7440A - SCHOOL BUILDING EMERGENCIES
CRIME OR VIOLENCE SITUATION – INCIDENT – CRIMINAL MISCHIEF (VANDALISM)
| Pre – Plan Action | Immediate Action | Follow up Action |
- Have written policy for
those who are caught in
the act of vandalism to
include restitution and
consequences.
| - Arrange with custodial
staff to have a plan for
removing all graffiti before
start of next school day.
| - Principal conducts
appropriate follow up to
make sure restitute has
been made.
|
- Instill a commitment from
school staff that first act
of criminal mischief
(vandalism) will be dealt
with.
| - Graffiti should be
photographed and turned
over to police.
| - If act of vandalism is an
expellable offense
make sure appropriate
paperwork is completed.
|
- Instill in teachers and
enforce with students
respect for property.
| - When vandalism is
observed it is immediately
reported to the
appropriate administrator.
| - Teachers and staff
should monitor and
report physical damage
to the building and
parking lot area.
|
- Complete the monthly
clean campus report.
| - If vandalism is of nature to constitute criminal
charges it should be
reported to local police.
| - Complete clean
campus report.
|
- Utilize school security
alarm system.
| - Graffiti that is visible
should be removed
immediately after police
release crime scene.
| - File District Vandalism
Report.
|
- Have local police conduct
crime Prevention Survey.
| - Notify Area Superintendent
and District Public
Information Officer.
| - Support Appendix #77
– Record Keeping
Process and
Procedures for Critical
Incident Response
Reports and Training
Documentation.
|
- Support Appendix #70 –
Chain of Command.
| | |
- Support Appendix #71 –
Emergency Phone
Numbers
| | |
FACILITY EMERGENCIES – MAJOR FIRE/EXPLOSION
| Pre – Plan Action | Immediate Action | Follow up Action |
- Conduct evacuation drills
ten (10) per year, two (2)
within the first two weeks
of school.
| - Administration shall
immediately call 911.
| - Damage Assessment
Report.
|
- Evaluate and update
evacuation plans after
each evacuation drill.
| - Sound the alarm
and evacuate.
| - Complete clean-up of
facility.
|
- Contact Local Fire
Department, have them
do pre-plan of facility.
| | - Prepare written
notification/letter to be
sent to parents.
|
- Contact District Fire
Marshall for any
assistance with pre-plan.
| - All students and employees
are to be moved to safe
locations and accounted for.
| - Prepare after Action
Report, forward to
Area Superintendent
and Office of Safety
Management.
|
- Support Appendix #71 –
Emergency Phone
Numbers.
| - Administration stands by to
communicate with Fire
Department.
| - Support Appendix #70
– Chain of Command.
|
- Support Appendix #80 –
Sample Letters/Memos
and Sample Media
Statement.
| - Describe location, conditions
and actions being taken.
| - Support Appendix #77-
Record Keeping
Process and
Procedures for Critical
Incident Response
Reports and Training
Documentation.
|
- Support Appendix #81 –
Victim Log Sheet.
| - PERSON ON FIRE: smother
fire by rolling victim on
ground by water deluge, or
as last resort by dry chemical fire extinguisher.
| |
- Support Appendix #88 –
Workers’ Compensation
Injury Reporting.
| WARNING – DO NOT: - use water
- attempt to
fight fires
involving toxic
- chemicals or strong oxidizers,
- attempt to fight fires involving
explosives
- Contact District Personnel:
Public
Information
Officer, Area
Superintendent,
and Office of
Public Safety.
| |
Refer to Appendix/B-
"Discovery, Reporting
and the Control of
Fires" in the
"Comprehensive Safety
and Health Program"
plan – School Board of
Brevard County, Dated
July 1, 1997. | Refer to Appendix/B-
"Discovery, Reporting
and the Control of
Fires" in the
"Comprehensive Safety
and Health Program"
plan – School Board of
Brevard County, Dated
July 1, 1997. | Refer to Appendix/B-
"Discovery, Reporting
and the Control of
Fires" in the
"Comprehensive Safety
and Health Program"
plan – School Board of
Brevard County, Dated
July 1, 1997. |
FACILITY EMERGENCIES – SMALL FIRE
| Pre – Plan Action | Immediate Action | Follow up Action |
- Conduct fire extinguisher
training for all employees.
