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Campus Public Safety Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: Lessons Learned From Hurricanes and Explosives
Date: June 2006
Author: The U. S. Department of Homeland Security, The Federal Bureau of Investigation, and The International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators
Institution: International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA)
Bibliographic Entry: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, The Federal Bureau of Investigation, and The International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators. Campus Public Safety Preparedness for Catastrophic Events: Lessons Learned From Hurricanes and Explosives. International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA), 2006.
Electronic Link: http://www.iaclea.org/visitors/PDFs/Hurricane2.pdf
Key Words: International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, Inc., (IACLEA), Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, Lessons Learned, U. S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs), Global Positioning System (GPS), Emergency Management Assistance Coordinator (EMAC), Incident Command System (ICS), memorandums of understanding (MOUs), mutual aid agreements (MAAs)
Summary of Key Points, Issues, Conclusions:
In September 2005, during a focus group meeting sponsored by the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, Inc. (IACLEA), discussions began with IACLEA staff and Domestic Preparedness Committee leaders to explore whether DHS grant funds could be reprogrammed to support a Lessons Learned Listening Session, specifically for the Gulf Coast Schools. The scope of this meeting was expanded, after the suicide bomber incident at the University of Oklahoma and an incident involving home-made explosives at Georgia Tech, to include debriefings and Lessons Learned presentations for those two events.
Participants were asked to provide a summary of the most important issues they encountered leading up to and in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. They were also asked to provide written responses addressing their planning, command and coordination, communications, equipment and logistics, and staffing issues.
This Lessons Learned report is to serve as a guide for schools having not yet encountered such a catastrophe. These lessons are applicable across a broad range of hazards. Information is categorized by planning, training, command and coordination, communication, supplies, equipment, people, and continuity of operations.
Name of Researcher: Alison Stevens
Institution: Integrative Center for Homeland Security, Texas A&M University
Date Posted: Sept. 6, 2007