PHASE II: PREPAREDNESS

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PHASE IIPREPAREDNESS

• JoAnn Jordan
• Emergency Preparedness Education Coordinator
• City of Bellevue, Washington

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Overview of Preparedness

• "The day of the prom is not when you
• take dance lessons" Snoopy
• Make hazard risk analysis the foundation for the
  school plan and preparedness program.
• Identify hazards with the most frequency and the
  ones with the biggest impact to develop a plan
  that covers 99 of the events that will impact
  the school.
• Collaborate with local law enforcement, emergency
  managers, fire officials to create the
  relationships needed for an effective response.

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Components of Preparedness Planning

• A good preparedness program involves
• Creating an all-hazards plan
• Creating a training program to support the plan
• Identifying and obtaining supplies resources to
  support the plan
• Developing the relationships with other agencies
  that will help when responding to an event
• Practicing the plan

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School Plan

• The School Plan answers two very important
  questions who in the organization is supposed to
  do what?
• Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) identify
  actions to take and how.
• Faculty staff on campus are organized into
  response teams using Incident Command as a model
  for organizing and responding to an unusual event
  on campus.

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Components of a School Plan

• An organizational chart identifying every staff
  member, what their job is, and who they report to
• A job description, check list and supplies
  necessary to undertake each position
• A training program to insure that faculty/staff,
  students and parents know what to do and what to
  expect when emergencies/disasters occur

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Dont Reinvent the Bicycle

• Incident Command is a proven management tool for
  managing unusual events.
• The multi-hazard planning program for schools has
  a model plan that includes an organizational
  chart and checklists.
• Modifications must be made to make the plan
  appropriate for school, age of students and
  resources on campus.

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Practice, Practice, Practice

• Start small and orient your staff, students and
  parents to the plan.
• Determine measurable objectives to test for each
  drill.
• Conduct drills and then evaluate and make changes
  to ensure that the plan is effective for your
  school.