Emergency Information
Emergency Information
The Levin College of Law follows University of Florida policies and procedures regarding closings and other matters. In the event of an emergency, updated information will be posted on the UF homepage. Information also will be distributed through local radio and television stations (see Communications below), and available by calling UF information at 352-392-3261 (activated during emergencies only).
Finally, we urge you to sign up to receive UF emergency text messages by navigating in myUFL to the Main Menu => My Account => Update Emergency Contact, then entering a cell phone number in the Local Home Street Address section.
Law School-Related Information
- In the event of a fire or other emergency at the law school, please proceed quickly but carefully to the nearest exit then continue on to a distance of at least 50 feet away from the exterior of the school. Do NOT go to the law school courtyard.
- If a severe storm or tornado occurs while you are on the law school campus, please go to or remain in an inside, windowless classroom or other facility. Examples include the Rare Book Room, Faculty and Staff Lounges, internal library meeting rooms, or classrooms such as 285D.
Helpful links
These and other links are available on the University of Florida’s Emergency Page athttp://www.ehs.ufl.edu/disasterplan/.
UF Resources
- UF Natural Disaster/Hurricane Emergency Plan
http://www.ehs.ufl.edu/disasterplan/ - University of Florida Police Department
http://www.police.ufl.edu/
Lead Agencies
- Alachua County Emergency Management
http://www.alachua-em.org/ - Florida Division of Emergency Management
http://www.floridadisaster.org/ - Department of Homeland Security
http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/ - United States: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
http://www.fema.gov/
Fire Rescue
- Alachua County Fire Rescue
http://www.firerescue.alachua.fl.us/
Law Enforcement & Safety
- University Police Department
http://www.police.ufl.edu/ - Gainesville Police Department
http://www.gainesvillepd.org - Alachua County Sheriff’s Office
http://www.alachuasheriff.org - Florida Highway Patrol
http://www.fhp.state.fl.us/ - University of Florida Environmental Health and Safety
http://www.ehs.ufl.edu/ - Florida State Fire Marshall
http://www.fldfs.com/sfm/ - Federal Bureau of Investigation
http://www.fbi.gov/
Weather
- National Weather Service-Jacksonville’s Point Forecast for Campus
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?CityName=University+of+Florida&state=FL&site=JAX - UF’s Weather Page
http://www.ufl.edu/weather/ - UF’s Tropical Weather Page
http://www.ufl.edu/weather/hurricane/ - UF on-campus real time weather
http://www.phys.ufl.edu/weather/ - National Weather Service – Headquarters and Divisions
http://weather.gov/ - National Hurricane Center – Tropical Prediction Center
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ - Hurricane Hunters Home Page
http://www.hurricanehunters.com/ - The Weather Channel
http://www.weather.com/
Communications
- UF News and Public Affairs
http://www.urel.ufl.edu/newsBureau/ - WUFT-TV / WUFT-FM / WJUF-FM / WLUF-LP
http://www.wuft.org/ - WRUF – AM850 – Rock 104
http://www.am850.com/ - The SKY – 97.3 FM News Talk
http://www.thesky973.com/ - 98.5 KTK
http://www.ktk985.com/ - Emergency Alert System
http://www.fcc.gov/pshs/services/eas/ - The Gainesville Sun
http://www.sunone.com/ - WCJB-TV20
http://www.wcjb.com/ - Alligator Online
http://www.alligator.org/
Additional Resources
- The Disaster Handbook
http://disaster.ifas.ufl.edu/ - Disaster-Related Resources on the World Wide Web
http://disaster.ifas.ufl.edu/links.htm - International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
http://www.unisdr.org/ - The Disaster Center
http://www.disastercenter.com/
