Emergencies & Inclement Weather

Emergency Procedures

See Emergency Guides sections in this portal for:

  • Medical Emergency
  • Tornado / Severe Weather
  • Fire
  • Winter Weather Emergency
  • Active Threat -- Run - Hide - Fight
  • Civil Disturbance
  • Bomb Threat
  • Earthquake
  • Bio-Hazard Event
  • Chemical Emergency

Emergency Telephone Numbers:

  • Joplin Fire and Police 911
  • OCC Security 417.626.1200
  • Physical Plant Director 417.680.5684; cell 417.483.8702
  • Vice President of Student Affairs 417.626.1225
  • Ozark Christian College 417.626.1234
  • Freeman Hospital Emergency Room 417.347.6656
  • Mercy Hospital Emergency Room 417.556.2300

Diagrams of Floor Plans

Copies of building floor plans are posted in the blue and white flip-charts throughout the campus as guides for emergency evacuation and shelters. Shelter areas are shaded in gold and the evacuation routes identified red.