Emergency Plan

Assignment: LAW ENFORCEMENT

• 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 Emergency Operations Executive / Incident Commander (Vice President for Business and Financial Affairs). Persons entering must abide by the policies established in order to gain entry.

• 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:
    • 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.

• 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 Vice President for Business and Financial Affairs 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 Vice President for Business and Financial Affairs 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

• CONCEPT OF OPERATION
  During an emergency the access control function is the responsibility of Public Safety with the assistance of Physical Plant. 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 Physical Plant 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.

• 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 Vice President for Business and Financial Affairs. Persons entering must abide by the policies established in order to gain entry.

• Penal Code Section 409.5
  AUTHORITY OF A PEACE OFFICER IN AREAS IN EMERGENCIES
  States that any unauthorized person who willfully and knowingly enters an area closed by a peace officer and who willfully remains within such area, after receiving notice to evacuate or leave, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
  
• Penal Code Section 626.4
  NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT TO BE ON CAMPUS
  The chief administrative officer or their agent can withdraw consent to remain on the campus to any person they have reasonable cause to believe has willfully disrupted the orderly operations of the campus or facility.
• Penal Code Section 626.6
  ENTERING THE CAMPUS AND COMMITTING AN ACT LIKELY TO INTERFERE WITH OPERATIONS
  The chief administrative officer or his agent can order a person off-campus to maintain order. Failure to comply with this order can result in a misdemeanor charge.
  

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