Personal Preparedness – At Work, Home, and Elsewhere February 2009 1

Presenters

• Bob Chaffee with CSU Training and Organizational Development - retired captain from CSUPD • Corporal Scott Anthony and Commander Chris Wolf, CSUPD

WHY This Information?

Why Now?

• “ Anxiety is misdirected attention.”

Shoma Morita, M.D.

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“Perhaps there is no property in which men are more distinguished from each other, than in various degrees in which they possess the faculty of observation. The great herd of mankind pass their lives in listless inattention and indifference as to what is going on around them, while those who are

destined to distinction have a lynx-eyed vigilance

that nothing can escape.”

American jurist William Wirt

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Events Over the Last Several Years In the Fort Collins Area Tornado in May Flood of 1997 Snowstorms Police Impersonator Murder – Lacey Miller Cell Phones and Driving (recent death of child) WE NEED TO BE AWARE! SO DO OUR KIDS!

Just Review the Headlines

Car Jacking on East Mulberry Mall Kidnapping SWAT rescues toddlers from suicidal father BY TREVOR HUGHES • JANUARY 14, 2009

1 dead, 2 injured in Fort Collins shooting near CSU By Nate Taylor • [email protected] • January 14, 2009 Police arrest Loveland man, search for second suspect

LaPorte man faces charges of posing as officer in child abduction attempts BY COLORADOAN STAFF • JANUARY 14, 2009

PLEASE DON’T GET THE WRONG IMPRESSION – CSU IS, BY AND LARGE, A VERY SAFE COMMUNITY AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT!

Just like the Fort Collins and Larimer County Area

I HEAR ABOUT TERRORISM ON THE NEWS – WHAT ABOUT HERE?

• There are NO known terrorist threats against Colorado State, nor the northern Colorado Region, but having our head in the sand wouldn’t be smart in the current world situation!

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You know your building at CSU. Observe when you go into businesses or buildings Do YOU know where the ‘blue light’ phones, extinguishers, AEDs are in/near any building you enter for your safety?

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When You Call in an Emergency

• 5 Countywide P.S.A.P.s

• CSU Dispatch will handle on campus calls to 911 – stay on the phone with them!

• Other agencies handle 911 calls in other jurisdictions with ‘one touch’ transfers • Coordinate information with police and responders when they arrive and YOUR FELLOW STAFF members so everyone knows what is happening and what to do 11

The University, City, County and Preparedness

• Quick Look at the CSU EOP Web Site • Briefly Introduce the Emergency Management • Teams of each jurisdiction • The CSU Plan?

http://wsprod.colostate.edu/cwis86/EPR/EMT/ PDF/Emergency%20Ops%20Preface.pdf

• How Do People Get NOTIFIED and What About Ongoing Info?

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CSU Emergency Management Team

• What/Who is the E.M.T.?

– They meet in the identified EOC (Emergency Operations Center) during emergencies – They meet monthly for planning about possible emergencies – Very similar to other jurisdictions 13

CSU Operational Phases

• Readiness – Includes Analysis and Mitigation – Plan and PRACTICE!

• Response – Contain/Size Up – Tactics – Triage – Scene Control/Investigation – Cleanup and Debrief • Recovery 14

Family Preparedness IS IMPORTANT TOO!

• Go Kits • Telephone Listings • “Re-Group” sites and routes or GATHERING POINTS • Food, medicine, water for two weeks (pets too) and PRACTICE!

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Family

• If YOU don’t know your family is safe, you won’t be able to concentrate on responsibilities here. . .

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Building Proctors are Prepared

• Building Proctors go through four levels of emergency awareness and preparedness – they’re a GREAT resource!

• Individuals should prepare for emergencies and how they and their families will be best protected!

• Proctors cover everything from the EOP, to pathogens, to ergonomics, to Right to Know information

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The Building Proctor Role in a Nutshell

You are one part of the umbrella that defines CSU’s Response to an Emergency.

Emergency Management Finance Building Proctors EHS Police Facilities Management Media Relations 18

How About Travel to Work and In My Office??

• Shopping Areas • Driving Safety and Car-Jacking Awareness • S.T.O.P.

I Also Hear About Workplace Violence on TV!

• What to do with a threat or ‘hint’ • Your role and your supervisor’s • Cases at CSU?

• EAP and other resources • Early Intervention and employee hiring practices • What about an armed person in my building??

Other Issues We May Encounter

• Weather • CSU Has A Weather/Snow Policy • Review and Discuss Manual • Case Study – ‘Deep Snow’ • Intro ThorGuard 21

What About Security at CSU?

• Review Key Policy and Lockouts • Work Protocols and Habits (alone after hours?) • Where is your PDA, cell phone, computer display?

• Habits, Lights and Reflections • Home, Work, and Back • Suspicious people/Activity???

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“It” CAN Happen Here!

Vocational Education Lightning Strike 23

July 1997 Flood Colorado State University $125 million damage

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Pingree Park Fire, 1994

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Windsor, May 2008 26

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EVACUATE OR P.I.P.?

• In some situations, evacuation is NOT advisable • Can you name a few?

• Does/will your plan account for this need?

• What about ‘head counts’ in this event?

• Practice, practice, practice 28

ID Theft Computer/PDA/Cell Phone Security

Kids

Parks and Playgrounds Animals Weapons and Fireworks “Stranger Danger”

What Resources Are There?

• You can get the University’s Annual Safety Report at the Department of Public Safety and CSUPD Web Sites • Call SafeWalk, 491-1156 if you’d like an escort from your car to office, office to parking area, etc.

• You can access sex offenders and other information at the Colorado State University Police Department

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY PUBLIC SAFETY http://safety.colostate.edu/ http://police.colostate.edu/SafetyBooklet.htm

http://police.colostate.edu/RAD1.htm

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES http://www.ehs.colostate.edu/WBuildSafety/Home.aspx

LIGHTNING SAFETY http://www.ehs.colostate.edu/WLightning/Home.aspx

LARIMER COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY http://www.co.larimer.co.us/da/ UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE http://www.usps.com/ IDENTITY THEFT http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oig/misused/idtheft.html

NEIGHBOR RELATIONS http://fcgov.com/neighborhoodservices/communityliaison.php

BOMB THREAT (SEE ‘SECURITY – PAGE 5) http://www.facilities.colostate.edu/files/forms/BPManual.pdf

Thanks for your time

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