1. WHAT DO FIRST RESPONDERS EXPECT DURING A SCHOOL INCIDENT?
John Nohr
Fire Chief
Clark County Fire & Rescue

2. Emergency Managers think about:
Prevention
Mitigation
Preparation
Response
Recovery

3. What are our threats?

4. Natural Hazards Earthquakes Severe wind Tornadoes Lightning Hurricanes
Floods
Wildfires
Landslides/Mudslides
Tsunamis
Volcanic eruptions

5. 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

6. Biological Hazards
Infectious diseases (influenza, TB, staph, meningitis)
Contaminated food outbreaks (salmonella, botulism, E.coli)
Toxic materials present in school labs

7. Adversarial, Incidental, and Human-caused Threats
Fire
Active shooters
Criminal threats or actions
Gang violence
Bomb threats
Domestic violence and abuse
Cyber attacks
Suicide

8. Prevention and Mitigation

9. Preparation Mass Casualty Incident training MCI Kits Evacuation plans
Buses

10. First Responders want to stop forward progress of the incident

11. Fire/EMS will work to make our issues safe

12. Fire/EMS will work with Law Enforcement to preserve evidence

13. We want to know that there is a plan
And that the plan is being followed…..

14. Initial Patient Traige
START- Simple Triage and Rapid Assessment
RPM- Respirations, Perfusion, Mental Status

15. Patient Care Areas Access Corridor Triage (secondary) Red Yellow Green
Black

16. Apparatus staging area

17. Ambulance access/egress corridor

18. Demobilization Can take minutes to days depending on the incident Fire
Building collapse
HazMat release
Active shooter

19. Recovery
Physical
Mental
Community

20. John Nohr Clark County Fire & Rescue John.nohr@clarkfr.org
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John Nohr Clark County Fire & Rescue