Safety and Security
Emergency Guidelines and Procedures
It is important to become familiar with this information and additional information in the Employee Handbook. You should review it periodically so that you are able to react to emergency situations in an appropriate manner. This information applies to all personnel, buildings, and grounds on the main campus of Reading Area Community College. Procedures for other facilities used by RACC are to be communicated to College site supervisors who will communicate such information to staff and students.
Safety Concern Form
Please complete this online form if you wish to express a concern relating to campus safety, campus security or a guard.
Omnilert - RACC's Emergency & Weather Alert System
New users: You must create your own account. It is not created automatically with the same credentials as your RACC login. However, it is recommended that you make both your username and password the same as your RACC login account when you sign-up for the first time.
Sign-up For RACC Weather and Emergency Alerts
- Sign-up at this link
- User support and FAQs (ex. validation codes, carriers, expiration notifications, etc.)
Panic Button Safety App
Using Panic Button Alert, subscribers can choose to contact 911, the emergency hotline, or initiate a silent alarm. In all situations, the safety team is notified of the action taken and provided with the subscriber’s name, contact information, and location to determine appropriate next steps.
NOTE: The Omnilert app is ONLY for alerting security or calling 911. It is not used for receiving emergency or weather alerts.
Current Subscribers
RACC subscribers will need to login to their account in order to access their "personal access code", then use that code to log into the safety app.
- After installing the app and logging in with your personal access code, click continue to enable notifications.
- Press and hold to call the Safety and Security office, call 911, or send a Silent Alert.
Emergency Telephone Numbers
In case of emergency, 911 is the first number you should call.
In the event of an on-campus emergency, students, faculty and staff can contact the Safety and Security Department by dialing extension 6291 from any campus telephone including the red phones located in the hallways throughout campus buildings.
Emergency Telephone Numbers | On-Campus | Off-Campus | Cell |
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Safety & Security Services (Rings at all Security Desks) Berks Hall, Gust Zogas (SUB), Kratz & Weitz Hall Lobby, Schmidt Lobby, Yocum Lobby | Ext. 6291 | 610-607-6291 | |
Day - Manager of Security | Ext. 5098 | 610-372-4721 | 484-955-9959 |
Evening & Weekend Security Supervisors | Ext. 5098 | 610-372-4721 | 484-955-2946 |
Berks Hall Security Office Berks Hall Security Desk Weitz Hall Security (lobby) Weitz Hall Security (lobby 2) Kratz Hall Security (lobby) STTC Security (lobby) Yocum Security (lobby) | Ext. 5098 Ext. 5077 Ext. 5288 Ext. 5276 Ext. 5750 Ext. 5126 Ext. 5521 | 610-607-5098 | |
Student Success Center | Ext. 6245 | 610-607-6245 | |
Dean of Student Affairs | Ext. 5298 | 610-607-5298 | |
Switchboard | Dial "0" | 610-372-4721 |
Emergency Contacts
Director of Facilities, Security and Safety
- Alberto Othuon
Ext. 5287
EMERGENCY: 484-955-9957 (Cell)
Day - Manager of Security
- Martin Broad
Ext. 5098
EMERGENCY: 484-955-9959 (Cell)
Evening Supervisor
- Kyeisha McNeill
Weekdays 2:30PM -10:30PM
Weekend Supervisors
- Gusmary Becerra
- Jesus Torres
Safety and Security Reports
Security reports can be found here.
If you would like paper copies of either the Annual Security Report or the Crime Statistics, they are available in the Office of Safety and Security in Berks Hall, Room 152.