| - Contact Fire Department via
911.
| - Have expended fire
extinguishers.
|
- Maintain current location
map of all fire extinguishers.
| - Evacuate all students to safe area, sound alarm then:
| - Summary of personnel
actions and written
action plans.
|
- Custodian conduct
monthly inspection of all
fire extinguishers.
| - Determine if fire small
enough to attempt to
extinguish with available
extinguisher.
| - Complete written
report of actions
forward to Area
Superintendent and
Office of Safety
Management.
|
- Conduct annual service
of all fire extinguishers.
| - Using the correct type of
extinguisher attempt to
extinguish fire.
| - Support Appendix
#77 – Record
Keeping Process
and Procedures for
Critical Incident
Response Reports
and Training
Documentation.
|
- Support Appendix #70 –
Chain of Command.
| - If after attempting to
extinguish fire, it’s
determined fire is too large
or can’t be extinguished
with available extinguisher,
evacuate.
| |
- Support Appendix #71
– Emergency Phone
Numbers.
| - Initiate nearest fire
pull station.
- Describe location,
conditions, and
actions being taken.
- PERSON ON FIRE:
Smother fire by rolling
victim on ground, by
water deluge, or as last
resort by dry chemical fire
extinguisher.
- WARNING – DO NOT:
- use water on
electrical fires,
- attempt to fight fires
involving toxic
chemicals or strong
oxidizers
- attempt to fight fires
involving explosives
| |
Refer to Appendix/B
– "Discovery,
Reporting and the
Control of Fires" in the
"Comprehensive
Safety and Health
Program" plan –
School Board of
Brevard County,
Dated July 1, 1997. | Refer to Appendix/B
– "Discovery,
Reporting and the
Control of Fires" in the
"Comprehensive
Safety and Health
Program" plan –
School Board of
Brevard County,
Dated July 1, 1997. | Refer to Appendix/B
– "Discovery,
Reporting and the
Control of Fires" in the
"Comprehensive
Safety and Health
Program" plan –
School Board of
Brevard County,
Dated July 1, 1997. |
FACILITY EMERGENCIES – DOORS THAT WON’T LOCK/RE-KEYING DOORS
| Pre – Plan Action | Immediate Action | Follow up Action |
- Identify all door and
locking mechanism,
Interior and Exterior,
and Out Buildings.
| - Report lost keys
immediately.
| - Follow work order
until closure.
|
- Prepare Emergency
Contact Form that
identifies the Master Keys
and contact person.
| - Document all statements
from persons who have
responsibility for keys.
| - Summary of personnel
actions and written
action plans.
|
- Update Contact Form at
least annually and send
to Local Police, Local Fire
Department, Office of
Safety Management, and
District Public Safety
Office.
| - Identify inoperable locking
assembly and door
hardware.
| - If theft occurs, local
Police for Case Report
and Case Report
number.
|
- Insure maintenance of
door closures, locks, and
door adjustments.
| - Prepare work order
request form.
| - Contact Office of
Public Safety and
provide Case Report
number.
|
- Review "Custodial
Standards" regarding
mechanical conditions
of door locks.
| - Assess the value of
potential loss, by theft,
in the affected room(s).
| - Support Appendix #77
– Record Keeping
Process and
Procedures for Critical
Incident Response
Reports and Training
Documentation.
|
| - Move high value items
(i.e., cameras, television, VCR’s
Computers, etc.) that can be
moved to an alternative secure
location.
| |
- Support Appendix #70
– Chain of Command.
| - Provided the door cannot be
secured, and is identified
after hours, contact should
be made with the Maintenance
Emergency Telephone
number at 633-3600.
| |
- Support Appendix #71 –
Emergency Phone
Numbers.
| | |
- Support Appendix #78 –
Key Control Procedures.
