Campus Safety Services
Bright Hall
267-468-8480
The safety of our students, faculty and staff is a top priority. The Temple University Police Department is one of the largest police departments in Pennsylvania. The officers attend the Police Academy and are authorized to enforce the law and make arrests similar to any municipal police department. Some of the services provided are crime prevention, uniformed patrol, investigative services, bicycle patrol, and more. Learn more about campus safety at Temple.
Emergency Procedures
Medical Emergency
Call 9-1-1 (Dial 9-911 from all University telephones) and provide your location on campus, nature of emergency, name, and telephone number.
Immediately call Temple University Police (215-204-1234), confirm that you have called 9-1-1 , and provide your location on campus, nature of emergency, name, and telephone number.
Police Emergency
Call Temple University Police (215-204-1234) and provide your location on campus, nature of emergency, name, and telephone number.
Fire Emergency
Immediately exit the building and pull the fire alarm as you leave.
Call 9-1-1 (Dial 9-911 from all University telephones)
Call Temple University Police (215-204-1234), confirm that you have called 9-1-1 , and apprise them of the situation.
For all other emergencies, contact Temple University Police at 215-204-1234.
Emergency Closing
KYW Closing Numbers:
Ambler
Day classes - 426
Evening classes - 2426
Main Campus
Day classes - 101
Evening classes - 2101
Emergency closing for Temple University Ambler is announced in Montgomery County closings. For the latest information about emergency closures, visit www.temple.edu or call the TU Hotline at 215-204-1975. Students, faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to register with Temple's TU Alert system to receive important announcements via text, email and phone. Registration can be completed through TUportal.
Emergency Telephones
Emergency phones are located throughout the Ambler Campus.
Top of the student parking lot
Center of the student parking lot
Next to walkway in the student parking lot
Behind the Dining Center
On the walkway between the Library and Health Services Center
On the walkway between Dixon Hall and Meetinghouse Road
At the entrance to the Learning Center parking lot
On the roadway at East Hall
On the walkway next to Meetinghouse Road
Temple University Criminal Justice Training Programs
West Hall
267-468-8605
Criminal Justice Training Programs, a division of the Department of Criminal Justice, is an interdisciplinary unit that has conducted training for a variety of criminal justice agencies and occupations since 1968. Each year, more than 3,000 criminal justice professionals attend programs offered by CJTP, including police officers, deputy sheriffs, state constables, legislative security officers, school security officers, and magisterial district court staff. Other activities include criminal justice continuing education programs for agencies allied to the criminal justice system, including public safety, citizen, and community groups. CJTP also is responsible for the development of training curricula for various occupations including distance-learning. CJTP has been involved in the development of “ProRanger Philadelphia,” an academic and technical skills training and paid internship program that is cooperatively administered by the National Park Service and Temple University. Learn more about Temple University Criminal Justice Training Programs.
Emergency Preparedness
Emergency situations can arise at any time. Temple has a comprehensive plan in place for organizing, coordinating and directing available resources toward the management of an emergency. Learn more about Temple's emergency planning division.
Environmental Safety
The Environmental Health and Radiation Safety (EHRS) department ensures the safe use of radioactive materials, radiation-producing equipment, chemicals and biological substances at the university, the hospital and affiliated institutions. Learn more about EHRS.