Florida Poly is committed to ensuring a safe and secure campus environment exists for everyone. The university has emergency phones on campus to ensure students, employees, and community members can contact the Police Department as easily as possible. These phones help improve safety by providing the community with immediate access to 911 in an emergency.
There are 20 blue light emergency phones located outdoors on Florida Poly's main campus. The phones are available 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week and connect users with an emergency dispatcher with the push of a button. They also have a flashing blue light located at the top of the phone pedestal that is activated when the button is pressed for help.
If you are on campus and need to utilize one of the Blue Lights, please follow the following steps:
A member of Lakeland Police Dispatch will answer the call. Provide them with your location, Florida Polytechnic University, 4700 Research Way, 33805, and the location number listed on the Blue Light.
If you are not near a Blue Light and need emergency assistance, please call 911. If you need assistance in a non-emergency situation, please call University Police at 863-874-8472, option 2.
As part of ongoing efforts to support safety across campus, Florida Poly is working to update and enhance campus safety resources. The university is in the process of implementing a new safety app, PhoenixSafe, which provides direct access to request assistance, regardless of campus location, in addition to several other services. More details to come.
Any questions regarding the new PhoenixSafe app should be directed to the Department of Risk Management at riskmanagement@floridapoly.edu.
