This issue of the International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA) Newsletter, published bi-annually in English and French, sheds light on the needs of teachers and teacher training in emergency situations with practical approaches and strategies provided on capacity building in the area of teacher education. Furthermore, it ventures into the examination of major components of education for reconstruction with some concrete examples drawn from the work of educators in the area of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Peace, Newspapers, Emergency Programs
This brochure contains basic information on crisis planning. It includes information on: (1) preparedness; (2) mitigation and prevention; (3) recovery; (4) response; and (5) Preparing schools for a crisis.
Topics: ERIC Archive, Schools, Crisis Management, Emergency Programs, Crisis Intervention
This issue of ERCMExpress provides direction to schools and school districts in "Creating Emergency Management Plans." To ensure the safety of students, faculty and staff, schools and school districts nationwide should create comprehensive, multi-hazard emergency management plans that focus on the four phases of emergency management-- prevention-mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. All-inclusive plans and well-executed processes will ensure the continuity of school and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, School Safety, Emergency Programs, Crisis Management, Planning
This pamphlet explains how to be prepared and plan for bomb threats and describes procedures to follow once a call has been received. The content covers (1) preparation for bomb threats, (2) evacuation procedures, (3) room search methods, (4) procedures to follow once a bomb has been located, and (5) typical problems that search teams will encounter while searching buildings. (JF)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Building Design, Crime, Emergency Programs, Guidelines, Terrorism, Violence
This comprehensive guidebook will help educational planners during emergencies and reconstruction. The "Guidebook for Planning Education in Emergencies and Reconstruction" presents examples of the problems faced in emergencies, and suggests policy options and strategies that have been found useful in such situations. It is organized in six sections--two introductory sections and four thematic sections: (1) Basics; (2) General Overview; (3) Access and Inclusion; (4) Teachers and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Peace, Natural Disasters, Emergency Programs, Access to Education
"Helpful Hints" offers a quick overview of school emergency preparedness topics that are frequently the subject of inquiries. The Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS) encourages schools to consider emergency management in the context of its four phases: mitigation and prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery. The preparedness phase involves developing policies and protocols for multiple hazards, establishing an Incident Command System (ICS), conducting training and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Emergency Programs, Crisis Management, School Safety, Hill, Tara
This issue of ERCMExpress presents food safety and food defense for schools. Many schools and school districts across the country have established emergency management plans; however, these plans are often not comprehensive, practiced regularly or written in collaboration with the local community. It is recommended that schools adopt a multi-hazard approach to addressing their vulnerabilities. Food service operations in particular--including school cafeterias, central kitchens, warehouses or...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Food Service, Emergency Programs, School Safety, Planning, Crisis Management
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Topics: School management and organization, Emergency management, School crisis management, Emergency...
A two-day conference on Emergency Evacuation of People with Physical Disabilities from Buildings, sponsored by the Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR), Interagency Subcommittee on Technology (IST), was held on October 13-14, 2004, in Rockville, Maryland. This document is meant to summarize the conference's presentations and discussions. William Peterson, from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), and the IST co-chair, welcomed those assembled....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Emergency Programs, Physical Disabilities, Buildings, Safety, Assistive Technology,...
This issue of ERCMExpress alerts readers of the All-Hazard NOAA weather radio (NWR) network upgrade. In 2004, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) collaborated to enable DHS to disseminate homeland security-related information over the NWR network. DHS's goal was to produce an effective and inexpensive tool for communicating both weather-related and non-weather-related alerts to local communities-- especially their...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Radio, Emergency Programs, Safety, Weather, National Security, Federal Programs
The booklet is intended to answer employers' common questions regarding safety of disabled workers during emergencies. The importance of prevention is stressed, and the value of good safety habits in decreasing potential danger considered. Adequate and coordinated planning are seen as critical. Evacuation assistance for the physically handicapped, in the form of preselected buddies or monitors, is described. Other evacuation suggestions include lifting and carrying techniques and devices for...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Accident Prevention, Disabilities, Emergency Programs, Employers, Industry, Rescue,...
A brochure provides a checklist highlighting the important questions and activities that should be addressed and undertaken as part of a school safety and preparedness program for earthquakes. It reminds administrators and other interested parties on what not to forget in preparing schools for earthquakes, such as staff knowledge needs, evacuation planning, nonstructural hazards to be addressed, communication system needs, and vital records protection. Also listed are emergency response actions...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Check Lists, Earthquakes, Elementary Secondary Education, Emergency Programs, Public...
