Palm Springs Unified School District School Emergency Preparedness 1
Four Phases of Palm Springs Unified School District s Emergency Management plan 1. Prevention / Mitigation 2. Preparedness 3. Response 4. Recovery Based on the U.S. Department of Education s emergency management protocol. 2
Phase 1- Prevention / Mitigation Mitigation... encourages long-term reduction of hazard vulnerability. -- FEMA, 2002 Mitigation/Prevention addresses what schools can do to reduce exposure to risks and hazards and lessen the potential impact of an emergency situation. Mitigation efforts can occur both before and after emergencies or disasters. 3
Facilities / Mitigation Mitigation assesses and addresses the safety and integrity of the following types of hazards to minimize or prevent adverse impacts: Examples of securing nonstructural hazards would be using straps, latches, Velcro, brackets, are some of the ways to secure a wide range of objects to avoid loss, damage and injury during an earthquake. Secured water heater 4
Facilities Mitigation / Security SECURITY - functioning locks, controlled access to the school, metal detectors 5
Physical Threat Assessments Threat assessment considers potential hazards in school neighborhood such as high voltage power lines; facilities containing toxic or chemically reactive materials; transportation routes of trucks and trains carrying hazardous materials; underground gas and oil pipelines and tanks. 6
School Environment Determine who is responsible for overseeing violence prevention strategies in the school, and disseminate information to staff regarding the early detection of potentially dangerous behaviors. http://www.flickr.com/ 7
Phase 2 Preparedness Designing a plan PSUSD s Plan is an All Hazards plan Earthquake Fire Threat Gas leak Missing Student Intruder Aircraft accident And many, many more 8
School policies for emergencies School policies and protocols should support a safe school environment and orderly procedures during emergencies. 9
Preparedness - Training SERT (School Emergency Response Teams) Search / Rescue First Aid Emergency Management Small fire extinguishment SEMS / NIMS / ICS School Hazards & Vulnerability Assessment Drills / Exercises Community Partners 10
School Emergency Response Team Training (SERT) Extinguishing a fire Rescuing a trapped individuals 11
School Emergency Response Team Training (SERT) CPR First Aid Removing a victim (Quickly) Moving an injured victim 12
School Emergency Response Team Supplies 13
School Emergency Response Team Medical Supplies are stored 14
Water and Food (available for staff and students) 15
Office supplies are identified and organized Medical / Diabetic Supplies Parent Contact Information 16
School Drills Duck, Cover and Hold Calexico, CA. Earthquake April 8, 2010 17
School Drills Evacuation Calexico, CA. Earthquake April 8, 2010 18
Students with Special Needs PSUSD has many students at our school sites that have special needs Individual evacuation plans and accommodations are made for each student based on their individual needs 19
School Drills Student Assembly Each classroom lined up at the evacuation in a straight line 20
School Drills Student Assembly Each teacher has a sign to identify their class location and the class status (Green = OK - Red = Problems) 21
School Drills Sweep Teams 22
School Drills First Aid 23
School Emergency Organizational Charts Palm Springs Unified School District INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM Sample School - Incident Command System Organization Incident Commander Press Information Operations Planning Logistics Finance / Administration Health Services- First Aid Documentation- Recorder Transportation Personnel Search and Rescue Facilities / Planning Food Services Risk Management / Claims Student Supervision Student-Parent Reunification Page 1 24
The School s Plot Plan is diagramed Essential services are mapped School 25
Evacuation routes are designated 26
Incident Command System (ICS) School and School District First Responders (Fire, Police, EMT) ICS Partners (Mental & Public Health, Parents, Media, etc.) 27
Community Emergency Partners Plan and train together 28
Phase 3 - Response to a real emergency Response is the process of implementing appropriate actions while an emergency situation is unfolding. Calling 911 Activating the schools preplanned and practiced emergency plan Duck-Cover-Hold Lock-down Evacuation 29
Incident Commander - (School Principal) The Incident Commander is: In Charge In Control In Command 30
Student Accountability Counting the # s Do I have all my students? I m Lost 31
Student / Staff Safety and Security Treating an injury Evacuating an injured student Securing our students 32
Student / Parent reunification Parent Reunification Post Each School has a preplanned student / parent reunification plan. At the beginning of each school year; parents fill out Emergency Contact information for each of their children. The students will be released to the people listed on the emergency contact card. Parents / other contacts must have photo identification with them in order to retrieve their student. 33
Parents waiting to collect their students Students will be released to adults listed on the student s emergency information card Bring your identification information with you to assist in this process. 34
Phase 4 - Recovery Recovery refers to the follow-up measures taken after a disaster to return the affected school site or district to normal operating conditions Repairing or rebuilding damaged utilities and infrastructure Re-establishing a sense of emotional safety and returning to the learning environment as quickly as possible after a crisis 35
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