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All Hazard School Emergency Planning
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School Facilities Management InstituteDecember 6, 2011
What is school safety? Obvious
Violent and disruptive incidents
School violence and student behavior
Gang activity Intruders Vandalism
Not so obvious Highways, rail lines,
manufacturing facilities near schools
Science labs, pool chemicals, cleaning supplies = haz mat
Weather-related events Non-custodial parent
issues Nuclear power plants
Why do schools need to plan?
November 16, 1989“It made a
boom sound, and everyone started to scream”2nd grader
286 Route 17KNewburgh, NY
http://www.recordonline.com/archive/2005/02/27/bmmk300.htm
“Today at about 12:20pm, I was sitting in my office. I got up and walked into the front main lobby. I then walked into the cafeteria because some of the kids were getting excited because of the wind and the rain, and were standing up.
About 10 seconds later, the glass from the outside wall came flying into the room in sheets and went halfway across the cafeteria. I started toward the wall…to get the kids out…when the entire wall came down into the cafeteria onto the students.”
Harvey Gregory, Principal
Amy Innis, 8 Joanna Lichter, 7
Larae Litchhult, 8 Adam Soltis, 7
Peter Orsino, 8 Charles Scotto,7
Maria Stuhmer, 8 Jennifer Homan, 8
Mark Flanagan, 7
Safe Schools Against Violence in Education (Project
SAVE)
Project SAVE - July 24, 2000
Districtwide and Building-Level MULTIHAZARD Emergency Plans (155.17)
A multihazard approach:what internal or external factors could
potentially impact the school, its occupants, and the community.
Severe weather Flood Terrorism Violence Power outages Intruders Fire Air disasters Hazardous materials
Basic ElementsEach chief school administrator of an
educational agency shall provide written information, by October 1st of each school year, to all students and staff about emergency procedures.
Basic ElementsA plan for the review
and conduct of drills and exercises to test the emergency response plan, including the use of tabletop exercises, in coordination with emergency responders and preparedness officials
Questions to ConsiderDo you know who the
emergency manager is in your county?
Have you met with the county emergency manager – during “peace time”?
Questions to Consider
How do you communicate with the county emergency manager during an emergency or wide-spread disaster?
How do the county emergency managers communicate with you during an emergency or wide-spread disaster?
Questions to Consider
Have you invited the local law enforcement and fire officials to tour your building and review plans for responding to emergencies?
Have you trained and exercised with law enforcement and fire officials to prepare for an event in your school?
Key Points to Remember
CR 155.17(f): Use of school property
Each board of education and board of cooperative educationalservices shall cooperate with appropriate State, county andcity agencies in developing agreements for the use of school-owned facilities and vehicles during a disaster.
School districts and boards of cooperative educationalservices are required to relinquish to the appropriate State or county agencies the control and use of school transportation vehicles and facilities in accordance withcounty emergency preparedness plans or directives.
The Role of the District Superintendent
CR 155.17(g): Communication liaisons
Except in a school district in a city having a populationof more than one million inhabitants, each districtsuperintendent, during a local or State emergency, shall act as the chief communication liaison for alleducational agencies within the supervisory districtterritorial limits.
The superintendent of schools in the Cities of Buffalo,Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers, during a local or Stateemergency,shall act as the chief communication liaison forall educational agencies located within the city district.
The ProcessEngage : staff, students, transportation and
food supervisors, school nurse, mental health, school board, local emergency responders, county emergency managers….
www.dhses.ny.gov/oem (631) 952-6322
(518) 793-6646
(845) 454-0430
(315) 438-8907
(315) 331-4880
The ProcessEvaluate: what are the potential hazards in
and around your school facility - a hazard analysis
http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/emischool/EL361Toolkit/assets/Hazard_Assessment_Worksheet.pdf
Hazard: Something that is potentially dangerous or harmful, often the root cause of an unwanted outcome.
Human-Caused Hazard: A hazard that arises from deliberate, intentional human actions to threaten or harm the well-being of others. Examples include school violence, terrorist acts, or sabotage.
Natural Hazard: A hazard related to weather patterns and/or physical characteristics of an area. Often natural hazards occur repeatedly in the same geographical locations.
Technological Hazard: A hazard originating from technological or industrial accidents, infrastructure failures, or certain human activities. These hazards may cause loss of life or injury, property damage, social and economic disruption, or environmental degradation, and often come with little to no warning.
http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/emischool/EL361Toolkit/assets/Hazard_Assessment_Worksheet.pdf
March 12, 2007 CSX train CSX train
derailment in derailment in Oneida, Madison Oneida, Madison CountyCounty
41 of the 81 cars 41 of the 81 cars carried carried hazardous hazardous materialsmaterials
39 carried liquid 39 carried liquid propane propane
February 2009 – Clarence, NY
Continental Connection Flight 3407 (Colgan Air)
Pine Plains man charged with kidnapping after holding school principal hostage
PINE PLAINS – Police have charged Chris Craft,
42, of Pine Plains with Kidnapping in the first degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree and criminal trespass in the first degree after he took a shotgun into Stissing Mountain Middle School in Pine Plains on Tuesday morning and held the principal hostage.
Craft walked into the school around 7:45 a.m. with a shotgun hidden on him in pieces. He reassembled it in a bathroom and went looking for Principal Robert Hess. He found him and took him hostage until he was talked into surrendering by a police negotiator.
www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2009/November09/11/PPS_hostage-11Nov09.html
September 2011
September 2011
September 2011
September 2011
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/columbine.cd/Pages/TOC.htm
The ProcessEducate: does everyone understand their
roles and responsibilities in the plan - train, train, train & don’t forget the substitutes
ICS Training
http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/emischool/EL361Toolkit/Start.htm
Developed by the FEMA Emergency Management Institute in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Education.
Designed primarily for kindergarten through high school personnel.
http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS100SC.asp
Exercise: test the plan - will this plan work when you need it most - what if you’re not there – are there gaps in the plan
Questions to Consider
During an emergency do you want to have physical access to areas where law enforcement has closed the roads?
Answer – It depends!! Why is the road closed? Is the road still
there?! Why do you need to have access? Don’t put yourself or your staff in danger. Another reason to meet and plan with the
emergency managers during “peace-time”
Probably Not
Probably Yes
Enhance: review and revise the plan - what have you learned from the exercise (or actual event) - a good plan is never finished
Clyde Savannah CSD Bus
January 2011
Local emergency responders must have copies of school facility
floor plans and layouts.
Include them in the planning and exercise process!
Know who will come to
your emergency and what resources they may
bring.
Roles of the:school administratorfaculty and staffschool counselors and
social workersParents/guardianscommunity partnerslaw enforcement
Following an Event
www.childrenanddisasters.acf.hhs.gov/index.html
www2.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/emergencyplan/crisisplanning.pdf
Some lessons to think about...Administrators may not be
present during an emergency.The normal communication
systems may not be operable during an emergency.
Does everyone understand their roles and responsibilities in an emergency?
Some lessons to think about...Does the plan include
provisions for substitute staff?
Is there a procedure in place for student sheltering during an emergency?
Are non-ambulatory individuals addressed in the emergency plan?
Some lessons to think about... Is there a plan for
parent/child reunification and addressing non-custodial parent issues?
Are transportation and maintenance staff included in planning activities?
Are post-incident, mental health, and recovery issues addressed in the emergency plan?
Semper Gumby:
Forever Flexible!
Hope for the best –
but plan for the worst
Questions?
Laura Sahr
Emergency Planning Liaison
NYS Education Department
518-486-7336 (w)
518-210-1269 (BB)