An analysis is presented of the handling of the human elements in fire safety. Emphasis is given to considerations such as how fires kill children, the school's responsibility for fire safety, causes of human failure, and the necessity for organized emergency programs and drills. Also included is a check list of items concerned with protection from fire hazard in a schoolhouse. (FS)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Emergency Programs, Fire Protection, Fire Science Education, Guidelines, School Safety
"Helpful Hints" offers a quick overview of school emergency preparedness topics that are frequently the subject of inquiries. The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools strongly encourages schools and school districts to develop emergency management plans within the context of the four phases of emergency management: prevention-mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. In addition, schools should collaborate closely with police, fire and emergency...
Topics: ERIC Archive, School Administration, Crisis Management, Emergency Programs, Program Development,...
This issue of ERCMExpress presents "The National Incident Management System" (NIMS) is the United States' uniform system for managing domestic incidents and is suitable for schools to implement in the four phases of their crisis planning: (1) prevention-mitigation; (2) preparedness; (4) recovery. The NIMS is a comprehensive approach to crisis planning and is a framework for federal, state, local and private agencies to effectively and collaboratively manage incidents using a core set...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Crisis Management, Management Systems, National Security, School Safety, Emergency...
Crises affect schools across the country every day. While natural hazards such as tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes may be thought of more commonly as emergencies, schools are also at risk from other hazards such as school violence, infectious disease, and terrorist threats. Through the vulnerability assessment process, schools can take steps to prevent, mitigate, and lessen the potential impact of these risks by developing customized district and school emergency management plans...
Topics: ERIC Archive, School Safety, Risk, Evaluation, Emergency Programs, Schools, Administrative...
In the context of school safety, family reunification means to reunite children with verified and authorized family members after a critical and often highly stressful incident (e.g., a fire, a natural disaster, a school bus accident, a situation involving weapons or violence at school, etc.) that disrupts the school day and prompts the need for a school dismissal to protect the school community. The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide information and resources related to the school's and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, ERIC, School Safety, Crisis Management, Emergency Programs, Strategic Planning,...
The goals of this presentation were to help mental health professionals learn more about intervening in aviation disasters, learn about the uniqueness of disaster mental health, and share the presenter's mental health disaster experiences as they relate to aviation disasters. Survivors' emotional phases during the disaster recovery process are highlighted, as are mental health concept differences from non-disaster mental health. (Contains 11 references.) (GCP)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Counseling Techniques, Crisis Intervention, Emergency Programs, Mental Health,...
This document presents guidelines on emergency response and business recovery for colleges and universities in the event of an earthquake. The guidelines, developed by California institutions and revised based on experience with the Northridge earthquake, are provided under the following headings: (1) "To the President or Chancellor"; (2) "To the Disaster Planner"; (3) "Earthquake Preparedness"; (4) "Earthquake Response"; and (5) "Post-Disaster...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Colleges, Crisis Management, Earthquakes, Emergency Programs, Higher Education,...
According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, flooding is the nation's most common natural disaster. Some floods develop slowly during an extended period of rain or in a warming trend following a heavy snow. Flash floods can occur quickly, without any visible sign of rain. Catastrophic floods are associated with burst dams and levees, hurricanes, storm surges, tsunamis, and earthquakes. This paper discusses: (1) What flooding can do; (2) How to prevent or mitigate flood damage; (3) How...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Emergency Shelters, Emergency Programs, Natural Disasters, Prevention, School...
Noting that the most assistance adults can provide to a child during a disaster is to be calm, honest, and caring, this brochure provides suggestions for helping children cope with natural and other disasters. The brochure details how children's typical reactions vary with their age, describes how families can prepare for disasters, and suggests ways to meet children's emotional needs by creating a reassuring environment after experiencing a disaster. How to teach children to call for help if...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Age Differences, Children, Coping, Emergency Programs, Emotional Response, Natural...
A place of safe refuge in the event of violent natural forces or a tornado should be included in the design of all new school buildings. Existing a school buildings should be analyzed by the architect, contractor, or engineer to determine if a safe place exists or if one can be readily adapted. Most criteria for fallout shelters are the same for natural disaster shelters and free technical assistance is available through local and state civil defense agencies. Tornado alarm systems should be...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Civil Defense, Educational Facilities Design, Emergency Programs, Fallout Shelters,...