| | |
Refer to "Custodial
Standards Manual"
prepared by the Office
of Plant Operations,
dated May 1985. | Refer to "Custodial
Standards Manual"
prepared by the Office
of Plant Operations,
dated May 1985. | Refer to "Custodial
Standards Manual"
prepared by the Office
of Plant Operations,
dated May 1985. |
FACILITY EMERGENCIES – STRUCTURAL FAILURE/BUILDING COLLAPSE
| Pre – Plan Action | Immediate Action | Follow up Action |
- Post and review
evacuation route.
| - Conduct evacuation as
necessary using pre-planned
routes and alarms.
| |
- Conduct evacuation drills
as required utilizing
secondary egress routes
as well as primary.
| - Notify Emergency Services
by use of 911.
| - Summary of personnel
actions and written
action plans.
|
- Contact Fire and Police
Departments to assist in
the documentation of pre-
planning for emergency
operations.
| - Immediately account for all
students and employees –
with written accountability.
| - Complete written
report of actions
forward to Facility
Services.
|
- Maintain current as built
drawings of facility.
| - Activate Parent Notification
Plan if necessary.
| - Insure the facility is
secure to avoid further
damage to the building
or harm to personnel.
|
- Prepare to disperse
students to parents or
another location.
| - Setup and Identify Command
Post for School Based and
Emergency Management
Personnel.
| - Support Appendix #70 –
Chain of Command.
|
- Prepare to evacuate
the disabled.
| - Contact District Personnel:
Public Information Officer,
Area Superintendent,
Director of Public Safety.
| - Support Appendix #77 –
Record Keeping
Process and
Procedures for Critical
Incident Response
Reports and Training
Documentation.
|
- Contact Red Cross for
training.
| | |
- Support Appendix #71 –
Emergency Phone
Numbers.
| | |
- Support Appendix #80 –
Sample Letters/Memos
and Sample Media
Statement.
| | |
- Support Appendix #81 –
Victim Log Sheet.
| | |
- Support Appendix #88 –
Workers’ Compensation
Injury Reporting.
| | |
Refer to Appendix/H-
"Site Evacuations" in
the "Comprehensive
Safety and Health
Program" plan-School
Board of Brevard
County, Dated July 1,
1997. | Refer to Appendix/H-
"Site Evacuations" in
the "Comprehensive
Safety and Health
Program" plan-School
Board of Brevard
County, Dated July 1,
1997. | Refer to Appendix/H-
"Site Evacuations" in
the "Comprehensive
Safety and Health
Program" plan-School
Board of Brevard
County, Dated July 1,
1997. |
UNIQUE SITUATION – INCIDENT – AIRPLANE CRASH ON OR NEAR CAMPUS
| Pre – Plan Action | Immediate Action | Follow up Action |
- Principal to contact
Airport Directors annually.
| | - Fire, Police will now
control disaster scene.
|
- Consider the path of
advertising airplanes.
| - Front office calls Airport
contact person.
| - Activate alternate
school site as needed.
|
- School shall exchange list
of contact persons names
and phone numbers.
| - Determine nature of
injuries and damages.
| - Activate counseling
team.
|
- Have LIFE FLIGHT visit
the school. Set up landing
zone area.
| - Determine what evacuation
procedures if any need to be implemented – Implement
Disaster Plan.
| - Support Appendix #77
– Record Keeping
Process and
Procedures for Critical
Incident Response
Reports and Training
Documentation.
|
- Determine if school is
in flight path.
| - Call is made to District Office
– assistance is requested.
| - Support Appendix #81
– Victim
|
- Obtain an aerial photo
view of school campus.
| | - Support Appendix #88
– Workers’
Compensation Injury
Reporting.
|
- Have School Emergency
Kit ready in the front
office.
| - All students are kept inside
from P.E.
| |
- Identify campus gas and
water shut off valves.
| - Written documentation of
student accountability prior
to any release.
| |
- Establish alternate off
campus evacuation
routes and an alternate
area in the event road in
or out is blocked.
| - Utilize form letter for
persons answering phone.
| |
- Have adequate supply of
extra meals on hand in
cafeteria.
| - Obtain additional persons
to answer phones.
| |
- Support Appendix #70 –
Chain of Command.
| - Teachers escort their classes
to buses due to large amount
of visitors on or near campus.
