Solomon Island Honiara Campus Emergency Contact Numbers & Information
The first response for dealing with any potential emergency is to CALL FOR HELP .It is important for campus staff and students to know and access phone numbers to key people and responders within the campus and community who can rapidly respond to and deal with the emergency.
Honiara Campuses Fire Emergency Response Procedure
Fire
When you see smoke or fire in your building or vicinity knowing what to do in those intial minutes may save your life and those around you.
Fire Emergency Procedure Honiara Campuses


The Mokolo Building and the Lawson Tama Campus Buildings have Fire protection equipment located within them
The ability to extinguish a small fire early can save a building and human lives
Read these Instructional Guidelines
Fire Extinguisher
Fire Hose Reels
Fire Blankets
BUILDING FIRE WARDENS



Building Fire Wardens are USP staff and designated students who have received training from their National Fire Authority to conduct basic building fire safety preparedness and response activities, including using firefighting equipment and conducting building evacuations.
There are 2 types of Building fire wardens in USP
Chief Building Fire wardens is in charge of a group of floor wardens and coordinate building fire safety activities and the evacuation of persons to the designated assembly area
Floor Fire wardens are responsible for basic fire safety activities and evacuation of persons in their area of responsibility within the building to designated emergency assembly areas
USP Building Fire Warden Roles & Responsibilities
There are designated fire wardens and chief building wardens for Solomon Island campuses building. It is important to recognize them and assist them in their duties.
EMERGENCY ASSEMBLY AREAS
An Emergency Assembly Area is a designated safe area or location specific for a hazardous event e.g. emergency assembly area for fire and evacuation site for tsunami, flooding or cyclones.
Emergency Assembly Area for Fire for Honiara Campuses are
Lawson Tama Campus is Yellow 1
Mokolo Building is Yellow 2
Natural Disasters
The Solomon Islands is prone to a large variety of natural disasters
Solomon Islands National Disaster Management Plan - Click here

The Solomon Island Meteorological Services has a rich source of updated information on the status of Solomon Island weather conditions .
The Solomon Islands Archipelago is situated within the Pacific Ocean Rim of Fire and is susceptible to volcanism , earthquakes and tsunamis .
In 2013 a 8.0 magnitude under sea earthquake struck off the coast of the Santa Cruz islands in the south east of the Solomon islands archipelago
A series of 1 meter tsunami waves struck the coastlines of the islands in Temotu province killing 10 people,destroying 600 homes and affecting 3,329 people on the island.
It is important for all persons to be aware of what to do during and after an earthquake has occurred.
Earthquake Advisory Brochure
TSUNAMI
TSUNAMI HAZARD ZONE

The entire Lawson Tama Campus and the Mokolo Building are situated within the Honiara Tsunami Hazard Zone .
In the event of a large earthquake or a tsunami warning , occupants of these buildings must immediately move to tsunami evacuation sites located in the inland areas of the campus
TSUNAMI EVACUATION SITES

There is no Tsunami Evacuation Sites within the Lawson Tama Campus.
For any large earthquake or tsunami the campus must be evacuated immediately via the front gate and evacuees must move to the closest tsunami evacuation site further inland on hilly terrain.
The Upper levels of the Mokolo Building can be used as a tsunami evacuation site for sudden tsunamis however in the event of destructive earthquakes it is best to evacuate the building and move inland towards tsunami evacuation sites in hilly areas.
Flooding
Flash Flooding of dry river beds ,creeks and rivers can occur suddenly and without warning.
Flash Flooding early in 2014 severely damaged settlements close to Mataniko River within Honiara killing al large number of people
Rain Storms & Cyclone
All USP campuses in the Cyclone belt of the South Pacific Region are susceptible to cyclones during the months between November to April.
It’s important to be well prepared for these cyclones before they happen, and take all precautions during and after cyclones have occurred.