of the classroom. Please contact the Dean of for more information.

10. Public Address System
The PA System may be used to make announcements and give directions to be followed during an urgent or emergency situation. Speakers are located both inside and outside the building. ERT members will help direct you if there is an urgent or emergency situation on campus

11. Examples of using the PA include:
Lockdown – used if there is a threat outside or in the vicinity off campus
Shelter in place – used for weather related emergencies
Evacuate –unsafe condition exists within the building
Internal Threat– used if the threat is in the building (time permitting)

12. Lockdown Procedures CLOSE & LOCK doors Shut off lights
CLOSE the blinds or shades
MOVE away from doors & windows
STAY where you are
REMAIN quiet
Silence your cell phones

13. Shelter-in-Place
An ERT member will make an announcement providing information and directions to be followed.
The goal is for everyone to remain inside until the threat is over.

14. Internal Threat
Run: If there is an accessible escape path, attempt to evacuate the premises
Hide: If evacuation is not possible, find a place to hide
Fight: As a last resort, and only when your life is in imminent danger, confront the threat

15. RUN If there is an escape path, attempt to evacuate.
Evacuate whether others agree or not.
Leave your belongings behind.
Help others escape if possible.
Prevent others from entering the area.
Call 911 when you are safe.

16. HIDE Lock and/or blockade the door. Silence your cell phone.
Hide behind large objects.
Remain vey quiet.
Your hiding place should:
Be out of the shooter’s view
Provide protection if shots are fired in your direction.

17. Attempt to incapacitate the shooter Act with physical aggression
FIGHT
Attempt to incapacitate the shooter
Act with physical aggression
Improvise weapons
Commit to your actions

18. Building Evacuation
When the Fire alarm is activated, evacuation is MANDATORY-do not assume it is a drill. You may also be instructed verbally to evacuate

19. EVACUATION STATIONS 1,2 & 3
MAIN PARKING LOT

21. When evacuating…. Remain calm WALK – do NOT run to the posted exits
Do NOT jam or crowd exits
Assemble in front parking lot, along the wooden rail at your designated station unless directed elsewhere by ERT members or emergency responders
Alert ERT and/or emergency responders if someone needs assistance evacuating the building

22. Keeping track of one another…..
Staff should gather with their department
Faculty should remain with their students/class
Wait for directions from an ERT member on whether to leave campus or re-enter the building.

23. Stay informed…. Updated postings on website: http://www.yccc.edu/
Phone recording on
Register with YCCC’s RAVE Emergency Alert System

24. Campus SaVE Act
The Maine Community College system and its seven colleges prohibit sexual assault, sexual misconduct, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking.
For more information, please see the Campus SaVE login sheet as well as the “Make your Move!” brochure in your New Student Orientation Packet

25. Safety & Security ymparadis@yccc.edu Dean of Students yjarey@yccc.edu
YCCC ENCOURAGES EVERYONE TO REPORT ANY TYPE OF BEHAVIOR THAT YOU BELIEVE IS PUTTING YOU IN HARMS WAY OR YOU FEEL THREATENING IN ANYWAY.
Safety & Security
Dean of Students

26. NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH Safety and Security is everyone’s job
If you see or hear anything that looks suspicious and/or out of the ordinary, contact campus safety or the Dean of Students.
Security/Reception ext
Dean of Students is located in Student Affairs Office

27. TAKEAWAYS SEE SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING SECONDS COUNT
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS