Spring Safety and Emergency Preparedness Week

The Evergreen State College

Join us for Safety & Emergency Preparedness Week this Spring Quarter 2026—a full week dedicated to empowering our campus community with life???saving skills, hands???on training, and practical tools for resilience. Hosted by Emergency Management, this annual event brings together our campus partners and local emergency response agencies to deliver inclusive, engaging, and action???focused preparedness education for all students, staff, and faculty.

Learn essential skills to provide immediate assistance during medical emergencies. Participants will receive hands???on instruction and nationally recognized certification.

In partnership with the McLane Black Lake Fire Department, this popular interactive training teaches you how to properly assess small fires and safely use a fire extinguisher with real equipment in a controlled environment.

Presented by the Department of Health and Social Services, this workshop covers recognizing the signs of an overdose, legal protections, and how to administer lifesaving Naloxone.

Led by Police Services, this training provides strategies to respond to violent critical incidents, with practical guidance on maintaining situational awareness, decision???making under stress, and understanding campus resources.

Also supported by the McLane Black Lake Fire Department, this session covers common causes of kitchen fires, safe cooking practices, and how to respond effectively to stovetop and grease fires.

Emergency Management will conduct coordinated evacuation drills across all academic buildings and campus housing. Participants learn evacuation routes, building assembly points, and how to support peers during real events.

This specialized, inclusive workshop focuses on preparedness planning for individuals with access or functional needs as well as families with service animals or pets. Topics include communication plans, medical necessities, mobility considerations, and sheltering with animals.

Learn how to create a personalized family communication plan and assemble a disaster “go bag.” Participants will walk through essential items, documentation, comfort items, and real???world strategies for evacuation and shelter???in???place scenarios.