Department of Dance
Security Systems and Alarms
Please be aware of the differences between the panic button security system and the fire alarm system in the HHP Building:
The panic button system consists of over 20 "Panic Buttons"
(red buttons in a white box) mounted on walls throughout the facility.
These buttons are primarily located in the women's dressing and locker
rooms, dance studios, and secluded stairwells and hallways. This system
is in operation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. When a button is pushed
a signal is sent to a professional central dispatcher, National Guardian
Security Services, indicating a panic button has been activated and the
exact location in the building. The dispatcher then calls the UNCG Police
with this information. The Police are instructed to treat this as an emergency
and immediately respond by sending officers to the location. In addition,
very loud bell alarms will sound throughout the building. The police will
investigate the area, react to the situation, and reset the system. It
is not necessary for the building occupants to evacuate the building when
the panic button bells are set off.
The fire alarm system, other than for drills, is activated when either
a smoke or heat detector is set off, or an individual pulls on one of
the red fire alarm boxes located throughout the facility. The fire alarm
system is a very loud pulsating buzzer sound which is easily distinguishable
from the panic button bells. In addition, the alarm lights will be flashing
in a strobe-like manner. IT IS REQUIRED THAT THE BUILDING BE EVACUATED
WHEN THE FIRE ALARM SOUNDS, unless there is a pre-announced drill taking
place. (http://www.uncg.edu/sft/2000FIRE.htm lists the drill schedule,
and signs are posted the night before.) When it is a drill, the alarms
sound for 1 minute only. If the alarm is sounding “for real,”
it will last longer.
Once the alarm sounds, the UNCG Police will again be contacted by National Guardian, and will immediately investigate. No one is to re-enter the facility until the police have determined the area safe and given permission to re-enter.
Important campus phone numbers: (24 hr. service)
Emergency Hotline 44444 Student Escort Service 45963
UNCG Police 45963 Student Health Center 45340
The following also has 24 hr. service:
Mental Health Ctr--Crisis/Emergency 641 4993 or 1-800-853 5163