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SETON HALL UNIVERSITY
STAFF ORIENTATION:
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
STAFF ROLE IN PREPAREDENESS
AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT
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Help prepare for emergencies
Follow emergency procedures and
instructions
Provide leadership when a hazard
threatens or an emergency occurs
AWARENESS
AWARENESS: HAZARDS
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NATURAL
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TECHNOLOGICAL
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MAN-MADE
“LONG ISLAND EXPRESS”
HURRICANE 1938
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Did not follow forecast
track
Eye hit less than 50
miles from NYC
Forward speed 70 mph
Peak gusts 186 mph
Storm surge 17 ft
Deaths 700
Size 500miles across
FIRE: SETON HALL UNIVERSITY
January 19, 2000
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4:30 am dormitory fire
3 deaths, 58 injuries
University immediately
initiated a
comprehensive fire
safety program
ACTIVE SHOOTER
Virginia Tech
April 16, 2007
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Immediate police
response
Norris Hall incident
lasted 9 minutes
31 lives lost
AWARENESS: HOW DO WE FIND
OUT WHAT IS HAPPENING?
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On view – you witness the emergency or observe
indications of a problem
Emergency siren system
Pirate Alert Emergency Messaging System: cell
phone, text messaging, landline, and broadcast email
SHU community e-mail broadcasts
SHU & Law School web sites
Media – TV, radio, Internet
Posting of information in facilities
Route alerting
PREPAREDNESS
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
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Each emergency presents its own unique set of conditions.
The guidelines are generally accepted emergency responses
intended to assist you in making decisions on how best to
respond.
The guidelines may not be appropriate in certain situations.
Use your best judgment, based on the conditions at the
time.
REDUCE EXPOSURE TO
HAZARDS
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TIME
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DISTANCE
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SHIELDING
SHELTER IN PLACE
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Seek shelter indoors (active shooter,
HAZMAT, high wind events, etc.).
Location within building depends on nature
of the hazard.
Security related incident: select a location
that can be locked or barricaded.
Exterior building doors may not be locked.
Quietly monitor information sources
(updates will be sent as soon as possible).
Evaluate the situation, plan, and act based
on circumstances and capabilities.
ACTIVE SHOOTER
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RUN – Evacuate from the building
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HIDE – Barricade and remain quiet
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FIGHT - Act as a group to resist and
subdue the shooter
EVACUATIONS
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Conditions may require evacuation of
university facilities (fires, bomb threats,
HAZMAT, etc.)
Evacuation instructions may be received via
PirateAlert, fire alarm, or from responders
Evacuations from campus may be on foot or
by motor vehicle
Evacuations may be conducted in stages
Assemble in designated safe area and follow
further instructions
Assist the mobility impaired
FIRE SAFETY
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Fire is FAST! Smoke kills!
Evacuate when alarm activates or you
detect indicators of a fire
Know 2 ways out and go to nearest fire exit
Check before opening door
Crawl low under smoke
Close door on way out
Warn others as you evacuate
Activate alarm on way out; call 9-1-1
FIRE SAFETY
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Go to assembly point once outside
Assist mobility impaired/disabled
persons
If you cannot safely evacuate due to
fire/smoke conditions…shelter in place
Cooperate with fire evacuation drills
Report any fire hazards
CRIME
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Crime exists on and off campus
Maintain situational awareness
Avoid isolation
Control access
Don’t leave property unattended or
unprotected
Avoid use of alcohol and drugs
Take precautions on the Internet
Report!
PUBLIC HEALTH
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SHU approach: education and
prevention
Common sense prevention such as
covering coughs and washing hands
frequently
Stay home if you are sick (selfisolation)
Contact your physician
Vaccine distribution
CODE BLUE WEBSITE
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SHU emergency
preparedness web site
Source of detailed
information on
emergency procedures
and programs
Interactive games and
training modules
http://blogs.shu.edu/
codeblue
TAKE ACTION:
CRISIS MANAGEMENT
HOW DO PEOPLE REACT TO
A CRISIS/HAZARD?
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FIGHT
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FLIGHT
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FREEZE
HOW DO PEOPLE REACT TO
A CRISIS/HAZARD?
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DENY
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DELIBERATE
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DECISIVE ACTION
TAKING ACTION
QUICKLY SIZE UP THE SITUATION
 Assess conditions
 Determine hazards
 Take stock of resources
DETERMINE A COURSE OF ACTION
 Stay or move?
 Protective actions
TAKE THE ACTION
 Carry out your plan
 Evaluate and modify plan
TAKING ACTION
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ACTION MUST BE TEMPERED BY AN
UNDERSTANDING OF LIMITATIONS
DO NOT EXPOSE YOURSELF TO RISKS YOU
ARE NOT TRAINED OR EQUIPPED TO
HANDLE
GOAL IS TO DO THE GREATEST GOOD FOR
THE GREATEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE
COMMUNITY EMERGENCY
RESPONSE TEAM (CERT)
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Volunteers trained in
disaster preparedness
and emergency
response
Act as first responders
to assist and guide
others
Assist emergency
responders during
disasters
BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION
TEAM (BIT)
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Receives and responds to concerns
about individual students.
Responds to reports that a student
may be a disruption or threat to the
campus community.
Provides information about personal
safety, mental health awareness, and
responding to troubled students.
SUMMARY
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BE AWARE of your surroundings (situational
awareness), potential hazards, and sources
of emergency information
BE PREPARED – familiarize yourself with
effective responses to emergency situations
TAKE ACTION – based on available
information: use your best judgment and
act to protect yourself and the people
around you
SHU DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
SAFETY & SECURITY
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Emergencies: (973) 761-9300 or 911
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Non-Emergencies: (973) 761-9300
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[email protected]
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http://blogs.shu.edu/codeblue