UCSD Emergency Status

Check this page to see UCSD's current emergency status, and find resources you may need during an emergency.

Campus condition

Current campus condition: Green: Normal.

UCSD's emergency status phone number: (888) 308-8273

• In the event of a major emergency affecting UCSD, call this number for a recorded status message advising on campus closure, interruption of classes, and work schedules.

Emergency Notifications

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Definitions

This page will be updated with information on major emergencies affecting campus. Color codes for these emergencies:

Green: Normal. No emergency
Yellow: Caution. An event involving an entire floor or building and affecting many people; may involve large-scale evacuation and include the need for off-campus emergency response resources
Red: Emergency. Campus-wide emergency, such as a strong earthquake, which overwhelms available resources and personnel, causing widespread damage and injuries

Terrorist alerts

This page addresses current campus emergency conditions. For national terrorist alert status, see the Homeland Security Advisory System.

Emergency planning

• UCSD's Emergency Operations Plan: UCSD's planned response to emergency situations, including fires, hazardous spills, earthquakes, flooding, explosion, and civil disorder
• How to Develop a Department Emergency Action Plan: For UCSD's emergency preparedness planners; basic procedures and resources to create your department's facility-specific emergency action plan
• Emergency Preparedness Planning for UCSD: Learn about UCSD's emergency preparedness planning efforts and how to participate.

Mail security

• UCSD Mail Services Alert
• Characteristics of Suspicious Packages

Safety

Campuswide Emergencies

• Phone Numbers
• Registering for Notifications
• Emergency Status