Disaster and Crisis Management Plan

 

 

Initial Response in an Emergency Situation

 

The first responses in a declared emergency are going to be one or more of the following tasks:

·        Room Evacuation

·        Campus Evacuation

·        Lock Down

A Room Evacuation may be the result of a fire, earthquake, or any other event which requires leaving a building.  If an earthquake occurs, the Room Evacuation will be preceded by the duck, cover and hold procedure (during the shaking).   

A Campus Evacuation will occur if the campus is deemed unsafe and uninhabitable by civil authority or by administration.  This will usually be the result of an earthquake, extensive campus fire, range fire, aircraft disaster, chemical threat, or local police action.   

A Lock Down procedure will occur if a threat occurs on campus or in the local neighborhood which requires students to be taken indoors where it is less likely that they will be injured.  This will usually be the result of an attack by an armed person on campus or gun shots fired on campus (or in the near neighborhood). 

Some emergency situations may require a secondary response beyond those listed above.  Such situations may include an extended stay on campus due to a major earthquake.  See the Secondary Response in an Emergency Situation section below for this information.