safety
Service to 1,000 phones across campus in 11 buildings has been restored.
A repair crew installed parts for the final repair on Monday night, July 11, fixing the phone outage that began Thursday afternoon.
Phones in University Police Dispatch were restored on Friday, July 8. The…
A small traffic change has arrived at the Shannon Point Marine Center in Anacortes.
Those familiar with the facility will need to look out for a new stop sign installed at the point at which Shannon Point Road connects with the adjacent neighborhood. A warning sign also has been placed…
Suicide, it is said, is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. In 2003, Garrett Lee Smith took that permanent solution. Thirteen years later the effects are being felt in the continued grief of his parents – and the work they’ve done to prevent other families from suffering as…
You’ve probably heard or read about the “really big one” — the monster earthquake off the Northwest coast that could kill more than 14,000 people and injure more than 20,000 in Washington and Oregon.
Well, the quake is going to hit Tuesday, June 7, but the exact time is a secret.
Western Washington University will be participating in a regional earthquake exercise called Cascadia Rising on the morning of June 7. Emergency Operations and Coordination Centers at all levels of government and the private sector will activate to conduct a simulated field response…
Western Washington University President Bruce Shepard sent the following message to the WWU community Tuesday, May 24:
I am writing to share with you the fact that, earlier today and according to police reports, a Western student acted in an apparent attempt to…
Though they're not common, incidents of violence on a university campus always are a possibility. Knowing what behaviors are cause for concern and how to react when violence occurs could mean the difference between safety and serious injury.
Darin Rasmussen, chief of…
Many Whatcom County law enforcement agencies will increase patrols from Monday, May 23, to Sunday, June 5, as part of a national movement to promote seat belt safety.
Police departments in Bellingham, Blaine, Ferndale, Lynden, Everson and at Western Washington University, as well as the…
A man reportedly pulled up his shirt to reveal a gun in his waistband on the Western Washington University campus Sunday, May 15, university officials said.
The university first reported the sighting just after 4 p.m. on Sunday via its Western Alert system. A person attending a low-rider…
Environmental Health and Safety regularly offers a variety of trainings, including CPR, first aid, automated external defibrillator and fire safety, for faculty and staff of Western Washington University.
A new class, Emergency Preparedness, has recently been added; it will provide a…