Putthetoolseveryoneneedsattheirfingertips

ManagingSituationalAwarenessinanEmergency

4%

9%

33%

4%

36%

9%

Disputes-Interpersonal

SchoolTransport

UnknownSuicide Homicides ActiveShooter

School-RelatedFatalitiesfrom1998– 2012*Otheractivitiescontributetoschool-relatedfatalitiessuchas:SevereWinds(2%),Gang-Related(2%),Accidents(1%)

Whatweshouldworryabout…

1StatisticssuppliedfromSafeandSoundSchools*

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YourRoleinanEmergency

Mostoftheseincidentsarenotpreventable.

• Limittheimpact• Makesureeveryoneknowswhattodo• Accountforeveryone• Transitiontorecoverymode

Goalsinanemergency:

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LimittheImpact

Residual

Initial

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InitialImpact

MitigationandPreparedness

Mitigation• Firealarms/Sprinklers• AccessControl/FacilityDesign• StudentAssistancePrograms• DriverTraining

Preparedness• FireDrills• LockDownDrills• SevereWeatherDrills• TableTopExercises

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SituationAwarenesstoLessenInitialImpact

Administration

FirstResponders

Staff

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AwarenessforResponders

Dotheyknowwhatishappeninginrealtime?

Cantheyseeyourlivefeedcameras?

Aretheypartofyourcommunicationplan?

Dotheyknowthelayoutofyourschool?

Dotheyknowwhereyouareevacuatingto?

Havetheypre-plannedstagingandresourcesforyourbuilding?

Dotheyknowwhoisinchargeattheschool?Secondorthirdincharge?

Theverylatestcopyofyourschoolplansattheirfingertips,notinabinderbackat

thestation.

Instantaccesstoevacuationandstagingmapsforthethe911Operator.

Instantaccesstoyourschool’scamerastothe911Operator.

Accesstoanytextsormessaging.

Accesstoyourradiosifyouusethem.

SecondsMatter– givingaccesstofirstresponderscanseverelychangetheinitialimpactofemergencies.

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AwarenessToolsforResponders

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AwarenessOnSite

DotheyknowWHATishappening?

Dotheyknowwhattheyshoulddo?

Dotheyknowwheretogo?

Dothehavethefullpicture?

Cantheystillcommunicatewithstaff?

Cantheyaccountforeveryone?

Staff

Administrators

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AwarenessOnSite

Staff Administrators

Updatedemergencychecklistsintheir

hands,nothangingintheclassroom.

Real-timefeedsofwhatishappeningviaradio,pagingortext.

Latestclassrostersintheirhands,notontheirclassroom

computer.

Real-timeupdatesfromstaffofwhatishappeningviaradio,

pagingortext.

Real-timeupdatesofwhichstudentsand

staffareunaccountedfor.

Abilitytocommunicatechangeinplansordirectionsmid-emergency.

ReducingResidualImpact

Parentsmaybetextingstudentsandtellingthemtodisobeyrulesandprocesses.

Miscommunication

Gettingthiswrongcanblemishyourcareer,school’sreputationandthetrustfromyourcommunity.

BadPressStudentsandstaffjustexperiencedsomething

traumatic.Parentsareworriedandwanttoknowtheirchildrenaresafe.

HighStress

Theyget“blinders”fortheincidentitselfandforgetaboutthisimportantpartoftheevent.

FirstResponders

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ReunificationThetimelyandorderlyprocessofreleasingstudenttotheirparents.

ReducingResidualImpact

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Inanemergency,schooladministratorsareoverwhelmedornotavailable,butmostofthecommunicationtoolsrestintheirhands.

Tools

Guidance

Communication

Plans

CommunicationMakingsureeveryoneknowswhattheyneedtoknow– whentheyneedtoknowit.

Justbecauseyoupracticedit,doesn’tmeanthestaffwillremember.Somestaffwillneedreal-timeguidance.

Communicationisatwo-waystreet– findwaysforstaffandadministratorstoinformeachotherofvaluableinformation.

Ifyour communication plandoesn’tworkflawlesslyduringdrills,don’texpectittoworkinanemergency.

ToolsforReducingResidualImpact

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Instantaccesstoallyouremergencyplanswithphonenumbersofkey

people,prewrittenpressreleasesandparentinstructions.

Reunification planthathasbeenpracticedbyeveryone- includingparentsandfirstresponders.

Studentaccountabilitysystemthataccountsforall students,by

name ANDwhohasthem.

Atleasttwo methods ofcommunicationbetween

administratorsandstaff(two-waypaging,text,radios,etc.)

KeepingitAllUp-To-Date

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AnoutdatedplancanbejustasbadasNoPlan.

Ensureyourplan(anditsupdates)isprovidedto:• Local911• Localpolice(andavailablein

everypatrolcar)• Regionalpolice(whowill

likelyassistinanemergency)• Localfiredepartment• Allbuildingadministrators

andkeystaff

Currentemergencyprocedures:• Allfirstresponders(sotheyknowyour

actionplan)• Everyteacher• Everyadministrator• Everysubstitute/roamingteacher

Currentclassrosters:• Everyteacher• Everyadministrator

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