CHAPTER 7 Specific Critical Incidents Preparedness Plans
Training and Exercises Incidents often begin and conclude quickly, leaving facility management and security officers little to no time to coordinate response procedures with law enforcement and employees. Facility readiness requires that managers develop and exercise response plans that apply general preparedness and response protocols to specific types of emergencies and facility capabilities (including security resources). Training and exercising the plan was a key finding of experts and facility managers who participated in active shooter exercises, allowing them to identify gaps, correct weaknesses, and validate their plan. Building Emergency Procedures All building response activities will be coordinated from a pre-determined location. Communications with the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will be through building phones, cellular phones, or a runner. Additionally, the Facilities and Public Safety departments will be responsible for determining the building’s evacuation areas, which are large, open areas designated as common assembly points safely away from buildings and other potential hazards. These are posted in each building. When a critical incident or emergency occurs in or at a building site, staff or faculty should take control of the situation as deemed necessary. When possible, the incident will immediately be communicated to 911 or campus Public Safety at one of the numbers indicated in section 3. If you are never sure which number to call, you can always call Ext. 9999 from any campus phone for Public Safety or call the University’s CIRT Chief Public Safety Officer at (312) 261 -3050.
This will be done through the use of a building phone, cell phone, or runner.
When reporting the critical incident or emergency, the individual assigned to make the call should tell 911 or campus Public Safety, “This is an emergency!”
The individual will then state: 1. Their name 2. The building (name and number) and room location of the emergency 3. The nature of the emergency — fire, chemical spill, etc. 4. Whether injuries have occurred 5. Whether outside assistance has been called 6. Hazards present that may affect responding personnel 7. A phone number at or adjacent to the scene where they can be reached
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