Emergencies & Safety

Emergency Number

(413) 585-2490

Or dial “800” from any on-campus phone

Safety

For any fire, police, or medical emergency, call Campus Police immediately. Campus Police is available 24 hours, 7 days a week at 126 West Street. 

Emergency Blue Phones

24-hour emergency telephones, marked by blue lights, are prominently located throughout the campus and are activated by pushing the “talk” button. Activating the phone connects you immediately to Campus Police and dispatches campus police officers to that location. Emergency phones should not be used in non-emergency situations.

In Case of Power Outage

In an emergency during a power outage, call the dispatch desk at (413) 538-2490.

MEDICAL CARE Smith College does not maintain a health center during the summer months. Cooley Dickinson Hospital (just over a mile away) is available for emergency care. Please call Campus Police at (413) 585-2490 if you or anyone needs an ambulance. Participants are responsible for all applicable fees for services received.

Closest Hospital/Urgent Care: 
Cooley-Dickinson Hospital
30 Locust Street (Route 9), Northampton, MA 01061
(1.5 miles north of the college on Route 9, on the left)
Phone: (413) 582-2000

Closest Clinic: 
BayState Urgent Care
325B King Street, Northampton, MA 01060
Phone: (413) 387-4197

HEALTH + SAFETY GUIDELINES

Here are some recommendations aimed at minimizing the spread of illness and protecting our collective health, so that we can all enjoy the gathering with peace in our minds and hearts.

  • In an effort to keep everyone safe, we will require participants of We the Land! to test upon arrival and registration on Friday and again daily on Saturday and Sunday mornings prior to the day of events. Covid tests will be provided by We the Land! upon registration. 

    If you test positive while at We the Land! we ask that you immediately isolate and email us at wetheland@gmail.com with the subject URGENT to notify us of your positive test and if you’ll be needing wellness checks, and/or support with transport to medical care or a testing site.

    Indoor Masking — Smith College currently doesn’t have an indoor mask policy. As we will be sharing the campus with students, faculty, and staff, there will be folks on campus who won’t be wearing masks. An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public space where people are present. We cannot guarantee that you will not be exposed to COVID-19 while at We the Land!, and all those participating at We the Land! do so at their own risk as to such exposure.

  • As a result of the pandemic, Smith invested and installed a state of the art MERV air handler system that is of higher quality than air filtration systems found at hospitals. We have requested that the air handler system be at the highest setting for the duration of our gathering.