Although American schools have not been targeted for terrorist activity, circumstances do warrant that schools adopt a heightened state of awareness. This guide addresses the potential for terrorist activity within the context of September 11, 2001, and the new reality America faces. A significant portion of the information in this guide was compiled from federal, state, and local agencies that share responsibility for keeping the public safe and informed. It contains a prevention/awareness...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Crisis Management, Elementary Secondary Education, Emergency Programs, Prevention,...
"Helpful Hints" offers a quick overview of school emergency preparedness topics that are frequently the subject of inquiries. This issue describes and contains a checklist that can assist schools and school districts in developing a new emergency management plan or refreshing their current one. To use the checklist, individuals should consider the extent to which the school or school district's emergency management plan does each of the activities listed and check the appropriate box....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Check Lists, Crisis Management, Emergency Programs, School Administration, School...
This publication discusses emergency management standards for school use and lists standards recommended by FEMA's National Incident Management System (NIMS). Schools are encouraged to review these standards carefully and to adopt, where applicable, those that meet their needs. The lists of standards, resources, and references contained herein link to online websites. (Contains 2 footnotes.)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Facilities, Crisis Management, Emergency Programs, Management Systems,...
The Committee on Safety and Emergencies of Cornell University Libraries compiled this loose-leaf guide to handling emergency situations within the Libraries. The first section lists emergency situations in alphabetical order and provides step-by-step procedures intended to minimize danger to life and property. The remaining sections deal with organization of the Committee, emergency planning coordinators in each building, methods of prevention and preparation for emergencies, and organizations...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Accidents, College Libraries, Emergency Programs, Fire Protection, First Aid, Guides,...
This document reports the proceedings of a hearing on two pieces of Federal immigration emergency legislation: (1) a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act respecting powers and procedures in immigration emergencies and for other purposes (the "Immigration Emergency Act"), and (2) a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide special authorities and procedures for the control of immigration emergencies (the Immigration Emergency Procedures Act of 1983). The...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Emergency Programs, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Haitians, Hearings, Immigrants,...
A major emergency affecting a large number of people may occur anytime and any place. Natural disasters such as a flood, tornado, fire, hurricane, blizzard or earthquake, or an enemy nuclear attack on the United States may all constitute a major emergency. In any type of general disaster, lives can be saved if people are prepared for the emergency and know what actions to take when it occurs. This citizen handbook contains basic information on both nuclear attack and major natural disasters,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Citizen Participation, Civil Defense, Emergency Programs, Guides, Instructional...
Taking action now can save lives, prevent injury, and minimize property damage in the moments of a crisis. The importance of reviewing and revising school and district plans cannot be underscored enough. This guide helps in navigating this process by giving schools, districts, and communities the critical concepts and components of good crisis planning, stimulate thinking about the crisis preparedness process, and provide examples of promising practices. Contents include: (1) Introduction; (2)...
Topics: ERIC Archive, School Safety, Prevention, Crisis Management, Emergency Programs, Strategic Planning,...
To assist Florida school administrators in establishing comprehensive energy management programs in their school districts, this handbook presents a systematic, integrated approach. The first chapter outlines the steps that school districts must take to initiate an energy management program, including establishing a committee and a coordinator for the district. Chapter 2 identifies procedures for collecting energy-use data at each school. Chapter 3 shows how the characteristics of the major...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Administrator Guides, Conservation Education, Elementary Secondary Education,...
In order to continue providing educational programming during or after a large emergency event, which may require school dismissal or closure, schools and districts should identify essential functions of the school that must continue under any and all circumstances. These essential functions will likely involve teaching and learning, the physical aspects of buildings and the campus, business functions, and emotional and psychological recovery. As part of the planning process described in this...
Topics: ERIC Archive, ERIC, Elementary Secondary Education, School Districts, Emergency Programs, Crisis...
In October 2017, the President and acting U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary determined that a public health emergency exists nationwide. Opioids can help in the management of certain types of pain, but they pose serious health, financial, and social consequences when misused. Schools, school districts, and institutions of higher education (IHE) may find the threat of opioid misuse and abuse affects their population in several possible ways: (1) Students may use or...
