Emergency Management
It’s the perfect time to make sure you know how to stay safe when the unexpected hits. From thunderstorms and tornadoes to flash floods and extreme winds, severe weather can develop quickly — being prepared makes all the difference. We are sharing severe weather safety tips this week. Learn about powerful thunderstorms and damaging winds, tornadoes, flash flooding, and winter storms.
Severe weather can strike with little warning. Awareness isn’t just about information — it’s about action. Take a few minutes this week to prepare, talk with friends, and make a plan.
Welcome
Welcome to Emergency Management. Our mission is to ensure the MC community is prepared for any emergency. We manage the College’s prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery programs while coordinating with all local, state, and federal organizations to lessen the impact of manmade and natural disasters on our students, staff, and faculty. Our unit is responsible for emergency planning efforts college-wide to help support and foster a safe and prepared Raptor community.
Michael D. Harting
Emergency Management and Outreach Coordinator
MC Alert
The College employs an emergency notification system, called “MC Alert,” to communicate information about emergency situations, school closings, and delays.
Closures and Delays
What to do when MC is closed, has a delayed opening, or closes early for any reason.
Classes/Videos
Future classes, presentations, and videos will be posted here and updated frequently.
Emergency Preparedness
In the event of emergency situations involving MC directly–or if an emergency occurs
at the local, regional, or national level that could impact the college community–MC's
Office of Public Safety and Emergency Management personnel and other College officials
utilize in-house emergency response plans and coordinate their response activities
with local, county, state and federal authorities, as appropriate. The College works
directly in conjunction with Montgomery County's Office of Emergency Management and
Homeland Security, in the event of any local activation of the county's Emergency
Operations Center. View the timeline of public safety preparedness (PDF, 
) actions taken at MC.
Resources
The Montgomery College community should be aware of all of the resources available regarding emergency preparedness. Our office works to ensure that everyone is well prepared for emergencies when they impact any of our students, faculty, staff, or locations. Use the following resources to get you prepared.
Find out more information from local, state, and national organizations.
- American Red Cross new window
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention new window
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) new window
- Flu.gov new window
- Maryland Emergency Management Agency new window
- Montgomery County new window
- Montgomery County Department of Police new window
- Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service new window
- Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security new window
- Montgomery County Public Health and Emergency Information new window
- National Weather Service Forecast Office Baltimore/Washington new window
- Ready.gov new window
- Rockville City Police Department new window
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security new window
- World Health Organization
