If trapped on an upper floor and a window is available, hang an article of clothing outside the window as a marker, being sure to close the window. If there is no window, stay near the floor, shouting at regular intervals to alert emergency crews of your location.

Rescue Assistance

If you are on an upper floor and see someone who cannot use stairs, escort them to the nearest area where rescue assistance is possible and continue to exit building. Alert emergency personnel of the person’s location.

Stay Clear!

Once outside, proceed to the nearest evacuation area. Stay clear from buildings and emergency apparatus!

Hazardous Material Spills

Call 911 +

As soon as possible, call 911 and notify Facilities Department (ext. 1500). Give your name and description of location/nature of emergency. Notify Human Resources or Administrator-On-Call as appropriate of any spills.

Clear Area

Vacate the affected area at once and block it off to prevent further contamination of other areas.

Evacuation

If necessary, or instructed to do so, activate the building fire alarm and follow evacuation procedure.

Avoid Contact

Anyone who may be contaminated by a spill is to avoid contact with others as much as possible, remain in the vicinity and give their names to appropriate personnel.

Required first aid and cleanup by specialized authorities should be started at once.

Safety Data Sheets

Safety Data Sheets (SDS) can be found on here.

Incident Report

A responding employee must document with an Incident Report.

Weather and Natural Disasters

Winter Weather Alerts

Faculty, Staff and Students are encouraged to regularly check the following resources for news about college for any potential announcements:

Emergency Alert Text Message
NCCC Email
NCCC Webpage
Facebook
TwitterX
WPTZ Channel 5
CKON: Akwesasne Mohawk Radio
NCPR: North Country Public Radio

If Indoors

Seek refuge in a basement, interior room (bathroom, closet, doorway), stairwell, or lowest floor. Stay away from windows, shelves, and heavy objects.

If Outdoors

USE CAUTION near buildings/structures. If you can get indoors safety, do so quickly. Always avoid power or utility lines as they may be energized.

FOR TORNADOES, lie flat, with head covered in a low lying area.

FOR EARTHQUAKES, after the initial shock of an earthquake, evaluate the situation and if emergency help is necessary dial 911. Protect yourself at all times and be prepared for aftershocks.

Report Damage

Damaged facilities must be reported to the Facilities Department at ext. 1500

Utility Failures

Immediately

Notify Facilities Department of any major utility failure ext. 1500. If after hours, contact the Administrator-on-Call.
If there is potential for danger, call 911 and/or activate the fire alarm and follow evacuation procedure.

Electrical Failure

In the event of an electrical failure, generators will provide emergency lighting

Elevator Failure

If trapped in an elevator push emergency alarm & use emergency telephone provided (if applicable).

Downed Power Lines

Maintain distance of at least 10 feet from downed line or anything line(s) are in contact with (ex. water).

Flooding/Plumbing Failure

Cease use of electrical equipment. Vacate area, if necessary.

Gas Leak

DO NOT PULL FIRE ALARM.

DO NOT turn on lights, use telephones, or any other electrical equipment.

Evacuation must occur by word of mouth. After vacating area, notify Facilities Department.

Steam Line Failure

Contact Facilities Department immediately

Ventilation Concerns

If smoke odors come in through ventilation system, immediately contact Facilities Department and if necessary, vacate the area.

Water Outage

During a water outage, hand sanitizer and bottled water for hand washing purposes will be made available.

Mental Health Crisis

If the student IS in immediate danger

If the student is in immediate danger to themselves or others contact 911.

Clearly state that immediate assistance is needed and give a description if possible (ex. cutting, suicidal ideation, etc.).

Report your name, where you are calling from, and the nature of the problem. Stay with the student until help arrives.

IMPORTANT NOTE: All suicide ideation or attempts must to be reported to the Student Life Office or Administrator-on-Call so that proper procedures can be followed to ensure the safety of those involved.

If the student IS NOT in immediate danger

If the student is not in immediate danger, contact an agency below and stay with the student.

Clear the area of anyone who does not need to be there.

Mental Health Support Contact Information

MALONE: North Star Behavioral Health Clinic at 518-483-3261
SARANAC LAKE: North Star Behavioral Health Clinic at 518-891-5535
TICONDEROGA: Mobile Crisis Response Team (Mental Health Association of Essex County) at 1-800-440-8074

Active Assailant Threat

NOTE

An active assailant is a person who may have a weapon and is an immediately threat to the campus at large.

Should an active assailant enter campus: If you are in a life or death situation, it is your responsibility to assess and implement your safest plan of action (RUN, HIDE, or FIGHT)

RUN

GET OUT! If the assailant is not nearby and it is safe to do so.

BE QUIET! Call 911 as soon as it is safely possible.

HIDE: Shelter In Place

Seek immediate shelter and remain there during an emergency rather than evacuate the area. It is always preferred to evacuate but when not safe, shelter in place should be used.

BE QUIET! Call 911 as soon as it is safely possible.

Preferred locations are interior rooms with limited or no windows. Lock and barricade doors and windows to prevent entry.

FIGHT

Look for any objects on hand to use as a weapon.

If confronted, do your best to take out the assailant.

* Call 911 as soon as it is safely possible.

Suspicious Package | Bomb Threat

Note

A package may be considered suspicious if:
It has a powdery substance on the outside.
It is unexpected, or from an unfamiliar individual, or has no return address.
It has excessive postage, incorrect titles or no names, or misspellings of common words.
It has an unusual amount of tape or is marked “Personal” or “Confidential”.

Package on Campus

If you observe a suspicious package or potential bomb, call 911 immediately.

DO NOT: HANDLE, MOVE OR TAMPER WITH THE OBJECT!

Calling 911

If threat is by phone, use another phone or get someone to call 911 to alert the authorities.

After emergency personnel are notified and on route, then contact the Administrator on Call.

Bomb Threat by Phone

Any person receiving a bomb threat should keep the conversation going for as long as possible and avoid hanging up. Ask the caller to repeat the message to give yourself time to regain your composure.

Listen carefully, be polite and show interest. Write down as much information as possible.

America's Cyber Defense Agency | Bomb Threat Procedure Checklist

Evacuation

If an emergency requiring immediate evacuation exists, walk quickly to the nearest marked exit, and alert others to do the same as you go. Follow the building evacuation steps.