Emergency Preparedness and Crisis Response

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Emergency Preparedness and Crisis Response

• District goal
• Provide a safe, caring, inviting environment

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Emergency Preparedness and Crisis Response

• Children cant learn if they dont feel safe.
• Adults cant be effective if they dont feel
  safe.
• Schools face many different threats
• Natural disasters
• Man-made disasters
• Accidental
• Intentional

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Emergency Preparedness and Crisis Response,
continued

• Crisis Procedure Plan addresses major responses
  needed to any kind of emergency
• Lockdown
• Evacuation
• Shelter in place

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Emergency Preparedness and Crisis Response

• Crisis Kits for all staff (discard old, stair
  stepped booklets)
• To be velcroed to wall in every classroom and
  office, just inside the main door, on the wall
• Discard the yellow sheet insert the new pink
  sheet
• Put the side with the pink sheet facing out
• Change building information if needed
• Can hold other building and room information
• Take with you if evacuate

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Lockdown

• If inside, remain in rooms
• Turn off lights
• Stay out of hallways
• Lock interior doors if possible
• Stay away from windows and doors
• Stay out of line of sight
• Close drapes or blinds if possible

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Lockdown, continued

• If outside, move (crawl) to cover, if available,
  behind a car, building, etc.
• Keep phone lines open at all times unless
  relaying pertinent information.
• Use red or green card as appropriate
• Maintain until notified that Lockdown is Ended
• Exterior Lockdown Only may be orderedlock only
  exterior doors and stay away from windows and
  exterior doors.

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Evacuation

• If a fire, activate Fire Alarm
• DO NOT attempt to fight the fire. Your first
  responsibility is to evacuate students.
• Immediately move to proper exit. DO NOT stop for
  personal items.
• Be prepared for an alternate exit route due to an
  area of the building being impassable.
• Specific staff should be assigned in advance to
  assist persons with disabilities.
• fire extinguisher training is available for
  volunteers

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Evacuation, continued

• Take class list or attendance book, so all
  students can be accounted for when class is
  assembled outside of the building.
• Teachers follow student lines to be sure all are
  out
• Turn out lights.
• Close classroom door.

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Evacuation, continued

• Move students to designated staging area.
• Leave sidewalks clear for emergency personnel and
  equipment.
• Take attendance. Immediately notify Incident
  Commander or fire fighter if anyone cannot be
  accounted for. Stay with your class. Use a
  messenger to communicate with Incident Command
  team.
• Be prepared to walk to the buildings alternate
  site as instructed by Incident Command team.
  Take attendance at alternate site.

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Evacuation, continued

• DO NOT give statements to the media or permit
  reporters to talk to students. Refer them to the
  Director of School and Community Relations.
• DO NOT re-enter until all-clear has been
  sounded.

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Shelter in Place

• The safest location depends on the situation
• Severe Weather Move to tornado shelter
• Hazardous substance in the air
•   Immediately turn off air handlers.
•   Close and lock doors and windows.
•   Opening the door for anyone would let outside
  air in and pose a greater threat to those inside
  

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Shelter in Place, continued

• Listen to Emergency Radio for instructions.
  Dismiss only when authorized by emergency
  management, law enforcement, or school
  administration.
• Children will be released only to a
  parent/guardian or other person designated in
  advance as the emergency pickup person. Do not
  encourage parents or anyone else to come pick up
  children until it is safe to be outside.
• As phone lines could become jammed, tuning to
  local media would provide the best source of
  information.

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Serious Injury/Medical Emergency

• Call (9)911 - specify location and injury in the
  event of
• Non-responsiveness of subject
• Apparent heart attack
• Severe respiratory distress
• Serious injury
• Contact the nurses officegive location and as
  much information about what has happened as
  possible.

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Serious Injury/Medical Emergency, continued

• Administer Basic Life Support
• Survey the scene to make sure it is safe. You
  cannot help by becoming a victim yourself.
• Stay with the victim initiate first aid within
  scope of your abilities.
• Assess the situation carefully. Do not move
  victim if you suspect a neck or back injury.
• Check for breathing.
• Check for pulse.
• If needed, and you are qualified, begin CPR or
  use Automated External Defibrillator if
  available.
• Control bleeding.
• under review

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Serious Injury/Medical Emergency, continued

• Treat all body fluids as potentially infectious.
  Follow safety procedures during contact and
  cleanup.
• Always have the first responder and witness(es)
  fill out the Accident Report Form regarding any
  incident involving an injury and send the report
  to the school nurse.

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Mass Injuries/Destruction

• Call (9)911
• Account for all staff, volunteers, and visitors
  (keep centralized master list at command center).
  
• Report any unaccounted for persons to building
  Incident Command.

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Bomb Threat

• If you receive a threat, NOTIFY ADMINISTRATOR
• If called in, complete Bomb Threat Information
  (kept by the phone)
• DO NOT turn lights on or off or otherwise create
  static by zipping a bag, etc. These actions may
  activate a bomb. (cell phones OK)
• USE the intercom or verbal/nonverbal signals.
• Incident Command Team will evaluate threat.
• Common areas will be swept more as necessary.

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Bomb Threat, continued

• Discovery of a Suspicious Object
• DO NOT touch or move the object.
• Leave the immediate area.
• If in classroom or office, mark door with red
  card.
• NOTIFY ADMINISTRATOR.
• Secure area to prevent unauthorized re-entry.

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Evacuation for Bomb Threat

• If evacuation is necessary, we will give two
  evacuation orders.
• The first order will be your signal to prepare
  for an evacuation. You will receive this code
  via the intercom or personal communication.
• The second order will be your signal to leave
  your classroom or office and proceed to the
  assembly area. You will receive this code via
  the intercom or personal communication.

classroom or
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Bomb Threat Evacuations, cont.

