NASELLE GRAYS RIVER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
NO. 155
BASIC
EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
I. INTRODUCTION
A. The purpose of this plan is to
identify emergency responsibilities for the Naselle
Grays River Valley School District No. 155 and its employees. This plan is intended to empower employees in
an emergency and clarify emergency roles and response.
B.
The
mission of the Naselle Grays
River Valley
School District in an
emergency/disaster is to:
·
Protect student
and employee lives and district property
·
Mitigate the
effects of a disaster within the school community
·
Prepare students
and staff for emergencies and disasters
·
Respond to
disasters or emergencies within the school district
·
Aid the school
district in recovery from disasters
C.
The goals of the Naselle Grays River
Valley School
District are
as follows:
·
Provide an emergency
response plan for all facilities and employees.
·
Coordinate the
use of school personnel and facilities within the school.
·
Restoration of
normal services following an emergency or disaster.
D.
This
plan, with attachments and operating procedures, provides a basic emergency
response plan, recommended emergency response teams and personnel, employee
emergency procedures, training and exercise recommendations.
E.
This
plan:
1.
Applies to all
employees, and specifically to those tasked to provide response assistance in
an emergency/disaster.
2.
Describes actions
to be taken in providing immediate response assistance.
3.
Includes those
actions and activities that support the school’s effort to save lives, protect
the health and safety of employees, and protect school property.
II.
POLICIES
A.
Response
protocols will follow the chain of command as described in Attachment 1.
1.
In
emergency events requiring multi-agency response, Naselle Grays River
Valley School
District will participate in Unified Command
consisting of all responding agencies.
2.
It
is the policy of the Naselle Grays
River Valley
School District that no
guarantee is implied by this plan of a perfect response system. As personnel and resources may be overwhelmed,
the Naselle
Grays River
Valley School
District can only endeavor to make every
reasonable effort to respond based on the situation, resources, and information
available at the time.
B.
Limitations
1.
These
are guidelines and have been developed to provide a strategy for response while
maintaining the flexibility in order for those at the school to meet their
required needs. It is not intended as a
rigid or restrictive plan.
2.
Emergency
resources within the Naselle Grays
River Valley
School District are
limited. A large disaster or emergency
will require outside assistance and delays in response should be anticipated.
C. The Naselle Grays
River Valley
School District will
comply with directions from local authorities that issue evacuation
orders. In the event of a fire,
employees/students will evacuate.
D. The Naselle Grays
River Valley
School District will
coordinate alternate locations to house students on a temporary basis.
E.
Principal is
authorized to allow outside agencies to use School
District equipment.
F.
Superintendent or
Designee shall authorize the emergency use of facilities or funds during and
emergency or disaster.
G.
Employees are
responsible for familiarizing themselves with this guide. In an emergency situation, they are
responsible for following directives from administrators and cooperating with
emergency service personnel.
III.
SITUATION
A.
For the purpose
of this plan the following definitions apply:
1.
“Emergency”
as used in this plan means a set of circumstances that demand immediate action
to protect life, preserve public health or essential services, or protect
property. In an emergency, existing
resources and capabilities are sufficient to cope with the situation.
2.
“Disaster” is
defined as any incident which results in multiple human casualties and/or
disruption of essential public health services or any incident which requires
an increased level of response beyond the routine operating procedures,
including increased personnel, equipment, or supply requirements.
B.
The
following assumptions form the basis of this plan:
1.
A single site
emergency, i.e. fire, gas main breakage, etc, could occur at any time without
warning and the employees of the school affected cannot, and should not, wait
for direction from your local response agencies. Action is required immediately to save lives
and protect school property.
2.
An emergency or
disaster, such as an earthquake or hazardous material incident, may occur with
little or no warning with mass casualties, destruction of property, and damage
to the environment.
3.
Local and state
government may be overwhelmed by a disaster; Naselle Grays River
Valley School
District employees may be on their own for the
first 72 hours or longer after a disaster.
4.
Government and
relief agencies will concentrate limited resources on the most critical and
life-threatening problems.
5.
