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S.A.F.E. Consulting, LLC
www.safeplans.net
866-210-SAFE
All Hazards Emergency Preparedness Solutions
All Hazards School Safety
If we are to develop all hazards plans, we
must truly prepare for all hazards.
This includes terrorism.
Terrorism Defined
Terrorism is defined in the U.S. by the
Code of Federal Regulations as: "..the
unlawful use of force and violence
against persons or property to
intimidate or coerce a government, the
civilian population, or any segment
thereof, in furtherance of political or
social objectives."
(28 C.F.R. Section 0.85)
Terrorism
Terrorism
International
Domestic
Cockpit Safety
“The head of the Federal Aviation
Administration announced today that his
agency would soon propose a rule
requiring airlines to place a bulletproof
shield around pilots to protect them….Until
now, the airlines have followed the wishes
of hijackers to provide maximum
assurances that no one would be hurt.”
New York Times Article
Cockpit Safety
Eastern Airlines 1970
John Devivo barges into the cabin of the
plane brandishes a handgun and order the
pilots to fly until the plane runs out of fuel. A
struggle ensues and Devivo shoots Captain
Robert Wilbur and Co-Polit James Hartley.
Though shot, Wilbur is able to land the
plane safely.
Cockpit Safety
Delta Airlines 1974
Samuel Byck, armed with a handgun and
gasoline bomb shot his way onto a Delta jet at
Baltimore International Airport.
He killed a security officer and shot the pilot
before police shot him.
His plan was to crash the plane into the
White House
Cockpit Safety
1986
David Burke stormed the cockpit of a jetliner
over San Diego and shot both pilots.
He crashed the plane into the ground.
All 43 people on board died.
Cockpit Safety
Federal Express 1994
Fed-Ex employee named Auburn Calloway
attacked the Fed-Ex pilots with two hammers.
Even though seriously injured, the pilot and copilot land the plane.
Calloway’s plan was to kill the pilots and crash
the plane.
Cockpit Safety
Air France 1994
Members of a fanatical terror squad known as
the Armed Islamic Group took over an Air
France jetliner.
The hijackers were killed by French commandos
who stormed the plane while it was on the
ground for refueling.
Their plan was to fly the plane into the
Eiffel Tower.
International Terrorism
as it relates to schools.
The best indicator of what may happen here
is what our enemies have done elsewhere.
Recent events.
International Terrorism
Beslan, Russia
September 1st, 2004
Secondary School
At Least 15 Attackers
Automatic Weapons
Explosives
Over 350 Dead
Luxor Massacre
Luxor, Egypt
Islamic Extremists
Multiple Attackers
Non-Military, Non-Government Target
Domestic Terrorism
in regards to schools
While the attacks do not necessarily
meet the definition, our schools have
been subject to terrorist style attacks
for several years.
Recent acts of terror in our schools
Feb. 19, 1997
Bethel, Alaska
April 20, 1999
Littleton, Colo.
March 7, 2001
Williamsport, Pa.
Oct. 1, 1997
Pearl, Miss.
May 20, 1999
Conyers, Ga.
Dec. 1, 1997
West Paducah, Ky.
Nov. 19, 1999
Deming, N.M.
March 22, 2001
Granite Hills,
Calif.
Dec. 15, 1997
Stamps, Ark.
Feb. 29, 2000
Mount Morris
Township, Mich.
March 24, 1998
Jonesboro, Ark.
April 24, 1998
Edinboro, Pa.
May 19, 1998
Fayetteville, Tenn.
May 21, 1998
Springfield, Ore.
June 15, 1998
Richmond, Va.
March 30, 2001
Gary, Ind.
Nov. 12, 2001
Caro, Mich.
March 10, 2000
Savannah, Ga.
Jan. 15, 2002
New York, N.Y.
May 26, 2000
Lake Worth, Fla.
April 14, 2003
New Orleans, La.
Jan. 17, 2001
Baltimore, Md.
April 24, 2003
Red Lion, Pa.
March 5, 2001
Santee, Calif.
Sept. 24, 2003
Cold Spring,
Minn.
March 21, 2005
Red Lake, Minn.
Domestic Terrorist?
Eric Harris and
Dylan Klebold
Luke
Woodham
Andrew Golden and
Mitchell Johnson
Kip Kinkel
Current trends
“The school year just ending was one of
the deadliest in years, according to
preliminary data showing 48 schoolrelated violent deaths from August through
June. That's more than in the past two
school years combined and more than in
any year in the past decade.”
