Emergency communications

Public Address System

Langara's Public Address System (PAS) is a notification system used for an emergency response. Emergency notifications will be provided without delay upon credible confirmation of an active or forthcoming threat that has the potential to negatively impact the health and safety of one or more members of the campus community, and/or adversely impede campus operations or infrastructure.

The College is equipped with two PAS systems:

Interior ceiling speakers connected to the fire alarm system
Exterior speakers built inside the 11 Emergency Assistance Towers located across the campus

In case of a major emergency on or near the Langara main campus, please follow the directions provided by the PAS and campus officials.

Emergency Assistance Towers

Langara College has a total of 11 Emergency Assistance towers around the campus in order to enhance College safety, security and the Public Address System.

Each Emergency Assistance tower has six sophisticated speakers, employing a full 360-degree array to deliver maximum audio clarity and range for public emergency announcements and an emergency call panel.

Calls from Emergency Assistance Towers

The external emergency communication system offers students, employees, and College visitors a high level of incident prevention and management, establishing a safe environment.

Emergency calls can be made from any of the towers by pushing the RED button located on the emergency call panel. All emergency calls are directed to the security personnel on duty.

Each tower has its own identification number so callers can be easily located. For instance, if you call using tower number one, a caller ID appears on the Campus Security phone with the exact location of the tower so you do not need to state your current location.