In case of emergency, please use the following numbers for the appropriate campus:
Main Campus
Call Campus Safety Security at 563-884-5555 or ext. 5555 from a campus telephone.
Palmer Florida
Call Campus Safety Security at 386-763-2777 or ext. 2777 from a campus telephone.
Palmer West
Call the front desk at 408-568-5951 during normal business hours. After normal business hours, call First Security Services at 800-400-1110.
Emergency Response Procedures
The College maintains action plans designed to support effective emergency management. Responses to emergencies vary based on the severity, magnitude, duration and intensity of the event. The College’s Emergency Action Plan applies to the College community and establishes procedures and responsibilities for emergency situations including:
- Evacuation Procedures
- General Crime Prevention Tips
- Office Security Tips
- Personal Security Tips
- Residential Security Tips
- Vehicle Security Tips
- What to Do in an Emergency
- Bomb Threat
- Responding to an Active Shooter on Campus
- Chemical Release
- Fire
- Medical Emergency
- Workplace Violence
- Criminal Behavior
- Severe Weather
- Weather-Related Campus Closures
- Electrical Utility Failure
The College’s Emergency Action Plan provides guidance in the response to an emergency with specific procedures that are outlined in detail.
The College’s Emergency Action Plan is updated annually. The plan can be found online at: www.palmer.edu/security. For a hard copy of the emergency response procedures, contact:
Brian Sharkey, Senior Director of Safety Security
1000 Brady Street, Davenport, IA 52803
563-884-5147
brian.sharkey@palmer.edu
Evacuation
In case of an evacuation, please go to the following areas:
Main Campus Evacuation Safe Areas
All people on the west side of Brady Street gather in the faculty/staff parking lot (Lot D). All people on the east side of Brady Street gather in the visitor parking lot (LOT A).
All people at the Research Building and 723 Brady Street gather on the Brady Street sidewalk in front of the building.
All people at Vickie Anne Palmer Hall gather in the west parking lot (Lot P). All people at the Advancement/Alumni Building gather at Parking Lot Q.
Florida Campus Evacuation Safe Areas
Building One:
All people who leave the building through the north exit doors gather in the north parking lot.
All people who leave the building through the southwest exit doors gather in the south parking lot.
Building Two:
All people who leave the building through the north exit door, east exit doors and west entrance doors, gather in the north parking lot.
All people who leave the building through the south exit doors gather in the south parking lot.
Building Three:
All people who leave the building through the north exit doors, south exit doors, west exit doors, and the east main entrance doors will gather in the south parking lot.
Building Four:
All people who leave the building through the north exit doors, east exit doors, south exist doors and west entrance doors, gather in the north parking lot.
Palmer Chiropractic Clinic:
All people who leave the building through the north exit doors or the northeast exit doors gather in the north parking lot.
All people who leave the building through any south or west doors gather in the south parking lot.
West Campus Evacuation Safe Areas
Assembly Area 1: Located in the south parking lot next to the basketball hoop.
Assembly Area 2: Located in the northeast parking lot outside the Campus Store.
Assembly Area 3: Located in the northwest parking lot outside the intern work room.
Severe Weather
Reports of severe weather from the National Weather Service are monitored via the Internet, television and weather radios.
Main Campus
In case of an emergency, you’ll be notified by Palmer Alert. Go to one of the following safe zones:
| Building | Area |
| 723 Brady Street | Interior hallways |
| Administration Building | Lower level or first floor |
| Advancement 708 Brady Street | Interior Hallways |
| Campus Center | Lower level, away from windows |
| D.D. Palmer Memorial Building | Lower level |
| David D. Palmer Learning Commons | Lower level |
| William J. & Mary A. Kiernan Hall | East stairwell or first floor classrooms |
| Harold & Marie Bechtel Center | Lower level, away from windows |
| Mabel H. Palmer Hall | First floor hallway |
| North Hall Building | First floor office area |
| R. Richard Bittner Athletic & Recreation Center | First floor west interior hallway |
| Vickie Anne Palmer Hall | Lower level |
| West Hall | Lower level interior hallway |
The sounding of the City of Davenport or City of Moline severe weather sirens does not necessarily prompt an immediate evacuation to the severe weather shelters. Under the Quad City Metro Area outdoor warning system guidelines, sirens are sounded for: tornadoes, thunderstorms with winds 70 mph or greater, or golf-ball sized hail or larger. The same tone will be used for all threats in the community and the sirens may be sounded multiple times during a weather emergency. If you hear a severe weather siren, please remain indoors and listen for any additional information.
Florida Campus
In case of emergency, you’ll be notified by Palmer Alert to go to one of the following safe zones:
| Building | Area |
| Building One | Student Services |
| Building Two | Anatomy Lab, Faculty Office Suites |
| Building Three | Monte’s Café |
| Building Four | Lecture Room 4140 |
| Main Clinic (Mod-4-Second Floor) | First Floor Large Clinical Services Room |
| Palmer Chiropractic Clinic | Large Clinical Services Room |
All Palmer faculty, staff and students will wait for an ALL-CLEAR SIGNAL from Academic Affairs before leaving the designated areas.
West Campus
In case of emergency, you’ll be notified by Palmer Alert go to the first floor, away from windows.
For all other emergencies, please refer to Emergency Operations Plan.
