In the event an emergency occurs that requires the University of Louisville Metro Government to close one or more of the University’s campuses, there will still be a need for essential personnel to access the campus. In addition to emergency response personnel that are designated as essential, there is also a cadre of personnel who have been determined to be essential and have been assigned roles in the Emergency Operations Center.

In order to facilitate essential personnel’s access to U of L Campuses, the University has issued identification cards to these essential emergency response personnel. These cards are issued under the authority of the Department of Environmental Health and Safety by the Cardinal Card Office and are active for two years.

The Emergency Response Personnel Identification Cards are similar to the University ID and uses the employee’s ID number. The cards are issued in white and black. Everyone with a card should be allowed access on campus. Personnel that have been issued a black card are allowed access to the Emergency Operations Center. A list of essential personnel can be found in the Restricted Access Plans.