Categories of Emergencies by Type EVENT MINOR EMERGENCY MAJOR EMERGENCY DISASTER An armed person on campus threatens to Armed Person / cause injury or death to themselves or Active Shooter others. A bomb threat has been received or A bomb or other explosive device has A bomb or other explosive device has Bomb Threat reported to a member of the Institute been discovered and disarmed on or been detonated or ignited on or near the community. near the campus. campus. No injuries. Causes temporary loss May result in injuries and may of use of an area, with impact on a decommission part of a building for an May result in serious injuries, fatalities Building Structural Failure small number. extended period. or physical damage. Requires extensive response and recovery efforts. Results in a short term disruption of Results in a significant loss of material Major loss of data and systems Computer / I.T. services which impact on daily affecting many people in need of technology with minimal means of Failure operations but do not incur critical recovery assistance. restoration or recovery. losses. Facility use is temporarily lost with A critical facility or system is lost for Facility or system losses are widespread minimal impact on critical an extended period of time, displacing with the risk of serious immediate and Electrical Outage operations. A temporary disruption students, departments or essential long-term consequences. Remedies to occurs without completely Institute operations. The disruption is the situation are not easily forthcoming displacing services or people. major with significant ramifications. because of its significant impacts. EVENT MINOR EMERGENCY MAJOR EMERGENCY DISASTER
Categories of Emergencies by Type EVENT MINOR EMERGENCY MAJOR EMERGENCY DISASTER Armed Person / Active Shooter An armed person on campus threatens to cause injury or death to themselves or others. Bomb Threat A bomb threat has been received or reported to a member of the Institute community. A bomb or other explosive device has been discovered and disarmed on or near the campus. A bomb or other explosive device has been detonated or ignited on or near the campus. Building Structural Failure No injuries. Causes temporary loss of use of an area, with impact on a small number. May result in injuries and may decommission part of a building for an extended period. May result in serious injuries, fatalities or physical damage. Requires extensive response and recovery efforts. Computer / I.T. Failure Results in a short term disruption of services which impact on daily operations but do not incur critical losses. Results in a significant loss of material affecting many people in need of recovery assistance. Major loss of data and systems technology with minimal means of restoration or recovery. Electrical Outage Facility use is temporarily lost with minimal impact on critical operations. A temporary disruption occurs without completely displacing services or people. A critical facility or system is lost for an extended period of time, displacing students, departments or essential Institute operations. The disruption is major with significant ramifications. Facility or system losses are widespread with the risk of serious immediate and long-term consequences. Remedies to the situation are not easily forthcoming because of its significant impacts. EVENT MINOR EMERGENCY MAJOR EMERGENCY DISASTER