Hazardous Materials

RELEASE OR SPILL

Evacuate the release or spill area

Secure the location

Isolate exposed individuals for:

  • Decontamination
  • Evaluation
  • Treatment

Call 911 or Use Emergency Call Box and report the incident

Shut down HVAC systems and vents

OFF-CAMPUS CHEMICAL RELEASE OR SPILL (Examples: Highway / Railway / Industrial / Bluegrass Army Depot)

Alert Instruction Options

Zone 2E and/or Zone 2D could be provided with either of the following Alert Instruction Options from the Madison County Emergency Management Agency:

  • Shelter-In-Place
  • Evacuation

Action by Option (Faculty/Staff/Students)

Shelter-In-Place

  • Should the decision be made by the Madison County Emergency Management Agency for EKU to Shelter-in-Place, the following should be done immediately by all faculty, staff, and students:
  • Move inside one of the following Buildings:
    • Student Services Building
    • Thompson Residence Hall (DOCJT/Bizzack Training Complex)
    • Alumni Coliseum
    • Combs Classroom Building
    • Model Gymnasium
    • University Building (Crabbe Library Complex)
    • Perkins Building
  • If you cannot go to these areas you should follow these general guidelines:
    • Take visiting friends and/or fellow workers immediately indoors.
    • Close and lock all windows and doors. Locking creates a better seal.
    • Shut off heating / air-conditioning systems and fans that draw air from the outside.
    • Close vents.
    • If you have a fireplace, put out the fire and close the damper.
    • Go to the room you have chosen as your shelter. Bring your shelter kit, enough food and water for a few hours, your Tone Alert Radio, a portable AM/FM radio, and a flashlight into this room. We recommend that you keep both your Tone Alert Radio and Shelter In Place kit in your selected shelter.
    • Shut and seal the door to the rest of the building with plastic and duct tape. Put duct tape on electrical outlets and vents. Use duct tape and plastic to cover any windows.
    • Note: You will not run out of air in a shelter room. Sealing the room just slows the flow of air from the outside, protecting you longer from possible exposure.
  • Listen to one of the Local Emergency Alert System radio stations for further instructions.
    • Local Emergency Alert System Radio Stations: WCBR 1110 AM, WEKY 1340 AM, WKXO 1500 AM, WIRV 1550 AM, WEKU 88.9 FM (EKU Campus Radio), WCYO 100.7 FM, WLFX 106.7 FM

Evacuation (Know Your Zone and Go)

  • Should the decision be made by the Madison County Emergency Management Agency for EKU to Evacuate, the following should be done by all faculty, staff, and students:
  • EKU faculty, staff, and students with personal transportation.
    • Immediately drive north on I-75 to Exit #104, turn left toward Lexington to Jacobson Park to receive further emergency instructions from the Madison County EMA.
  • EKU faculty, staff, and students without personal transportation.
    • Immediately report to the front of Alumni Coliseum as the staging area for limited Shuttle Bus transportation to Jacobson Park in Lexington. Please follow the instructions of the EKU Police Department and the Madison County Emergency Management Agency.
  • Model faculty, staff, students, and after-school programs.
    • Follow Model's specific evacuation plan and take their assigned buses to evacuate to Dunbar High School.
  • Burrier Child Development Center.
    • Follow the CDC specific evacuation plan to Henry Clay High School.
  • Meadowbrook Farm faculty, staff, and students.
    • Follow the specific evacuation plan to Powell County High School.
  • Arlington Association Staff.
    • Follow the specific evacuation plan for their specific zone.