EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS William Winsor School

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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESSWilliam Winsor School

• Presentation to William Winsor PTO
• May 1, 2007

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Faculty Members on the Emergency Planning Team

• Mrs. Morisseau, Principal
• Mrs. Forte, School Nurse Teacher
• Mrs. Meizoso, Teacher
• Mrs. Elmer, School Psychologist
• Mr. Russell, Teacher

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Community Partners

• Captain James Waterman, Smithfield Fire
  Department
• Mr. Todd Manni, Smithfield Emergency Management
• Officer Robert Squillante, Smithfield Police
  Department

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A special thanks to

• Mr. Murthy and CVS for their generous donation of
  supplies for our emergency backpacks
• Winsor PTO for their generous contribution of the
  emergency backpacks
• Our community partners for their support and
  guidance in the development of this comprehensive
  plan

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Why do we need an Emergency or Crisis Response
Plan?

• The greatest mistake principals, teachers, and
  staff make in crisis come from not knowing what
  steps to take and in what order in a given
  situation. Planning, training, and drills will
  help prevent those mistakes. In a crisis, it
  helps to know where to turn to help.

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Emergency Backpacks

• Purpose
• Contents
• Locations

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Components of the William Winsor School Emergency
Response Plan

• Introduction- Situation and assumptions,
  communications, local and regional emergency
  response phone numbers,
• Roles and Responsibilities of the ICS Team
• Evacuation Routes and Procedures
• Response to specific emergencies
• William Winsor School Fire Safety Equipment list
• Intrusion Protocol
• Command Section- Specific Duties of ICS Team
• Maps- Smithfield, Greenville, William Winsor
  School
• Ventilation Shutdown Plan

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What emergencies or crisis situations are we
planning for?

• Fire
• Severe Weather
• Unauthorized Visitor/Intruder
• Utilities Failure
• Bomb Threat
• Hazardous Materials Event
• Radiological Event
• Terrorist Event
• Suspicious Mail/Package
• Serious Injury/Death
• Suicide

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Lockdown

• Emergencies that may require a lockdown of the
  school building
• Intruder/Unauthorized Visitor
• Intruder on school grounds
• Intrusion Protocol

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Shelter-in-Place

• Emergencies that may require shelter-in-place or
  reverse evacuation
• Severe weather
• Accident near school
• Chemical or Hazardous Material Event

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Evacuation- School Grounds and Alternate Location

• Emergencies that may require evacuation of school
  building
• Fire
• Gas Leak
• Bomb Threat

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Evacuation- School Grounds and Alternate Location

• Emergencies that may require evacuation of school
  building to alternate location
• Fire
• Gas Leak
• Bomb Threat
• Chemical, Hazardous Materials, Radiological, or
  Terrorist Event

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Relocation Centers

• Primary Relocation Center- St. Thomas Episcopal
  Church, 1 Smith Ave., Greenville, RI
• Secondary Relocation Center- Greenville Baptist
  Church, 582 Putnam Pike, Greenville, RI

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Communicating with Parents in an Emergency

• Confidential Sheets- Please update regularly
• Release System
• Media-
• Radio- WPRO 630 AM/ 92.3 FM
• WHJY 94.1 FM
• WWBB 101.5 FM
• WHJJ 920 AM
• TV- WLNE Channel 6
• WJAR Channel 10
• WPRI Channel 12

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Special Considerations for Parents

• In the event of a shelter-in-place or reverse
  evacuation situation involving hazardous,
  chemical, biological, radiological materials,
  students may not be released to parents until
  first responders indicate it is safe to do so.
• This means that school doors may be locked and
  parents may not be granted access to the school.
• Parents must comply with directives given by
  emergency personnel and/or the principal.

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Post-Emergency

• Communication with Parents
• De-brief with emergency personnel
• Counseling and support for students

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Next steps for Winsor

• Ongoing Emergency Team meetings
• Annual review and update of plan
• Consultation with community partners
• Facilitate plan development for other schools
• Drills- first drill May 15, 2007- Evacuation to
  Primary Relocation Center- St. Thomas Church

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Questions