Campus Safety seeks to ensure the safety of everyone on the Wheaton campus through community-oriented safety services. We maintain a partnership with our community in order to provide protection through education and crime prevention.
Faculty, staff and students: If you would like to have a printed copy of Wheaton’s “Emergency Procedures” poster for your office or dorm room, please download it below or request a pre-printed copy from Campus Safety.
Emergency Procedures poster (pdf)
Emergency Procedures
Campus Safety Numbers
- Emergencies: 508-286-3333 or 911
- Non-Emergencies: 508-286-8213
- Facilities Operations: 508-286-3879
- Website: wheatoncollege.edu
Fires
- Activate the nearest fire alarm pull station.
- Call Campus Safety at 508-286-3333 or 911. Notify occupants and help those needing assistance in the immediate area.
- Confine the fire by closing doors as you exit.
- Evacuate the building at the nearest exit.
- Do not reenter the building until authorized to do so by emergency personnel.
Building Evacuation
- When the fire alarm is activated, evacuation is mandatory.
- Do not use elevators.
- Take personal belongings i.e. keys, jacket, etc.
- Close doors as you exit.
- Move all personnel to a safe area.
Suspicious packages
- Do not touch or disturb the object or package.
- Evacuate the immediate area.
- Call Campus Safety at 508-286-3333 or 911.
Bomb threats
- Get as much information as possible from the caller.
- Call Campus Safety at 508-286-3333 or 911.
- Follow instructions from emergency personnel.
Person with weapon
- If possible, exit the building immediately and call Campus Safety at 508-286-3333 or 911.
- If you cannot exit—clear the hallway immediately and/or remain behind closed doors in a barricaded room, if possible. Stay away from windows.
- Call Campus Safety at 508-286-3333 or 911.
- Evacuate the room only when instructed.
- Do not attempt to confront or apprehend the person.
Flooding
If you can do so safely:
- Secure vital equipment, records and hazardous materials
- Shut of nonessential electrical equipment
- Move all personnel to a safe area.
- Call Facilities Operations for assistance with food clean-up at 508-286-3879 during business hours or 508-286-3333 after hours.
Hazardous Materials Spills
- If the incident is indoors, close all doors in order to isolate the area if it is safe to do so.
- From a safe area, call Campus Safety at 508-286-3333 or 911.
- Be prepared to provide the following information:
- Name of the material
- Quantity of material
- Time of the incident
- Location of the incident
- If anyone is injured or exposed to material
- If a fire or explosive is involved
- Evacuate if necessary.
Medical Emergencies
- Call Campus Safety at 508-286-3333 or 911.
- If certified in First Aid and/or CPR, begin administration.
Suspicious Behavior
- Do not physically confront the person.
- Do not let anyone into a locked room/building.
- Do not block a person’s access to an exit.
- Call Campus Safety at 508-286-3333 or 911.
Gas leaks, fumes, vapors
- Do not pull fire alarms.
- Do not touch light switches or electrical equipment.
- Call Campus Safety at 508-286-3333 or 911.
- Clear the area immediately if instructed to do so by the emergency dispatcher.