Palm Beach State College Emergency Communications Plan
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Palm Beach State College Florida’s First Public Community College Emergency Operations Plan 2018 Table of Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 5 Purpose and Scope ....................................................................................................................... 5 Policy ........................................................................................................................................... 5 Maintaining and Updating the Emergency Operations Plans ...................................................... 6 How to Use this Plan ................................................................................................................... 6 Preparedness ................................................................................................................................ 7 Emergency Management Team ................................................................................................... 7 Emergency Management Team Policy Group ......................................................................... 7 Emergency Management Team Operations Group ............................................................... 10 College Community Roles and Responsibilities ....................................................................... 14 Emergency Communications ..................................................................................................... 15 Evacuation Planning .................................................................................................................. 16 Emergency Drill Standards ........................................................................................................ 17 Supplies and Equipment ............................................................................................................ 18 Response .................................................................................................................................... 18 Emergency Operations Center ................................................................................................... 19 EOC Locations ........................................................................................................................... 21 Activation of Emergency Management Team ........................................................................... 21 On-Scene Command Post .......................................................................................................... 22 Evacuation, Lockdown and Shelter in Place ............................................................................. 23 Evacuation Procedure ............................................................................................................ 23 Lockdown Procedure ............................................................................................................. 26 Shelter in Place Procedures ................................................................................................... 28 Recovery .................................................................................................................................... 30 Physical/Structural Recovery ..................................................................................................... 30 Damage Assessments............................................................................................................. 31 Damage Assessment Teams .................................................................................................. 31 Assessment Reports ............................................................................................................... 32 Academic Recovery ................................................................................................................... 32 Academic Recovery Considerations ...................................................................................... 33 Business/Fiscal Recovery .......................................................................................................... 33 01/xx/2018 Emergency Operations Plan Rev. 15 1 Business Recovery Considerations ........................................................................................ 33 Emergency Procedures for Specific Events ............................................................................... 34 Active Shooter ........................................................................................................................... 34 Hostage Situation ....................................................................................................................... 38 Hurricane ................................................................................................................................... 39 Tornado ...................................................................................................................................... 39 Tornado Watch ...................................................................................................................... 39 Tornado Warning ................................................................................................................... 39 Lightning .................................................................................................................................... 40 Aircraft Crash on Campus ......................................................................................................... 41 Bomb Threat .............................................................................................................................. 41 Suspicious Packages .................................................................................................................. 43 Chemical Spill ............................................................................................................................ 44 Minor Chemical Spill ............................................................................................................ 44 Major Chemical Spill ............................................................................................................. 45 Fire ............................................................................................................................................. 46 Criminal Activity, Civil Disturbance or Violence ..................................................................... 50 Sexual Assault or Battery, Spousal Abuse or Dating Violence ................................................. 51 Medical Emergency ................................................................................................................... 51 Wildlife/Stray Animals on Campus .......................................................................................... 53 Utility Problems and Failures .................................................................................................... 54 Power Outage......................................................................................................................... 54 Plumbing Problem/Flooding .................................................................................................. 56 Gas Leaks............................................................................................................................... 56 Elevator Failure ..................................................................................................................... 56 Catastrophic Public Health Emergency ..................................................................................... 57 APPENDIX 1: Safe Assembly Areas ....................................................................................... 59 APPENDIX 2: Emergency Closing Plan .................................................................................. 65 APPENDIX 3: Hurricane Preparedness Plan ........................................................................... 72 APPENDIX 4: Pandemic Flu Plan ........................................................................................... 94 APPENDIX 5: Emergency Communication Plan .................................................................. 105 APPENDIX 6: Bomb Threat Assessment Form ..................................................................... 124 APPENDIX 7: Chemical Spill Response Plan ....................................................................... 126 APPENDIX 8: Classroom Checklist ...................................................................................... 135 APPENDIX 9: Employee Resources Following a Critical Incident…………………………137 01/2018 Emergency Operations Plan Rev. 15 2 Glossary of Emergency Terms for Palm Beach State College Building Coordinators Designated by each campus Provost with the assistance of the campus Emergency Coordinator, the Building Coordinators are campus employees that assist during the emergency with evacuations, Lockdowns and other emergency-related activities. Campus Emergency The location used by campus administration to coordinate Operations Center (CEOC) emergency operations. Command Post (CP) The location where the Incident Commander operates during response operations and where the Emergency Responders convene and coordinate emergency efforts. There is only one CP for each incident or event, but it may change locations during the event. The CP will be positioned outside of the present/potential