Emergency Warden System

Camosun College volunteer emergency wardens are staff and faculty members who are trained to assist with communications, evacuation and coordination of people in the event of an emergency.

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Life-threatening emergencies:

Call 911

Then call 250-370-3075 to initiate on-campus emergency response/support and first aid

 

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Urgent situations:

Call 250-370-3075

or 3075 from a Camosun landline

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First aid direct: 

Interurban: 250-507-3889

Lansdowne: 250-507-3046

For non-emergency access to Campus Safety, please call 250-370-4567.

Types of Wardens

At the front line of a coordinated response to emergencies faced by the campus community, emergency wardens are a valued resource and contribute to the overall safety and emergency preparedness of the college community.

Although emergency wardens play an important role in the safe evacuation of people from college buildings, wardens are not expected to replace or to act as first response emergency services personnel, or to jeopardize their personal safety at any time.

There are three types of wardens:

If you are interested in joining the team, please contact Melodie Hutmacher, Campus Security at 250-370-3280 or hutmacherm@camosun.ca.