Everett Community College

Emergency Response & Management Plan
rev. Nov 2003 

The basic emergency procedures outlined in this plan are designed to inform and prepare the EvCC faculty and staff for campus emergencies. The goal is to improve the ability of the college to protect lives and property through effective use of college and campus community resources in emergency situations. In the event of an emergency, procedures contained in this plan will be implemented as needed.

Whenever an emergency situation affecting the campus reaches proportions that cannot be handled by routine measures, the college President or designee may declare a state of emergency, and implement this plan at the appropriate level to mitigate the emergency.

This Emergency Response & Management Plan is purposely designed to be flexible to handle any unexpected emergency situation. Flexibility will allow the college to accommodate the individual magnitude of severity that each emergency may present.

These procedures apply to all employees of Everett Community College (EvCC) and tenants. Exception is given to those employees working at sites governed by other City, State or Federal agencies. Those employees are expected to follow direction and procedure as dictated by the specific site.

Introduction

The Everett Community College Emergency Response & Management Plan (ERMP) is based on a realistic approach to problems likely to be encountered on campus during a major emergency or disaster. General assumptions are:

• An emergency or disaster may occur at any time day or night, weekday or weekend, with little or no warning.
• The succession of events in an emergency is not predictable. Support and operational plans serve only as guidelines and checklists, and may require modification in order to meet the specific nature of any particular major emergency or disaster.
• Disasters most likely will affect the availability of local, state, and federal services. Emergency services may not be available, and a delay in off campus emergency response and assistance may be expected up to 72 hours.
• Media contact will be routed through the college Public Information Officer (PIO) or as directed by the President, Incident Commander or designee.
• Key personnel may not be available or unable to carry out tasks and activities during an emergency.

Purpose

Scope
Pre-Crisis Planning

Level 1 Emergency (Minor Emergency)
Level 2 Emergency (Major Emergency)
Level 3 (Disaster)

Administrative Responsibilities and Control
Incident Command System
Employee Responsibility
EvCC Incident Command System Organizational Chart (PDF format)
Emergency Response Actions

Incident Command Declaration
Incident Commander
Public Information Officer
Safety Officer
Liaison Officer
Operations Officer
Administrative Officer
Logistics Officer
Planning Officer

Roles and Responsibilities of Incident Command

Team Support Personnel

Building Captains
Campus Security
Facilities Personnel
Information Technology Personnel

Emergency Service Units (ESU)

Campus Cert ESU
Food & Respite ESU
Medical Volunteer ESU
Interpreters / ESL - ESU
Information Relay ESU
Child Care ESU

Sheltering

Shelter-In-Place

Equipment & Resources

Campus Pay Phones
Campus Radios
Cellular or Digital Phones

Other Communications Methods

Voice Mail
Internet Communication (email) & EvCC Intranet
Computer Backup

Medical and First Aid Supplies
Documentation
Termination of Emergency Declaration & Recovery
Recovery Plan
Training, Review and Update of the Emergency Response & Management Plan
Emergency Response Procedures - Key Points
Aircraft Crash
Bomb Threat
Building Evacuation
Civil Disturbance
Earthquake
Emergency Campus Closure
Fire Emergency
Harassment, Threats, Violence on Campus
Hazardous Materials
Medical Emergency
Severe Weather
Suspicious Mail / Package
Volcanic EruptionGlossary
Additional Resources & Links
Community Agencies / Resources
Appendices:

A. Orginizational Chart
B. Administrative Campus Phones
C. Emergency Management Preparedness & Building Captain List
D. First Aid Kit Locations
E. Emergency Forms
F. Everett Community College Maps 

Extended Main Campus
East County Monroe
Corporate & Continuing Education Center
Aviation
Broadway Center
Cosmetology
Early Learning Center
Nippon Business Institute
University Center