To: All students, staff, and faculty members
From: USC Department of Public Safety
Subject: Safety and Emergency Information
The university is constantly working to update and improve our safety and emergency capabilities to ensure the safest possible environment for our campus community. Our safety departments would like to make you aware of new resources, and remind you to make note of the existing resources that are in place.
New Safety Education Resources
USC Emergency Procedures are outlined in a new 9-minute video that provides basic information on what to do during emergencies, including best responses for earthquake, fire, and disaster recovery scenarios. Segments may be viewed incrementally, and reviewed by topic. Please set aside a few minutes to view this important video at usc.edu/emergencyvideos.
The university now has in place a web page with important information and videos about what to do in case of an active shooter incident. In the event of such an incident, the generally acknowledged safety procedure is to:
Run—escape the area of danger;
Hide—lock the door, turn out lights, close blinds, silence mobile phones;
and as a last option if you have no other alternative,
Fight—if cornered, band together to attack and immobilize the attacker.
Important Reminders
Text alerts:All staff, students, and faculty members are enrolled automatically in TrojansAlert to receive rapid notification of incidents by text message when an emergency occurs. During an emergency, authorized USC senders will notify you with real-time updates, instructions on where to go, what to do (or what not to do), whom to contact and other important information. If you are not receiving alerts, you should check in TrojansAlert to ensure that the database contains the correct cell phone number.
Mobile App: Additionally, the USC mobile safety app (powered by LiveSafe) is a free digital tool for initiating contact with emergency responders, easily reporting suspicious activity or crimes in progress, and using location services to notify friends of your route through campus.
Earthquake Drill on October 19 at 10:19 a.m.: The Great ShakeOut is an annual earthquake drill involving millions of people across California, designed to remind all members of the campus community of the basic earthquake safety procedure—Drop • Cover • Hold On.
Our number one priority is to ensure the safety of all students, staff, and faculty members at USC, and as safety programs evolve we will continue to keep all members of the campus community informed.
USC Deaprtment of Public Safey
Emergency Contact Information
UPC: (213) 740-4321
HSC: (323) 442-1000
Non-Emergency Contact Information
UPC: (213) 740-6000
HSC: (323) 442-1200