Emergency Status Colors

Color-coded emergency status of campus conditions

From normal operations (green) to full emergency conditions (red)

Campus emergency status is based on conditions that the campus is experiencing or expecting. The levels include green for normal operations; yellow for an active emergency that does not affect the overall operations of a campus; orange, for incidents causing significant damage or disruption to campus; and red, which indicates a situation that could involve multiple fatalities or severe property damage.

Based on the circumstances, alert notifications will be sent when necessary. Also, conditions other than normal will be posted on the homepage for each campus. The Protect IU website displays the current campus emergency status for each campus at all times. Here, more information about the campus status is available by clicking on the status color bar.

A more detailed explanation of the status levels is below.

Red level - Extreme (full emergency conditions)

Emergency conditions have seriously impaired or halted campus operations. Multiple casualties or severe property damage may be sustained. Coordination of campus resources may be required to limit further losses and return the campus to normal operations. Full Emergency Operations Center operations is required when campus coordination is needed. The IU community is advised of immediate emergency actions to take.

Examples: large earthquake, catastrophic bombing, tornado warning, warnings requiring sheltering

Orange level - severe (significant emergency conditions)

Emergency causing significant damage or disrupts overall campus operations for an extended period. Probably necessitates class cancellation. The Emergency Operations Center is partially or fully activated. The campus may or may not be the only affected entity. The IU community is advised of actions to take.

Examples: tornado damage, ice storm

Yellow level – moderate (active emergency conditions)

An incident not seriously affecting the overall functional capability of the campus or its resources but emergency conditions do exist. Conditions are localized and the Emergency Operations Center may be partially or fully activated. The IU community is informed of precautions relevant to the condition.

Examples: flooding, chemical spill(s), severe snow storm

Green level – Normal (daily operations)

Monitoring of potential hazards is ongoing. Normal operations are ongoing.

Examples: normal business hours