Emergency & Safety Programs at UB
These UB offices and programs listed below work together to ensure the safety of the entire campus community.
Emergency Programs - Emergency.buffalo.edu 
Campus Emergency Response
University Police are the first to respond to all medical, fire and criminal emergencies on campus. Students living off campus should call their municipal emergency authorities (Buffalo, Amherst) at 911.
Call University Police for all on-campus emergencies at 716-645-2222 (or 829-2222) or pick up any emergency blue light phone to be immediately connected to campus police.
Emergency Blue Light Phones
Emergency Blue Light Phone locations. Double asterisk (**) denotes locations near campus housing.
- Alumni Arena (Coventry Circle, and north)
- Audubon (Frontier Rd & Lee)
- Clemens (north, facing Commons)
- Center for the Arts (rear)
- Creekside (main entrance) **
- Ellicott (all main entrances) **
- Flickinger (main entrance) **
- Flint Village (main entrance) **
- Fronczak (facing Putnam Way)
- Governors (Main Entrance, E lot, bus stop) **
- Hadley **(main entrance) **
- Lee (Bookstore lot & Jarvis lot)
- Park Hall (on Putnam)
- Putnam (Lockwood Library, Baird A lot & Hochstetter
- Special Events Lots (east & west)
- South Lake Village (main entrance) **
- Wilkeson Quad (near Kanazawa Island) **
- Acheson Hall (near Materials Research Center)
- Allen Hall
- Biomedical Education Building
- Butler Annex A
- Clark Hall (near Diefendorf lot)
- Clement Hall **
- Goodyear Hall **
- Pritchard Hall **
- Hayes (Annex C and Hayes Rd near Wende)
- MacDonald Hall **
- Main (Circle, Bailey lots: Clement & Goodyear) **
- Parker Annex
- Schoellkopf Hall **
Emergency Text Messaging - Emergency.buffalo.edu
Every UB community member should be registered with Emergency Text Messaging - it could be the difference between life and death in a campus emergency. UB’s emergency personnel use the system to immediately text-message warnings or advisories to registered users’ cell phones. Registering is FREE and EASY at emergency.buffalo.edu.
Emergency Communications Network
Emergency Plan
UB’s "All Hazards Emergency Response" coordinates the University’s reaction to such incidents as weather emergencies, fire, utility failure, infectious disease, hazardous material incident, demonstrations, active shooter/hostage incidents, structural collapse, major crimes, terrorist attack, bomb threat (or actual detonation) and more.
Campus Workplace/Resident Safety
Community Policing
University Police are assigned to designated areas of campus to build familiarity with the groups in those areas. UB police officers meet with campus groups such as residence hall and apartment students, faculty, and staff, to address immediate security issues or develop strategies to maintain a safe campus environment.
Environmental Health & Safety
UB’s EHS department will conduct safety inspections, hazard assessments, training and educational programs to ensure resident and worker safety at UB.
- Biosafety. Ensuring safe conduct of biological and biomedical research at UB. To safely use biological material, all researchers must register and receive written approval from the appropriate University oversight committee.
- Chemical Safety. Chemical Hygiene Plan is managed by Environment, Health & Safety, including inspection of fume hoods. EHS will pick up and dispose of campus-generated chemical waste in the most economical and environmental sound manner possible, consistent with current regulatory guidelines.
- Fire Safety/Prevention. EHS can help UB departments with building emergency plans, will train staff on the use of fire extinguishers, and provide guidance in all areas of fire and life safety.
- Radiation Safety. Campus-wide radiation protection program to ensure safe use of radioactive materials and radiation producing equipment at the University at Buffalo.
Safety in Residence Halls & Apartments
UB’s emergency plans and procedures are fully at work in University Residence Halls & Apartments (URHA). The staffs of URHA, along with University Police, University Facilities (EHS) and many other UB offices, have been trained and continually test emergency processes.
Safety Tips
UB offers safety tips for virtually every member of our campus community, here: Bicycling, Personal safety, Living off campus, Preventing Sexual Assault, Dealing with Sexual Assault, Living and Working Safely at UB, Dormitory Fire Safety, and more.