(USATODAY 28 June 2004)
Our Nation’s Schools

Over 53 million students (K-12)

Approximately 100,000 schools
(Ranging in size from less than 100 to over 5,000
students)

Approximately 15,000 school districts
(ranging in size from under 100 students to over
1 million)
The objective
Whether political, religious or personal, the
goal of these killers is to gain the
maximum notoriety for their act.
S.A.F.E.’s philosophy
To combat this new style of killer, we
must implement meaningful security in
our schools.
If implemented properly, these
procedures will accomplish two things:
1.
2.
Mitigate risks
Reduce anxiety
Focus Areas
S.A.F.E.’s experience shows five main
areas need to be addressed to help
schools mitigate risks:
Risk Driven Emergency Planning
Realistic Training
Access to Incident Management Data
Threat Assessment Capabilities
Security Related Equipment
Risk Driven Planning
How Our Schools Prepare:
FIRE
Emergency Plans
Every school has a plan, but most do not
address key areas such as:
Incident Command/Management
Different Levels of Lockdown
Multiple Rally Points for Evacuation
Secondary Attacks & Countermeasures
Exterior Haz-Mat Release Shelter in Place
Reverse and Running Evacuations
Contagious Disease Exposure
Extra-curricular Events
Non-secure Areas for Lockdown
Lockdown
Excerpt from “Bowling for Columbine”
Emergency Planning
District
Emergency Operations Procedures
Emergency Management Team
Emergency Operations Center
School
Emergency Response Plans
Crisis Team
Command Post
Target Hardening
Every school should have a plan in place to :
Enhance Exterior Security
Example: Restrict outdoor activity
Enhance Interior Security
Example: Increase staff during meal periods
Enhance District/School Policy
Example: Ensure adequate emergency supplies are on
hand
Target Hardening
Resources
In order to implement enhanced security
procedures, schools need to draw upon
community resources.
Public Safety
S.R.O.’s , Satellite Offices, Parking
Parents
Volunteers
Incident Command System (ICS)
What is the ICS?
Created by FEMA, the ICS is modular
command and control emergency
management system that encourages
communication between entities and
delegation authority in managing any level of
incident.
ICS Core Priorities
1.
2.
3.
4.
Protect lives
Contain the incident
Protect Property
Recovery Operations
ICS & the School District
Incident
Commander
I.C.S. Staff
Facility Leader
Crisis Team
District EOC
Site EOC
City/County EOC
ICS & Schools
Facility Leader vs. Incident Commander
Responsibilities
School
Public Safety
Facility
Leader
Incident
Commander
Enact school’s Emergency
Response Plan
Enact city/county
Emergency Operations Plans
Notify Public Safety
Initiate ICS
Move students to safety
Event driven objectives
Student Tracking & Parental
reunification
Delegate authority, request
mutual aid, document the
incident
Incident Management
& Schools
Facility Leader
Crisis Team
Teachers
Training
An untrained and untested emergency plan
is little more than theory.
Training
Basic Concepts
Students
Basic Concepts
Basic Concepts
Teachers
Emergency
Response
Emergency
Management
Threat
Assessment
Crisis Teams
Emergency Response
Basic
Concepts
Emergency
Response
Facility Leaders
Emergency
Management
Threat
Assessment
I.C.S.
Realistic Training
Why Exercise?
Exercises are conducted to evaluate an
organization’s capability to execute its
emergency plans.
Emergency
Response
FACILITY
response
Control
Identify
Decide
District
Notification
911
Notification
Enact Plan
(Notify 911)
LOGISTICAL
SUPPORT
Evacuate
Shelter
In
Place
Move
to
Safety
Account
For
Students
Complete
Plan
Control
Recovery
Lock-Down
911
Arrival
ASSESS
911
Action
Access to Critical Site Data
Providing pertinent facility information
such as on-site video, floor plans, G.P.S.
tracking data, escape routes, hazardous
materials locations, and rally points to
emergency response personnel greatly
reduces response to action time.
Response to action time
Site Data Plans
Information public safety needs to respond faster & safer!
Interactive “Intelligent” floor plans.
GPS Tracking Data
35.56296° North
93.16941° West
Elevation 547 ft
Photograph
Floor Plan Data:
-Exit Locations
-Evacuation Routes
Video
Clip
-Shelter Areas
-Digital Imagery
-GPS Tracking Data
Video Clip
Site Data Plans
GIS Data-Area Maps
•Aerial Photographs
•Rally Points
•Staging Areas
•Decon Sites
•Triage Sites
•Hospitals
•C.P. Locations
•GPS Tracking Data
Threat Assessment
If you cannot imagine a crime, you
cannot hope to prevent it.
“Targeted violence is the end result of an
understandable, and often discernable
process.”
