Emergency Preparedness
Abilene Campus
Announcements
TTUHSC has an established policy and procedure regarding the suspension of classes and closing of offices in inclement weather (ice, snow, flooding). If the facilities are closed due to inclement weather, announcements will be placed with local television and radio stations, as well as on the TTUHSC Announcements page.
Weather
Inclement Weather / Campus Closings
TTUHSC operating policy 10.02 is an established policy and procedure regarding the suspension of classes and closing of offices for a short period of time. Inclement weather, electrical outages, malfunctions of the central heating and cooling plant, chemical or biological problems, fire, and explosions are some of the events that might require the suspension of classes and closing of offices. Learn More
Severe Weather
TTUHSC maintains several warning and alert systems for use in the event major storms or other disasters threaten our community. TTUHSC operating policy attachment 76.15 D identifies the procedures to alert all TTUHSC Abilene employees, students, patients, visitors of severe weather conditions. Learn More
National Weather Service
Essential Personnel
It will be the responsibility of the President, Vice Presidents, and Deans to assure that by November 15 of each year the administrators in their organization notify in writing those persons designated as "essential." The Human Resources Office or the Regional Dean's Office at a regional campus will be informed of the personnel designated as essential. Learn More
Abilene Emergency Numbers
| IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE | NUMBER |
|---|---|
| Hendrick Health System 1900 Pine St., Abilene, TX 79601 |
325.670.2000 |
| Abilene Regional Medical Center 6250 US Highway 83, Abilene, TX 79606 |
325.428.1000 |
| MetroCare Ambulance Dispatch | 325.692.9367 |
| Poison Control Center | 800.222.1222 |
| OTHER EMERGENCIES | NUMBER |
|---|---|
| Fire | |
| » Emergency | 911 |
| » Administration | 325.676.6676 |
| Police | |
| » Emergency | 911 |
| » Desk Sergeant | 325.676.6563 |
| » Non-Emergency | 325.676.8331 |
| Texas Highway Patrol | 325.795.4000 |
| Crime Stoppers | 325-676-8477 |
