Transcript Campus Emergency Management Overview

San Diego State University
Emergency Management Program
http://bfa.sdsu.edu/emergency/
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What is Emergency Management?
 Emergency Management is a continuous
process.
 Mitigation
 Preparedness
 Response
 Recovery
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Components of Emergency Management
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Mitigation (ongoing) includes activities that reduce or
eliminate the impacts to people and property.
Preparedness (ongoing) includes developing plans to ensure
the most effective, efficient response to an emergency; taking
steps to minimize injuries and damages; and identifying and
maintaining resources.
Response (immediate/short term/long term) includes
first response in the field from the onset of an emergency or
disaster as well campus emergency operations center response
to manage the incident from a campus perspective.
Recovery (short term/long term) includes steps to return
the campus to normal operations during or as soon as possible
following an emergency.
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At the Campus Level
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CSU Executive Order 1013:
Directs Campuses to Implement and Maintain an Emergency
Management Program
President Weber is the highest level of authority in an emergency; in
conjunction with the Provost and Vice Presidents he establishes policy
and declares a campus emergency when required
President Weber delegates responsibility to Sally Roush, Vice
President for Business and Financial Affairs as the Emergency
Operations Executive; in consultation with the President, she directs
the activation of our campus Emergency Operations Center and
manages/commands the Emergency Operations Center, when
activated.
Vice President Roush delegates functional responsibility to campus
staff in the Emergency Operations Center.
Our Emergency Management Program is supplemental to our campus
administrative policies, procedures, and practices followed during
normal university operations. During an emergency, normal
departmental reporting lines become invisible and direction may be
given under the auspices of the President and Vice Presidents by EOC
response team members in fulfillment of their functional
responsibility.
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Focus of this Overview
Mitigation
Preparedness
Response
Recovery
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Campus Emergency Preparedness
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Emergency Operations Plan
SDSU has an Emergency Operations Plan in place
that documents our emergency management
program efforts. Our Preparedness effort begins
with a threat assessment to determine potential
risks to the campus and local community and
with that identifies our campus emergency
response and recovery organization and
procedures.
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Threat Assessment
Threats to the campus include those that have
occurred or those that could potentially occur,
given our campus characteristics and the
surrounding region.
Potential threats to the SDSU community include:
Earthquake, Fire, Flood, Hazardous Materials
Incident, Utility Failure, Physical Threat/Assault,
Civil Disorder, Terrorism, Aircraft Incident, or
Pandemic
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Preparing to Respond
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Maintaining the Campus Emergency Operations Plan (threats, emergency
response assignments, mutual aid, emergency supplies, communication
resources, or changes at the CSU, state and/or federal level)
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Establishing, equipping, and maintaining an Emergency Operations Center
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Coordinating efforts among campus emergency response departments
(Public Safety, Environmental Health & Safety, and Physical Plant) – most
threats to the campus involve the expertise and response of these
departments – and the Emergency Operations Center Response teams
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Specialized Training, including drills and table top/full scale exercises, for
Building Safety Coordinators, Emergency Operations Center response team
members, and emergency planning team members on an annual basis
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Overview training for the campus community (students, faculty, and staff)
on an ongoing basis
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Campus Emergency Response
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Level of Emergency Determines
Campus Response
The campus Emergency Operations Plan provides for a full
emergency response; however, only those sections of the
response organization that are required to facilitate the
flow of emergency information and resources within and
between organization levels are activated.
Under the Standardized Emergency Management System,
utilized throughout California, a five level emergency
response organization has been adopted.
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SEMS Emergency Response Structure
Field Response
Emergency response personnel and resources, under the command of an appropriate authority,
carry out tactical decisions and activities in direct response to an incident or threat. This is the
incident level - where the emergency response begins.
Local Government Level
Local governments include cities, counties, and special districts. Local governments manage and
coordinate the overall emergency response and recovery activities among emergency agencies
within their jurisdiction. This is the first coordination level above the Field Response.
