Important Numbers
University Police
Emergency: 911
Non-Emergency: 479-575-2222
You can also utilize the SafeZone App on your cellphone during an emergency by touching the “Emergency” button.
Tornado/Severe Weather
If a tornado threatens the campus directly and the campus community needs to seek shelter immediately, UAPD will send a RazALERT message and activate the campus outdoor warning sirens. Take shelter immediately during a tornado warning and consider the DUCK method to stay safe:
- Down to the lowest part of your home/building
- Under something
- Center of house/building
- Keep away from windows and exterior doors
Instructors: Interrupt class activity and advise the students to move to the safest area available. Should the allotted class time expire during the warning, the instructor should encourage the students to remain in the safe area until the threat of the tornado has passed.
Active Threat
- AVOID: Leave the area immediately. If necessary, break windows or glass to get out of the area. Run in the opposite direction of the disturbance or shots, cover your head with books or other items for protection. Do not stop running until you are in a safe area. If police officers are in the area, listen and comply with all their commands. Raise your hands or keep them in plain sight, so you are not perceived as a threat.
- DENY: If you cannot Avoid, Lock your door. Silence your phone, call 911 and give detailed and specific information about the threat. Do not leave until instructed to do so by police. Stay low to the ground and away from windows. Barricade the doors with anything possible (furniture, chairs etc.) to deny the intruder access. If you cannot speak, leave the line open or communicate with UAPD via the SafeZone App or texting 479-575-2222.
- DEFEND: If the first two options do not work, defend yourself and those around you. Use any objects available to you to distract or interrupt the actions of the attacker. Defend is a last resort safeguard, a right and an opportunity to guard against life threatening action.
Visit Campus Safety (safety.uark.edu) for more information on campus safety.
We also have this information available as a PDF flyer for easy printing/posting.