Housing Handbook Collin College Resident Handbook05-08-2020 | Page 49

4. When you are safe, call the Collin College Police Department at 972.578.5555 or 911. If you cannot leave the area safely, DENY entry to the active shooter by: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Locking doors. Turning off lights. Silencing cellphones and other electronics. Staying away from doors and windows. Remaining in place until the “all clear” is given by authorities. If you cannot AVOID or DENY entry to the active shooter, DEFEND your location by: 1. 2. 3. Using physical force and any weapons available (e.g., furniture). Being aggressive, loud, and sure of your actions. Committing to your plan of action. When the police arrive: 1. 2. 3. Show them your empty hands. Follow all instructions and do what they tell you at once. Know that they will not stop to assist the injured. Paramedics and other medical personal will be dispatched to assist the injured once it is safe to do so. Criminal Activity Procedures The following information can also be found on the Collin College Police Department’s website www.collin.edu/campuspolice/. 1. 2. 3. Call the Collin College Police Department at 972.578.5555, and give the dispatcher your name, the location of the incident, and the type of activity. Give a phone number where you can be contacted for further information. Dial 911 if instructed by the Collin College Police Department. 2019-2020 Collin College Resident Handbook 4. Do not attempt to interfere with the activity, except in the case of self-defense or self-preservation. Fire and Evacuation Procedures Fire exits are posted on each floor of the apartment buildings. If an alarm is activated, students should leave the building in a timely manner by the marked exits, unless otherwise instructed, and move as far away from the building as possible. Upon receiving verbal authorization from the director of student housing operations or designee or emergency personnel student residents should return to their apartments quickly and quietly. If there are questions, ask the director of student housing operations or designee or emergency personnel. Fire Exit Routes Student residents should become familiar with the exit routes for their rooms, apartments, and buildings. Periodic fire drills will be conducted, and student residents are required to participate if present. Evacuation is absolutely required when a fire alarm goes off. Fire Prevention: Hazards and Flammables In the event a Collin College Student Housing student resident witnesses smoke or fire, he or she should call 9-1-1 immediately. Fire can cause significant damage and threaten human life. The role student residents play in campus safety is extremely vital. Listed below are suggestions to help prevent fires: 1. 2. 3. Turn off and unplug all non-essential appliances immediately after use, including such items as curling irons, hot pots, and irons. Remain in the room when any electrical appliance is in use. The use of combustible decorations, chemicals, and objects with open flames (e.g., candles, canned cooking fuel, coal burning devices, incense, potpourri, etc.) is Page 40