Getting Around Campus
Campus Safety Escorts (ARTF)
Sub-Board I Health Education, a student-run organization, offers campus safety escorts through its Anti-Rape Task Force (ARTF). Walking services are available to men or women to or from any campus location. The Safety Shuttle, available on South Campus only, picks up passengers in 20-minute intervals and will transport within a 1.5 mile radius of South Campus as well as Campus Manor and Kensington Village.
- Walking Escorts/ Walk Stations (ARTF)
North Campus (716) 348-7258, Undergraduate Library (Capen Hall)
South Campus: (716) 348-1608, Health Sciences Library (Abbott Hall) - Safety Van/Shuttle (ARTF)
South Campus only: Goodyear, Main Loop, Health Sciences Library
For Off Campus pick-up, call 716-829-2584 before 2 pm weekdays
Campus Transportation
The UB Stampede (intercampus bus) and UB shuttles run on both campuses year-round. During the academic year, most buses and shuttles run every 5-10 minutes, from 7 am to 1 am.
1620 Campus Advisory Radio Station (Parking & Transportation)
UB-Alert 1620 AM broadcasts up to the minute messages regarding campus parking, transportation, special events and emergency situations 24 hours a day. Messages can be heard in a five-mile radius of both campuses.
Cab Services
Buffalo Transportation Inc. is the University's Campus Cash partner. Buffalo Transportation accepts cash or Campus Cash and will take you any place in the metro area including the airport and bus station.
Snow Route Reporting (for students with disabilities)
Each fall and winter, UB asks all students with mobility impairments who are registered with Disability Services to report their snow-related obstacles on either UB campus. UB will rectify problems as soon as possible. Students may report by calling 645-2608 or by email.
Crime/Violence Prevention
Bicycle Registration
Biking is the transportation alternative that infuses fun and healthy energy into getting to your destination. UB has bike racks for more than 300 bicycles on its campuses. In addition, there are seven Buffalo Blue Bicycle hubs on campus. Register your bike today, for free.
Men’s Group
Men preventing violence against women.
Night Host & Door Locking
University Police conduct Night Host and Door Locking programs in the residence halls, apartments and the Medical School.
Operation ID
Available to all students, faculty and staff through University Police. Protect valuables with a permanent ID number that is accessible by police departments nationwide.
Project Kidcare
University Police will take photos, fingerprints, and vital statistics of your child to keep on record.
Watch Your Car Program (Vin Etching)
Personal Safety Workshops
Self-Defense, Sexual Assault and Violence Prevention. To schedule a safety workshop or to request safety materials, please contact Kathy Zysek (zysek@buffalo.edu) at 645-2227.
Off-Campus Safety
Operation Doorhanger
Each year, a contingent of UB student volunteers distribute printed doorhangers to homes in University Heights to promote safety in the neighborhood around UB's South Campus
Off-Campus Housing & Legal Issues
Sub-board I’s Legal Assistance and Off-campus housing offices are student-run organizations providing free services to UB students
Bike Path Campus Watch Volunteer Program
Student volunteers are trained to conduct safety patrols of the Amherst Bike Path, to provide walking escorts and report unusual activity.
Annual Safety Events
Check the Calendar of UB Events for specific dates and times.
UB Presents: Linda Yalem Safety Run
This UB tradition, a 5K race to promote personal safety habits, is open to the entire Western New York community.
Living Off Campus Fair
Preparing UB students for off-campus responsibilities
Safety Fair
Information and demonstrations, including the popular Bedroom Burn, to raise awareness.
Take Back the Night
Sexual assault remains the most underreported crime in the country. This event inspires survivors to step forward.
Walk a Mile in Her Shoes
Annual Men's march to stop rape, sexual assault and gender violence
Domestic/Intimate Partner Violence Awareness Month
Workshops
- Self-Defense
- Women's Safety and Sexual Assault Prevention
- Walk With Me
- When Love Hurts: Dating Violence on Campus
- If He or She Is Raped: Providing Support to Survivors
- Suicide Prevention Week
- Eating Disorders Awareness Week
- Survive Going Home for Breaks: Negotiating Changes in Family Roles
- National Depression Screening Day
- Mirror of Myself Art Event
- Every Body Is Beautiful: Eating Concerns and Body Image
- Anxiety Screening Day
- Are You Stressed Out?
- Coping with Test Anxiety
- Stress & Sleep