We take a proactive approach to campus emergency management. Our goal is to empower our community with the resources to stay safe and be prepared in case of an emergency.
Our mission
The mission of the SFSU Office of Emergency Services is to protect and empower the campus community through inclusive emergency preparedness, sustainable resilience planning, and collaborative response coordination. We provide training, resources, and leadership to ensure readiness, compliance, and continuity for the entire SFSU community.
What we do:
- Train the SFSU community on emergency procedures
- Oversee the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to coordinate rapid response and recovery
- Plan and lead emergency drills and exercises
- Maintain caches of emergency supplies
- Ensure emergency plans are up to date
- Provide campus emergency management consultations
- Keep our community informed about incidents
- Develop partnerships with neighbors, community organizations and City agencies
- Oversee campus Continuity planning
Our values
We aim to be leaders in emergency management, focusing on:
We build greater safety, support and community for all current and prospective students, staff and faculty.
We support mitigation projects that reduce the impact of climate-related emergencies and strengthen recovery efforts.
We create opportunities for students to serve as ambassadors, receive advising, and explore academic pathways in emergency management.
We offer tools, training and resources so each person feels confident in staying safe and supporting each other in an emergency.
By building relationships with the San Francisco community and City partners, we strengthen our role as good neighbors, community leaders and a collaborative State agency.