School Emergency Preparedness

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

[email protected]

518-486-7336 (w)

518-210-1269 (BB)