View/print this checklist as a PDF file.

Assignment: PUBLIC SAFETY

Develop an Action Plan for your assignment.

Assist with clearing and closing buildings following an earthquake.

IF ASSIGNED TO WARN THE CAMPUS OF A DANGER

IF ASSIGNED TO CLEAR & CLOSE BUILDINGS FOLLOWING AN EARTHQUAKE

     How to recognize hazards.

     Conditions that would prevent entering a damaged building.

     Protective clothing, etc.

IF ASSIGNED TO EVACUATE AN AREA OR THE CAMPUS

Plan should include:

     Traffic control devices, barricades, and signs.

     Accommodations for relocating the physically impaired.

IF ASSIGNED TO SEARCH OR ASSIST PERSONS INJURED OR TRAPPED

Obtain safety instructions for damaged buildings:

     How to recognize hazards.

     Conditions that would prevent entering a damaged building.

     Protective clothing, etc.

Determine the type of control of persons and vehicles into and out of the area:

• NO ACCESS: All people will be prohibited from entering the closed area. Authorized personnel, i.e., campus, local, state, or federal personnel performing emergency work will be permitted entry. Media representatives will be allowed access on a controlled basis.
• LIMITED ACCESS: Allows persons into closed area according to criteria established by the Incident Commander. Persons entering must abide by the policies established in order to gain entry.

RESPONSE - ALL HAZARDS
One aspect of emergency management is the process of issuing an effective warning of danger or hazard to the community. Depending upon the nature of the emergency, there may be time to plan and organize or it may only permit a spontaneous reaction. Alert & Warning is a function of the Emergency Management Operation that deals with the process of notifying the campus community of impending or existing hazards.

• OBJECTIVES
  The overall objectives of Alert and Warning are:
  • Providing a process where the community is advised of potential or existing hazards.
  • Protecting lives by issuing alerts that will reduce the potential of risk.
  • Providing a rapid notification on short notice to the community.
    
    
• CONCEPT OF OPERATION
  During an emergency the Alert and Warning will be coordinated by Management/Command and carried out by Operations. Performance of this function shall be in accordance with established procedures and will involve two distinct modes:
  • Mode 1: During the first few hours of the emergency, Public Safety staff will provide rapid warnings to people in the area with the greatest risk.
  • Mode 2: Once the immediate threat of the emergency has been contained; the alert and warning will involve planned information concerning evacuation and closure of areas.
    
    
• GENERAL PROCEDURES
  • Short-Notice Warnings: This process usually does not allow time to develop specific plans and the objective will be to quickly warn personnel to move from a high risk area to a low risk assembly area. Methods for this process will generally involve one or all of the following:
    • Public Safety and/or Police vehicles with messages broadcast over public address systems.
    • Staff with portable public address systems walking through the area.
    • Telephone calls, if the system is operational and time permits.
  • Advance Notice Warnings: When time permits, other appropriate methods may be used to get the message disseminated to the public.
    

RESPONSE - ALL HAZARDS
A Field Command Post (FCP) is a designated, secure area, wherein those responsible for the incident direction and control can function. Key considerations include security, access and a staging area of all necessary command personnel, regardless of what agency they each represent. The department may establish a FCP for a variety of daily routine operations. This concept is not restricted only to major disasters.

• CONCEPT OF OPERATION
  The ranking public safety officer on duty shall evaluate the need for establishing a field command post based on the criteria listed below for an unusual occurrence or major incident:
  
  

  	Will direction and command be improved by establishing a secure area close to the incident in progress?
  	Will other agencies both on and off campus be responding and participating?

  
  If the answer to either or both of the above questions is yes, then a FCP should be established during an emergency. Performance of this function shall be in accordance with established procedures and will involve two distinct modes:

  • Mode 1: At the beginning of the emergency, the Incident Commander will be involved with determining the location of the Field Command Post, purpose of the FCP, communications, staffing and equipment.
  • Mode 2: Once the Field Command Post has been established, the Incident Commander will evaluate continued operations, replenishing staff & resources, access control, security, and long range operations.
    
    

• COMMAND POST SITE SELECTION FACTORS
  Often the rapid pace of the incident will limit your choices. The police vehicle may be your only choice. Select your location with the considerations listed below:
  
  

  Usefulness: Selection of a site, which will provide you with most of the basic necessities, such as, restrooms, telephones, water and power.
  	The first preference for an FCP site would be a building with one or all of the following: telephone, rest rooms, electricity, a parking lot. You will have to make arrangements for basic needs if the event is extended over a period of time.
  	A site choice should be made with plans to remain there through the duration of the incident. Relocating during the incident creates numerous problems. Plan wisely.
  Accessibility: An important factor of site selection is the FCP's accessibility by responding personnel:
  	Responding personnel, especially outside agencies, should be easily directed to the location. Do not pick an obscure location.
  	The duty dispatcher should advise responding agencies with the FCP location and the best route.
  	There should be sufficient area for vehicle parking and staging of personnel and equipment. Consider how heavy equipment would get in, if needed.
  	Consideration should be given for establishing a helipad.
  Safety: The third factor of site selection is safety. The location should be defensible from hostile action or impending hazards.
  	The site during HAZMAT incidents should be at least 2000 feet from the incident and not down wind.
  	The site should have the ability to provide access control.

