Annual Security and Fire Safety Reports
In compliance with the campus security and safety reporting requirements specified by the Federal Government, the following is Denver Seminary’s combined 2012 Annual Security Report and Annual Fire Safety Report. These reports cover incidents of campus crime and fire in student housing during the 2011 calendar year, as well as policy and procedure information regarding security and safety. Federal regulations, under the Clery Act and recently amended Higher Education Act, require all public and private post-secondary educational institutions participating in federal student aid programs to publish an annual report that contains three years of campus crime statistics, and fire statistics for the on-campus student housing facility.
Annual Security Report
Denver Seminary is committed to providing a safe environment for all members of the campus community. As our crime statistics indicate, we have been very fortunate in having a low campus crime rate, and for the calendar year 2011 we are pleased that no crimes considered in the Clery Act (the 11 listed below) were reported on our campus. However, we have not been crime free, and realize that appropriate policies, in conjunction with personal responsibility and vigilance on the part of all members of our community, are necessary to maintain an environment of safety. Bike thefts and car break-ins (not specified as Clery Act crimes) are the crimes with which we deal the most on the Seminary campus. As such, we encourage all members of our community to secure their bikes with a strong lock or keep them inside, and to lock vehicles at all times and refrain from keeping valuables inside.
Scope of the Report
This report will present statistical information on crimes covered in the Clery Act that occurred on the Denver Seminary campus during 2009, 2010 and 2011.
The following crime statistics have been compiled by Kent Quackenbush, Director of Auxiliary Enterprises to meet the annual reporting requirement of the Department of Education by means of the annual Campus Crime and Security Survey. These statistics are for the Seminary campus, including the residential facilities (campus apartments).
|
Offense |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
|
Homicide |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Sex Offenses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Robbery |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Aggravated Assault |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Burglary |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Motor Vehicle Theft |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Arson |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Hate Crimes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Violations of Liquor Laws |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Violations of Drug Laws |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Illegal Weapons Possession |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Denver Seminary security personnel are on call 24/7, 365 days a year at 303-783-3120 (or extension 1001 from a Seminary network phone). Students, faculty and staff should call this number immediately to report a crime, or ANY situation where they believe safety to persons or property is threatened. (911, or 9-911 from a Seminary phone, should be called whenever an emergency situation warrants.) In addition, members of the Seminary community are encouraged to call security if ever they would like an escort from a building to their car or apartment, day or night.
The following persons can be contacted directly to report a criminal offense. (Security personnel will report crimes to these people in the event a crime report is given to them):
- Kent Quackenbush – Director of Auxiliary Enterprises, 303-762-6923, Graber Administration Building, ; or, if unavailable:
- Robert Bachman – Director of Facilities, 303-762-6970, apartment building #2 maintenance office, ; or, if unavailable:
- John Wood – Dean of Students, 303-762-6901, Graber Administration Building,
- If after Seminary business hours or during the weekend - 24/7/365 On-call security at 303-783-3120
All Seminary administration and classroom buildings are equipped with electronic locking systems and alarm systems that are operated according to a predetermined, seasonal schedule. Contact Kent Quackenbush regarding any questions on access to campus buildings. The campus residences in each of the four apartment buildings are individual, self-contained units with their own exterior locking doors.
Denver Seminary has contracted with the Arapahoe Community College Campus Police Department for campus patrols according to a regular schedule, back-up for Seminary security personnel, training and consultation. The ACC officers are trained the same as Colorado Highway Patrol and Littleton Police (LPD) officers, and have the authority to arrest and write tickets on our campus. Seminary security personnel do not have the authority to arrest, and are to call ACC or LPD officers if such action is necessary. The Seminary has an excellent relationship with the Littleton Police Department, facilitated by regular meetings with officers and attendance at our periodic campus resident Neighborhood Watch Program meetings. All members of the campus community are encouraged to promptly report crimes to Seminary authorities as well as the local police, when necessary.
In order to keep the Seminary campus community informed about safety and security issues on an ongoing basis, it is our policy to issue a warning whenever a significant crime is reported. If the crime is of the kind noted above (whether on our campus or the surrounding area), or law enforcement authorities notify us of a dangerous situation in progress in the vicinity of our campus, students faculty and staff will be alerted as soon as possible by one or more of the following means of communication, as deemed appropriate: Telephone intercom system, email, word-of-mouth, or the Rave Emergency Alert System (available at no cost by subscription). The decision to make such a warning will be made by Kent Quackenbush, in consultation with other members of the Seminary administration and staff, ACC Campus Police and the Littleton Police Dept. In the event a SchoolDispatch text message is required, it will be issued by Pam Burton (Director of Communications) or Heather Taylor.
Denver Seminary’s emergency response procedures are detailed in the Emergency Procedures Guide, an easy-to-use, shingle-style manual issued to all Seminary employees and posted in every classroom on campus. The guide covers 10 different emergency situations and includes emergency phone numbers, crime prevention tips and safety considerations for persons with disabilities. Procedures to immediately notify the campus community upon the confirmation of an emergency on-campus or the immediate vicinity are included by various means appropriate to the situation, whether it’s an evacuation of buildings or shelter seeking that is warranted. Seminary personnel will work as closely as possible with Littleton Police to confirm the seriousness of the emergency, the scope of notification and appropriateness of the message content in issuing the notification. The Seminary personnel included in responsibility for carrying-out this notification process are as follows: President, Provost/Dean, Vice President of Finance, Vice President of Student Life and Enrollment Management, Vice President of Advancement, Director of Communications, Director of Auxiliary Enterprises.
