{"id":21548,"date":"2021-11-02T10:57:11","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T17:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/?page_id=21548"},"modified":"2025-09-18T09:39:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T16:39:49","slug":"sppm-0-01","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/index\/manuals\/safety-policies-procedures-manual\/sppm-0-01\/","title":{"rendered":"0.01 Emergency Contacts and Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-font-size--xxmedium\">Safety Policies and Procedures Manual<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Emergency Contacts and Information<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p><strong>SPPM 0.01<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Overview<\/h3>\n<p>This section provides emergency information links and contacts for use by persons at the WSU Pullman, WSU Spokane, WSU Tri-Cities, WSU Vancouver, and WSU Everett campuses. (See also <a href=\"#further_information\">Further Information<\/a> below.)<\/p>\n<p>Persons at other locations should refer to local telephone directories for emergency telephone numbers.<\/p>\n<h4>Washington Poison Center<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Exception:<\/strong> The Washington Poison Center (WAPC) number may be used from anywhere in Washington; telephone 1-800-222-1222.<\/p>\n<h3>WSU Pullman<\/h3>\n<p>The following telephone numbers and emergency services websites are for use by persons at WSU Pullman.<\/p>\n<h4>Emergencies Only<\/h4>\n<p>For <strong>emergencies only<\/strong> call 9-1-1:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To request the following services:\n<ul>\n<li>Police<\/li>\n<li>Sheriff<\/li>\n<li>Fire<\/li>\n<li>Emergency medical services\/ambulance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>To report the following:\n<ul>\n<li>Hazardous materials spills<\/li>\n<li>Biohazards\/blood spills<\/li>\n<li>Air\/water pollution releases<\/li>\n<li>Radioactive materials spills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> There may be a few second switching delay when calling from campus telephones. DO NOT HANG UP.<\/p>\n<p>An emergency communications operator from the local dispatcher, WHITCOM, is available 24 hours a day to receive calls and dispatch the proper response.<\/p>\n<p>Calmly provide the operator with factual details of the incident and any other required information. Let the emergency operator hang up first.<\/p>\n<h5>Campus Utility Outages<\/h5>\n<p>To report utility outages at WSU Pullman, contact Facilities Services, Operations; telephone 509-335-9000.<\/p>\n<h4>Business Issues or Nonemergencies<\/h4>\n<p>Use one of the following telephone numbers for WSU Pullman safety-related business or other nonemergency calls.<\/p>\n<table class=\" aligncenter\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Contact<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\">Calls from 333\/335 numbers<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\">Calls from 332\/334 numbers in University housing<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: top\">Fire<\/th>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">911<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">509-335-0911<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: top\">Police<\/th>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">911<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">509-335-0911<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: top\">Ambulance<\/th>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">911<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">509-335-0911<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: top\">Hazardous Materials Spills<\/th>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">911<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">509-335-0911<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: top\">Biohazards\/Blood Spills<\/th>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">911<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">509-335-0911<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: top\">Air\/Water Pollution Releases<\/th>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">911<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">509-335-0911<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: top\">Radioactive Materials Spills &#8212; 8-5 weekdays<\/th>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">5-8916<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">509-335-8916<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: top\">Radioactive Materials Spills &#8212; Nights, holidays, weekends<\/th>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">911<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">509-335-0911<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: top\">Poison Control Center<\/th>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">800-222-1222<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">800-222-1222<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4>Emergency Alerts<\/h4>\n<p>For current alerts, see the <a href=\"http:\/\/alert.wsu.edu\">OEM<\/a> website.<\/p>\n<h3>WSU Spokane<\/h3>\n<h4>Reporting Emergencies<\/h4>\n<p>For an emergency at WSU Spokane posing a threat to life or property, call 911. (To dial 911 on campus, there is no need to dial 9 before dialing 911, just dial 911).<\/p>\n<p>For emergencies that do not pose a threat to life or property, call Campus Security at 509-358-7995.<\/p>\n<h4>Emergency Response<\/h4>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/spokane.wsu.edu\/emergency-management\/\">WSU Spokane Emergency Management<\/a> website provides information regarding how to respond in the event of an emergency at WSU Spokane.<\/p>\n<h3>WSU Tri-Cities<\/h3>\n<h4>Reporting Emergencies<\/h4>\n<p>For any emergency at WSU Tri-Cities posing a threat to life or property (such as fire, medical emergency, or crime in progress), call 911. After calling 911, call 509-372-7234 to notify campus responders of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Report incidents which do not threaten life or property by calling 509-372-7234.<\/p>\n<h4>Emergency Information and Additional Contacts<\/h4>\n<p>The following websites provide additional contacts information for use by persons at WSU Tri-Cities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tricities.wsu.edu\/emergency\/\">Campus Emergency Information<\/a>\n<p>To view contact numbers, select the <strong>Reporting Emergencies<\/strong> link.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tricities.wsu.edu\/safety\/contact-us\/\">Campus Safety Contacts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tricities.wsu.edu\/emergency\/procedures\/\">Emergency Procedures<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tricities.wsu.edu\/emergency\/resources\/\">Emergency Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>WSU Vancouver<\/h3>\n<p>The following websites provide contacts and information for use by persons at WSU Vancouver:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/vancouver.wsu.edu\/public-safety\/emergency-procedures\">Emergency Procedures<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/vancouver.wsu.edu\/public-safety\">Public Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/vancouver.wsu.edu\/public-safety\/campus-police\">Campus Police<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>WSU Everett<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/everett.wsu.edu\/campus-safety\/\">WSU Everett Campus Emergency Procedures<\/a> website provides information for use by persons at WSU Everett.<\/p>\n<h3><a name=\"further_information\"><\/a>Further Information<\/h3>\n<p>For more detailed information, see:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fire <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/index\/manuals\/safety-policies-procedures-manual\/sppm-8-20\/\">SPPM 8.20<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;color: initial\">Radiation <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 1.125rem\" href=\"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/index\/manuals\/safety-policies-procedures-manual\/sppm-9-80\/\">SPPM 9.80<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Chemical Spills <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/index\/manuals\/safety-policies-procedures-manual\/sppm-5-62\/\">SPPM 5.62<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sewage Spills <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/index\/manuals\/safety-policies-procedures-manual\/sppm-6-70\/\">SPPM 6.70<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Air\/water pollution <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/index\/manuals\/safety-policies-procedures-manual\/sppm-6-55\/\">SPPM 6.55<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Biohazard wastes <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/index\/manuals\/safety-policies-procedures-manual\/sppm-4-24\/\">SPPM 4.24<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Reporting injuries <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/index\/manuals\/safety-policies-procedures-manual\/sppm-2-24\/\">SPPM 2.24<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-size: .8rem\">_______________________<br \/><strong>Revisions:<\/strong>\u00a0 November 2021 (Rev. <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/index\/revisions\/sppm-revisions\/sppm-revision-131\/\">131<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Safety Policies and Procedures Manual Emergency Contacts and Information<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1061,"featured_media":0,"parent":21864,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21548"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1061"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21548"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67887,"href":"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21548\/revisions\/67887"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=21548"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=21548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}