All HazardsHomeland Security Norfolk, VA' Colleges,

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All Hazards/Homeland Security Norfolk, VA.
Colleges, Universities Strategies and Best
Practices
An overview of how Norfolks Colleges and
Universities partners with the citys CERT
program for emergency situations.
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• Norfolk CERT Emergency Management Goals
• Provide students and staff with practical
  training along with accurate and timely
  information regarding Emergency Planning.

• Demonstrate the linkage between effective
  Emergency Management planning/learning.
• Motivate students and staff to review existing
  Emergency Operations Plans to be consistent with
  best practices.

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Norfolks CERT Partnership Objectives for the
citys Colleges and Universities

• Recognize emergency planning for campuses is
  community-based and ongoing.

• Identify potential CERT members or campus
  planning teams.

• Identify types of hazards that present the
  highest risk for Norfolk and campuses and their
  potential damage (risk assessment).

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Norfolk College/University objectives (continued)

• Assemble a planning team

• Develop or revise a campus all-hazard emergency
  operations plan (EOP)

• Develop and implement a strategy for training
  and testing the plan.

• Revise the EOP based on lessons learned from
  exercises and/or actual emergencies

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Norfolks College/University CERT program will
compliment the four phases of emergence
management and takes an all-hazard approach
to disaster planning and recovery.
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What is University/College CERT?
Students and staff are trained to take care of
themselves after an emergence when first
responders are not available.
CERT members DO NOT replace first responders
capabilities but serve as an important supplement
to them.
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The College/University CERT program is targeted
at student and staff response in advance of the
Public Safety professionals arrival on the
disaster site.
Students learn skills needed to respond within
their school and community in the aftermath of a
disaster (or scene of school violence) when
emergency responders are not immediately
available.
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Program Topics

• Identification of Hazards
• Family Disaster Plan
• Disaster Supply Kit
• Staying Informed

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College/University students and staff will
receive training through the CERT program to
become Norfolk ambassadors in the ReadyVirginia
program.
1. Get a kit 2. Make a plan 3. Stay
informed
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The goal of the College/University CERT is to
have students and staff assist in ensuring that
everyone has an emergency supply kit that will
last 3-7 days.
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The goal is to encourage every student and staff
member to develop and emergency plan and exercise
that plan yearly.
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The goal Norfolks College/University CERT is to
make sure every student and staff member has a
plan to stay informed and that they, their family
members, and friends are ready to take proper
actions if local officials or campus public
safety recommend action.
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By CERT members staying Informed they can help
the emergency management officials greatly in
areas such as evacuation, special needs
population identifications, special
transportation needs, notifications and a variety
of other areas.
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Students should be familiar with their residence
hall evacuation procedures as well as the
evacuation procedures for their classrooms in the
event of a fire drill, or other emergency
situations that dictate all students evacuating a
building.
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Norfolk is very excited about working with our
colleges and universities on development of this
student CERT program. The motto of Norfolks
college/university CERT program is I
AM NOT SCARED
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I AM PREPARED!
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James Talbot Norfolk Emergency Preparedness
Response 3661 East Virginia Beach Blvd. Norfolk,
Virginia 23502 [phone] james.talbot_at_norfolk
.gov
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