Emergency Preparedness

To report an Emergency call 911
recorded information call 480.727.9911
for all other police call 480.965.3456

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Future editions will include additional information for services on campus and useful links to help you prepare for emergencies.

What to do in an Emergency

From any ASU campus, call 911
To reach ASU Police from off campus, from a cell phone or location outside the Phoenix metro area, call 480.965.3456.

Emergency Call Boxes: Emergency phones marked with a bright blue light are located in parking lots and high traffic areas on all ASU campuses. Instructions on how to use Call Boxes are on the boxes or, for more information, see the ASU Police Manual.

ASU Police Department is a major responder to all ASU emergencies. In addition, Environmental Health & Safety will support the ASU Police for emergencies involving hazardous materials, radioactive materials, biological spills, evacuations and fires.

Personal Threat, Assault, or Civil Disturbance guidelines (from the Emergency Response Guide)

Text messaging alert system

ASU has launched an opt-in text message alert system in which students, faculty and staff can choose to receive a text from ASU in times of an emergency. More....

Emergency Notification

In case of a campus-wide emergency, students, faculty and staff will be notified by university email and by phone using the Maricopa County Community Emergency Notification System (CENS). For more information on how this system works, see the CENS Frequently Asked Questions web site.

Information regarding a major emergency at ASU will be available at: ASU homepage and ASU Emergency Information Phone Line 480.727.9911 or toll-free 1.877.278.2785.

Members of the media inquiring about ASU should contact: Sharon Keeler, Media Relations Director, 480.965.4012, sharon.keeler@asu.edu; ASU Media Relations Office, 480.965.2502; or view ASUNews

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