Visual 1.1 An Overview Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning For Schools UNIT 3

Visual 1.2 Objectives  Identify who will be involved in the school’s emergency response.  Develop the considerations on which the plan will be based.

Visual 1.3 Objectives  Develop the emergency organization and assign responsibilities.  Identify required resources and additional resources that will be needed.

Visual 1.4 Planning Steps Step 1: Identify key players. Step 2: Develop considerations. Step 3: Identify resource requirements. Step 4: Establish chain of command and lines of succession. Step 5: Develop the plan.

Visual 1.5 Who Should Be Involved?  Local Emergency Manager  Public safety decision makers  Local service agency personnel  School superintendent  School principals and assistants  Teachers’ associations and other unioins  School transportation coordinator

Visual 1.6 Who Should Be Involved? What internal expertise (employee skills) do you have to help develop your plan?  Science teachers  School nurse and health teachers  Cafeteria supervisor  English teachers or newspaper advisor  Building and grounds supervisor

Visual 1.7 Determining the Situation  Hazards addressed  Probability of impact  Areas of the building most likely to be affected  Locations of special populations  Critical resource needs  Maps supporting the situation

Visual 1.8 Activity: Developing the Situation and Assumptions Using the hazard analysis you developed in Unit II, develop a situation and list assumptions on page III-5.  10 minutes

Visual 1.9 How Will You Operate?  What should happen…  When…  At whose direction.

Visual 1.10 How Will You Operate?  An organization chart  A statement about when and how the emergency plan will be implemented  Definition of “action levels” and their implementation  The general sequence of actions before, during, and after the emergency  Who will coordinate directly with local and state responders and how the coordination will take place

Visual 1.11 How Will You Operate? All schools should have an organizational system in place that includes:  The person in charge.  Administrative staff.  Faculty.  Maintenance personnel.

Visual 1.12 Incident Command System  Method for managing emergencies  Used by:  First-response agencies  Emergency medical services  Emergency management personnel

Visual 1.13 ICS Principles  Emergencies require certain tasks or functions to be performed.  Every incident needs a person in charge.  No one should direct more than 7 others.  No one should report to more than 1 person.

Visual 1.14 ICS Principles Everyone should:  Use the same words to refer to the same situation.  Know the terminology before an emergency.  Work from the same set of achievable objectives.

Visual 1.15 ICS Principles How can you ensure that school personnel and response personnel “speak the same language?”  No “codes” unless absolutely necessary.  When codes are necessary, ensure that school and response personnel know them in advance.

Visual 1.16 ICS Principles SCHOOL ICSICS FIRE POLICE EM OTHERS; PARENTS MEDIA Etc.

Visual 1.17 ICS Organization Incident Commander Operations Safety Officer Liaison Officer Public Information Officer PlanningLogistics Finance/Admin

Visual 1.18 Activity: ICS Wedding Planning 1. Brainstorm about all the activities that occur around a wedding. 2. Use ICS to make personnel assignments for the activities.  10 minutes

Visual 1.19 Incident Command System Incident Commander responsibilities:  Assess the situation.  Establish objectives.  Track resource availability.  Develop and monitor the action plan.  Ensure proper documentation.  Appoint additional staff as necessary.

Visual 1.20 ICS Organization Incident Commander Operations Safety Officer Liaison Officer Public Information Officer PlanningLogistics Finance/Admin

Visual 1.21 School ICS Organization Principal (School Commander) Science Teacher (Operations Chief) English Teacher (Public Information Officer) Health Teacher (Safety Officer) Assistant Principal (Liaison Officer) History Teacher (Planning Chief) Social Studies Teacher (Logistics Chief) Math Teacher (Finance/Admin Chief)

Visual 1.22 School Site ICS Structure Incident Commander Safety Officer Liaison Officer Public Information Officer PlanningLogistics Admin Documentation Situation Analysis Operations Security S&R Medical Student Care Student Release Crisis Response

Visual 1.23 Playground Incident Incident Commander: Principal OperationsLogisticsPlanningAdministration EMS Medic Ambulance

Visual 1.24 Fire Incident Incident Commander: Fire Operations: Fire LogisticsPlanningAdmin PoliceFireSchool

Visual 1.25 Major Incident Incident Commander Safety Officer Liaison Officer Public Information Officer PlanningLogistics Admin All Agencies Operations Police Fire School Red CrossDistrict Staging

Visual 1.26 ICS Unified Command Unified Command: Fire, Law Enforcement, School Operations: Fire LogisticsPlanningAdmin PoliceFire

Visual 1.27 Expanded Organization School Commander Operations Safety Officer Liaison Officer Public Information Officer PlanningLogisticsFinance/Admin Situation Analysis Documentation Security Search & Rescue Student Care Timekeeping Staffing Communications Supplies Purchasing Medical

Visual 1.28 Setting Up A Buddy System  Both teachers have class rosters for both classes.  Both classes:  Evacuate to the same area.  Go to the same safe area.

Visual 1.29 How Will You Operate? What other assignments might you need in a severe emergency or disaster?  Search and rescue  Medical  Student care and reunification

Visual 1.30 Activity: Developing an Emergency Organization 1. Think about the staff you have available. 2. Develop an organizational chart for command and general staff positions needed in an emergency.  15 minutes

Visual 1.31 What Do You Have? What Do You Need? What resources would you need to be self-sufficient for 72 hours?  Tools  Medical supplies  Food and blankets

Visual 1.32 What Do You Have? What Do You Need? Where might you get additional supplies?  Tools:  Local parks & recreation department  Local transportation department  Medical supplies:  Local physicians  Walk-in clinics  Food & blankets  American Red Cross  Local hotel or motel  Local restaurants

Visual 1.33 Psychological Effects  Important to your emergency response plan  Can be more damaging than physical effects

Visual 1.34 Crisis Response Team  Trained to handle emotional responses  Have ability/authority to make decisions  Members are:  Trained  Respected  Sensitive  Calm

Visual 1.35 Mental Health Referral  It is not a sign of parental failure if the child needs help.  Early intervention speeds the return to normalcy and avoids later problems.

Visual 1.36 End Unit 3