Guidelines & Best Practices

I. Command/Control/Communications

  • Introduction: Why We Plan
  • Authority
  • Mission
  • Emergency Response Team

II. Life Safety of Personnel

  • Visitors & Contractors
  • Students, Faculty, Staff & Visitors with Disabilities
  • Assembly Areas
  • Headcounts
  • Return to Facility
  • Demonstrations

III. Threats & Emergencies

  • All Hazard Evacuation Procedure
  • Medical Emergency
  • Security & Facility Access
  • Chemical Spills: Inside/Outside
  • Shelter in Place
  • Lock-Down
  • Bomb Threat
  • Active Shooter
  • Suspicious Package
  • Suspicious/Armed Person
  • Disruptive Students
  • Assaults/Fights/Bullying
  • Hostage Incident
  • Suicide Attempt
  • Civil Unrest
  • Explosion
  • Structural Failure
  • Severe Weather
  • Bus/Car Incident: On/Off Campus
  • Lost/Missing Student
  • Kidnapping
  • Poisoning
  • Vandalism
  • Weapons/Drug Incidents
  • Search & Seizure
  • Mandatory Evacuation
  • Air Quality Compromised
  • Emergency Shutdown
  • Earthquake
  • Flood/Pipe Burst
  • Crime: Death/Rape
  • Elevator Emergency
  • Power Failure
  • Gas/Water/Phone Outage
  • Terrorism/CBRNE
  • Disaster Preparedness for Pets

IV. Fire Prevention Plan

  • Command & Control
  • Fire Risk Assessment
  • Fire Prevention Strategies
  • Use/Non-Use of Fire Extinguishers
  • Fire Emergency Response Procedure
  • Fire Evacuation Drill Procedure
  • Smoking Rules

V. Plan Administration

  • Alcohol/Drugs/Weapons Policies
  • Reporting Incidents & Injuries
  • Government Visits Procedure
  • Training of Emergency Response Team
  • Training of Staff & Faculty
  • Evacuation Maps
  • Media/Public Relations
  • Updating & Amending the Plan
  • Staff/Faculty/Personal Emergency Plan
  • Emergency Contacts
  • Definitions