Emergency Procedures

In the event there is a need for immediate medical attention, take the following steps:

1. Dial Public Safety’s Emergency line 27111 from a campus phone or 516.572.7111, from an off-campus phone line or cell phone.
2. Provide your name, location/building, floor, room number and the nature of injury or emergency situation.  

Please stay on the phone and answer all of the questions asked of you to help ensure an efficient response. A trained emergency medical care provider will be dispatched by NCC Public Safety immediately. If required, Public Safety will call outside emergency services and guide emergency responders to the scene or transport the victim to Student Health Services.

In the event of a fire or smoke condition, take the following steps:

1. Immediately sound the nearest fire alarm or manual-pull box (if doing so does not jeopardize your chances of safely escape).  
2. Dial Public Safety’s Emergency line 27111 from a campus phone or 516.572.7111, from an off-campus phone line or cell phone.
3. Provide your name, location/building, floor and room number. 

Please stay on the phone and answer all of the questions asked of you to help ensure an efficient response. Public Safety will notify the outside emergency responders and coordinate their response.

If you discover or witness a crime, or observe suspicious activity, take the following steps:

1. Dial Public Safety’s Emergency line 27111 from a campus phone or 516.572.7111, from an off-campus phone line or cell phone.
   
   • Do NOT attempt to apprehend or interfere with a criminal.
   • Do your best to note the following characteristics of the criminal: height, weight, sex, race, age, clothing, weapon (if any) and direction and method of travel.\If the criminal flees the scene in an automobile, please note the license plate number and state, make, model, color and any other visual characteristics of the vehicle.

During certain emergencies, a building evacuation is not the appropriate course of action. In situations where you receive instructions from NCC stating; "Active Shooter - Campus Lockdown," the following measures should be taken:

• Shut the room door and barricade the door using any means necessary (example: large desk, file cabinet, chairs, etc.). If the room you are in can be locked, lock door immediately. Move away from the door.
• Lock and close windows, pull down shades, and stay away from windows.  If possible, post a sheet of paper or cardboard on the window (facing out) indicating the room number and the number of people in the room.
• Turn off lights in room.
• Silence all cell phones as quickly as possible.
• Do not draw unnecessary attention to the room by creating noise.
• Remain quiet and calm. Listen for instructions.
• Do not leave the room or open the door until told to do so by NCC Public Safety or Nassau County Police Department.
• A "Shelter-in-place" message indicates that everyone should stay indoors and remain where they are until an "All clear" or the "Evacuation" direction is given. "Shelter-in-place" does not necessarily mean that there is an active shooter. It could indicate a number of other emergency situations such as - toxic gases, explosions, chemical spill, etc.

A Lockout involves locking all exterior building doors, ensuring there is no entry or exit from the building. Normal activity is maintained within the building.

• In the event a lockout is required, NCC will: Send a notification indicating "Lockout," along with specific instructions
• Lock all exterior doors.
• Maintain normal activity within the building.
• No person may enter or exit the building until further notice by Public Safety or Nassau County Police Department.

If you receive a bomb threat via telephone please take the following steps:

1. Keep the person on the phone as long as you can and obtain as much information as possible.  Ask the caller:
   • Where is the bomb?
   • When s set to go off?
   • What type of bomb is it?
   • What does it look like?
   • Why has it been planted?
   • What will make it explode?
2. Do not hang up, use another line to contact Public Safety’s Emergency line 27111 from a campus phone or 516.572.7111, from an off-campus phone line or cell phone.

If you are suspicious of a mailing you received on campus and are unable to verify the contents with the addressee or sender, take the following steps:

1. Do not open the article or squeeze, drop, prod or push it.
2. Isolate the mailing, but do not place it in a confined space such as a desk drawer.
3. From a safe location call Public Safety’s Emergency line 27111 from a campus phone or 516.572.7111, from an off-campus phone line or cell phone. We recommend you do not use your cell phone anywhere near any suspicious devices.