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Natural Hazards

Extreme Weather

Extreme weather includes high winds, thunderstorms, lightning, hail, ­floods, extreme heat or cold, snowstorms, and other weather systems that have the potential to create safety hazards or cause property damage.

Weather Emergencies

  • An outlined square contains an abstract icon of a cracked building. It connotes an earthquake to illustrate this type of Weather Emergency.
    Earthquake
  • An outlined square contains an abstract icon of a thermometer that marks temperature to the top. It connotes high temperatures to illustrate this type of Weather Emergency.
    Extreme Heat
  • An outlined square contains an abstract icon of a building and water waves. It connotes flooding to illustrate this type of Weather Emergency.
    Flooding
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    Tornadoes
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    Winter Storms and Extreme Cold

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  • Natural Hazards
    • Earthquake
    • Extreme Heat
    • Flooding
    • Tornados
    • Winter Storms and Extreme Cold
  • Physical Threats
    • Acts of Violence or Threatening Behavior
    • Active Threat/Shooter
    • Bomb Threat
    • Suspicious Package/Mail/Email
    • Suspicious Person
  • Evacuation Procedures
    • Accountability
    • Areas of Rescue Assistance
    • Building Evacuation
    • Floor Coordinators
    • Persons with disabilities
    • Shelter-in-Place
      • Security Threat (Lockdown)
      • Severe Weather
  • Medical Emergency/Illness or Injury
    • Medical Emergency
    • Infectious Diseases
  • Hazardous Material Incident/Suspicious Odor
    • Before, During and After a Hazmat Release
    • Suspicious Odors, Gas or Chemical Fumes
  • Facilities/Operations
    • Elevator Entrapment
    • Fire (candles, cooking, smoking)
      • If you discover fire on your floor
      • Fire Alarm
      • Using a Fire Extinguisher
    • Power Outage/Utility Failure
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Campus Planning

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Emergency Response Guidelines

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  • Building Evacuation
  • Extreme Heat
  • Fire (candles, cooking, smoking)
  • Shelter-in-Place

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Office of Preparedness and Response

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ready@uic.edu

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