{"id":353,"date":"2022-07-27T20:40:58","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T20:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/shelter-in-place\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T09:15:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T13:15:38","slug":"shelter-in-place","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/campus-safety\/emergency-planning-personal-safety\/emergency-plan\/shelter-in-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Shelter-in-Place"},"content":{"rendered":"<section\n    class=\"\n        basic-hero\n                    basic-hero--no-image\n            \"\n    >\n        <div class=\"basic-hero__inner\">\n        <h1 class=\"basic-hero__heading\">\n            <div class=\"basic-hero__heading-text-container\">\n                                    <span class=\"basic-hero__heading-text \">Shelter-in-Place<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/h1>\n        <div class=\"basic-hero__breadcrumbs\">\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section\n    class=\"body body--white body--line-left body--line-left-yellow body--line-left-full \"\n    >\n    <div class=\"body__container\">\n                    <div class=\"body__heading\">When to Shelter-in-Place<\/div>\n                <div class=\"body__content\">\n            <p>In an emergency, College or local officials may tell you to seek safe shelter or \u201cshelter-in-place.\u201d Shelter-in-place means to stay inside or go in the nearest building when a disaster strikes. It is a way for you to stay as safe as possible until the emergency is over.<\/p>\n<p>If you are told to shelter-in-place, please follow the steps below to keep safe if told to shelter-in-place.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Active Shooter:<\/strong> An active shooter or assailant is reported on campus\u2014see <a href=\"\/offices\/campus-safety\/emergency-planning-personal-safety\/emergency-plan\/actions\/\"><strong>Actions to Take in an Active Shooter or Intruder Situation<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tornado\/Major Weather Event\u2014<\/strong>see <a href=\"\/offices\/campus-safety\/emergency-planning-personal-safety\/emergency-plan\/actions\/\"><strong>Tornado Warning, Hurricane\/Tropical Storm, <\/strong>or <strong>Train Derailment<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chemical, Radiological, or another hazard\u2014<\/strong>see <a href=\"\/offices\/campus-safety\/emergency-planning-personal-safety\/emergency-plan\/actions\/\"><strong>Explosion, Hazardous Materials Incident, Nuclear Power Incident, <\/strong>or<strong> Train Derailment<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"body__links\">\n                                                                                                                            \n<a\n            href=\"\/offices\/campus-safety\/emergency-planning-personal-safety\/emergency-plan\/actions\/\"\n        target=\"_self\"\n            class=\"\n        base-button\n        base-button--yellow\n            \"\n>\n    <span class=\"base-button__text\">\n        Actions to Take in an Emergency\n    <\/span>\n    <svg width=\"1\" height=\"1\" class=\"base-button__arrow\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 16.15 16.15\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M9.23,3.11l-.77.82,3.4,3.64h-9V8.74h9.05L8.46,12.41l.78.82L14,8.17Z\" stroke=\"none\"\/><circle cx=\"8.08\" cy=\"8.07\" r=\"7.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" stroke-width=\"1.15\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n                                                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<section\n    class=\"body body--white  body--line-right-light-blue body--line-right-full body--line-right\"\n    >\n    <div class=\"body__container\">\n                    <div class=\"body__heading\">Shelter-in-Place Steps<\/div>\n                <div class=\"body__content\">\n            <ol>\n<li><strong>Stay Indoors:<\/strong> If indoors, stay put. If outdoors, go inside the nearest building quickly or follow instructions from officials.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ó³»­´«Ã½ a Safe Room:<\/strong> Choose an interior room with no or few windows above ground.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Secure the Room:<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>Close and lock all windows and exterior doors.<\/li>\n<li>Turn off air conditioners, heaters, and fans.<\/li>\n<li>Close vents if possible (LVC staff will turn off ventilation as soon as possible).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Contact Information:<\/strong> Make a list of people with you. Call the Office of Campus Safety at 717-867-6111 to report your location.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stay Informed:<\/strong> Monitor updates via:\n<ol>\n<li>LVC Website<\/li>\n<li>Social Media: LVC social media channels<\/li>\n<li>Signage and Omnilert Alerts: Follow posted instructions and alerts.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":430,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-353","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"section_menu":461,"language":"en","alternate_language_urls":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=353"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3471,"href":"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/353\/revisions\/3471"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}