- Building, sustaining and improving individual, unit and university readiness and resilience.
- Engaging the internal and external communities.
- Developing University and campus plans, training & exercises.
- Communicating to the University's constituents with One Voice.
- Working with local, regional, state and federal entities, and other key stakeholders.
- Engaging all staff in planning and preparedness efforts.
- Developing robust unit plans to prepare for, respond to and recover from campus-specific and unit-specific emergencies.
- Setting and managing expectations regarding roles and responsibilities for all staff, in particular, essential personnel.
- Ensuring that any Non-FAU entities that you work with and routinely find themselves on any of FAU's campuses have emergency plans that align with yours and the University's.
- Ensuring communication protocols are in place to contact staff and for staff to contact their immediate supervisors.
- Knowing how to get official information from the University, including FAU Alert.
- Signing up for FAU Alert modalities of text message and phone calls (all FAU-issued cell phones are required to be signed up for FAU Alert modules - text messaging and cell phones).
- Having unit-specific emergency kits ready!
- Paying attention! Don't be distracted! Pay attention:
- As you walk across campus,
- As you get out of your car,
- To your exits and places to hide when you're in buildings - classrooms, offices, etc.,
- To the weather,
- To behavior or things that are out of place. If it doesn't feel right, or look right, it's NOT right!
- See Something, Say Something! What's the "something": it can be behavior or items. Don't explain it away! Don't be afraid to or wait for someone else to report.
- Having a plan (and options). When the time comes to implement it, evaluate your best option and then DO IT!
- Having emergency kits, including medications.
- Knowing where to get official information, such as FAU Alert! Sign up for FAU Alert modules: text messaging and phones calls!
- Activating the “Government Alerts” feature on your cell phone to receive real-time notifications, including tornado warnings.
- Seeking shelter/safety, then seeking further information, if you're not clear about the emergency situation.
- Having a family communication plan.
- Updating your emergency contact information within Banner (students) and Workday (employees) so that should there be a need, University officials can contact next of kin.
- Working with and informing your RAs or Area Head Office of your emergency plans, including hurrincae evacuation plan, and whether you will need accomodation assistance.
- Having an emergency plan for you, any service animal in your care, your mode of transportation, and emergency kits for sheltering at a local shelter, or traveling and staying elsewhere.
- Having a family communication plan and notify your parents or loved ones and/or guardians.
- Preparing your room for evacuation, such as a hurricane
- All valuable items should be covered in plastic and stored off the floor to avoid water damage.
- All windows and blinds must be closed.
- All electrical appliances must be turned off and unplugged.
Owl Ready is the official preparedness and safety app of Florida Atlantic University. It was developed collaboratively between the Department of Emergency Management and the FAU Police Department.
With this dynamic feature-rich mobile application you are able to:
Emergency and Non-Emergency Contacts: Easily access emergency and non-emergency contacts and dial directly from the application.
Virtual Friend Walk: Recruit friends and family to virtually accompany you on your walk at night.
Report a Safety Concern: See something, say something. Report a safety/security concern to appropriate University. officials.
Mobile Blue Light: Turn your phone into a Mobile Blue Light - Send your location to FAU PD in real-time in case of a crisis.
Access Emergency Guides: Easily access emergency guides for a variety of situations.
View Current Weather: Obtain current weather updates for all of FAU locations.
Receive FAU Alerts: Receive emergency alerts from the FAU Alert System.
Language Translation: Easily translate words, phrases, and web pages.
Community Engagement: View upcoming and past events hosted by the Department of Emergency Management.
Download now: Android App on Google play | App Store
Campus Operations Building
(69) Boca Raton Campus
Email: em@fau.edu