Emergency Planning for Schools Division Chief Jim Keiken City of Madison Fire Department

Why Plan? Student Safety Staff Safety Appropriate response Clear expectations Consistent performance Preparation Enhancement ???

Student Safety

Staff Safety

Appropriate response

Clear expectations

Consistent performance

Preparation

Enhancement

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Critical Elements of School Safety Planning Commitment Prevention Early Intervention Crisis Management Post Event Review

Commitment

Prevention

Early Intervention

Crisis Management

Post Event Review

Planning Committee Students Parents Teachers Administrators Law Enforcement Fire and EMS Agencies School Board Members Emergency Management Human Services Professionals Community Members

Students

Parents

Teachers

Administrators

Law Enforcement

Fire and EMS Agencies

School Board Members

Emergency Management

Human Services Professionals

Community Members

Initial Steps Review Current Risk Generate interest Outline issues Recruit support from the community Involve parents Involve staff Involve other stakeholders

Review Current Risk

Generate interest

Outline issues

Recruit support from the community

Involve parents

Involve staff

Involve other stakeholders

Community Support EMS provider(s) Fire Department(s) Law Enforcement Community government County/Municipal Emergency Management L ocal E mergency P lanning C ommittee members Healthcare - physicians, nurses, etc.

EMS provider(s)

Fire Department(s)

Law Enforcement

Community government

County/Municipal Emergency Management

L ocal E mergency P lanning C ommittee members

Healthcare - physicians, nurses, etc.

Hazard Identification Maps of school and school grounds Vulnerability of the community Identify potential hazards/risks Classrooms Buildings Evacuation Area surrounding school Past events

Maps of school and school grounds

Vulnerability of the community

Identify potential hazards/risks

Classrooms

Buildings

Evacuation

Area surrounding

school

Past events

Identify Potential Problems Illness Injuries Staff and Student Weather Violence Assault/fights Unrest Weapons Intruder/Hostage Hazardous Materials

Illness

Injuries

Staff and Student

Weather

Violence

Assault/fights

Unrest

Weapons

Intruder/Hostage

Hazardous Materials

Drills/Training (practice) Table top/Discussions Staff Meetings Teachers Involve Students Community resources Practice Involve parents Practices Makes Perfect

Table top/Discussions

Staff Meetings

Teachers

Involve Students

Community resources

Practice

Involve parents

Immediate Response Establish Priorities Use Skills available Emotional response (anxieties, crisis counseling) Training Exercise response plan with various scenarios

Establish Priorities

Use Skills available

Emotional response (anxieties, crisis counseling)

Training

Exercise response plan with various scenarios

Communication On-site needs Reporting procedures Incident Command Public Information - media Off-site resources Communicate plan to Fire, EMS and Law Enforcement Procedures to communicate with parents Hospital emergency departments

On-site needs

Reporting procedures

Incident Command

Public Information - media

Off-site resources

Communicate plan to Fire, EMS and Law Enforcement

Procedures to communicate with parents

Hospital emergency departments

Post Disaster Shelter Planning List of care and shelter options County emergency directors have listing Short-term and long-term plan Emergency Shelter

List of care and shelter options

County emergency directors have listing

Short-term and long-term plan

EMSC Guidelines For school staff without medical/nursing training Recommended First Aid Practice skills Consult school nurse

For school staff without medical/nursing training

Recommended First Aid

Practice skills

Consult school nurse

How to Use Key emergency numbers Tabs in alphabetical order Color coded flow chart

Key emergency numbers

Tabs in alphabetical order

Color coded flow chart

Planning for Students with Special Needs Wisconsin’s Child Alert Program Medical issues Wheelchairs Difficulty walking Crutches Designate someone to assist Emotional aspects

Wisconsin’s Child Alert Program

Medical issues

Wheelchairs

Difficulty walking

Crutches

Designate someone to assist

Emotional aspects

Resources www.ems-c.org Emergency Management Fire & EMS Agencies DPI Safety Team LEPC Local Public Health Department National Youth Crisis Hotline 1-800-448-4663

www.ems-c.org

Emergency Management

Fire & EMS Agencies

DPI Safety Team

LEPC

Local Public Health Department

National Youth Crisis Hotline

1-800-448-4663