{"id":353,"date":"2022-07-27T20:40:58","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T20:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/shelter-in-place\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T09:15:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T13:15:38","slug":"shelter-in-place","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/campus-safety\/emergency-planning-personal-safety\/emergency-plan\/shelter-in-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Shelter-in-Place"},"content":{"rendered":"<section\n    class=\"\n        basic-hero\n                    basic-hero--no-image\n            \"\n    >\n        <div class=\"basic-hero__inner\">\n        <h1 class=\"basic-hero__heading\">\n            <div class=\"basic-hero__heading-text-container\">\n                                    <span class=\"basic-hero__heading-text \">Shelter-in-Place<\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/h1>\n        <div class=\"basic-hero__breadcrumbs\">\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section\n    class=\"body body--white body--line-left body--line-left-yellow body--line-left-full \"\n    >\n    <div class=\"body__container\">\n                    <div class=\"body__heading\">When to Shelter-in-Place<\/div>\n                <div class=\"body__content\">\n            <p>In an emergency, College or local officials may tell you to seek safe shelter or \u201cshelter-in-place.\u201d Shelter-in-place means to stay inside or go in the nearest building when a disaster strikes. It is a way for you to stay as safe as possible until the emergency is over.<\/p>\n<p>If you are told to shelter-in-place, please follow the steps below to keep safe if told to shelter-in-place.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Active Shooter:<\/strong> An active shooter or assailant is reported on campus\u2014see <a href=\"\/offices\/campus-safety\/emergency-planning-personal-safety\/emergency-plan\/actions\/\"><strong>Actions to Take in an Active Shooter or Intruder Situation<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tornado\/Major Weather Event\u2014<\/strong>see <a href=\"\/offices\/campus-safety\/emergency-planning-personal-safety\/emergency-plan\/actions\/\"><strong>Tornado Warning, Hurricane\/Tropical Storm, <\/strong>or <strong>Train Derailment<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chemical, Radiological, or another hazard\u2014<\/strong>see <a href=\"\/offices\/campus-safety\/emergency-planning-personal-safety\/emergency-plan\/actions\/\"><strong>Explosion, Hazardous Materials Incident, Nuclear Power Incident, <\/strong>or<strong> Train Derailment<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"body__links\">\n                                                                                                                            \n<a\n            href=\"\/offices\/campus-safety\/emergency-planning-personal-safety\/emergency-plan\/actions\/\"\n        target=\"_self\"\n            class=\"\n        base-button\n        base-button--yellow\n            \"\n>\n    <span class=\"base-button__text\">\n        Actions to Take in an Emergency\n    <\/span>\n    <svg width=\"1\" height=\"1\" class=\"base-button__arrow\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 16.15 16.15\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M9.23,3.11l-.77.82,3.4,3.64h-9V8.74h9.05L8.46,12.41l.78.82L14,8.17Z\" stroke=\"none\"\/><circle cx=\"8.08\" cy=\"8.07\" r=\"7.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" stroke-width=\"1.15\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n                                                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<section\n    class=\"body body--white  body--line-right-light-blue body--line-right-full body--line-right\"\n    >\n    <div class=\"body__container\">\n                    <div class=\"body__heading\">Shelter-in-Place Steps<\/div>\n                <div class=\"body__content\">\n            <ol>\n<li><strong>Stay Indoors:<\/strong> If indoors, stay put. If outdoors, go inside the nearest building quickly or follow instructions from officials.<\/li>\n<li><strong>°ÅÀÖÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø a Safe Room:<\/strong> Choose an interior room with no or few windows above ground.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Secure the Room:<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>Close and lock all windows and exterior doors.<\/li>\n<li>Turn off air conditioners, heaters, and fans.<\/li>\n<li>Close vents if possible (LVC staff will turn off ventilation as soon as possible).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Contact Information:<\/strong> Make a list of people with you. Call the Office of Campus Safety at 717-867-6111 to report your location.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stay Informed:<\/strong> Monitor updates via:\n<ol>\n<li>LVC Website<\/li>\n<li>Social Media: LVC social media channels<\/li>\n<li>Signage and Omnilert Alerts: Follow posted instructions and alerts.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":430,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-353","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"section_menu":461,"language":"en","alternate_language_urls":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Shelter-in-Place - Offices<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If an incident occurs and the buildings or areas around you become unstable, or if the air outdoors becomes dangerous due to toxic or irritating substances, it is usually safer to stay indoors.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/campus-safety\/emergency-planning-personal-safety\/emergency-plan\/shelter-in-place\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Shelter-in-Place - Offices\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If an incident occurs and the buildings or areas around you become unstable, or if the air outdoors becomes dangerous due to toxic or irritating substances, it is usually safer to stay indoors.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.lvc.edu\/offices\/campus-safety\/emergency-planning-personal-safety\/emergency-plan\/shelter-in-place\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Offices\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-23T13:15:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lvc.edu\\\/offices\\\/campus-safety\\\/emergency-planning-personal-safety\\\/emergency-plan\\\/shelter-in-place\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lvc.edu\\\/offices\\\/campus-safety\\\/emergency-planning-personal-safety\\\/emergency-plan\\\/shelter-in-place\\\/\",\"name\":\"Shelter-in-Place - Offices\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lvc.edu\\\/offices\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-07-27T20:40:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-23T13:15:38+00:00\",\"description\":\"If an incident occurs and the buildings or areas around you become unstable, or if the air outdoors becomes dangerous due to toxic or irritating substances, it is usually safer to stay indoors.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lvc.edu\\\/offices\\\/campus-safety\\\/emergency-planning-personal-safety\\\/emergency-plan\\\/shelter-in-place\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lvc.edu\\\/offices\\\/campus-safety\\\/emergency-planning-personal-safety\\\/emergency-plan\\\/shelter-in-place\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lvc.edu\\\/offices\\\/campus-safety\\\/emergency-planning-personal-safety\\\/emergency-plan\\\/shelter-in-place\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Campus Safety\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.lvc.edu\\\/offices\\\/campus-safety\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Emergency Planning &#038; 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