Release students only to
authorized persons.
| |
- Support Appendix #71 –
Emergency Phone Numbers.
| - Prepare for large numbers of
parents to call or arrive at
school.
| |
| - Principal/District Public
Information Officer talk to the
media as soon as possible to
dispel concerns.
| |
- Have evacuation maps
posted.
| - If persons are injured, assign
designee to keep list by
name of what hospital taken
to, what time and how
transported.
| |
- Evaluate evacuation
maps for accuracy.
| - Notify District Office of Public
Safety.
- Assign clearly marked media
area.
| |
UNIQUE INCIDENTS AND SEVERE WEATHER – TORNADO OR SEVERE STORMS
| Pre – Plan Action | Immediate Action | Follow up Action |
- Determine safest areas to
utilize in event of storm –
Document and post.
| - Monitor the Public
Broadcasting System and
the NOAA Weather Alert.
| |
- Conduct training for all
employees.
| - Place adult watchers outside
to monitor the storm.
| - Summary of personnel
actions and written
action plans.
|
- Insure that the
Notification is in Place
and Operational (Be
aware of NOAA Weather
Alert).
| - Evacuate all students and
personnel from portables.
| - Complete written
report of actions
forward to Area
Superintendent.
|
- Develop a Special Alarm
for Tornado Warning.
| - Do use lower floors and
interior areas.
| - Office of Safety
Management, Office
of Public Safety.
|
- Understand severe
lightning strikes are
considered a hazard
to life and safety.
| - If there are severe lightning
strikes, the Principal should wait for this hazard to pass before allowing students to get on buses. Bus drivers will notify others that buses will be late.
| - Support Appendix #77
– Record Keeping
Process and
Procedures for Critical
Incident Response
Reports and Training
Documentation.
|
- Train students and
personnel in self-
protective posture.
| - Do not use Gymnasium,
Auditoriums, Cafeterias,
and other areas with wide
roof spans.
| |
- Publish and train
personnel concerning the
difference between a
Tornado Watch and a
Tornado Warning.
| - Send all student and
personal to designated
areas.
| |
- Keep First Aid Supplies
Convenient.
| - Expect bus drivers
transporting students to
consider the building to
be a suitable shelter.
| |
- Have use of portable
building contingencies.
| - Notify District Public
Information Officer.
| |
- Support Appendix #70 –
Chain of Command.
| | |
- Support Appendix #71 –
Emergency Phone Numbers.
| | |
- Support Appendix #85 –
"Schools as Shelters"
Training Materials.
| | |
Refer to Appendix/F-
"Hazardous Weather" in
the "Comprehensive
Safety and Health
Program" plan-School
Board of Brevard
County, Dated July 1,
1997. | Refer to Appendix/F-
"Hazardous Weather" in
the "Comprehensive
Safety and Health
Program" plan-School
Board of Brevard
County, Dated July 1,
1997. | Refer to Appendix/F-
"Hazardous Weather" in
the "Comprehensive
Safety and Health
Program" plan-School
Board of Brevard
County, Dated July 1,
1997. |
UNIQUE INCIDENTS AND SEVERE WEATHER – HURRICANE
| Pre – Plan Action | Immediate Action | Follow up Action |
- Conduct training for all
employees.
| - Meet and coordinate with
American Red Cross
Personnel and officials from
Brevard County Emergency
Management.
| |
- Select a location for a
crisis communication
center.
| - Complete the American Red
Cross Self-Inspection
Worksheet/Off Premise
Liability Checklist.
| - Summary of personnel
actions and written
action plans.
|
- Shelter Coordinator will
supply Organization Chart
to the Area Director
designating all persons
who will assist in a
disaster.
| | - Complete written
report of actions
forward to Facility
Services within twenty-
four hours to
address/re-occupancy.
|
- Shelter Coordinator will
work closely with the
Directors of
Communications,
Maintenance, Food
Supply and Office of
Public Safety.
| - Shelter Coordinator notifies
the Shelter Support Team.
