UPennAlert

9-1-1 Outage in PA – Continue to Call PennComm for any police, fire, or medical emergency in the Penn Patrol Zone

UPennAlert: There is a reported sporadic outage of 9-1-1 services throughout the state of Pennsylvania.

Our PennComm Emergency Communications Center is not impacted by this outage. Please continue to call 215-573-3333 for any police, fire or medical emergency within the Penn Patrol zone.

For reporting emergencies outside of our patrol zone, the Philadelphia 9-1-1 system is currently experiencing dropped calls. If you need to call 9-1-1, they are asking callers to call non-emergency lines for their local support districts if needed. Visit Phillypolice.com for a list of district phone numbers.

Also, Penn Police officers will be deployed in high-visibility locations to serve the community. If you need emergency services, please approach an officer for immediate help.

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The Division of Public Safety will continue to ensure the highest level of safety and security for our community.

Please be sure to use the Walking Escorts and Riding Escorts available to you free of charge.

Additionally, if you have not done so, please take a moment to sign up for the UPennAlert Emergency Notification System as well as the Penn Guardian System which can help Police better find your location in an emergency.

UPennAlert Registration: Visit: www.publicsafety.upenn.edu/upennalert for information on how to register.

Penn Guardian: Visit: https://www.publicsafety.upenn.edu/safety-initiatives/pennguardian/ for information on the PennGuardian system.

Contact Information:

Special Services: 215/898-6600

Escort Services: Walking 215/898-WALK (9255)

Penn Transit Ride Service 215/898-RIDE (7433)

General Information: 215/898-7297

The Division of Public Safety will continue to ensure the highest level of safety and security for our community.

Emergencies 215-573-3333 / 511 (campus phone)
General Information 215-898-7297
Special Services 215-898-4481 (215-898-6600 off-hours)
HELP Line 215-898-HELP (4357)
DPS Headquarters 4040 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Walking Escort 215-898-WALK (9255)
Penn Transit Ride 215-898-RIDE (7433)

Information & Security Technology

The Information & Security Technology Department is responsible for the design, installation and maintenance of a state-of-the-art electronic security infrastructure for the University.

The team also provides technology services for the entire Division of Public Safety, supporting local and campus-wide initiatives.

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George V. Fox, CISSP

Executive Director of Information and Security Technology

George V. Fox is the Executive Director of Information and Security Technology for the Division of Public Safety. In this role he oversees the design, installation and maintenance of electronic security infrastructure for the University as well as specialized technology support for the Division.

Security Tech by the Numbers.

+700
Bluelight emergency phones
+145
pan-tilt-zoom CCTV cameras
+11,000
Alarm monitoring points
1200
fixed CCTV cameras throughout campus
+1600
Electronic access doors
+1000
Access requests for service per month

Quote Section

“I wish all the people I interact/connect with are like you! So easy to deal with, very responsive, follows up. We appreciate it! ”
L.M.
Penn Staff Member

Bluelight Phones .

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Direct Emergency Contact

More than 700 Bluelight phones are located across campus in garages, on the street and on buildings, with over 200 emergency phones located in elevators. The phones operate on either a cellular or hard-wire platform with self diagnostic technology reporting communications any issues directly back to Public Safety.

If you observe a potential safety hazard, require assistance, notice suspicious activity, feel unsafe or need a walking escort, you can reach Public Safety directly through any emergency phone on campus. Just pick up the receiver or press the button. You will be instantly connected to an emergency operations center (PennComm) dispatcher who has direct contact with the Penn Police and other important public safety agencies.