Public Education Department Section III Response

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Public Education DepartmentSection III Response

• Response Recovery Bureau Chief Don Scott
• Operations Unit Leader Evonne Gantz
• New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and
  Emergency Management

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Response

• The goal of the RESPONSE section is to provide
  direction for school staff in Planning,
  Preparing, Training and Responding to potentially
  harmful situations.

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Levels of Emergencies

• School Level Emergencies
• Limited to school settings school-based
  personnel. No outside assistance is needed.

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Levels of Emergencies

• District Level Emergencies
• These are events where support and involvement is
  required from school district personnel or
  members of the District Emergency Team.

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Levels of Emergencies

• Community Level Emergencies
• These include large-scale events during which
  coordination of services from the school district
  and local community response agencies is
  warranted.

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Incident Command in Schools

• National Incident Management System (NIMS)
• Required by Presidential Directive HSPD-5
• Required by Governors Executive Order 2005-014
• Will be used during all emergency operations

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Areas required under NIMS

• Command Management (ICS)
• Preparedness
• Resource Management
• Communications Information Management
• Support Technologies
• Ongoing Management Maintenance

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ICS

• The Incident Command System (ICS) is the
  combination of facilities, equipment, personnel,
  procedures, and communications, operating within
  a common organizational structure, designed to
  aid in incident management.
• ICS is currently in use by all public safety
  agencies, government response agencies, and large
  private-sector agencies.

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Incident Commander
Public Information Official
Safety Official
Log / Scribe
Liaison Official
Operations
Logistics
Planning
Admin/ Finance
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Unified Command

• Once public safety (police, fire) are on the
  scene, it becomes a Unified Command structure.
• This is a unified team effort.
• Establishes a common set of incident objectives
  and strategies.

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Status of the School

• Closing of the School
• Staff Student Notification
• Evacuation Plan
• Shelter-in-Place
• Unscheduled Early Dismissal
• LOCKDOWN

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Emergency Situations

• Suicide Threat / Attempt
• Bomb Threat
• Act of Violence
• Hazardous Material Release
• Fallen Aircraft (including hot air balloons)

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Emergency Situations

• Fire
• Natural Hazards
• Loss of Power or Water
• Missing Student Amber Alert
• Civil Disturbance
• Transportation Emergency

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Incident Action Plan

• Identify the type of incident / crisis occurring
• Activate school crisis team and start ICS
• Determine evacuation, shelter-in-place, or
  lockdown
• Notify 911 for public safety response
• Maintain communication with staff and within the
  ICS structure.
• Form a Unified Command upon public safetys
  arrival

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Family Members

• All staff should prepare their own family members
  as staff may be required to remain at school
  during an emergency.
• www.ready.gov
• www.whatstheplan.org
• www.redcross.org

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Additional Training

• Independent Study courses on-line at
  www.training.fema.gov
• Suggested courses
• IS-100.SC Introduction to ICS for schools
• IS-200 ICS for Initial action incidents
• IS-700 NIMS
• IS-362 Multi-Hazard Emergency
• Planning for schools

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Additional Questions

• Contact your Local Emergency Manager
• New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and
  Emergency Management
• www.nmdhsem.org
• Non-emergency 505-476-9600
• Emergency 24/7 505-476-9635