Operational Area
Operational Area manages and/or coordinates information, resources, and priorities among local
governments and serves as the link between the local government level and the regional level. At
this level, the governing bodies are required in SEMS to reach consensus on how resources will be
allocated in a major crisis affecting multiple jurisdictions or agencies. All member jurisdictions and
agencies have equal influence in establishing priorities and formulating decisions.
Regional
Because of its size and geography, California has been divided into six mutual aid regions, all with
operating Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs). The EOCs prioritize requests and provide
support to the Operational Areas in their Regions. This is to provide for more effective application
and coordination of mutual aid and other related activities. SDSU is part of Mutual Aid Region VI.
State
The state level is located in Sacramento at the Office of Emergency Services (OES) headquarters.
OES manages state resources in response to the emergency needs of the other levels. The state
also serves as the coordination and communication link between the state and the federal disaster
response system.
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Campus Emergency Operations
Center Response
 At the campus level, whether in the field (Police/Fire Command Post) or in the
Emergency Operations Center (EOC), our response teams are structured using
the Incident Command System (ICS)
ICS was first developed in the 1970s by Federal, State, and Local Fire services
ICS was adopted in the 1980s for law enforcement use
Why it works? It is a flexible, consistent way of structuring response
organizations of varying agencies and jurisdictions
It has since been adopted at the State (SEMS) and National (NIMS) levels as a
tool to manage incidents, regardless of their complexity (may cross operational
areas, may involve mutual aid and even multi-agency coordination)
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ICS
Incident Command System
SEMS
Standardized Emergency
Management System
NIMS
National Incident
Management System
SEMS is a state-wide California
approach to incident management.
SEMS incorporates the use of ICS and
provides an organizational framework
and acts as an umbrella under which
all response agencies may function is
an integrated fashion.
NIMS is a comprehensive National
approach to incident management.
NIMS incorporates the use of ICS
and provides an organizational
framework that is applicable at all
jurisdictional levels and across
functional disciplines.
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ICS Functions
Management/Policy
Operations
Planning
Logistics
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Finance
Management/Policy
Establishes emergency response policies and
is responsible for activation, oversight and
termination of the EOC. Declares campus
emergency.
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Operations
Represents the campus emergency services
units (the on-scene emergency responders).
Operations is responsible for the assessment
and implementation of field operations from
onset of the incident through recovery operations.
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Planning
Responsible for receiving, evaluating, and
analyzing all incident information and providing
updated status reports to the EOC Management/
Policy group, field operations, and EOC functional
teams.
Prepares an Incident Action Plan (IAP) with
short- and long-term goals for managing the incident.
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Logistics
Responsible for ordering supplies, personnel,
and the material support necessary to conduct the
emergency and recovery operations (e.g., personnel
call-out, care and shelter, transportation, food
services)
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Finance
Responsible for overall cost accountability, supply and
equipment procurement, claims of damage to
property, equipment usage, vendor contracting, and
response personnel time tracking and worker's
compensation record keeping.
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Activation of the EOC
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In consultation with the Management/Policy group (and information
received from Public Safety and/or Marketing and Communications),
Vice President for Business and Financial Affairs activates the EOC
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EOC members may be notified to report to the EOC by phone call,
voice or text message
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EOC is currently located in Public Safety and back up is Physical Plant
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Standard procedures for opening EOC (sign in/roll call, set up of
equipment, phone trees, checklists, etc.)
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Important to remember all EOC response team members may not be
available to respond
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Campus EOC
Roles and Responsibilities
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ICS dictates the structure, and at the campus level EOC positions have
been identified by area of expertise and are utilized as needed to
manage a campus incident / emergency situation.
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Responding EOC Members are prepared to assist in other EOC
positions, should the circumstances dictate.
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Additional training information, including an EOC Activation Emergency
Checklist is available at http://bfa.sdsu.edu/emergency/training.htm.
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