  
  
• Command Post Equipment/Supplies
  Command Post Equipment/Supplies may include:
  

	Barricades, barrier tape, and signs for the scene
	Portable radios
	Portable public address system/megaphones
	First aid kit
	Flashlights/batteries
	Cellular phone
	Portable/external lighting
	Emergency Response Vehicle

RESPONSE - ALL HAZARDS
During an extraordinary emergency, particularly following a major disaster or technological incident, it may be necessary to control the movement of persons and vehicles into and out of an area. Access control may be necessary at a vital facility, an area around an incident, or the entire campus.

• CONCEPT OF OPERATION
  During an emergency the access control function is the responsibility of Public Safety with the assistance of Facility Services. Performance of this function shall be in accordance with established procedures and will involve two distinct modes:

  • Mode 1: During the first few hours of the emergency, Public Safety along with Facility Services staff and university resources will be used to quickly limit the access to high hazard areas or specific emergency operations.
  • Mode 2: Once the immediate threat of the emergency has been stabilized, the access control operations will shift toward control and protection of specific areas, such as building(s), casualty collection sites, resource staging areas, etc., or the campus in general.
    

An emergency could justify the need to close all or part of the campus for a short period of time or up to several days or weeks, depending on the emergency and its severity.

First:
	Determine what places on campus will need to be closed off.
	Determine what type of area or facility will be controlled.
	Determine how large is the area to be controlled.
	Determine if the closure will involve vehicles and/or pedestrians.
	Determine if people need to be evacuated out of the controlled area first.
	Coordinate with Command.
IF the area is a vital facility, THEN:
	Determine how many people will be needed.
	Determine if the incident requires protection and access control.
	Determine if the personnel need to be armed.
	Determine who may get access and what types of controls will allow entry.
IF the area is an incident or emergency operations scene, THEN:
	Determine the size of the area to be controlled and how many people will be needed.
	Determine if both vehicles and pedestrians are to be controlled.
	Determine equipment needs: radios, flares, reflective vests, lights, etc.
	Assign a person to provide breaks and replace equipment.
	Check access control needs for all pedestrian walkways through the area.
	Contact Logistics for staff, barricades, and signs.
	Arrange for transportation to move staff and equipment.
	Coordinate with Command for handling media requests to enter the area.
	Determine who and what may enter the area and advise control point staff.
	Determine where the media will check in and assemble.
	Advise the EOC when the control measures are in place.
	Confirm with the EOC the policy and procedure for unauthorized entry.
	At street control points, make provisions for emergency vehicles to enter and exit.
IF the entire campus is to be closed, THEN:
	Follow the campus closure procedures.

ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

• Weather conditions.
• Night operations.
• Wind direction change during hazardous material operations.
• Develop contingency plans for reducing or expanding the perimeter.
• Using outside security personnel or volunteers.
• What special equipment may be needed?
• Personnel to direct and staff control points.
• Signs to control or restrict traffic.
• Radios to communicate to personnel within and outside the secured area.
• Establish additional control points.
• Additional street markers indicating closure of the area.
• Markers on the surface streets leading to the secured area.
• Officer patrols within and outside the secured area.
• Establish a pass system for entry and exit for the secured area.
• Handle law enforcement duties within and outside secured area.
• Direct the placement of barricades and traffic control devices.
• Initiate the entry system.
  
  

• NO ACCESS: All people will be prohibited from entering the closed area. Authorized personnel, i.e., campus, local, state, or federal personnel performing emergency work will be permitted entry. Media representatives will be allowed access on a controlled basis.
• LIMITED ACCESS: Allows persons into closed area according to criteria established by the Incident Commander. Persons entering must abide by the policies established in order to gain entry.
  

• Idaho Code 33-3716(3)

 No person shall willfully refuse or fail to leave the property of, or any building or other facility owned, operated, or controlled by the governing board of any such institution of higher education upon being requested to do so by the chief administrative officer, his designee charged with maintaining order on the campus and in its facilities, or a dean of such college or university, if such person is committing, threatens to commit, or incites others to commit, any act which would disrupt, impair, interfere with, or obstruct the lawful missions, processes, procedures, or functions of the
institution.

• Idaho Code 33-3716(5)
  

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisoned in the county jail for a period not to exceed one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

After the initial stages of the incident, people may begin to arrive volunteering their help. Listed below are some of the uses of volunteers:

• Traffic direction and information posts.
• Assist with loading and distributing signs and barricades.