Transcript Section III Response - Public Education Department

Public Education
Department
Section III Response
Response & Recovery Bureau Chief Don Scott
Operations Unit Leader Evonne Gantz
New Mexico Department of Homeland
Security and Emergency Management
Response
►The
goal of the RESPONSE section
is to provide direction for school
staff in Planning, Preparing,
Training and Responding to
potentially harmful situations.
Levels of Emergencies
►School
► Limited
Level Emergencies
to school settings & school-based
personnel. No outside assistance is needed.
Levels of Emergencies
►District
► These
Level Emergencies
are events where support and
involvement is required from school district
personnel or members of the District
Emergency Team.
Levels of Emergencies
►Community
► These
Level Emergencies
include large-scale events during
which coordination of services from the
school district and local community
response agencies is warranted.
Incident Command in Schools
► National
Incident Management System
(NIMS)
► Required by Presidential Directive HSPD-5
► Required by Governor’s Executive Order
2005-014
► Will be used during all emergency
operations
Areas required under NIMS
► Command
& Management (ICS)
► Preparedness
► Resource Management
► Communications & Information
Management
► Support Technologies
► Ongoing Management & Maintenance
ICS
► The
Incident Command System (ICS) is the
combination of facilities, equipment,
personnel, procedures, and
communications, operating within a
common organizational structure, designed
to aid in incident management.
► ICS is currently in use by all public safety
agencies, government response agencies,
and large private-sector agencies.
Incident Commander
Public Information
Official
Log / Scribe
Operations
Logistics
Safety Official
Liaison Official
Planning
Admin/
Finance
Unified Command
► Once
public safety (police, fire) are on the
scene, it becomes a Unified Command
structure.
► This is a unified team effort.
► Establishes a common set of incident
objectives and strategies.
Status of the School
► Closing
of the School
► Staff & Student Notification
► Evacuation Plan
► Shelter-in-Place
► Unscheduled Early Dismissal
► LOCKDOWN
Emergency Situations
►Suicide
Threat / Attempt
►Bomb Threat
►Act of Violence
►Hazardous Material Release
►Fallen Aircraft (including hot air
balloons)
Emergency Situations
►Fire
►Natural
Hazards
►Loss of Power or Water
►Missing Student: Amber Alert
►Civil Disturbance
►Transportation Emergency
Incident Action Plan
► Identify
the type of incident / crisis occurring
► Activate school crisis team and start ICS
► Determine: evacuation, shelter-in-place, or
lockdown
► Notify 911 for public safety response
► Maintain communication with staff and within the
ICS structure.
► Form a Unified Command upon public safety’s
arrival
Family Members
► All
staff should prepare their own family
members as staff may be required to remain
at school during an emergency.
► www.ready.gov
► www.whatstheplan.org
► www.redcross.org
Additional Training
► Independent
Study courses on-line at:
www.training.fema.gov
► Suggested courses:
► IS-100.SC Introduction to ICS for schools
► IS-200
ICS for Initial action incidents
► IS-700
NIMS
► IS-362
Multi-Hazard Emergency
Planning for schools
Additional Questions
► Contact
your Local Emergency Manager
► New
Mexico Department of Homeland
Security and Emergency Management
►www.nmdhsem.org
Non-emergency 505-476-9600
Emergency 24/7 505-476-9635