DOCUMENT RESUME ED 199 HH8 EA 013 389 AUTHOR Benedetto, Harry J. TITLE School Emergency Planning Guide. INSTITUTION Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. PUB DATE BO NOTE 35p. EDRS PRICE MF01/PCO2 Plus Postage.' DESCRIPTORS Community Planning; Drills (Practice); *Emergency Programs; Emergency Squad Persc el; *Fir. Protection; *First Aid: Planning; School Safety IDENTIFIERS *Disaster Planning; Emergency Medical Service; *Hazards ABSTRACT This guide was prepared to assist PenasylAnia ,schools and communities' in the development of comprehensive emergeney Flans. Procedures for identifying and responding to potential community and school emergency Situations are presented. A plan for dew loping and organizing mass care centers utilizing schOol and community facilities and resources is recommended. in the event of major community-wide emergenoieS. Guidelines for organizing an emergency administrative staff are provided, as well as descriptions of the major duties and functions of each position. .Procedures are suggested for responding to hazardous weather conditions, utility emergencies,. bomb threats, demonstrations, hazardous materials problems, nuclear emergencies, And serious injury and illness. (JEH) ********** *4****** * *** **** ***** ****** ** ********** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ********,*** **************-N.*********** * $ DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, FOUCATiCel 4 WELFARE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION TwsOOTLIMENT HAS BEEN REPQ0- OLICEO EXA( TLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZAT.DN ORIDIN. ATING IT POINTS OF VIEv% OR opmi0r45 STATED DO NOT NECES$APILY REPHE. SENT OFFICIAL NATIONAL IN'VTITUTEOF EDUCATION POSITION OR ROL ICY SC 40II EMER ENCY PLANNING GUI I E . 11 Iflill 'i "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)." risylvono f of Education IWO SCHOOL EMERGENCY PLANNING GUIDE en and edited by Harry J. Benedetto 1981 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Dick TI;' rnburgh, Governor DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Robert G. Scanlon, Secretary pFFICE OF BASIC EDUCATION Ron e:ei H. Lewis, Derv.ity Secretary and Commissioner for Basic Education Francis J. Moran, Deputy Commissioner lbr Education OFFICE OF FIELD LIAISON AND PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION Carolyn C. Brown, Executive Director BUREAU OF MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES George. D. Sailers, .Director -.CENTER FOR rAsic EDUCATION FIELD S- -ICES Habersberger, Director Acknowledgement Donald Bogart and Edward Lahnstein from the Bureau of Management Support Services are given special thanks for their contributions to this publication. Don's knowledge of mechanical engineering and general facilities safety and Erl's meteorology background have proven invaluable tothe construction of the "School Emergency Planning Guide. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page STATE RESOLLMON HOUSE RESOLUTION 212 ______ ..... ... 2 INTRODUCTION 4 HAZARD ANALYSIS QUESTIONNAIRE..... .. .. .... 5 . CONTINUITY OF ADMINISTRATION 4 .... 6 POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS.. ................... ... ....... 8 FLOOD .. ... .. 11 MASS CARE........ ..... ..... .................................. 12 EMERGENCY ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION... 17 ENERGY MANAGEMENT 19 UTILITY EMERGENCIES .. ... .. .. 22 'BOMB THREATS 23 FIRE', 23 DISTURBANCES OR DEMONSTRATIONS 25 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENT 26 NUCLEAR EMERGENCY ... .. 26 SERIOUS INJURY OR ILLNESS . .......... ...........28 SUGGESTIONS FOR PLAN (SUMMARY). ......... 29 RESOURCES.. ................... .... .... .. .. a ..... ... 30 iii re HARRISBURG, PA. ornez OF nit SECIMTARY taantion ,1978 14 4 di- 4 9.2i apcolTuint 4 &aucatici. mut e4,t341.1v intkurtAdiat& AcKaal &Abaci& ta, ANA* tRa, conLinualion, 4- tgat fic Tiat, 4L gamALI&rga.214.,fa,L, di& 'Atari:ma, 4Audi,5tale, aria ta, ciricunwhianassi &Lam,A4A.v,&AIWA, i,r-fuLt, gut ga,braid, 6 PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 3115 Printer's No.3261 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY Cg' PENNSYLVANIA NOUSE .:RESOLUTION Session of No 212 1980 TRODUCED BY MESSRS. GHT, MANNILLRR, PICCQLA, YARNER, STDBAN, COHEN, KLINGAXAN, MeKELVEY,- RAPPliPORT, REED, DORR, A. C. FOSTER, JR., BARBER, WENGER, PREIND, MOEHLMANN, HOEFFEL AND COWELL, MARCH 18,1980 AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON'RULES, ROUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, APRIL 29, 1980 In the House of Representatives, March 18, 1980 1 WHEREAS, The Rouse Select Committee- Till found that the 2 evacuation, of persOns in the area of a nuclear.