Safety & Security
Call 217-443-8888 or Ext. 8888, if from a campus phone.
The Safety and Security Office is responsible for taking the necessary steps in promoting and maintaining a safe environment for Danville Area Community College. They are located on the 1st floor of Lincoln Hall, room 100.
They perform the following duties on campus to ensure the safety of everyone on campus:
- Provide safety and security through parking and traffic enforcement and routine patrol.
- Monitor and maintain security surveillance systems on campus.
- Conduct safety drills.
- Investigate incidents on campus and work with local law enforcement to resolve matters of criminal nature.
- Investigate complaints from students and visitors of incidents occurring on campus and relay pertinent information through proper administration.
- Work with alarm monitoring company and fire safety system providers to ensure system safety checks are current.
- Provide safety escorts to students, faculty, staff, and visitors upon request.
- Enforce Parking Rules and Regulations
- Provide security for events on campus:
- Basketball Games
- Campus and Community Events
They also perform the following services on campus:
- Provide customer service and assistance to staff, students, and visitors with vehicle problems.
- Jump Start Cars
- Provide Lock-Out assistance
- Assist with flat tires
- Lost and found services.
RAVEGuardian Mobile App
RAVE Guardian, a campus safety app, transforms mobile phones into personal safety devices. Guardian enhances safety on campus through a virtual safety network of friends, family, and the Office of Campus Safety. Features include:
DACC Emergency Line
Direct immediate connection to campus safety with GPS location and personal profile information. It’s a Bluelight Emergency Phone in the palm of your hand!
Personal Guardians
Students can identify friends, roommates, and family as ‘guardians’.
Safety Timers
Guardians can check the status of a student. If the RAVE Guardian timer is not deactivated before it expires, the selected Guardian can contact Public Safety and provide the start location and end destination. Officers will check the area for the student.
Chat
Text the Campus Safety Dispatch Center at any time.