District Alert Information

To view important bulletins regarding emergencies, critical incidents, or events that may be occuring upon or affecting any of our campuses, please visit the Alert Bulletins page.

Requesting Assistance

In any emergency, do your best to remain calm.

Report the situation using 9-1-1 (or 9-9-1-1 from campus telephones) only if the situation is an immediate threat to lives or property. In all other cases, notify District Police using the following non-emergency telephones:

Police Department Phone Numbers:

• Brentwood Center (925) 439-2181 ext: 3228
• Contra Costa College (510) 235-7800 ext: 4207
  Patrol Duty Officer Cell# (925) 383-0872
• Diablo Valley College (925) 685-1230 ext: 2338
  Patrol Duty Officer Cell# (925) 963-0259
• District Office (925) 685-1230 ext: 2338
• Los Medanos College (925) 439-2181 ext: 3228
  Patrol Duty Officer Cell# (925) 699-0544
• San Ramon Campus (925) 866-1822 ext: 5120
  Patrol Duty Officer Cell# (925) 699-0493

Office Business Hours:

• Monday thru Thursday - 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
• Friday - 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
• Saturday - 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

After Business Hours:

To make reports after normal business hours, please contact the appropriate police department dispatch center below:

• Brentwood Center (925) 646-2441
• Contra Costa College (510) 233-1214
• Diablo Valley College (925) 288-4600
• District Office (925) 372-3440
• Los Medanos College (925) 646-2441
• San Ramon Valley Campus (925) 646-2441

When calling, provide the dispatcher with your name, telephone call-back number, and location (including campus, building, and room number). Provide the dispatcher with:

• Nature of the incident
• Description and names (if known) of any involved persons
• Last known direction of travel (when appropriate)

Remain on the line. Do not hang up until instructed to do so by the dispatcher.

Emergency Guidelines

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY

Event-specific checklists may be obtained through the following links:

• AIRCRAFT CRASH
• ALERT SITUATION
• BOMB THREAT
• CIVIL DISORDER
• CRIME IN PROGRESS
• EARTHQUAKE
• EMERGENCY ALERT
• EVACUATION
• EXPLOSION
• FACILITY CLOSURE
• FIRE
• FLOODING
• HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENT
• IN CASE OF EMERGENCY
• LANDSLIDE_GROUND SUBSIDENCE
• LOCKDOWN
• MEDICAL EMERGENCY
• MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS
• MULTI-CASUALTY INCIDENT
• POWER OUTAGE
• PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY
• SHELTER IN PLACE
• SPARE THE AIR AIR HEALTH QUALITY ADVISORY
• STATE OF WAR EMERGENCY
• SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
• TERRORIST INCIDENT
• TSUNAMI
• UTILITY FAILURE
• WEATHER EMERGENCY (SEVERE WEATHER)

Emergency Management

The following General Guidelines provide information on specific topics for those who may have emergency response or management responsibilities:

• ACTIVATION
• EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEMS
• INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
• INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
• PERSONS WITH FUNCTIONAL NEEDS

A complete document containing all available event-specific and general guidelines may be downloaded/printed from the following link:

EMERGENCY PLAN (2009)

For More Information

If you would like to receive more information about emergency preparedness or have questions about any of our special programs, please contact:

Officer Teddy M. Terstegge
Emergency Services Coordinator
Los Medanos College Station
2700 East Leland Road
Pittsburg, CA 94565
(925)439-1505
(925)427-1665 (Fax)
tterstegge@losmedanos.edu (E-mail)