Numerous Safety Events Planned for SUNY Canton’s Emergency Preparedness Week
Several departments have scheduled a week of activities to prepare faculty, staff and students to respond to emergencies next week at SUNY Canton.
Here’s a summary of events planned from Sept. 8 to Sept. 11.
At 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, SUNY Canton University Police will be holding a shelter-in-place drill. The goal is to test the college’s RAVE Alert Notification system and determine the college community’s response.
From 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, Environmental Health and Safety will offer cooking safety and fire extinguisher training at the Roselle Plaza.
From 9 a.m. to noon, Thursday, Sept. 10, the cooking safety and fire extinguisher training will continue at the same location.
At 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 10, there will be an “After the Fire” presentation at the Roos House field house. The event features two survivors of the Jan. 19, 2000, fire at Seton Hall University who discuss their perseverance, hope, inspiration, courage and friendship.
From 2 to 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, SUNY Canton EMS will host the second annual First Responder & Public Safety Expo in Parking Lot 7. More than 45 federal, state and local organizations will be attending the event. For students, this is a great opportunity to explore career paths, employment and volunteer opportunities, meet first responders, and get an up-close look at the equipment and resources used throughout the region.
The expo schedule features events every half hour, including:
A 2:00 p.m. LifeNet helicopter landing (weather and mission dependent)
A 2:30 p.m. mock dorm room live burn by the SUNY Canton Environmental Health and Safety Office
A 3:00 p.m. law enforcement K9 demonstration by the Potsdam Police Department
A 3:30 p.m. search and rescue demonstration by Search and Rescue of the Northern Adirondacks
4:00 p.m. drone demonstration by Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Police
There will be an increased number of emergency vehicles, uniformed personnel and public safety activity on campus. Event organizers would like to remind the community that this is a planned activity associated with the Expo and not an emergency on campus.
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