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Educational Facilities Disaster and Crisis Management Guidebook
Title: Educational Facilities Disaster and Crisis Management Guidebook
Date: Jan. 2, 2007
Author: Charlie Crist, John Winn, and Florida Dept. of Education Executive Committee Members
Institution: Florida Department of Education
Bibliographic Entry: Crist, Charlie, John Winn, and Executive Committee Members. Educational Facilities Disaster and Crisis Management Guidebook. Florida Department of Education, 2007.
Electronic Link: http://www.ncef.org/pubs/edfacilities-disaster-management-guidebook-2007.pdf
Key Words: disaster preparedness, emergency management, hazard preparedness, FEMA, Incident Command System (ICS), Unified Command (UC), Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
Summary of Key Points, Issues, Conclusions:
This guidebook is for use as disaster preparedness planning and management for school districts and community colleges for minor, major, and catastrophic events. Specifically addressed are facility preparedness and safety issues.
How to respond to each disaster is clearly defined, while pre-disaster training information and general evacuation procedures are also listed. Preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation are the main components addressed. Preparedness includes establishing a school disaster plan, facility preparation, hazard preparedness, having a portable Go Kit on hand, and being familiar with legal considerations for during a disaster. Response includes critical incident procedures, an Incident Command System (ICS), a Unified Command (UC), a command center, Emergency Operations Center (EOC), and types of shelters and their proper operations. Recovery includes the initial site inspection before recovery efforts begin (for damage claims), insurance pitfalls, restrictions on FEMA reimbursements, and an overview on the FEMA Public Assistance Program. Lastly, mitigation, defined by FEMA as “acting before a disaster strikes,” is used effectively after a disaster to reduce the risk of repeat disasters or further damage, and the appropriate steps are included.
Name of Researcher: Alison Stevens
Institution: Integrative Center for Homeland Security, Texas A&M University
Date Posted: Aug. 24, 2007