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MT. SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE CONVOCATION DAY TRAINING FOR FACULTY Presenters: Karen Saldana Director of Safety, Health Benefits & Risk Management Mark DiMaggio Director, Public Safety August 26, 2011 2 Overview of Today’s Meeting • • • • • • Incident Command System Overview Description of Faculty Roles Emergency Notification System (Blackboard/ConnectED) Staff Training Opportunities Resources Roundtable Discussion 3 Incident Command System (ICS) Overview • Use of ICS for public agencies is required by Gov’t. Code § 8607 and Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 (HSPD-5) • Linked to recovery ($$) for response-related activities following a State- or Federal-declared emergency • Standardized, all-hazard incident management concept utilized by police, fire, schools, public health, etc. • Creates for organized chain of command • Manages personnel, facilities, and equipment 4 EOC Function Chart Field Level Function Chart Building Marshal Floor Captain Floor Captain Floor Captain Floor Captain Faculty/You 5 Faculty Roles & Responsibilities Things to Remember in a Disaster/Incident You Are a Leader • Our students have been cultured for years to look to instructors for leadership and guidance. • You are the District’s employee in the classroom, representing Mt. San Antonio College. • CA Gov’t Code § 3100:“… all public employees are hereby declared to be disaster service workers.” 6 7 7 Faculty Roles & Responsibilities (cont’d) You Must Provide Emergency Information to Your Students • Go over emergency procedures during the first day of class – where to go, what to do, etc. Students will follow your lead, so stay calm. You Must be Prepared Personally • The College will be stretched very thin to just take care of students and the injured/displaced. • We will need faculty and staff to be personally prepared at home so they can HELP. • Get emergency supplies into your office, car, and home. Update your personal evacuation plan. You can start by going to www.espfocus.org or www.ready.gov. 8 Faculty Roles & Responsibilities (cont’d) Choose Your Assembly Area (local), Know Your Role There, and Help Evacuate • When you evacuate your home, office, or classroom you should have a pre-designated place to meet after evacuation (a.k.a., the Assembly Area). http://inside.mtsac.edu/departments/admin/risk/emergency-preparedness.html • During evacuations, assist those in need or the disabled to safely exit the facility. Know when to avoid elevators and be aware of alternate exit routes. • At the Assembly Area, take note of who is there, who did not/could not evacuate, and who may have chosen to go home. Share information with the Floor Captain(s). • Meet emergency workers and share what you know about what’s happening inside. • In the event of a full-scale campus closure, Building Marshals/Floor Captains will receive notification in their Assembly Areas of next steps. Faculty/staff leadership roles will continue during a full-scale evacuation. 9 Faculty Roles & Responsibilities (cont’d) What to Do For EARTHQUAKE, FIRE ALARM, OR CIVIL UNREST • EARTHQUAKE: Duck, cover, and hold until the shaking stops. Then, head to the Assembly Area. • FIRE ALARM: Evacuate whether there is smoke and/or fire or not. Head to the Assembly Area. • CIVIL UNREST: If outdoors, leave the immediate vicinity and take cover. If indoors, lock the door and quietly shelter in place. Call Public Safety at 4-5-5-5 or 9-9-1-1. 10 Faculty Roles & Responsibilities (cont’d) Faculty Can Help in Other Ways • Faculty members are invited to volunteer for Campus Emergency Response Teams (CERT). • Some faculty members may have special skills (nursing, counseling, HazMat) and can help. Faculty Must Report Mt. SAC’s “Academic Capacity” Up the Chain • Soon after a disaster, such as an earthquake, District leadership will need solid information to determine if classes can be resumed. Supervisory/phone trees should be in place to facilitate this. • Faculty, Department Chairs, and Deans should report, using their existing lines of communication, on the status and welfare of their staff, the status of their facilities, and their ability to teach. • Faculty may have to “get creative” in how they communicate with each other and in finding non-traditional places and ways to hold classes, including via the internet. 11 Emergency Notification System (Blackboard/ConnectED) • Approved by the Board of Trustees on March 24, 2010 • Requirement of the Higher Education Act • Immediate response to campus before, during, and following crisis via cell phone, home phone, work phone, e-mail account, and PDA’s TTY/TTD devices for hearing impaired • Fully hosted web-based system (remote location) • Ability to store up to six phone numbers per person • https://myportal.mtsac.edu 12 Staff Training Opportunities Voluntary Course Offerings • Campus Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) • CPR/First Aid • Annual overview of emergency procedures and plan • Building Marshal/Floor Captain 13 Faculty Resources • For information on the Great Southern California ShakeOut 2011, go to: www.shakeout.org • To obtain a copy of today’s presentation, go to: http://inside.mtsac.edu/departments/admin/risk/emergency-preparedness.html • To view your Building Evacuation Plan, go to: http://inside.mtsac.edu/departments/admin/risk/emergency-preparedness.html • To obtain a copy of the handout entitled Emergency Survival Program (ESP) Family Steps to Survival, go to: www.espfocus.org • To obtain a copy of the goldenrod Emergency Procedures flip chart, contact Public Safety at X4555. • Additional Resources: www.earthquakecountry.info www.ready.gov www.prepare.org www.fema.gov/areyouready/ 14 Contact Us Risk Management, Building 11A Karen Saldana 909.274.5508 [email protected] Mark DiMaggio 909.274.5536 [email protected] 15