Kilgore
Crime Alerts and Immediate Threat Notification (RAVE Alert) - Annual Security and Fire Safety Report
Kilgore College documents RAVE Alert campus-wide crime and immediate-threat notifications authored by the Vice President of Student Services via the PIO, with Police Chief review for Crime Alert warrant and orange poster postings.
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Kilgore College
Community College · TX
~5,500 studentsRAVE Alert
In the policy’s own words
What the policy says
RAVE Alert for ongoing threatverbatim
a campus-wide alert is sent via a RAVE Alert, a text messaging system that is sent to all members of the campus community who have subscribed to the service.
- Named RAVE Alert subscription text system for campus-wide alerts.
VP Student Services authors via PIOverbatim
These alerts are generally written by the Vice President of Student Services who will authorize these messages via the PIO. These messages may also be sent out by the Chief of Police.
- VP Student Services/PIO primary path; Chief of Police alternate sender.
At a glance
How this policy works
- When it activates
- Campus-wide RAVE Alert for serious incidents posing ongoing or imminent threat to the KC community. Crime Alerts typically for arson, criminal homicide, robbery; aggravated assault and sex offenses case-by-case.
- Who decides
- RAVE alerts generally written by Vice President of Student Services authorizing via PIO; Chief of Police may also send. Police Chief or designee reviews reports for Crime Alert warrant.
- Timeliness standard
- Timely notice for serious ongoing-threat incidents. Crime Alert posters remain seven days when used. Residence hall evacuation drills each semester.
- Emergency notification vs. timely warning
- ASR Notification to the KC Community about Reported Crimes and Immediate Threat sections with named RAVE Alert system and Crime Alert poster practice.
- Testing cadence
- Residence hall evacuation drills each semester monitored by Incident Command Team, KCPD, and Campus Life. Broader RAVE test cadence not specified in the notification sections reviewed.
- Scope & limits
- RAVE Alert is a subscription service for campus community members. Facebook may reach non-campus community. Crime Alerts not issued when no ongoing community threat (e.g., two-student disagreement assault).
ChannelsSmsEmailWebsiteFacebook
Analysis
Reading the policy
Kilgore College (Kilgore/Longview, TX) publishes community notification procedures for reported crimes and immediate threats in its 2025 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. For serious incidents posing an ongoing threat, a campus-wide RAVE Alert (subscription text messaging) is sent. Alerts are generally written by the Vice President of Student Services who authorizes messages via the PIO; the Chief of Police may also send them. Updates may use blast email or website postings. Crime Alert posters on orange paper may be posted in building lobby/entrance areas for seven days when deemed necessary.
Crime Alerts usually cover arson, criminal homicide, and robbery; aggravated assault and sex offenses are case-by-case. The Police Chief or designee reviews all reports for ongoing threat and Crime Alert warrant. Immediate-threat notifications likewise use RAVE Alert for imminent or ongoing threats, with optional Facebook posts for non-campus community members. Residence hall evacuation drills occur each semester. Complements Texas CC coverage with ACC Emergency Alert and Weatherford Coyote Alert.
Takeaways
Key findings
RAVE Alert subscription text for campus-wide crime and immediate-threat notifications.
VP Student Services writes/authorizes via PIO; Chief of Police may also send.
Orange Crime Alert posters for seven days in affected building lobbies when warranted.
Policy, meet practice
When this system actually fired
4 documented times Kilgore’s alert system was used, from the case archive.
Provenance
Sources
- Official
- Official Policy
Tags
texascommunity-collegeclery-asrravewider-reach
Added 2026-07-27Updated 2026-07-27Via ingestion