WHAT DO FIRST RESPONDERS EXPECT DURING A SCHOOL INCIDENT? John Nohr Fire Chief Clark County Fire & Rescue
Emergency Managers think about: Prevention Mitigation Preparation Response Recovery
What are our threats?
Natural Hazards Earthquakes Severe wind Tornadoes Lightning Hurricanes Floods Wildfires Landslides/Mudslides Tsunamis Volcanic eruptions
Technological Hazards Explosions or accidental releases from industrial plants HazMat release from within the school HazMat release from highways or railroads Radiological release from nuclear power plants Dam failure Power/Water failure
Biological Hazards Infectious diseases (influenza, TB, staph, meningitis) Contaminated food outbreaks (salmonella, botulism, E.coli) Toxic materials present in school labs
Adversarial, Incidental, and Human-caused Threats Fire Active shooters Criminal threats or actions Gang violence Bomb threats Domestic violence and abuse Cyber attacks Suicide
Prevention and Mitigation
Preparation Mass Casualty Incident training MCI Kits Evacuation plans Buses
First Responders want to stop forward progress of the incident
Fire/EMS will work to make our issues safe
Fire/EMS will work with Law Enforcement to preserve evidence
We want to know that there is a plan And that the plan is being followed…..
Initial Patient Traige START- Simple Triage and Rapid Assessment RPM- Respirations, Perfusion, Mental Status
Patient Care Areas Access Corridor Triage (secondary) Red Yellow Green Black
Apparatus staging area
Ambulance access/egress corridor
Demobilization Can take minutes to days depending on the incident Fire Building collapse HazMat release Active shooter
Recovery Physical Mental Community
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