Emergencies at Clark College

Emergencies or disasters can happen at any time and usually occur with little or no warning.  When an emergency occurs at Clark College, our safety and speedy recovery depend on existing levels of preparedness and coordinated response from students, employees and visitors. 

RAVE Alert System

RAVE Alert is Clark College's text message and email emergency notification system. It allows you to quickly receive emergency communications and other important information via text message and email. All students who register for classes during or after the Winter 2018 term who have provided a cellular telephone number to the college will be automatically enrolled in the RAVE Alert system, as are most Clark College employees who have provided a cellular telephone number. It is a good idea to confirm that the system has your correct number. You can do so by logging into Clark's RAVE Alert system online and checking the phone number listed there. 

For those who are neither students nor employees at the college, any member of the community who wishes to receive RAVE Alerts may do so by texting the word “Penguins” to the number 67283.

RAVE may be used for the following incidents:

• College closure
• Inclement weather
• Campus lockdown
• Evacuations
• Any other incident or situation where information needs to be shared in a timely manner

What is Clark College doing to prepare for emergencies?

• The College has assembled an interdisciplinary leadership team–the Emergency Management Planning Committee (EMPC)–to provide perspective, guidance and solutions on safety and security issues. This working group meets once a month to keep college safety initiatives moving forward.
• The College has security officers on campus 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Many emergencies are minor in nature and require two or three people to handle most of the incident management tasks. In the event of a major emergency (one in which the campus cannot operate normally) the Clark College Emergency Operations Plan will be activated, and emergency activities will be coordinated from the Incident Command Post.
• The College is also developing a Continuity of Operations Plan to resume normal processes and re-establish essential College operations in a post-emergency situation.
• Special teams are in place to support emergency response with trained volunteer members of faculty, staff and administration.
  1. Campus CERT
  2. Psychological First Aid
  3. Behavioral Intervention and Threat Assessment
  4. Emergency Building Coordinators

Clark College is committed to creating and maintaining a safe learning environment for students, employees and guests. This is accomplished through deliberate planning and collaboration within the College community, and in close cooperation with local police, fire, emergency medical and public health agencies. Emergency Management is a process that requires broad-based involvement throughout the College.

What you can do to be prepared for an emergency at Clark College!

• Learn about the Clark College Emergency Procedures
• Learn the closest ASSEMBLY AREA to where you are (usually at a directional sign)
  • Main Campus
  • Columbia Tech Center 
• Be aware of your surroundings at all times... in all places
• Know where your emergency exits are located
• Assume an alarm is real and act accordingly.  If a fire alarm sounds, exit the building.
• Take all exercises seriously!  During a lockdown exercise, participate and follow proper procedures.