- emergency would 3 require the use cif extensive temporary transportation equipment 4 and housing facilities; and 5 WHEREAS, The committee found that the public school system 6 the Commonwealth could provide significant transportation and 7 temporary housing facilities; and 'WHEREAS, The committee feels that, since nuclear power will 9 be one of the sources of energy in this country for at least the 10 foreseeable future, educational programs on nuclear energy in 11 the public school system would be beneficial to all the citizens 12 of the Commonwealth; and 13 WHEREAS, The committee found that the advance availability to 14 the general public of educational information concerning nuclear 15 energy and emergency preparedness would possibly have lessened 16 the confusion and misunderstandings which occurred during the 2 1 TN! incident; therefore be it 2 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge the Department of Education to adopt plals to have available tothe' 4 appropriate emergency preparedness agencies necessary school 5 buses, school buildings and school equipment for usen thexase f required evacuation; and be it urther 7 RESOLVED, That the Department of Educat implement a plan requiring educational programs in the public school system 9 the Commonwealth relative to nuclear energy, radiation and 10 emergency preparedness; and be it he 11 RESOLVED, That the Department of Education, and the 12 Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, with the co perati 13 of the Public Utility Commission, review,and plan toprovide 14 educational information concerning nuclearemergencies through 15 the use _f facilities of the power andcommunications utilities operating in the Commonwealth, including the. use ofinformation booklets in utility bills and formation pages in telephone 18 directories; and be it further 19 RESOLVED, THAT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESREQUESTS THE 20 SECRETARY OF THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE 21 DIRECTOR OF THE PENNSYLVANIA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENTAGENCY AND THE 22 CHAIRMAN OF THE PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITYCOMMISSION TO 23 INDICATE TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SELECTCOMMITTEE.ON THREE MILE' COPY OP 24 ISLAND,- IN WRITING WITHIN 30 DAYS FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF A 25 THIS RESOLUTION, THE STATUS OF THERECOMMENDATIONS SET FORTH 26 HEREIN; AND BM. IT FURTHER 27 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution betransmitted to 28 the Governor, the Secretary of Education, theDirector of'the Pennsylvania Emergency ManagementAgency and the Chairman.of the Puhlir Utility Commission. L6GDGS/19800H0212R3261 al" INTRODUCTION The Pennsylvania Department of Education in conjunction 1. Local school board resolution. with several other state agencies has developed this reference 2. Identify responsible person to coordinate emergency guide for Pennsylvania school administrators. program development. The objectives of the planning guide are: 3. Seek out ihe most appropriate resources and expert To alert school personnel tothe need for emergency help. preparedness and planning. 4. Program development should be part of and in concert To help prepare an emergency plan for each attendance with state and local emergency plans. center within the district' 5. The cornpiled information of an emergency plan To stimulate the development of a system for staff training should be aclearly documented collectionOff and evaluation of school emergency procedure. systematic strategies designed to lessen or nullify the To encourage the inclusion of safety concepts inthe impact of emergencies. curriculum and alternative education during times of 6. Review pla6 withlocalPennsylvania Emergency emergency. Management Agency organization, police and other Throughout the School Emergency Planning Guide there local officials. are frequent references to teams and committees. We recognize 7. Obtain legal advice with regard to liabilities. that in school districts of average size or smaller it would be 8. Acquire local board approval of school emergency difficult to have separate teams for each section of the guide. plan. Local discretion must be used to determine the practicality of 9. Apprise the community of plan particulars. assigned functions relative to the district's safety priorities. In 10. Have practice drills as prescribed by the approVed some instances functions can be assigned to individuals, emergency plan. without forming.a committee or team. As long as assigned tasks 11. Incorporate evaluation procedures to improve the can be properly completed, this approach in smaller districts efficiency of drills and warning systems. may be the most feasible procedure. 12. In-service administrators, teachers, maintenance Developing a comprehensive emergency plants a personnel and students in emergency preparedness. comparatively new and unusual rolefor school districts. 13. Develop emergency training curricula. Emergencies have little to do with the school's initial mission of 14. Do not neglect to include recovery procedures in the educating children. However, during an emergency situation development of an emergency plan. the prime consideration is the protection of life, limb