StudentsEmergency Management
UW Emergency Management (UWEM) is the smallest of the eight major service divisions of Facilities Services Department that is responsible for developing and implementing programs and projects in emergency planning, training, response, and recovery. Our mission is to promote campus disaster planning, mitigation, response and recovery. For detailed information on UW programs, our mission, vision, values and 5-year strategic plan, please click here. Included in this site are guidelines for what to do in case of various emergencies or disasters.
The kinds of emergencies that can happen on our campus include:
In addition to the emergency preparedness information contained on this web site, you will find links to many other web sites pertaining to emergency preparedness.
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In accordance with Federal, State, local and UW Administrative Policy Statements 13.1 and 13.2, the University of Washington has established a comprehensive emergency and disaster preparedness program to protect its people, resources and environment
- Annual Internal Disaster Preparedness Grant Open Thru Sept. 1st - (July 21, 2008) Its that time o' the year again. UWEM is soliciting proposals from any UW department, unit, campus or college for emergency preparedness projects. The simple 1-page online application can be found by clicking on the headline above. This annual $100K grant program has NO matching requirements and has funded nearly 62 projects over the past 3 years. All applications must be received by September 1st in order to be considered!
- UWEM Welcomes a New Team Member Siri-Elizabeth McLean - (July 21, 2008) Ms. Siri-Elizabeth McLean (Siri for short) today joined the UW Emergency Management Team. She is the new Plans and Training Manager for UWEM. In this role, she will be responsible for many of the activities that Elenka Jarolimek used to do (including managing nearly $2 million in new FEMA mitigation grants), but also will be expanding to work on developing new training programs for students and faculty for disaster preparedness. She will also will be assisting in the development and update of department disaster plans, policies and procedures, and working on drills and in the EOC. Siri is a UW graduate, having recently completed her Masters Degree in Critical Infrastructure Protection (aka "homeland security") in the School of Architecture and Urban Planning and recently worked as an emergency planner at Microsoft in Redmond, WA. Siri's office will temporarily be located in Gerberding Hall Room B-78 (basement) until we can relocate her back into Suite 22 later this Fall. Her email is sirim@u.washigton.edu and her phone number is 206-897-8081.
