Western Michigan University Parent and Family Guide
Emergency Preparedness at WMU
WMU has a Critical Incident Response Planning committee that meets regularly. Emergency Action Guidelines (EAG) provide emergency management response and recovery should a critical incident occur at WMU.
Ranging from tabletops and drills to functional exercises with full-scale components involving community emergency organizations, disaster exercises test our response and recovery activities. Each exercise involves a debriefing, evaluations by all involved and an After Action Report that summarizes the exercise findings, identifies the accomplishments and the shortfalls, and provides recommendations.
Most WMU buildings also have trained emergency preparedness volunteer teams. The volunteers provide leadership and direction during fire evacuation and tornado shelter exercises.
The WMU hot line is (269) 387-1001. Although rare, if weather conditions result in closing WMU, the information is immediately posted on the hot line as well as on the WMU home page. These two sources will also be updated should a campus emergency occur.
For additional information, please visit Emergency Management or call (269) 387-0678.