• At the first order
• Gain control of the class.
• Direct students to gather personal belongings.
• Instruct students to turn off all cellular phones
  and pagers and to not use them until the OK is
  given.
• Visually sweep the room for suspicious items.
  Initiate suspicious item protocol if necessary.
• Take YOUR CRISIS KIT.

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Bomb Threat Evacuation, cont.

• At the second order
• Exit the room, ensuring that no one is left
  behind.
• Do not touch the light switch.
• Leave doors and windows open.
• Mark the door with the green card to show it has
  been searched and nothing suspicious found.
• Proceed out of the building and to the assembly
  area.
• Be alert to your surroundings.
• Take attendance.
• Notify the Incident Command Center that all have
  been evacuated.

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Hazardous Materials Contact, Ingestion, or
Overdose

• Call (9)911
• ISOLATE - the suspected agent and/or person, if
  possible
• CONTAIN - the suspected agent, if possible
• EVACUATE - the contaminated area
• Keep contaminated persons away from others
• Keep person awake/alert as possible

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Hazardous Materials Contact, Ingestion, or
Overdose, continued

• NOTE new phone number for help
• (9)1-800-222-1222
• OLD numbers are no longer working

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Chemical, Biological, Radiological Incident

• Same as other hazardous materials

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Abduction/Kidnapping

• All persons checking out a student should sign in
  at the principals office. Students will be
  released to go to office ONLY, not to the
  requesting person.
• Verify identity and report any suspicious
  activity to an administrator immediately.

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Suicide Death Loss or Threat In or Outside
of School

• Any threat should be taken seriously!
•   Notify administrator immediately.
•   Call 9(911) if immediate help is needed
• Contact the school nurse
•  Notify emergency contactdetermine therapy,
  next steps
• Notify psychiatrist or therapist (if known)
•   DONT SEND PERSON HOME without a responsible
  adult.
• DONT LEAVE PERSON ALONE.

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Other Crisis Kit Contents

• Bomb threat response (middle and high schools)
• Red and green cards
• Teacher should insert class list
• Other building specific information
• DO NOT put confidential student health
  information in these kitsthey are too public.

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Incident Command System

• Assign roles and responsibilities in advance
• Team prepares, drills
• All employees know who is in charge of what
• Can expand or contract to fit the situation

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Our Building Incident Command Team, continued

• Backups are essential
• Helps to organize our response
• Allows us to interface with emergency responders
  effectively

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Our Building Incident Command Team, continued

• Incident Command Team
• Commanderin charge of all operations
• Operations/Students Chiefstudent needs
• Operations/Facility Chieffacility issues
• Logistics Chiefmaterial human resources
• Others as needed,
• Planning Chief
• Finance Chief
• Information OfficerDistricts Information Office
  (Sharon Miller, backup Katrina Hemann)

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Building Self-Sufficiency

• Staff trained in First Aid/CPR/AED
• (Automated External Defibrillator)
• Supplies/equipment
• Go Kit(s)
• Person(s) responsible for taking Go
  Kit(s)_________

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Building Self-Sufficiency, continued

• Why be concerned about this?
• May need to take care of ourselves for some
  period before help can arrive
• Major community disaster
• Heavy snow storm that closes roads
• Widespread damage needing immediate help
  elsewhere in community
• We need to be ready to address immediate health
  and safety needs ourselves.

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Automated External Defibrillator

• Our buildings AED locationfill in the blankor
  mark NA

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Analog Phones

• Dont require electricity
• Should be kept free for emergency use only
• Locations in our building
• __________________________________________________
  __________________________________________________
  __________________________________________________

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Special Needs

• Emergency Crisis Plan completed for each person
  who may need assistance or special care
• Portable Crisis Kits of necessary supplies would
  be taken with the person by the assigned adult.

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English Language Learners

• Translations of common emergency phrases have
  been prepared.
• Additional translators will be available on site
  to assist with family communications.

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Drills

• Board policy requires
• 1 lockdown drill with students annually
• 1 evacuation of students to Alternate Site every
  2 years
• State Fire Marshal or the Code requires
• 4 fire drills annually
• 4 tornado drills annually
• 2 bus drills annually

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Media

• Refer all media to the Director of School
  Community Relations at the Education Service
  Center
• 433-2089 or 433-1800 or 239-6208 (cell)
• All public statements will be issued from the
  District Command Center.

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Media, continued

• THE MEDIA MONITORS ALL 911 CALLS. Often
  reporters will arrive on the scene as quickly as
  the emergency vehicles.
• Do everything you can to protect the privacy of
  any victim(s) or their families.
• If possible, restrict cameras and on the scene
  interviews of staff. Again, refer all reporters
  to the Director of School Community Relations
  at the Education Service Center.

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Media, continued

• If it is absolutely necessary to make some type
  of statement
•   Take time to collect your thoughts.
•   Report known facts only.
•   DO NOT release names of anyone hurt or killed.
•   Emphasize what is being done (or has been
  done) to protect the safety of students and staff.

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Family Reunion Center

• Crisis places urgent demand on school resources
• Parent needs must be addressed
• Information about their child
• Reuniting as soon as possible
• Family Reunion Center is a separate place from
  Alternate Site
• District will transport students from Alt. Site
  to Family Reunion Center
• District will staff and manage Family Reunion
  Center

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Accounting for Everyone

• Must know who is where
• Emergency responders may have to enter dangerous
  situation to search and rescue
• Accurate attendance reporting helpsAS400
  provides off-site information
• Student cooperation at high school is difficult
  to assureemphasize to students the consequences
  in real emergency

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Questions?
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