Emergency & Safety Information
If there is a University-wide emergency, see the alert at the top of this page for more information.
Sign up for UW Emergency Alerts
via text message (SMS)
Follow SPH Emergency on Twitter
for SPH-specific emergency updates
How to Prepare for an Emergency
For All — personal preparedness
What will you do in the next earthquake or to prepare your family for emergency situations? Take a few minutes to check out these resources:
- Prepare Yourself and Your Family - UW Emergency Management
- Disaster preparedness fact sheets (in various languages) - Public Health - Seattle & King County
- Emergency Resource Guides - WA State Dept. of Health
Students
If you do not currently have data backed up offsite consult the Options for backing up your data page.
Before travelling on university-related business or study abroad programs, learn about International Emergency Assistance.
Teaching Faculty and TAs
Create a website for your course(s) to ensure that teaching can continue even if an emergency prevents face-to-face instruction from happening. Check with your department IT staff about instruction platform options. UW IT also offers Catalyst and other web publishing tools.
Learn how to develop your course site using Catalyst
Learn about Tegrity video and screen capture
Before travelling on university-related business, learn about International Emergency Assistance.
Researchers
If lab-based: Complete research continuity lab checklist and share with laboratory personnel. Post latest versions physically in the lab, as well as on a shared drive and online in an accessible place.
Lab Template (word)
Adapt and post Just in Time Training sheets at workstations to ensure the lab is prepared no matter what staff member is present at the time.
Just in Time Training template (word)
For all: If you do not currently have data backed up offsite consult the Options for backing up your data page
Before travelling on university-related business or study abroad programs, learn about International Emergency Assistance.
Administrative Staff
For essential roles, complete a Job Action Sheet and post at each worksite.
Job Action Sheet template (word doc)
Before travelling on university-related business, learn about International Emergency Assistance.
Department Chairs and Program Directors
The University of Washington Emergency Management team has adopted the use of the “Husky Ready” tool to help units within the university to develop their preparedness plans as part of their Business, Academic and Research Continuity (BARC) program. Learn more about BARC
Create a preparedness plan for your unit using Husky Ready
Departmental emergency plans and phone trees are available on the SPH Intranet (UW NetID protected).
Before travelling on university-related business, learn about International Emergency Assistance.
For more tips, information, preparedness resources, continuity plans, and training see UW Emergency Management.
FOR IMMEDIATE EMERGENCIES
CALL 9-1-1
from any phone
Live Updates:
For Health Sciences Building problems like flooding call Facility Services: 543-3010
UW Seattle Campus Police
(Non-Emergency)
206-685-8973
TTY: 206-543-3323
City of Seattle Fire Department (Non-Emergency)
206-386-1400
