officer in charge, the notification may compromise efforts to assist or to contain, respond to, or otherwise mitigate the emergency.

  1. Dispatch shall immediately initiate a KSU Alert message if a weather alert is issued for a Tornado Warning or other severe weather.
  2. Disruptions to normal campus operations. For instance, the University Police Department shall initiate notifications regarding campus delays or closures due to inclement weather based on approval from the University Administration.

The University Police Department employees are trained first responders who are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. These first responders will confirm the existence of any significant emergencies or dangerous situations by on-site observations, monitoring the news and the National Weather Service radio, and/or monitoring communication broadcasts by the Frankfort Police and Fire Departments.

  1. Follow-up information regarding the incident will also be relayed to students, staff, faculty and subscribers by KSU Alert as necessary. If an emergency requires disseminating information to the larger community, the on-duty Duty Commander with the Frankfort Police Department will be contacted at (502) 875-8582.

III. Kentucky State University Emergency Response Plan

  • Plan Assessment: The Campus Emergency Response Team (CERT) will review the Kentucky State University Emergency Response Plan on an annual basis. The review will also be done in conjunction with drill, training records, and post event debriefing.
  • Prevention and Risk Assessment Plan: Kentucky State University has in place several prevention and risk assessment plans. These plans include a chemical hygiene plan, fire prevention plan, hazard communication plan, and other programs that are mandated by state and federal regulations.
  • Training and Drills: Annual training for emergency response will be conducted for all supervisory and administrative employees. Student Life staff will be trained annually in conjunction with Residence Life training and other program review processes. Annual training schedules will be developed for all switchboard and security personnel. All employees will be trained in the emergency response protocol during the employee orientation program. Annual