Loyola Emergency Notification System (LENS)

The Evergreen campus has an emergency notification system to alert the College Community of specific dangers posed by natural disaster or terrorist threats.  The emergency system includes an outdoor warning system and indoor public address and fire alarm voice units.

Sirens
Sirens will be used as part of the outdoor warning system during these circumstances:

• Critical Weather:  Storms, tornadoes, hurricanes, winds, etc. that adversely affect the College
• Baltimore Events: Critical events in and around Baltimore city that adversely impact operations at the College
• Loyola Events: Critical events in and around campus that adversely impact operations at the College

Siren Tone and Their Meanings:

Wail: The wail siren will precede all Critical weather events, Baltimore events, or Loyola events.  Follow the Emergency Instructions of the Baltimore City Part of the Civil Defense Siren also used by Baltimore City.  The Wail siren will also precede the all clear signal.
When the Wail Siren sounds off, information will be provided about the type of event.  This will be followed by instructions on what to do.
Some examples of events and what to do:
HURRICANE:
Seek inside safe refuge, stay on the lower floors, and move away from windows.  All persons should remain in place, stay calm until you hear the all clear signal.
TORNADO:
Go inside to the lowest interior floor of the nearest building and stay away from windows.
HAZMAT:
Go inside, close all windows and doors.  Turn off all ventilation systems, air conditioners, or heating units.  Remain indoors until you hear the all clear signal.
TERRORIST:
Follow instructions of Campus Police, or other emergency preparedness personnel.
EVACUATE:
Gather your emergency items and wait for instructions from Student Life or Campus Police.
ACTIVE SHOOTER:
Attention, there is an imminent threat to the college community.  Seek inside safe refuge.  Lock yourself into a room, barricade the doorway, spread out, turn off the lights and your cell phone if the hostile shooter is close.  After the shooter passes exit in the opposite direction, or stay put.  Call 911 and update police
ALL CLEAR: 
Means critical weather or events are no longer a threat. 

In June 2007, after the tragic events at Virginia Tech, we added a mobile phone text messaging system to notify the college community of imminent threats to our campuses.  This technology is a web based notification system that sends text messages to cell phones.  To receive this notification on your phone the Loyola community must register though Loyola’s Blackboard web page at http://my.loyola.edu.  To find out about e2campus and this powerful mass notification system go to the Public Safety web site and click on e2campus emergency notification system tab. 

The third piece of LENS is our individual emergency notification system.  This is a series of “blue light” emergency distress stations strategically placed across campus.  By pushing the call button a voice signal is sent directly to our Base dispatch center.  Base then dispatches a call to campus police.  The dispatch center will stay on the “line” with the person making the call and position CCTV to get a view of the distress station when applicable.  Campus Police Officers will deploy to the calling station and take appropriate action.
There are three types of distress station that you will see on campus:
  a.  Free standing towers / poles with a flashing blue light on the top.
  b.  External building mounted units found in key area all across campus.
  c. Laundry rooms have systems mounted to the wall in community laundry rooms found in the resident halls.

Campus Police can be contacted at x5911.