Evacuations in campus buildings were conducted July 22, 2010 and November 10, 2010 in compliance with the annual requirement.
A requirement of the 2010 Annual Safety Report was the establishment of policies and procedures for the reporting of missing students for schools that maintain on-campus housing facilities. These policies and procedures for Denver Seminary are as follows, in accordance with the guidelines of this requirement:
- The following should be contacted to report a student who resides in campus housing that has been missing for 24 hours:
- Kent Quackenbush – Director of Auxiliary Enterprises, 303-762-6923, ; or, if unavailable,
- John Wood – Dean of Students, 303-762-6901,
- If after Seminary business hours or during the weekend - 24/7/365 on-call security at 303-783-3120
- Littleton Police Department – 303-303-794-1551
- Each student living on-campus has the option to register a confidential contact person to be notified in the case that the student is determined to be missing. Only authorized Seminary personnel and law enforcement officers in conjunction with the missing person investigation are allowed access to this information. Contact Kent Quackenbush if you choose to register a confidential contact person.
- Local law enforcement (Littleton Police) will be notified if the Seminary is contacted regarding a campus resident student missing for 24 hours, even if the student hasn’t registered a contact person.
- In addition, the Seminary will notify the parent or guardian of a missing student under the age of 18 and not emancipated.
- A missing student report will be issued by Seminary personnel and referred to members of the Administrative Committee, as well as the local law enforcement agency.
- The following procedures will be followed when a student who resides in on-campus housing is determined to have been missing for 24 hours:
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- When notification of a missing student is received by Seminary personnel, members of the Administrative Committee (AC – President, Provost/Dean, VP Finance, VP Student Life and Enrollment Management, VP Advancement) will be informed via cell phone call or text message.
- From this communication, decisions will be made regarding the calling of local law enforcement and a confidential contact person and/or parents, if appropriate.
- A missing student report will be written by the appropriate Seminary personnel and provided to the AC and law enforcement.
- Communication will continue among all concerned, the AC, director-level personnel, law enforcement and contact persons(s), if appropriate, until the missing student is located.
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In compliance with the requirements of this report, listed below are links for the following Denver Seminary policies:
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Annual Fire Safety Report
The Annual Fire Safety Report is being prepared in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Education Requirements. Denver Seminary is committed to ensuring the safety of our students, faculty and staff as well as remaining in compliance with regulatory directives.
Listed below are the incidents of fire in the Denver Seminary campus apartments for 2009 and 2010. There were no incidents of fire in 2011. For the purpose of this report, a fire is “Any instance of open flame or other burning in a place not intended to contain the burning or in an uncontrolled manner.” The Seminary has 93 apartment units on-campus, contained in four separate buildings, at the following addresses on South Vinewood Street, Littleton, Colorado, 80120: Building 1, 6409; Building 2, 6419; Building 3, 6429; Building 4, 6439.
During 2009, there was one fire in building 2, reported below. There were no fires in buildings 1, 3 or 4. In 2010, there was one fire in building 1, reported below. There were no fires in buildings 2, 3 or 4. There were no fires in any of the apartment buildings in 2011. 6419 S. Vinewood, #304; April 29, 2009, about 7:30pm
- Unintentional cooking/grease fire
- There were no injuries or deaths
- The fire was extinguished immediately by the sprinkler system
- Property damage value - $7860 (due to extensive water damage in three apartments: 304, 204, 104)
6409 S. Vinewood, #208; September 22, 2010, about 5:00am
- Unintentional cooking/grease fire
- There were no injuries or deaths
- The fire was extinguished immediately by the sprinkler system
- Property damage value - $19,576 (due to extensive water damage in adjacent apartments: 107, 108)
Each Denver Seminary apartment building (all constructed in 2005 as part of the new campus) contains a heat activated sprinkler system and fire alarms in each apartment. There are fire alarm pull stations in the walkways throughout each building and an alarm that sounds if triggered by any one of these system components. The system is electronically monitored by the Seminary’s contractor, Security Central, which alerts security personnel and the Littleton Fire Department if the fire safety system is activated. In addition, small fire extinguishers were installed in the kitchen of all apartments after the 2010 cooking/grease fire, reported above.
Smoking is not allowed in or around the campus apartments. Grilling is not allowed in or in the walkways of the campus apartments. Portable electrical appliances and candles are allowed.
An Emergency Procedures manual for evacuation of the apartments, along with other emergency response procedures, is given to each resident at the time of move-in. Evacuation routes and destinations for each apartment building are posted in each walkway throughout the complex. Residents are to evacuate to the designated destination whenever they hear the fire alarm for their building, and remain there until the “all clear” is given by Seminary personnel in conjunction with the Littleton Fire Department.
An evacuation drill for the campus apartment residents in all four buildings was conducted on September 15th, 2011, in compliance with the annual requirement.
The following should be contacted to report a fire:
- Littleton Fire Department – 911
- Kent Quackenbush – Director of Auxiliary Enterprises, 303-762-6923, ; or, if unavailable,
- Robert Bachman – Director of Facilities, 303-762-6970,
- If after Seminary business hours or during the weekend - 24/7/365 On-call security at 303-783-3120
Paper or electronic copies of this report are available upon request from Kent Quackenbush, Director of Auxiliary Enterprises at 303-762-6923 or . Please direct any questions or comments regarding security at Denver Seminary to Kent Quackenbush.
