Emergency Management

Emergency Action Plans

We help you plan how to keep people safe during an emergency in your space.

The Emergency Action Plan (EAP) is a document designed to assist building occupants with their emergency planning and response efforts. The EAP includes but is not limited to:

  • Campus and building specific emergency communication systems
  • Definition of emergency management team members and/or emergency contact lists
  • Evacuation/shelter-in-place/lockdown procedures
  • Concept of operations for various types of emergency situations
  • Training and exercise schedule implementation

What you can do

It’s very likely that your building already has a EAP. If you have questions about emergency plans for your building, contact your EAP coordinator. If you don’t know who your EAP coordinator is, contact us at dps-em@illinois.edu or 217-333-1216.

For general emergency response guidelines, review our Run, Hide, Fight procedures.

Request EAP Training

Has your EAP been updated within the current year?

Date(s) and time(s) for training (please list three possible options, in order of preference)

Training information

Training type
Do you have audio-visual set up at your training location?

I acknowledge that the person submitting this request is responsible for notifying all parties involved in the training, including setting up email or video conferencing invitations once the request is approved. I also acknowledge that the presenter must be allowed 60 minutes to present the material, with another 15 minutes for questions and answers.

I am responsible for notifying all parties involved. *

Additional resources

These contacts may help you learn more about how to prepare for an emergency in your building:


Champaign County 911 Dispatch

metcad911.org | Emergency: 911 | Non-emergency: 217-333-8911
Primary public safety consolidated dispatch center serving Champaign County for all police, fire, and emergency medical service (EMS) response. If you require any type of emergency response, call 911 from a cellular or any landline telephone.


Code Compliance and Fire Safety

fs.illinois.edu/safety-and-compliance/go.fs.illinois.edu/codecomplianceandfiresafety | 217-265-5268
Coordinates fire and life safety programs and the building and fire code compliance functions for the campus.


Facilities and Services

fs.illinois.edu | 217-333-0340
Provides maintenance and repair, utility services, construction, engineering, facilities planning and custodial services for University-owned buildings/facilities.


Division of Research Safety

drs.illinois.edu | 217-333-2755
Assists campus units in identifying and managing biological, chemical and radiological hazards within the campus environment.


Public Affairs

publicaffairs.illinois.edu | 217-333-5010
Determines what information to disseminate to the media before, during, and after an emergency. The Office of Public Affairs will determine, at the time of the incident, who within the building is authorized to disseminate information to the media.