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Hostile Intruder Protocol

In the wake of the tragedies at Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois, we wanted to inform you that we at Haverford have been proactively planning response protocols for a hostile intruder/active shooter on campus for some time now. While it would be difficult, if not impossible, to prevent a well armed, motivated person from creating havoc on an open campus such as ours, the most important piece is communicating the 'shelter in place' message to the community (stay inside, lock your door, stay away from windows, don't come out until told it is safe).

We conducted a hostile intruder tabletop exercise with key campus administrators in the fall, and we installed an audible alert system (loud siren and public address). In addition, we have implemented an electronic notification network (which includes E-mail, text messages, voice mail messaging, as well as our current Emergency/Weather Hotline message system).

In the meantime, we have worked closely with the Special Response Teams of the Haverford and Lower Merion Police Departments to develop protocols for responding to a hostile intruder scenario.

The Haverford Police SRT and the Township Emergency Management Coordinator were on campus touring our campus buildings last semester, and they are planning a tabletop exercise here on campus after Commencement. They have CAD blueprints of all of our buildings, and most importantly, they have our radio frequency on their radios and we have theirs - so that the response to an incident would be timely and well coordinated.

Tom King
Director of Safety and Security
Haverford College

Security Information is Available

Haverford College is committed to assisting all members of the community in providing for their own safety and security. The annual compliance document is available online at http://www.haverford.edu/security/compliance

If you would like the booklet which contains this information, you can stop by the Haverford College Safety & Security Department at 370 Lancaster Ave., Haverford, Pa. 19041 or you can request a copy by mail by writing to the above address or by calling (610) 896-1111.

This information is provided by the Haverford College Department of Safety and Security as required by law.