Emergency Preparedness Overview bfa.sdsu/emergency/

1. Emergency PreparednessOverviewhttp://bfa.sdsu.edu/emergency/ Spring 2008

2. Individual Preparedness Spring 2008

3. Have a plan and know what to do before, duringandafter an emergency. Spring 2008

4. Before an emergency: • Become familiar with the Emergency Procedures Booklet. • Know your building’s floor plan and become familiar with building exits and doors (due to the varying age of campus buildings, doors may lock manually, remotely, or not at all). • Become familiar with campus Evacuation Assembly Points. • Share this information with students at the start of each semester. • Become familiar with your Building Safety Coordinators. • Develop a department Emergency Plan. • Develop a department Business Continuity Plan. • Maintain department phone trees. • Gather individual preparedness supplies. • Cooperate during Evacuation and Shelter in Place drills. Spring 2008

5. During an emergency: • Remain calm. • Alert emergency responders (police, fire, medical) to situations requiring their attention. • If you areEVACUATING, move to your Assembly Point by the safest route available. • Assist individuals with disabilities. • Walk; do not run. • Use stairs; do not use elevators. • Wait for and follow instructions from building Safety Coordinators and / or Public Safety. • If you are SHELTERING IN PLACE, stay inside the building or find a safe place. • If you are in a room with a door, make sure the door is closed (due to the varying age of campus buildings, doors may lock manually, remotely, or not at all). • If applicable and time permits lock doors. • If you are in a room with a window, make sure the window is closed. • Remain where you are until further direction from Public Safety or emergency personnel. Spring 2008

6. After an emergency: • Wait for and follow instructions from Public Safety, emergency personnel, or building Safety Coordinators. • Updated emergency information and information concerning the status of the campus will be communicated through a variety of sources, as available. • Plans are in place for essential university functions to continue on a temporary basis. • Personnel and facilities are designated to carry on operations on a limited basis if it is safe to do so. • Alternate facilities will be established, if necessary. • Normal campus operations will resume as soon as possible following an emergency. Spring 2008

7. Campus Emergency Notification Spring 2008

8. Recorded Emergency Operations Information Line The campus has established a recorded information line; the line is updated in the event of a campus emergency. 1-866-794-8832 Program this number into your mobile phone. . Spring 2008

9. In addition to the recorded Emergency Operations Information Line, information concerning the status of San Diego State University will be available to students, faculty, staff, parents and community members through a variety of sources, as available, including: • SDSU Home Page • Email Communications • Text or Voice Alerts • Classroom or Office Telephones • Campus Voicemail • Public Safety’s “Vehicle Public-address System” • Interstate 8 Message Board • Campus Mobile Message Signage • KPBS TV Channel 15 and Radio 89.5 FM • Local Radio KOGO/AM 600, KPOP/AM 1360 and KSDO/AM 1130 • Departmental Phone Trees Spring 2008

10. Building Safety Coordinators In an emergency situation, Building Safety Coordinators in buildings assist with: • evacuating the building • guiding building occupants to emergency assembly areas • contacting department faculty and managers to account for students and employees Building Safety Coordinators wear yellow vests and have yellow flags for easy identification by students and employees reporting to them at assembly points. Spring 2008

11. Disaster Supply Kits Personal preparedness is crucial. In a major disaster, it might be several days before vital services are restored. Personal supply kits should be adjusted based on personal needs. Suggested supplies include: • Flashlight with extra batteries • Battery-powered radio • Food • Water • Medications • First Aid Supplies Disaster Supply Kits for individual, departmental, or family preparedness are available from a variety of sources, including Grainger (on campus) or from the local Red Cross. Spring 2008

12. Campus Safety and Security Spring 2008

13. Campus Police • San Diego State University Police, in the department of Public Safety, are sworn police officers highly trained in rapid response to unfolding emergencies. The department is here to protect and serve the campus community and adjacent neighborhood 24 hours a day. • For 24-hour Dispatch in Public Safety — dial ext. 4-1991 from any campus phone or 619-594-1991 from any public phone • For Campus Emergencies, Fire, Police, Medical — dial 9-1-1 from any campus phone Spring 2008

14. Campus Emergency Response Departments • Public Safetyext. 4-1991 or 619-594-1991 (24 hrs/day)For University Police • Physical Plantext. 4-4754 or 619-594-4754 (Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.)For custodial services and utility problems • Environmental Health & Safetyext. 4-6778 or 619-594-6778 (Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.)ext. 4-1991 or 619-594-1991 (after hours)For chemical and biochemical spills, radiation exposure and toxic fumes Spring 2008

15. Goals of the CampusEmergency Plan • Preserving life, protecting property, and continuing academic and business operations • Establishing the roles and responsibilities for responding to a major incident • Establishing the importance of the Incident Command System and its function • Establishing a working knowledge of the California Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) and the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and how they affect the initial local incident command and subsequent state and federal resources Spring 2008

16. Typical Response Agency Timelines NEWS MEDIA EOC FEMA HAZMAT FIRE / EMS LAW ENFORCEMENT FBI Call Rec’d 5 Minutes 1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week Spring 2008

17. Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) National Incident Management System (NIMS) Spring 2008

18. SEMS Overview • SEMS is used in California • SDSU Emergency Plan is written to conform with SEMS • SEMS is used in responding to large-scale events and disasters from the field through all levels of management • SEMS incorporates the concepts of operational areas, mutual aid, and multi-agency coordination Spring 2008

19. NIMS Overview • Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 (HSPD-5) requires Federal agencies to adopt a new National Incident Management System (NIMS) for response to domestic incidents • Provides a flexible framework that facilitates government and private entities at all levels working together • Provides a set of standardized organizational structures applicable across jurisdictions and functions • NIMS is based on established concepts, including the Incident Command System Spring 2008

20. Business Continuity Planning Spring 2008

21. BCP Overview • The CSU’s BCP program is currently under revision • The revised program will provide a framework for the development and implementation of business continuity plans that will ensure the continuity or resumption of essential functions following an emergency • As additional information is known, it will be shared with campus departments Spring 2008

22. National and Local Emergency Information Spring 2008

23. SDSU Emergency Preparedness (http://bfa.sdsu.edu/emergency/) • SDSU, Department of Public Safety (www.dps.sdsu.edu) • San Diego County Emergency Information (http://www.sdcountyemergency.com/) • California Office of Emergency Services (www.oes.ca.gov) • Department of Homeland Security (http://www.dhs.gov/index.shtm) Spring 2008