Dr. Randy Borum
United States Secret Service
What is Threat Assessment?
Gavin DeBecker
Threat Assessment Expert
Author of “The Gift of Fear”
Threat Assessment Programs
Teachers must be trained to recognize and
report pre-incident indicators
Schools must have a formal reporting
process
Counselors and administrators must be
involved in the threat assessment program
Threat assessment team is a district asset
Pre-Incident Indicators
“A sullen life style gripped with pain
The feeling of murder
The heat of hate and the love of death.”
Barry Loukaitis
Observable Behavior
Sinking into bed
Homicidal feelings fill my head
Suicidal thoughts not gone but not fleeing
Because it is other peoples death I’m Seeing
Suicide or Homicide
Homicide or Suicide
Into sleep I’m sinking
Why me I am thinking
Homicidal and suicidal thoughts intermixing
I know my life’s not worth fixing.
Security Measures
Security related arguments
“We’ve never done it that way before.”
“We need to evolve our security strategies
to keep up with the changing times.”
“This is a knee -jerk reaction.”
“This solution will take care of the
immediate threat while longer term social
programs are put into place.”
“Our school will look like a prison.”
“Our school will look like it is well
controlled.”
“Students’ rights may be
infringed upon.”
“Students have a right to a safe and secure
school environment.”
“People will think we have a
bad school,”
“We will gain a reputation for controlling
our problems.”
“We may be sued.”
“We may be sued if we don’t take this
action.”
Security Related Equipment
Emergency Plans
Plans should integrate all elements of emergency preparedness and site-security.
Access Control
CCTV
Provides remote control over facility lockdown
and provides off-site access (via E.I.S.)
to current student tracking data.
Off-site access to CCTV via E.I.S. provides
Public Safety with real-time life saving information.
Fire & Access Alarms
Metal Detectors
When integrated into the E.I.S. public safety
has the ability to view alarm locations and on-site
video during the response
When properly implemented, metal detectors can
Prove to be a meaningful determent and detection tool.
Duress Alarms
These alarms provide teachers with ability to
request assistance in a rapid, discreet and efficient manner.
Levels of Entry Control
What you have
What you know
Who you are
(ID Badge)
(P.I.N.)
(Biometrics)
Entry Control
Entry or access control systems can
incorporate magnetic locking mechanisms,
allowing for immediate facility lockdown.
CCTV
CCTV
Linking or channeling a networked CCTV
to a secure site allows for remote access,
providing public safety and district
administrators with real time intelligence.
Duress Alarms
Pager device
Sensing unit
Console
Duress Alarms
These alarms can pinpoint where
assistance is needed. Overlaying the
signal’s origin onto a site map expedites
emergency response.
Metal Detectors
Metal Detectors
Minutes -35
1 Unit
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+10
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120 295 520 520 480 405
2 Units 0
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100 250 175 60
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3 Units 0
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Multiple Benefits
In addition to increased physical security,
schools that utilize community based
security, implement stricter access control
and utilize video surveillance in public
areas of the school will see a decrease in
everyday problems such as bullying, drug
use, vandalism and truancy.
Security Measures Can Also:
Reduce violence and gang activity with:
Cameras.
Duress alarms.
Parental/Community volunteers on campus
Law enforcement on campus.
Access Control Systems.
Security Measures Can Also:
Reduce Vandalism
Law enforcement on campus.
8-foot fencing.
Well-lit campus at night.
Interior intrusion detection sensors.
Cameras
Security Measures Can Also:
Reduce Theft Through
Interior intrusion detection sensors.
Parental/Community volunteers on campus.
Cameras
Key Control
Reinforced doors.
Restricting access to rooftops
Law enforcement on campus.
Security Measures Can Also:
Reduce Drugs & Alcohol Abuse by:
Monitoring Exit/Entry to School
Parental/Community Volunteers on Campus
Clear or Mesh Backpacks
Mesh Front Lockers
No Access to Vehicles
A Fact of Life
Increased security has been and will
continue to be a fact of life in this county.
Too often, these security measures are
implemented only to reduce anxiety and
offer little or no protection.
The Numbers
Concerns of acts of international terrorists
aside, if just one student in a million
commits an attack, there would be 53 acts
of terror is our schools every year.
Every attack diminishes the publics trust and
erodes the effectiveness of our schools.
The Importance of Preparedness
“Emergency response is a product of
preparedness. On the morning of September
11, 2001, the last best hope for the community of
people working in or visiting the World Trade
Center rested not with national policymakers, but
with private firms and local public servants,
especially the first responders: fire, police,
emergency medical service and building safety
professionals.”
(The 9/11 Commission Report, page 278)
Security is never convenient
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