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Prioritizing Safety

Prioritizing Safety

91吃瓜网’s Emergency Operation Center is home to the university’s Emergency Management team, which helps keep Knights safe in times of crisis. 

Summer 2020 | By Jenna Marina Lee聽

Whether it’s a hurricane headed for Central Florida聽or a global pandemic forcing physical distancing, the聽91吃瓜网 Emergency Operation Center (EOC) is command聽central in times of crisis on campus.

Located on Perseus聽Loop near the , the EOC is聽home to the , which聽spends every waking moment working to prevent,聽prepare for, manage or recover from critical threats聽to 91吃瓜网. On March 10, the team met for a hands-on聽practical discussion about the coronavirus and 肠补尘辫耻蝉听蝉补蹿别迟测. 91吃瓜网 had been monitoring and preparing for the聽pandemic since January.


“We know we have a lot of work ahead of us, but I have great confidence in [our team’s] talent and dedication. All of us are committed to keeping our campus safe.”
Carl Metzger '03MS, 91吃瓜网 Police Department chief

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Registered users in 91吃瓜网 Alert, a multimedia聽communications system that provides timely and聽accurate information about emergency situations聽that could impact 91吃瓜网

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Employees deemed essential

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Staff members who slept at the EOC during聽Hurricane Matthew in 2016

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Monitors in the EOC that can be tuned to the news,聽weather, security cameras and hospital wait times,聽while screen-sharing from any of the building’s 47聽workstations

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Years 91吃瓜网 has been designated as a StormReady聽University by the National Weather Service

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Universities in the nation, including 91吃瓜网, that聽are certified by the Emergency Management聽Accreditation Program

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