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Oklahoma Safe Schools 101
29 April 2014
Jackie Wright, Oklahoma STO April 29, 2014
Safe Schools 101
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Overview Video
Jackie Wright, Oklahoma STO April 29, 2014
May 20th, 2013 F5 Tornado
Several Public Schools Damaged/Destroyed
Post-Event Site Visit Team
FEMA Risk Analysis
Texas Tech Wind Engineering Team
American Society of Civil Engineers Representative
Oklahoma Dept. of Emergency Management (OEM)
Program Inception
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Initially Focused on Six Metro Counties Impacted by Storms
Analysis of Findings Revealed
Significant Differences in:
Construction
Layout
Age
Need for Individual Assessment
Identify Potential Safe Refuge Areas
Program Inception
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Based on the initial assessments by FEMA and OEM, through
the auspices of the Office of the Governor of Oklahoma, Mary
Fallin, form a Task Force to initiate project “Safe Schools 101.”
Program Inception
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Scope to require Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to provide
training for volunteer architects, engineers, and other officials
who would assess individual school structures and identify
options for safe refuge sites.
Program Inception
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FEMA Contacted URS Corporation
Provide Training to Architects and Engineers
Conduct Safe Site Assessments in Area Schools
OEM Staffing Contacted
Ok Board of Architects & Structural Engineers Association
E-mailed Peers and Contacts
Program Inception
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Enrollment Included:
Architects
Engineers
Emergency Managers
School Administrators
The Process
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Day One - Design Assessments Using:
FEMA P-361 Design and Construction Guidance for Community Safe Rooms
International Code Council/National Storm Shelter Association (ICC/NSSA) 500
The Process
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Day Two – Technical Specifics, Wind Pressure/Safe Rooms
Day Three – Site Visits Looking for Refuge
New Assessment Tool – Created by OEM
Standardized Electronic Form, Color Coded
Matches Report Templates Created at Same Time
The Process
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Assessment results in follow-up report
Includes Options for:
Identify Current “Best Available Refuge Area”
Hardening Existing Structures
Hardening Techniques
Potential Retrofit Opportunities
Installing Safe Rooms
Volunteers Encouraged to Train/Assist Others
The Process
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1) Superintendent Contacts OEM via Website
2) OEM Director Sends Program Information Package
3) Work Book Created
a) Blueprints/Floor Plans of Current Refuge Area Ordered
b) Interior and Exterior Picture File of School Created
c) National Floodplains Insurance Program Platte Maps
d) Google Maps Aerial Photos
The New School Process
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4) Workbook Delivered to Team
5) OEM/School Provides Ladders, Flashlights, Escorts
6) Access through Ceiling Tiles and Roof Exterior
7) Visit Scheduled Non-School Day (Weekend or Summer)
8) Observations and Recordings Made
9) Executive Summary Presented to Superintendent
10) No Fees Are Charged for Any of These Services
The New School Process
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First Class Held November 2013
Subject Matter Experts Trained 48 Participants
Four 12 Person Teams
Site Visits to Four Schools
Students Included FEMA Regions 4,5,6 and 7 Administrators
Additional Classes Held First CY Quarter 2014
Progress
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Total of 217 Graduates from Program
31 Site Visits in Impacted Area
Range From Single Structure Elementary to University
Private, Public, and Technology Centers
29 State Technology Centers to be Used for Training
All 72 Oklahoma Graduates Willing to Continue Site Visits
Progress
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As of 01 April 2014, OEM Assumes Control of Program
All 77 Counties in State Covered by Regional Graduates
Many From Quadrants and Many Willing to go Statewide
OEM Pays Nothing for Their Service and They Charge Nothing
Performed for Need of Community and State School Children
High Percentage of School Refuge Areas Differ From Team Recommendations
Progress
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Continue Program Statewide
Create Digitized Repository of all Assessments
Reports
Flood Plain Analysis
Building Blueprints
Refuge Area Floor Plans
Supporting Documentation
Future Plans
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GOAL: Safe Room, Retrofit, or Safe Refuge Designation for All 517 School Districts Statewide; Over 1800 Buildings
Public, Private, Elementary Through Universities Including Technology Centers
Governor’s Initiative Wants All Schools Statewide Examined
Voluntary Process, Not required by Law
Future Plans
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NOTE: New State Law Requires 10 Drills Annually
Two Evacuation
Two Tornado
Two Active Shooter
Two Lockdown
Two As Required for Locally Assessed Threats
This Law Goes in Hand With but is Not Driving the Program
Legal Ramifications
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Liability
Informal Review Based on Best Professional Estimates
Only as Good as Documents Provided
Review Without Endorsement by Professional Architect
Team Membership Not Revealed or Identified in Report
Report ID Based on Location, Building Assessed, and Date
Legislation Being Considered
Exempts Architects/Engineers/Others from Prosecution
Legal Ramifications