Flood
Important Contacts
UC Police Department (UCPD) & UCLA Fire: 9-1-1
Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S): (310) 825-9797
Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine (DLAM): (310) 825-2200
DGSOM Security: (310) 267-7100
Facilities Management (FM): (310) 825-9236
Alert
If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, please call 9-1-1 immediately.
Prepare
- Discuss and prepare for the flood risk within your area
- Store physical data on the cloud (i.e. Box, Shared Drive, etc.).
Respond
- Proceed with caution. Electric shock may occur in flooded areas
- Call 911 and report the flood
- Provide the location (including building and room number), your contact, emergency details and source (if known)
- If safe to do so, meet the responders to report the contents in or around the flooded area, ways to enter the area safely and hazardous or unknown conditions
- If the affected area is a laboratory or hazardous materials are involved, call 911 and evacuate if necessary
- See lab shutdown for further procedures
- Alert supervisor of incident. Assist in cataloging damaged assets. File for any insurance claims
- Large Floods:
- Flash flood warning issued or if anticipated:
- DO NOT EVACUATE, unless safe to do so
- Move to higher grounds, away from water sources
- Leave your car if it stalls. Climb to high ground immediately
- DO NOT try to walk, swim or drive through water.
- Flash flood warning issued or if anticipated:
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