Temple Conducting Shelter-In-Place Drill Thursday

PHILADELPHIA — Temple University is conducting a shelter-in-place drill on Thursday, the school said.

The third annual drill will occur at about 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 14.

This drill will use outdoor warning sirens on Temple’s Main and Health Sciences Center campuses. Sirens will be activated for roughly three minutes, and the drill will end at about 10:15 a.m.

On the morning of Feb. 14, as well as at the start of the 10 a.m. drill, a TUalert will be sent to remind the school community of the shelter-in-place drill.

Another message will be sent when the drill ends.

The shelter-in-place drill is intended to educate the Temple University community on appropriate responses to real shelter-in-place emergencies, test the operating systems, and identify areas in need of improvement with regard to the university’s emergency preparedness efforts, the university said.

Shelter-in-place plans help keep you safe when there are environmental hazards such as a chemical release or a severe weather event.

It means get inside immediately and stay there until you hear otherwise. Shelter-in-place is different from a lockdown, which is used for a violent human threat of any kind, including an active-shooter scenario.

No front doors should be locked for the shelter-in-place drill.

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