Emergency phones
Red emergency phones are located in dorms and academic buildings all over campus. Pick up the receiver and the call
will be automatically connected to the DPS telecommunication center.
Campus phones (tan) require the caller to dial 911 for police, or 5911 for Public Safety. They may also be used for nonemergency inter-campus calls by simply
dialing the college extension.
Both the red phones and the campus phones are located in easily accessible hallway and common areas of all buildings. Please familiarize yourself with the phone locations in buildings and dormitories that you frequent in case you need emergency assistance.
Parking lots that are primarily used by students have emergency phones that can also be used to make calls to campus extensions. These phones can be recognized as they are on black pedestals with blue globes on top. At night the blue light on the emergency phone is illuminated. These phones have no receiver, but have a keypad and speaker system. For emergencies, press the Red button and the call will ring directly to the Department of Public Safety.
To operate as a college phone push the black button for a dial tone and dial the number. You may also dial x5911 or “0” to be connected to the Department of Public Safety. These
phones may also be used to make non-emergency calls, for example, to contact Midd Rides call RIDE (x7433) for an escort back to a residence hall. Push the black button again to end the call or stop the dial tone.
Emergency phones are located in the main student parking lots: C Lot (FIC); D Lot (Atwater A and B Halls); E Lot (Johnson); Q Lot (Center for the Arts); R Lot (Ridgeline); T Lot (Field House/Kenyon); and the Track Lot at the corner of Porter Field Road and South Street. There are emergency phones in the Kirk Alumni Parking Lot, K lot (Robert A. Jones) and in S Lot (McCardell Bicentennial Hall), on the walkway near Bicentennial Hall and Freeman International Center. A new phone will be installed near the walkway of DKE and at Twilight Hall.
All residence halls with the card access control system have as part of the system. Hall Entrance Phones. The emergency phones are available at the main entrances near the card readers. These phones are the same phone found in the parking lots. Each phone has an emergency button but also has a black call button to make calls to
College extensions.
Timely Notice
The Middlebury College Department of Public Safety notifies the College community concerning any incident or crime that poses an immediate threat to the community’s safety and welfare. Bulletins notification via e-mail to all campus e-mail addresses, and posted as necessary. Notification may also be made via voice mail on all campus
extensions.
Reporting Emergencies, Crime and Suspicious Activity
CALL 911
Vermont State Police Emergency Dispatch Center
Middlebury College Department of Public Safety (DPS) encourages you to report suspected crimes and emergencies as promptly and as accurately as possible. If you need to report a crime in progress or other emergency you should dial 911. Please be prepared to provide the dispatcher with your name, a description of the type of emergency and the location of the emergency. Please dial 911 only in an emergency, which means you are in need of immediate police, fire or medical response. All 911 calls from campus telephones automatically dial a Vermont State Police emergency dispatcher. Both the State Police and DPS receive immediate information indicating
the address where the call initiated. While the caller is speaking to the Vermont State Police dispatcher, DPS is dispatching an officer to the location.
If you mistakenly dial 911, please do not hang up, since all calls are captured. Stay on the line and talk to the 911 dispatcher before you disconnect. In the event of a hang-up, emergency service personnel will attempt to call you back, or if there is no answer, will send someone to the location you called from.
To contact Middlebury College DPS directly use a red emergency phone or dial x5911 from any campus phone or 443-5911 from an off campus phone. Suspicious activity that could indicate a crime is in progress could be evidenced by
some of the following:
- A scream or call for help
- The sound of a whistle or loud horn
- A strange car repeatedly driving down the street
- Seeing someone you don’t know or recognize enter your neighbor’s room or home, enter an office or lab with no apparent business or transaction, or loiter in a parking area or at a bike rack near your home, dorm or work.
Remember, public safety officers cannot be everywhere at once, and they dependon individuals in the community to assist them in crime prevention by reporting suspicious activities. Many times crime solving depends on how accurately and promptly the incident is reported. It is important that you be able to provide as much of the following information as possible:
1. Nature of the incident
2. When the incident occurred
3. Where the incident occurred
4. Individuals involved (including names and descriptive information)
5. Direction and method of travel
6. Vehicles involved (including descriptive information)
How to Describe a Suspect and Automobile
Try to note the following characteristics of suspicious persons and automobiles and report these to Public Safety officers or police:
Person
Sex Race Height Weight
Complexion Hair Mustache Beard
Glasses Eye Color Teeth Tattoos
Piercing Amputations Speech Styles Clothing
Earrings Gait or Limp Jewelry Age
Sideburns Scars Hat
Automobile
Make Year License Plate Number and State
Color dents Identifying marks or scratches
Body Style (2 door convertible)