Building Response Team Initiative

1. Building Response Team Initiative Lisa Johnson June 16, 2009

2. Findings from 2008/2009 Exercises • Lack of knowledge on basic emergency procedures • No centralized building emergency team in some cases • Security services will be limited • Department emergency personnel unsure how to apply emergency procedures • More focus on life safety needed

3. Why BRTs are Needed • Several buildings on and off campus • More than 1.6 million sq ft • 400K sq ft leased in 5 cities • 80+ Buildings • Departments scattered among several different buildings • Many buildings have SoM and hospital occupants • No standardized response among buildings • Limited redundant communication systems

4. Beckman Center • 5 Floors + Ground • 14 Depts • 600 rooms identified in iSpace

5. BRT Roles & ResponsibilitiesPreparedness • Develop/Maintain Plans • Building • Department • School of Medicine • Personnel rosters • Safety liaison for occupants • Maintain BRT equipment/supplies • Participate in exercises and drills

6. BRT Roles & ResponsibilitiesResponse • Monitor/be aware/notify of emergency situations • Assist in evacuation and assembly operations • Take roll/document who is still inside • Assist people with disabilities • Monitor building entrances for entry • Provide damage and hazard information to first responders, SOC, etc.

7. BRT Roles & ResponsibilitiesResponse • Document, mark, and cordon off areas with possible hazards • Provide minor medical care or disaster medical operations if needed • Provide comfort and care • Arrange for evacuation of critically injured • Communicate with HSPO or SOC • Coordinate a runner • Assist in maintaining order • Assist in re-entry

8. Membership • 50 Buildings (on and off campus) • At a minimum of 240 members • At least 2 people/floor/wing • Representation of departments with significant occupancy • Volunteer membership • Similar to SCERTs of BATs • Identified by dept management and emergency coordinators • SHC/LPCH to also implement program

9. Training • 8 hours – comprehensive, hands on, participatory • Some SCERT content • BRT members to train together • Trained in groups based on geography and function • 50 buildings grouped into 15 different trainings • Trainings between 15 – 25 people • Separate First Aid/CPR training

10. Syllabus • SoM emergency operations • EOC, SOC, BRT, BAT, SCERT, Security, DPS • BRT roles and responsibilities • BRT Organization • Safety procedures for different hazards • Evacuation and assembly • Bomb threat, threatening person, active shooter awareness provided by DPS

11. Syllabus • Scene stabilization and damage assessment • Fire safety • Communications • Documentation • Disaster medical operations • Disaster psychology • Emergency Game/Exercise

12. Supplies/Equipment • Building Kit • Medical Trauma Kit (25 injuries) • 2 way radios • PPE (work & nitrile gloves) • Caution tape/marking supplies • Emergency lighting/access tools • Member Kit • Safety vest/hard hat • Flashlight • Whistle • Paper/pens

13. Pilot Project Stanford Menlo Park • Scheduled July 29 and 30 • 2 buildings on SRI campus • Emergency Operations Center • Security and medical teams • 22 volunteers • 3 EAPs • 8 administrative departments • Ham radio operator • Many of SoM Satellite Operations Center staff at SMP

14. Program Maintenance • New buildings coming online • LKSC, SIM1 • Quarterly building meetings • Annual ‘All BRT Member’ Meeting • Exercises/drills • Refresher training every two years • Training for new members • Coordination of recertification of First Aid/CPR

15. Thank You Questions? Lisa Johnson 721.6269 lisa.johnson@stanford.edu