USC Emergency Response Training Residential Education

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USC Emergency Response TrainingResidential
Education

• USC Fire Safety Emergency Planning
• Bill Regensburger, Steve Goldfarb, Jeff Pendley,
  Rob Forsberg, Angela Delmonico
• http//capsnet.usc.edu/firesafety

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Fire Safety Emergency Planning Office

• MISSION
• To ensure the safety of members of the USC
  community and the continuity of the universitys
  mission by establishing emergency preparedness
  and fire safety programs.

• Fire Safety Services
• Emergency Disaster Planning
• Event Planning http//capsnet.usc.edu

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TRAINING OBJECTIVES

• Fire safety and fire response
• Earthquake response USC emergency plan
• Campus Shooter
• Disaster First Aid/Triage

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FIRE SAFETY
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Calling For Help

• Department of Public Safety
• Emergency Line
• 213-740-4321

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BASIC FIRE PROCEDURE

• SOUND THE ALARM by pulling the nearest pull
  station (or shouting Fire)
• LEAVE THE BUILDING IMMEDIATELY
• CALL FOR HELP UPC 213-740-4321
• HSC 323-442-1000
• MEET AT OUTDOOR ASSEMBLY AREA

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RA AND RC ROLES

• Evacuation Coordinator (RC)
• Act as building emergency director
• Floor Wardens (RA)
• Check your specific floor or area and ensure
  everyone evacuates in a fire

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Building Evacuation Coordinator

• Put on your vest bring evacuation clipboard
• Coordinate the teams efforts in evacuation

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Building Evacuation Coordinator

• Coordinate the evacuation assembly area
• Meet arriving responders and provide info
  regarding evacuation status and details about the
  emergency

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FLOOR WARDEN

• Put on your vest
• Make sure alarm is activated and call for help
• Ensure other team members assist

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FLOOR WARDEN

• Check your floor as you evacuate to make sure
  everyone gets out
• Close doors (if time allows)
• Assist persons with disabilities

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FLOOR WARDEN

• Inform evacuation coordinator of status of your
  floor (Is it all clear of people?)
• Inform evacuation coordinator if someone refused
  to leave or is trapped/injured in the building

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ASSISTING DISABLED
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SMOKE DETECTORS

• Smoke detectors will sound only in your room
• The smoke detector is your personal fire alarm
  that will wake you up.
• Never cover your smoke detector with a poster or
  wall hanging

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FIRE ALARM SYSTEM

• Activated at the pull station, will sound
  throughout the building.
• The alarm sends a signal to DPS and the Fire
  Department is summoned.
• Any intentional activation by a resident will
  result in expulsion from USC housing.

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FIRE EXTINGUISHER

• FIRE EXTINGUISHER USE
• P- Pull the Pin
• A- Aim the nozzle at the base of flames
• S- Squeeze the trigger
• S- Sweep the extinguisher from side to side
• Tell residents never to discharge the
  extinguisher as a prank. This will activate the
  fire alarm system.

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FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM

• Most residential buildings are equipped
• Heads are activated by heat (165 degrees or more)
  from a fire.
• The automatic sprinkler system is the very best
  fire protection available.
• Sprinkler heads are easily broken by a tossed
  ball or by someone hanging something from the
  head. The cost of damage is the responsibility
  of the person who damaged the sprinkler (or
  parents).

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HELP MAINTAIN FIRE SAFETY

• No candles
• No halogen lamps or overloaded extension cords
• Keep hallways clear
• No tampering with fire equipment

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FIRE DRILLS

• SCHEDULING
• Equipment checking

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Earthquake
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Earthquake faults are ready to go.
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Major EQ in LA

• VERY STRONG GROUND MOTION - Much stronger than
  the Northridge quake of 1994
• Catastrophic impact on LA
• 3000 fatalities,
• 250,000 injuries,
• 250 Billion damage,
• 500,000 homeless
• Potentially worse than Hurricane Katrina

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Impact on USC

• Hundreds of injuries, possibly some fatalities
• Damage to many buildings
• Power outage, Gas and water leaks, Communication
  systems disrupted
• Emergency services unavailable on our own for
  several days

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THE MAIN HAZARD IS NOT FALLING BUILDINGS . . . .
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THE MAIN HAZARD IS FALLING OBJECTS
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Earthquake Video
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DURING THE SHAKING

• DROP, COVER, AND HOLD ON

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DURING THE SHAKING

• Dont panic and run. Take shelter under a sturdy
  table, or near an interior wall away from windows
  and heavy objects.
• No need to go to a doorway
• If you are outside, move to open area away from
  buildings.

