Comments from the President

The University of Memphis is pleased to present this Emergency Preparedness Guide to assist you with the process of preparing to respond and recover from every type of disaster. As part of a community, whether a quiet college campus or a active major city, each of us must be aware of the role and responsibility that we have regarding issues of safety.

BE AWARE - BE PREPARED - HAVE A PLAN

If you do these three things, the life you save could be your own -- because what you DON'T know CAN hurt you. The information in this manual was compiled from various publications provided by the American Red Cross and FEMA to assist you in preparing for various types of disasters.

Please take a break for just a short period and sit with roommates, fraternity or sorority members, family and friends while reading this manual to discuss how each of you would handle these types of situations.

PHONE NUMBERS

• University Police Dispatch
  911 on any campus phone
  24-hour Emergency
  678-HELP (4357)
• Tiger Patrol Escort
  678-HOME (4663)
• Special Information Hotline
  678-0888
• Crisis Intervention
  678-2068
• Employee Assistance Program
  (800) 308-4934
• Information
  678-2000
• Southern Poison Center
  528-6048
• Employee Safety & Health
  678-2256
• Fire & Safety Inspector
  678-4671
• Student Health Services
  678-2287
• Safety Officer
  678-2256
• Center for Research on Women
  CRISIS-7 (274-7477)