Assistance from
other government and federal agencies will supplement the state support, but
such assistance will take some time to request and deploy.
6.
The first concern
of the Naselle Grays River
Valley School
District employees
will be for the safety of students, staff, and staff families’.
7.
As the situation
changes from response to recovery, management of the situation will also change.
C.
A spirit of
volunteerism among Naselle Grays
River Valley
School District employees and other citizens will
result in their providing assistance and support to emergency response efforts.
D.
A local
government jurisdiction or the Governor as authorized by state or local statute
may proclaim an emergency or disaster.
IV.
CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS
A.
Direction
and Control
In a major emergency or disaster, Naselle
Grays River
schools may be damaged or need to be evacuated, people may be injured, and/or other
emergency response may need to be taken.
These activities need to be organized and coordinated for efficient
management of the emergency response and/or the disaster activities.
1.
To
provide for the effective direction, control and coordination of a response to
an emergency/disaster, School Command Team (SCT) will coordinate emergency
response to the incident throughout the district.
School Command Team (SCT)
a.
Before the Disaster
Made
up of senior staff members of the school district, building emergency
coordinators and selected staff as directed.
Coordinate district’s planning activities and the recruitment of
building emergency response teams.
b.
During the Disaster
Reports
and coordinates all facilities emergency response activities within the school
district.
c.
After the Disaster
1)
Recommends
recovery strategy to the school board.
2)
Coordinates
recovery operations as directed by the school board.
B.
Activation
Procedures
The Naselle
Grays River
Valley School
District will activate the School Emergency
Response Plan under the following conditions:
1.
Spontaneous
Events
There
is no warning for a spontaneous event, i.e. hazardous material incident, fire,
etc. The school plan will be activated
at the time of the incident. The School
Command Team will manage the event.
2.
Weather
Warnings/Watches
The School Command Team will:
a.
Evaluate the
watch/warning situation and prepare for dismissal, long-term absence, or
sheltering in place.
C. Preparedness
1.
Training
a.
Awareness of the Naselle Grays River Valley School District Emergency Plan
should be a regular part of an annual routine training cycle for staff of the
district.
b. The School District
should conduct training for faculty and staff on the provisions of the
emergency plan and emergency procedures.
c.
The School
Command Team should receive a minimum of basic level training in the Incident
Command System.
2.
Drills and
Exercises
a.
The school district
should conduct a minimum of one non-fire exercise per year involving faculty
and staff.
3.
Plan Development,
Review, and Revision
a.
The School
District Safety Planning Committee should review and recommend necessary
updates to this plan to the Naselle Grays River
School Board on an annual basis.
D.
Response
1.
The Naselle Grays River Valley School District School Board has
the responsibility to:
a.
Direct plan
development, adoption, and review.
2.
The
Superintendent is responsible for:
a.
Testing of the
plan and procedures on an annual basis.
b. Organization and direction of the School Command Team.
c.
Activation of the
plan for spontaneous and weather related events.
d. Coordination with other agencies, as appropriate, during
a multi-agency response to a disaster or emergency, through the Unified Command
concept.
3.
School Principals
are responsible for:
a.
Organization of
the schools Emergency Response Teams (ERT’s).
b.
Assignment of
faculty and staff to specialized duties such as:
1) First Aid
2) Damage Assessment
3) Communications
4) Other duties as required
c. Following an emergency situation, the building
Principal will coordinate a brief report with the Superintendent.
4.
Faculty is responsible
for student supervision and accountability.
5.
Other office
administrative staff will help principals through crowd control, providing
communications within the building, answering the telephone or other tasks as
assigned.
6.
The
Engineering/Maintenance staff is responsible to:
a.
Inspect
buildings, electrical power lines, gas and water mains, systems and equipment
for damage and malfunctions.
b.
Alert Principal
to any damage/malfunction necessitating school evacuation/closure.
c.
Coordinate
repairs with district's operations/maintenance and utility company personnel.
7.
The School
Nurse/Service Aide (if on site) will:
a.
Provide first aid
as necessary.
b.
Coordinate
medical treatment and the movement of the ill or seriously injured until emergency
services personnel arrive.