Campus in the fall

Emergencies & Closings

Emergency resources

716-673-3333 for on-campus emergencies

Calling University Police for on-campus emergencies provides a faster response time than calling 911!

Sign up for NY-Alert

The primary emergency notification tool used to send emergency information to the entire campus community

RAVE Guardian

App turns your mobile phone into a portable blue light phone

There are no advisories at this time. 


For all on-campus emergencies (police, fire, medical) contact University Police instead of 911!

Calling University Police for on-campus emergencies provides a faster response time than calling 911!

Other sources of emergency information

Fredonia sites

Other helpful sites

We will submit severe weather (i.e. class cancellation) announcements to TV stations in Buffalo and Erie, PA., and radio stations in Buffalo, Dunkirk, and Jamestown.

All students, faculty, and staff will receive emergency emails through their @fredonia.edu email addresses

  • Text message: sent to your mobile device through NY-Alert
  • Phone call: sent to your phone (landline or mobile) through NY-Alert
  • Recorded phone message: call 716-680-6067 for Fredonia's emergency information line

Emergency information will be displayed on digital signage across campus.