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Desert Research Institute (DRI)

Emergency and non-emergency phone numbers

About DRI

We are a nonprofit research campus of NSHE and sister property of UNR, the organization that oversees all publicly supported higher education in the U.S. state of Nevada. At DRI, approximately 500 research faculty and support staff engage in more than $50 million in environmental research each year. DRI's environmental research programs are divided into three core divisions and two interdisciplinary centers. Established in 1988 and sponsored by AT&T, the institute's Nevada Medal awards "outstanding achievement in science and engineering".

Campuses

Main Research- Dandini Research Park (Reno, Nevada) and Southern Nevada Science Park (Paradise, Nevada).

Subsidiary Campuses

Solar One (Boulder City, Nevada) and Storm Peak Laboratory (Steamboat Springs, Colorado).

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University Police Services at DRI

Courtyard of the Desert Research Institute's building

RebelSAFE Alert

About DRI RebelSAFE Alert

RebelSAFE Alert is the emergency notification system used for incidents that present an imminent threat to life, health or safety to DRI students, employees, faculty, and community members. RebelSAFE Alert messages provide emergency information and instructions to protect yourself during an emergency. In the event of an emergency, RebelSAFE Alert will send emails, text messages, post to University Police Services Facebook and Twitter, push notifications to the RebelSAFE Mobile App, and provide audio and visual warnings to computer desktops and VOIP phones, digital advertising kiosks, RebelSAFE Emergency Phones, and UNLV websites.

Download the RebelSAFE Mobile App

The RebelSAFE app is the official mobile safety app for UNLV & DRI campuses. The RebelSAFE Mobile App provides DRI students, employees, faculty, and community members with a number of features to keep themselves safe.

  1. Quickly dial Police Services to request help, report a crime in progress, report suspicious activities, or for any other emergency.
  2. Request a Rebel Rides evening shuttle.
  3. Real-time chat with Police Services Dispatch personnel.
  4. Submit anonymous crime tips.
  5. Receive RebelSAFE Alert push notifications.
  6. Virtual escort to share your GPS location with a friend or family member until you safely reach your destination.
  7. Other safety related information and services offered by Police Services and Health & Wellness.

To download the free app, visit iTunes or the Google Play Store.

Mobile App Welcome Screen

Emergency Phones

RebelSAFE Emergency Phones are for students, employees, faculty, and community members of UNLV to request help, report a crime in progress, report suspicious activities, request a Rebel Rides shuttle, or for any other emergency. The state-of-the-art, 12-foot tall RebelSAFE Emergency Phones are equipped with a 4000k LED area light, a 360-degree surveillance camera, and are strategically located throughout campus to broadcast RebelSAFE Alerts via public address speakers in the event of an emergency.

Current Emergency Phone Locations

Questions About the RebelSAFE Alert?

If you have any questions regarding your contact information within the RebelSAFE Alert system, or any other concerns regarding the system, contact Mark Sakurada, at 702-895-3032 or mark.sakurada@unlv.edu.

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