{"id":600,"date":"2026-10-15T11:06:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T15:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/emergency\/?page_id=600"},"modified":"2026-10-15T13:26:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T17:26:27","slug":"shelter-in-place","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/emergency\/emergency-actions-guide\/shelter-in-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Shelter in Place"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General Procedures to Follow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go inside a building immediately.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lock doors, close windows, and air vents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Turn off fans, air conditioning and forced air heating.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Move into an interior room away from windows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Case of Severe Weather<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Try to remain calm.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seek shelter in a centrally located sturdy room on the lowest possible floor, away from windows and exterior doors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do not go outside or into open areas such as gymnasiums or other rooms where there are large open spans.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do not open windows in an attempt to equalize building pressure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stay away from windows, exterior doors, skylights, mirrors, and other objects that could cause injury if knocked over.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Case of Chemical or Biological Agent<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Try to remain calm.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listen for, and follow instructions provided by Public Safety.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Return to your room and close all windows and doors unless instructed differently by Public Safety.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Turn off air conditioning units.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be prepared to evacuate the area if instructed by Public Safety.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Case of Active Shooter\/Active Threat<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Shelter-In-Place instructions during an Active Shooter or Active Threat incident, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/emergency\/emergency-actions-guide\/emergency-actions-avoid-deny-defend\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"350\">Active Aggressor<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Information to Know<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Location of interior corridors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evacuation routes\/procedures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shelter-in-place procedures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Procedures to Follow In Case of Severe Weather In Case of Chemical or Biological Agent In Case of Active Shooter\/Active Threat For Shelter-In-Place instructions during an Active Shooter or Active Threat incident, visit the Active Aggressor page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5528,"featured_media":0,"parent":568,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-600","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/emergency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/emergency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/emergency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/emergency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5528"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/emergency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=600"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/emergency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/600\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":632,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/emergency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/600\/revisions\/632"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/emergency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/emergency\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}