To Report an Emergency

FIRST CALL:
911 to get island emergency services headed to FHL.

THEN CALL:
360-378-4774 (the Front Office, during work hours)
360-298-0220 or -0800 (Caretakers, after hours)

In Case of Life-Threatening Injury or Illness

• Report the Emergency (see above).
• Attend to the victim; check for medical bracelet or necklace.
• Delegate tasks to other capable people.
• Manage the scene as needed – keeping vehicles and crowds away.
• Locate a first aid kit and/or AED if needed.
• Communicate with emergency personnel when they arrive.
• Stick around until the victim has been cleared to the next level of care.
• Write down an account of events while they’re fresh in your mind.
• Contact the FHL Operations Manager as soon as possible after the incident for follow up reporting.

In Case of other Injury or Illness (not Life-Threatening)

• If the patient is in need of urgent care, drive them to the PeaceHealth 24-hr Emergency Room: 1117 Spring Street (phone 360-378-2141)
• For minor injuries, first aid kits are available in the Front Office & Stockroom, and in all FHL laboratories, vans, motorboats, and golf carts.
• Contact FHL Operations Manager within 24 hrs of incident for follow up reporting.

In Case of Shooter or Threatening Intruder

• If possible, escape from building and run to safety, towards fire trail.
• If escape is not possible, hide quietly where you are; block doors & windows.
• As a last resort, fight an active shooter.
• When you can do so safely, report the emergency (see above). If circumstances require it, use the code phrase in reporting to FHL staff.

In Case of Localized Fire

• Activate the nearest pull station.
• If and only if you are up to date on fire extinguisher training and the fire is no larger than a wastebasket, you may attempt to put it out with an extinguisher.
• Evacuate the building.
• Report the emergency (see above).

In Case of Disaster or Emergency Sirens: Campus Evacuation

• Leave Building once it is safe to do so. Check on neighbors to make sure they’re also leaving.
• Quickly proceed to the Primary Emergency Assembly Point (EAP): Fernald Parking Lot.
• In the parking lot, check in with the Evacuation Director and await further instructions.  The Evacuation Director will apprise people of the situation and next steps in the response plan; collect information from residents; and prepare for evacuation from campus if necessary.

IF IT’S AN EARTHQUAKE – Drop, take cover, and hold on. When shaking subsides, go to Fernald parking lot.

IF IT’S A TSUNAMI (may follow an earthquake) – Check in with the Evacuation Director at upper end of Fernald parking lot, then go to high ground: Commons parking lot.

IF IT’S A FIRE – Check in with the Evacuation Director at Fernald Parking lot, then: If it’s coming from University Road, evacuate to the dock and boats. If it’s coming from anywhere else, evacuate to High School parking lot in town and await instructions (follow Tucker Ave to Guard St).

EVACUATION WARDENS

Wardens will first check in with the Evacuation Director in the Fernald lot before sweeping their assigned campus buildings to ensure that all persons have evacuated, and then returning to the assembly point to report.

The table below lists the FHL positions assigned the responsibilities of Evacuation Warden and their assigned zones of coverage (see zone map below). For an evacuation after work hours or on a weekend, when the listed personnel are unlikely to at FHL, the Evacuation Director will direct individual campus residents to serve as wardens for particular areas. 

FHL EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN (EOP)

For details on the emergency response at FHL, such as locations of first aid kits and automated external defibrillators (AEDs), procedures for persons with disabilities, a list of personnel trained in first aid, and classroom procedures, follow this link to the FHL EOP:

FHL Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)