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TEAM EARTHQUAKE PROCEDURES

• Check for injuries
• Report injuries to DPS, but be prepared to
  provide first aid until help arrives
• Check for residents who are stuck or trapped and
  provide assistance

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TEAM EARTHQUAKE PROCEDURES

• Assess damage to the building
• If there is serious damage or evident safety
  hazards, direct residents to evacuate
• Bring residents to assembly area

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Residential Education Emergency Evacuation Plan
1. Move residents from the building assembly
area to your regional rally area. 2. From
there, move to the campus assembly area, Cromwell
Field. (Alt McCarthy Quad) 3. When possible,
move to indoor shelter (Lyon Center, Galen
Center)
East Area Rally Point
North Area Rally Point
West Area Rally Point
South Area Rally Point
Cromwell Field
Parkside Rally Point
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USC Emergency Operations Plan
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Emergency Priorities

• Ensure safety and well-being of students, staff,
  faculty
• Protect university property and assets
• Re-establish university mission, teaching, and
  research

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USC EMERGENCY PLAN

• Food supplies stored in Galen Center, and Parking
  Center
• Additional emergency kits stored at RAN Building
  off campus

Housing Dept. Emergency Supplies storage
containers
Student Health Center First Aid Supplies Storage
Emergency Supplies storage container
Howard Jones Field Outdoor Medical Triage Area
Cromwell Field
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Emergency First Aid

• Team leader Health Center

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Emergency Food Service

• Leader Hospitality Svcs.

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Water Filtration Trailer
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Building Safety Teams Facilities and Housing
staff
Teams will check each building.
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Each building will be posted
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Emergency Transportation
Transportation Services
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Hazardous Chemical Spill Response Team (Lab
Bldgs.)
Environmental Health Safety
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Emergency Shelter Housing

• Housing Services

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USC Emergency Information

• 213-740-9233
• http//emergency.usc.edu

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Emergency Equipment

• Stored in containers near Cardinal Gardens,
  behind Tennis Courts, and near RAN Bldg off campus

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Emergency Teams Kits in All Buildings
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• Residential Education Emergency Kits
• Jonathan Hyde Century 346
• Matt Nelson Troy Hall 328
• Kari Enge Fluor 110
• Clare Lloyd Jones PIRC Suites North 4005
• Britney Heinrich, North 2143
• Chris Zacarda New 1112
• Daniel Tauss PKS 141
• Leah Scheuler PKS 145G
• Jorge Arroyo Marks Tower 104
• Dustin Beutin Birnkrant 201
• Timothy Flynn Pardee Tower 220
• Kimberly Hernandez Radisson 325
• David Hong Cardinal J 587
• Michael Marion Trojan Hall 170
• Richard Moore Webb Tower 701

Chimera Robinson Annenberg 301 Brandon Tsubaki
Terrace 201 Joshua Watson New 1141 Garrett
Thompson Century 308 Megan Fox Centennial
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Campus Shooter Procedures

• If you receive warning of a shooter on campus
• TAKE SHELTER
• Close and lock doors and windows
• Turn off lights and close window blinds/curtains
• Stay away from windows
• Remain inside until all clear by campus officials
• Sign up for TrojansAlert emergency warning system
  at http//trojansalert.usc.edu

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• If you hear shots fired in your building
• Close and lock or barricade doors
• Turn off lights and close window blinds/curtains
• Silence cell phones, pagers, computers
• Call DPS at 213-740-4321 to report incident
• Remain quiet. Do not answer the door.
• Follow directions of law enforcement when they
  arrive

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• If the shooter enters the area you are in
• There is no standard procedure the authorities
  recommend in this situation.
• Assess the specific situation and take the best
  course of action to ensure your and others
  safety.

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Handling of Troubled Students Employees

• Violence prevention is the best method
• Increasing troubled students present in
  population
• University has established protocols for
  identifying, monitoring, and dealing with
  disturbed students
• PROBLEM Most students do not report concerns