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Checklist 2-C

Assignment: COMMUNICATIONS DISPATCHER
Checklist
2-C
Position
POLICE DISPATCHER
Section
OPERATIONS SUPPORT
  • FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION
Remain calm.
Evacuate if incident affects your building or office. Go to the alternate Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Physical Plant. Do not go to the incident site.
Turn on your cellular phone.
Immediately assess the communication capabilities (telephone, radio, CCTV, computer networks, etc.) and set up the emergency communications system.
Initiate priority notifications:
  Vice President for Business and Financial Affairs
Key emergency managers and administrators
Additional Public Safety staff
Establish a priority communication network with any Field Command Post that has been established.
Develop an Action Plan for operation of the Communication Center. The plan should have contingencies for:
  Separating radio operations and telephone operations.
  Maintaining status boards of staging areas, medical operations, and evacuation assembly sites.
  Tracking the use of radio equipment.
  Long-term operations.
Receive and forward to the Logistics Coordinator (AVP, HR and Risk Management) information such as notifications, warnings, and other communications.
Assist with staff recall, as needed.
When advised, establish and maintain communications with other agencies, as appropriate, beginning with the Operational Area EOC (county).
Assign and distribute communications equipment, as available.
Assist departments and organizations with communications, as possible.
Provide information and recommendations to the Planning Coordinator (AVP Enterprise Operations) for the After Action Report.
Estimate the duration of the response and develop plans for replacing human and physical resources.
  • PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Serve as the central point for receiving and sending communications.
Assist with staff recall.
Assess communication capabilities and make recommendations.
Assign and distribute communications equipment.
Provide the EOC with communications, including runners, and establish communication links with other agencies.
  • SUPPORT RESPONSIBILITIES
Assist the campus with communications.
  • SUPPORT RESPONSIBILITIES
Assist the campus with communications.

 

Dial 9-1-1 for any emergency and University Police will respond.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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