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Emergency Guides

The following guides provide instructions and information on how to respond to potential emergency or dangerous situations that may occur at Blue Ridge Community College. Each guide is designed to address a specific component of emergency management and to provide recommended safety measures for faculty, staff, and students.


This Guide explains how to respond to an Active Threat.

Active Threat Guide

This Guide explains how to respond to a bomb threat, or to a caller who claims a bomb is located on campus.

Bomb Threat Guide

This Guide is to explain the procedures to follow in the event of an oil or chemical spill.

Chemical and Oil Spill Guide

This Guide promotes the health and safety of faculty, staff, and students by providing information to prevent the contraction and spread of communicable diseases and advises the appropriate response to a communicable disease outbreak.

Communicable Disease Guide

This Guide is designed to familiarize faculty, staff, and students with appropriate procedures before, during, and after an earthquake.

Earthquake Guide

This Guide is designed to help familiarize faculty, staff, and students with building emergency evacuation procedures.

Emergency Evacuation Guide

This Guide provides information to prepare faculty, staff, and students on how to respond to fires that may occur in campus buildings and work areas.

Fire Safety Guide

This Guide is designed to help faculty, staff, and students respond to medical emergencies that occur on campus.

Medical Emergency Guide

This Guide outlines the appropriate actions to take and notifications to be made during a power outage or utility failure.

Power Outage and Utility Failure Guide

This Guide is designed to assist faculty, staff, and students in the identification of and appropriate responses to a suspicious package.

Suspicious Package Guide

This Guide is designed to help faculty, staff, and students prepare for a tornado or severe weather event.

Tornado and Severe Weather Guide

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Box 80, One College Lane
Weyers Cave, Virginia 24486

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