2024 ANNUAL SECURITY REPORT 14 reported emergencies will evaluate and determine what is occurring. They will begin to formulate a response to the situation and make determinations as to who needs to be notified, what additional resources they need, and what actions they must take to minimize, correct, or address the emergency. Officers will base their actions on what they observe, the information provided to them by persons involved, witnesses, or reports received. Their primary response shall be based on the preservation of life and the protection of property. If the EMT or KUPD OIC determines that an institutional emergency notification is warranted, the University, will, without delay, and considering the safety of the community, determine the content of the notification and initiate the KU Alert notification system, unless issuing a notification will, in the professional judgment of Responsible University Authorities, compromise efforts to assist a victim or to contain, respond to or otherwise mitigate the emergency. Depending on the nature of the incident, other local, state, or federal response agencies could also be involved in the response and management of the incident. For weather-related crises, confirmation is made based upon information provided by the National Weather Service. Once the crisis is confirmed, the University will, without delay, and considering the safety of the community, determine the content of the notification and initiate the KU Alert notification system. Responsible University Authorities A Responsible University Authority (RUA) is defined as a Kutztown University employee who has the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to evaluate whether or not a particular event requires an emergency notification and to determine if such a notification would compromise the efforts to contain the emergency. This individual may also determine if a message should be sent to benefit the campus community's health, safety, and well-being in situations that do not pose a significant emergency or danger. Kutztown University Police and/or other RUAs may become aware of a critical incident or other emergency situation that potentially affects the campus community's health and/or safety. Typically, RUAs become aware of these situations when they are reported to the KUPD. At Kutztown University, the following employees are Responsible University Authorities (RUAs): • University President • KUPD Chief of Police (Emergency Management Team Director) • KUPD Deputy Chief of Police • KUPD Lieutenant • KUPD Officer-In-Charge (OIC) • Deputy Director of the Emergency Management Team • Director of Health Services • Director of Facilities • Environmental Health and Safety Manager Determining the Appropriate Segments of the Campus Community to Receive an Emergency Notification Campus and/or local first responders on the scene of a critical incident or dangerous situation will assist those preparing the emergency notification with determining what segment or segments of the campus community should receive the notification. Generally, campus community members in the immediate area of the dangerous situation (i.e., the building, adjacent buildings, or surrounding area) will receive the emergency notification first. The RUAs will continually evaluate the situation and assess the need to notify additional segments of the campus population. If such an assessment warrants that additional segments of the population be notified, the University will, without delay, send additional notifications. Suppose it is determined that there is at least the potential that a large segment of the campus community, or the operation of the campus as a whole, will be affected by an emergency or dangerous situation. In that case, the entire campus community may be notified. Determining the Contents of the Emergency Notification Providing accurate and timely information are of utmost importance in issuing emergency notifications.
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