Emergency Communication
Immediate Actions
For police or medical emergencies
- Dial 9-1-1 from any campus phone, pay phone or cell phone
- Use Emergency Call Boxes, campus emergency phones or elevator emergency
phones/intercoms - If necessary, the campus fire alarm pull-boxes can be used to summon an emergency response from UCPD
- Note: There is no charge for calling 911 from a pay phone
- Note: Dialing 911 from a cell phone while on campus will connect you to the nearest California Highway Patrol Dispatch (there may be a delay in answering your call) and they will transfer your call to UCPD
For fire, earthquake, or campus closures:
- Only use phones or cell phones to dial 9-1-1 for emergency situations
- Listen to radio bulletins, watch TV news, and check the http://campusstatus.ucr.edu
Additional Information / Follow Up Activities
Information concerning emergencies at UCR and related topics will be available to the campus community through the following resources:
- UCR Website at www.ucr.edu
- UCR EH&S Emergency Management Website at www.ehs.ucr.edu/emergency
- UCR Campus Radio KUCR: 88.3 FM or www.KUCR.edu
- Riverside Area News and Information Radio
- KFRG 95.1 FM or KGGI 99.1 FM
- KFI 640 AM or KNX 1070 AM
- Riverside Area Emergency Information – Charter Cable Channel 32 or 33