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CAMPUS PUBLIC SAFETY PREPAREDNESS FOR CATASTROPHIC EVENTS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM HURRICANES AND EXPLOSIVES
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It is imperative to have up-to-date emergency operation plans that address all hazards and are exercised on a regular basis. During the hurricanes, many schools found themselves without adequate plans and were forced to adopt hastily-planned responses. Several particularly important planning points were noted.
• Consider extending provisions for self-sufficiency in Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs) to 7-10 days. Many campuses have emergency plans that call for 3 days of self-suffi- ciency. During the hurricanes, this proved to be an unrealistic expectation. • Obtain the help of engineers when selecting shelter sites on campus; many seemingly “obvious” sites (such as sporting arenas) are not best for withstanding weather. • Consider determining the Global Positioning System (GPS) locations of campus build- ing, which may be helpful in the event local signs are destroyed. The State of Florida, for example, requires that trucks bringing in relief supplies be equipped with GPS, so that the trucks can be located in real time and drivers can receive directions in places without signs. • Coordinate the campus EOP with those of surrounding agencies and entities and clarify in advance the criteria and protocols for use of campus facilities as shelter points. Several participants were surprised to discover that facilities on their campuses were considered sheltering points by other members of their community and thus found themselves taking on unexpected evacuees.
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2006
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