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Essential Service Units
Designated Campus Essential Services Units
 
There are ten campus units that may be required to provide essential services and aid to the campus during an emergency. For more information about specific unit essential unit responsibilities, please consult the Cornell Emergency Plan.     
  • Campus Life
  • Cornell Information Technologies
  • Cornell Police
  • Environmental Health and Safety
  • Facilities Services
  • Gannett Health Services
  • Human Resources
  • Supply Management
  • Risk Management and Insurance
  • University Communications

Each of these units has developed an addendum to the Central Plan that describes the services they will provide for the campus during an emergency.

Each of these units is represented on the Cornell Emergency Management Committee. 
The representatives are trained and certified in the Incident Command Structure (ICS) and the National Incident Management System (NIMS). In the event of an emergency, these representatives’ report and work in the University’s emergency operations center (EOC). 
 
Staff in an essential service unit may be designated as Essential Employees and be expected to report to work during an emergency.