EMERGENCIES

 

Emergency Telephones

Emergency telephones, which are direct lines to OUHSCPD, are located in and near the apartment complex. Locate the phone closest to your apartment and use only for emergencies. (They are Blue columns with a light on the top.)

 

Medical 

If you or someone else sustains a severe injury or become seriously ill, contact the Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center Police Department (OUHSCPD) at 271-4911. OUHSCPD officers are trained in basic life support techniques and can render first aid for minor and non-life threatening problems. OUHSCPD will call an ambulance for patients who require care beyond the responding officer’s capabilities. There is a charge for services provided by ambulance and paramedics.

 

Sexual Assault

Report any sexual assaults to OUHSCPD by calling 271-4911. In addition, counseling is available with a Sexual Assault Survivors Group at 2460 NW 39^th (Gaylord Complex) in Oklahoma City, OK. For meeting times or general information, please call their office at 947-4506.

Child Abuse/Neglect

Parents are expected to supervise their children at all times, inside and outside the apartments, and to help resolve the various conflicts that may occur when children play together. A child should never be locked out of an apartment or be sent outside unsupervised. Report persons suspected of neglecting or verbally, physically or sexually abusing a child to the State of Oklahoma Department of Human Services Child Welfare Hotline, 1-800-522-3511 or to the manager’s office. Your information will remain anonymous and confidential.

 

Fire Safety

For your safety, each apartment is equipped with a non-battery operated smoke alarm. NOTE: Smoke alarms are extremely sensitive. Cooking smoke, vapors from nearby humidifiers, and shower steam escaping via an open bathroom door, can activate them. In the event of such nuisance alarms, residents should ventilate their apartment. OUHSCPD must come out and silence it for you. 

• Open doors and windows and fan air below the smoke alarm. If you think there is a problem with your smoke alarm, notify the manager to have it checked. 
• Tampering with or removing the smoke alarm in your apartment may be grounds for termination of the lease. 
• If you hear an alarm sound in another apartment, call OUHSCPD immediately at 271-4911. If possible, contact the manager’s office after evacuating your apartment.

 

Fire Extinguishers 

Fire extinguishers for putting out small fires have been installed in each apartment. You will be charged for any that are removed, vandalized or improperly used. If you use a fire extinguisher, notify the manager’s office for assistance.

 

 

To Decrease the Chance of Fire:

• Do Not Smoke on University Property
• Never smoke in bed.
• Do not let grease accumulate on or around the stove.
• Do not leave cooking food unattended.
• Do not run extension cords under rugs or tack them to walls.
• Do not allow trash to accumulate (i.e., newspapers, rags, etc.)
• Do not use flame devices such as candles, potpourri burners, etc.
• Do not store flammable liquids such as gasoline in or around apartments.
• Do not store items near heater closet or hot water tanks.

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