| - Personal assets will be
evaluated for necessary
repairs and operations.
|
- Keep First Aid Supplies
in a convenient location.
| - Shelter Coordinator is the
specific school
representative assigned
to assist the American Red
Cross Shelter Manager
and/or the "Special Needs"
shelter manager.
| - Complete written
report of actions
forwarded to Area
Superintendent, Office
of Safety Management,
Office of Public Safety.
|
- Plan for backup
communications in case
phone and PA system fail.
| - The American Red Cross
Shelter Manager opens the
Shelter and prepares to
receive evacuees, with the
exception of "Special Needs"
shelters.
| - Assist the American
Red Cross and
Brevard County
Emergency
Management with
short-term and long-
term recovery process.
|
- Have use of portable
building contingency.
| - Assist with the registration
and room assignment.
| - Support Appendix #70
– Chain of Command.
|
- Have a statement that
clerical employees can
read to callers.
| - Insure entrances and exits
to the facilities are not
blocked by traffic.
| - Support Appendix #71-
Emergency Phone
Numbers.
|
| | - Support Appendix #77
– Record Keeping
Process and
Procedures for Critical
Incident Response
Reports and Training
Documentation.
|
- The American Red Cross
will provide shelter
managers for each
shelter site (other than
"Special Needs" shelters).
| - Review most current "Act
Sheet" with regard to "open"
shelters and damage
assessments.
| - Support Appendix #85
– "Schools as Shelters"
Training Materials.
|
- The American Red Cross
is responsible for the
activation, operation,
maintenance and
deactivation of
designated public shelters
(other than "Special
Needs" shelters).
| - Make contact with Area
Superintendent to control
rumors and receive
updated information.
| |
- The American Red Cross
is the primary agency
responsible for public
shelters (other than
"Special Needs" shelters)
under the Federal
Response Plan.
| | |
- Brevard County
Emergency Management
is responsible to establish
and maintain a
comprehensive
emergency plan.
| | |
- Brevard County
Emergency Management
is responsible for
selecting managers for
"Special Needs" shelters.
| | |
UNIQUE INCIDENTS AND SEVERE WEATHER – FLOODING
| Pre – Plan Action | Immediate Action | Follow up Action |
| - Monitor the Public
Broadcasting System and
the NOAA Weather Alert.
| |
- Have contingency plan
to release students from
school early or to put
students in an alternative
school/building site.
| - Evacuate flooded area with
special considerations for
portables.
| - Summary of
personnel actions
and written action
plans.
|
- Identify flood prone
and low laying areas.
| | - Complete written report
of actions forwarded to
Facility Services.
|
- Coordinate proper
response plans with
the Maintenance
Department.
| - Use school resources,
if available to start
cleanup of flooded areas.
| - Support Appendix
#77 – Record
Keeping Process
and Procedures for
Critical Incident
Response Reports
and Training
Documentation.
|
- Identify alternative areas
for students and
personnel to rooms not
effected by flooding.
| - Activate Parent Notification
Plan if necessary.
| |
- Keep First Aid Supplies
in a convenient location.
| - Contact Transportation
if early release of students
is necessary.
| |
- Contact Animal control
for a pre-event meeting.
| - Contact District Maintenance
personnel for corrective
actions.
| |
- Support Appendix #70
– Chain of Command.
| - Contact District Personnel:
Public Information Officer
and Area Superintendent.
| |
| - Assess areas because
flooding increases animal
activities (i.e., raccoons,
snakes, rats, alligators, etc.)
from their natural habitats.
| |
- Support Appendix #85 –
"Schools as Shelters"
Training Materials.
| | |
Refer to Section 10.5C
– in the "Comprehensive
Safety and Health
Program" plan-School
Board of Brevard County,
Dated July 1, 1997. | Refer to Section 10.5C
– in the "Comprehensive
Safety and Health
Program" plan-School
Board of Brevard County,
Dated July 1, 1997. | Refer to Section 10.5C
– in the "Comprehensive
Safety and Health
Program" plan-School
Board of Brevard County,
Dated July 1, 1997. |
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