Emergency Management

BGSU Firelands Emergency Management Plan

BGSU Emergency Management & Response

Emergency (Numbers Police / Fire / Medical): 911

Erie County Department of Health 888-399-6065

Erie County Emergency Management Agency 419-627-7617

Erie County Sheriff’s Office 419-625-7951

BGSU Firelands Operations 419-372-0685

BGSU Firelands Switchboard 419-433-5560

BGSU Counseling Center 419-372-0614

BGSU Office of Human Resources 419-372-0623

BGSU Department of Public Safety 419-372-2346

Firelands Regional Medical 419-557-5177

Media Resources Information Hotline: (419) 37 ALERT

Red Cross Firelands Chapter 800-589-2286

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Ohio Department of Health (ODH)

Ohio Emergency Management Agency (OEMA)

World Health Organization (WHO)

• Tornado Safety
• Tornado Presentation
  (courtesy of Vermont Safety Information Resources, Inc.)
• The On-Line Tornado FAQ
• Designated Severe Weather Shelter Areas

In the event of severe weather or any other emergency condition which necessitates canceling classes, BGSU Firelands will be closed. The decision to cancel classes will be made by the Director of Budget & Operations and the Dean, using the most reliable weather and road-condition information available to them.

Every effort will be made to notify the radio and television stations listed below of the college operating conditions.

In addition, any and all delays and cancellations will be available on the home page of our web site as well as the campus telephone greeting / switchboard.

• by 6:30 a.m. for cancellation of MORNING classes
• by 10:30 a.m. for cancellation of AFTERNOON classes (beginning at 12:30 pm)
• by 3:00 p.m. for cancellation of EVENING classes (beginning at 4:30 pm)

• WNRR (92.1) FM Bellevue/Clyde
• WLEC (1450 AM); WCPZ (102.7 FM); Sandusky
• WMJK (100.9 FM)
• WLKR (1510 AM; 95.3 FM) Norwalk
• WKFM (96.1 FM)
• WEOL (930 AM) Elyria/Cleveland/Lorain
• WFRO (900 AM; 99 FM) Fremont

• WKYC - TV 3 Cleveland
• WTVG - TV 13 Toledo
• WJW - TV 8 Cleveland
• WUAB - TV 43 Cleveland
• WOIO - TV 19 Cleveland