planning for weather-related emergencies: tips for reducing risk
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Discover best practices and lessons learned from the Superintendent of Joplin Schools, MO in preparing for and recovering from devastating tornadoes that impacted the district in May 2011. Learn the essential components of emergency planning and preparation needed to take immediate action in response to severe weather warnings.TRANSCRIPT
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Tips for Reducing Risks
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Today’s Speakers
Matt Lightner SchoolDude.com
Roger Young FacilityMastersOnline.com
CJ Huff Joplin Public Schools, MO
Paul Timm RETA Security, IL
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Today’s Agenda
• Introduction Roger Young
• Emergency Planning Best Practices
CJ Huff, Paul Timm
• Questions
• Software Demonstration
Matt Lightner
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State of New Mexico Public School Facilities Authority
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The Importance of Emergency Planning
• Student Safety
• Protect Capital Investment of Community
• Community Leadership
• Impacts Credibility of Schools
• Brings the Community Together
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Tornado Statistics
• Tornado deaths low of 15 in 1985 to a high of 550 in 2011
• Most active month - May
• Most tornado deaths - Illinois
• Highest number of tornado with deaths at schools is Alabama
• Average 1,200 tornados in a year
• Only lasts for a few minutes
• Damage can be immense
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CJ Huff
Paul Timm
Weather Emergency Planning
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RETA Security
• President, RETA Security, Inc.
• Physical Security Professional (PSP)
• ASIS International, IAPSC, IASBO
• SCAT Member (NOVA)
• Assessments, Emergency Planning, Training, Expert Witness
• [email protected] Monthly Newsletter facebook.com/safeschools1 twitter.com/schoolsecurity linkedin.com/in/paultimmpsp
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Joplin Public Schools
• 7,600 students
• 17 Campuses
• 62% Free / Reduced Lunch
• Supportive Community
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Joplin Experience – May 23rd 2011
• 9 Buildings Damaged/ 6 Destroyed
• 8,000 Homes Destroyed
• 4,200 students with no school to go to
• Lost 7 students and 1 staff member
• Logistics for education – a challenge
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Mall Now a School
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Traditional Preparedness
• Planning & Drills Involved Use of Interior Hallways
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Video/Photos
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Alternative Shelter Areas
• Recommendations:
– Basements
– Interior Rooms
• Classrooms
• Locker Rooms
• Offices
• Restrooms
– Exterior Rooms with No Windows or Exterior Doors.
– Hallways with Reinforced Doors.
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Communication and Safety Planning
• Before the event – Monitor weather conditions – Communication with emergency agencies – Decision matrix /stay or go home – Mass notification – parents – Identify basic needs (food, water, toilets) – Alternate shelters
• During the event – Emergency communication established – Cell, two way radio system, texting
• After the event – Hospital – Life safety (police, fire) – Mass notification – Social media – Leadership team location – Media Communications
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Relationships
• Fire and police • Alternate locations • Emergency management agency • Insurance • Transportation to safe site • Numbers to call • Administrative phones • Red Cross • Human Services • Faith Based Organizations • Business Community
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Building Information
• Knowing what you have / condition
– Update inventory
• Keeping track of work and expenditures
• Shelter areas
• FEMA resources
• Video interior of schools
• Technology Assets
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Operations and Data
• Finance data
• Student data
• Operations – payroll , AP
• Work order system
• Remote access
• Cloud
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Responding to the Emergency
• Insurance
• FEMA
• Finance in General – Assessed valuation
– State aid
• Fund Balance
• Long Term – PTS – Counseling – Mental health
• Donations – Credit card activity
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Lessons Learned
• Cannot be over prepared
• Can happen to anyone
• Identify safe sites
– FEMA approved shelters
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Importance of relationships
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Resources
• University of Chicago – http://safety.uchicago.edu/pp/emergency/tornado.shtml
• Centers for Disease Controls – http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/tornadoes/
• US Department of Labor – http://www.osha.gov/dts/weather/tornado/preparedness.html
• Michigan Committee for Severe Weather Awareness – http://rems.ed.gov/docs/micswa_tornado_em_plan_for_schools.pdf
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• Don’t Use Hallways As Tornado Shelters
– http://www.campussafetymagazine.com/Blog/Campus-Command-Post/Story/2012/01/Don-t-Use-Hallways-As-Tornado-Shelters.aspx?ref=Enews-20120118&utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Enewsletter
• Tornado Preparedness Video
– http://www.retasecurityonline.com/cflms/f/modules/Tornado%20Preparedness%20IL%20Schools/player.html
• Security Camera Footage
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A96EQqqvYfE
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Facility Operations
• Need to know condition of building envelope, equipment and contents
• School shelter areas are properly maintained
• Inventory of supplies and equipment
• Inventory of technology assets
• Protect data
• Keep operations operating
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Emergency Planning:
Using SchoolDude to track and analyze information
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PM Direct
• Schedules important work to be completed
– Regular inspections
• Shelter areas, emergency lighting, unobstructed egress, communications, IAQ, playgrounds
– Regularly scheduled maintenance activities
• Emergency generator, HVAC, door operation
• Documents that the work was completed
– Health and safety
– Operation of equipment
– Insurance needs
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Proactive: Recurring Scheduling for Emergency Safety
-Establish a scheduled series of inspections
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Tasks & procedures sheet for PM
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Inventory Direct
• Tracks - supplies and equipment
– Quantity, location, date purchased, MSDS
• Helps to plan for ongoing operations and emergencies needs
• Helps to maintain reasonable levels of inventory
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Inventory control to track levels
… and location
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Inventory reporting to see where resources are lost
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IT Asset Management
• Identify and track all IT Assets in the district
– Type of equipment, location, configuration, software, date of purchase, cost, renewal cycle
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