This web site is designed to provide information about what is happening on campus in regard to any internal or external crisis. It also lists links to other web sites that contain useful information. The website will be updated frequently, and you are encouraged to review it regularly. Should a crisis incident take place on campus or the surrounding area, information and guidance will be available at the following locations: The university's home page (www.gmu.edu) GMU-TV (Channel 48 on campus, Channel 18 in Fairfax County and Reston, and Channels 73 and 95 in Alexandria) The switchboard (x31000) The Johnson Center Information Desk Messages for the University Community University Related Construction at Mason Facilities: Outages and Alerts Mason's Emergency Messaging System Emergency Planning Environmental Health and Safety Campus Emergency Response Team (CERT) Fire Safety Programs Terrorism Related George Mason University: Security Update George Mason University: Planning for Crisis What You Can Do as a Community Member Looking Out for Yourself Environmental Health and Safety Office Preparing for Emergencies Emergency Action Emergency Disaster Plan Hostile Intruder on Campus Disease Related Virginia Department of Health's Pandemic Influenza Fact Sheet Environmental Health and Safety Office Emergency Action/Biological Threat Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Useful Information and Contacts Counseling Office The Counseling Office is available for anyone who is feeling especially anxious. You can reach them at 3-2380 or just walk in. On Campus Contacts The George Mason Police Department encourages anybody who receives a threatening phone call to dial:*57 during the call. University Life: For information in regard to programs and services offered by University life Environmental Health and Safety Office: 703 -993-2479 For general safety and emergency preparedness information Student Health Services: 703-993-2830 Counseling Center: 703-993-2380 See the Counseling Center"s web page, "Coping with Crisis and Disaster" Office of International Programs and Services: 703-993-2970 or 703-993-2949 University Relations: 703-993-8785 University Police Fairfax: 703-993-2810, 703-993-2811 Arlington: 703-993-8070 Prince William: 703-993-8370 Off Campus Contacts Homeland Security Information Be Ready U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency Aviation Updates from the Federal Aviation Administration Off Campus Police Non-Emergency: 703 993 HELP (4357) Non-Emergency Assistance: 703 993 2810 Reporting a Crime: 703 993 HELP (4357) Emergency: 911 Email Chief of Police Handling Mail Anyone at George Mason University who receives a suspicious package/letter should notify the police department; keep the item "isolated" (suggest placing it in a plastic bag if one is available), and then immediately wash your hands with soap and water. For more information in regard to dealing with anthrax, see the U.S. Postal Service website.		To add new information to the Mason on Alert page, please contact: Web Communications last update: January 23, 2008