Topics: ERIC Archive, ERIC, Emergency Programs, Narcotics, Drug Abuse, Elementary Secondary Education,...
During a disaster, youth may be separated from their parents or guardians. Parents who have lost their homes may place youth temporarily with friends or relatives; or youth may be separated from their parents during an emergency evacuation. Additionally, some youth could be on their own before a disaster occurs. Unaccompanied youth who lack a caring adult to link them with supports and resources may have many unmet needs and not know how to seek help during a time of disaster. For youth...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Needs, Natural Disasters, Homeless People, Federal Legislation, School...
This manual presents, in illustrated form, the protective measures needed to save educational buildings from the effects of earthquakes. The information may be used at the community level as a guide to the construction of earthquake resistant educational buildings. Primarily, the manual deals with the construction techniques used for school buildings, student hostels, and teachers' houses built of traditional materials--brick, stone masonry, wood, and adobe. The manual covers the following...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Building Design, Earthquakes, Educational Facilities Design, Emergency Programs,...
A key component of comprehensive school and school district emergency management plans is an exercise program that includes the five types of exercises: (1) orientation seminars; (2) drills; (3) tabletop exercises; and (4) functional exercises. Functional exercises are excellent tools for testing the extent to which an existing emergency management plan contains the appropriate procedures, policies, roles and responsibilities for responding to various hazards. The helpful hints on functional...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Drills (Practice), School Districts, Crisis Management, Emergency Programs, Program...
Arguing that complete, reliable, up-to-date system documentation is critical for every data processing environment, this paper on computer disaster recovery planning begins by discussing the importance of such documentation both for recovering from a systems crash, and for system maintenance and enhancement. The various components of system documentation are then explained, followed by descriptions of the three stages of creation of complete system documentation: (1) design and development...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Computer Software, Computers, Data Processing, Educational Administration,...
The School Safety Review Checklist is an important component of the broader school crisis resources that have been developed by the Vermont School Crisis Planning Team. The Team is comprised of members from the law enforcement, emergency management, health, and education organizations who have worked throughout the year to update school and emergency service resources. The School Safety Review Checklist is intended to be used in conjunction with the School Crisis Procedures Guide, which can be...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Check Lists, School Safety, Law Enforcement, Emergency Programs, Public Schools,...
The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, affected the psychological health of individuals of all ages in the U.S. Compared to other age groups, older adults often experience more difficulty in obtaining disaster assistance. Therefore, an outreach team was formed specifically to assist nursing home residents as part of a community effort at a counseling psychology department in a Midwestern university after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. This outreach program to nursing home...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Counseling, Emergency Programs, Mental Health, Nursing Homes, Older Adults, Iwasaki,...
The 2004 Vermont School Crisis Guide has been revised to improve its use by School Crisis Teams and Public Safety Committees. The Guide is now organized by roles so users can quickly locate their responsibilities in a crisis. The Crisis Guide pages can be used to document pertinent information (time, witnesses) immediately after an emergency situation, essential in constructing an incident report. The Guide can be downloaded from the Web so that school leaders can modify its contents to conform...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Internet, School Safety, Emergency Programs, Crisis Management, Statewide Planning,...
School preparedness is strengthened by prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery activities (also known as the five preparedness mission areas). This fact sheet describes what mitigation is, how mitigation is connected to the other preparedness missions, what mitigation efforts planning teams may want to consider, and how mitigation activities can be integrated into planning efforts; additional resources are provided, as well.
Topics: ERIC Archive, ERIC, Emergency Programs, Readiness, Prevention, Intervention, School Safety, Natural...
This preparedness guide explains and describes tornadoes, and includes safety information for schools. A tornado is defined as a violently rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. The guide explains the cause of tornadoes, provides diagrams of how they form, describes variations of tornadoes, and classifies tornadoes by strength. Maps and statistics are given for several outbreaks across the United States. The guide shows how weather radar provides information on...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Elementary Secondary Education, Emergency Programs, Natural Disasters, Safety, Safety...
A look at what to do in time of natural and man-made disasters is presented. Disasters covered include tornados, hurricanes, floods, fires, blizzards, and nuclear disaster. The responsibilities of the Board of Education, school superintendent, school principal, teachers, school nurse, custodian, students, bus drivers, and cafeteria workers are outlined. (CK)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Civil Defense, Emergency Programs, Guides, Natural Disasters, Safety Education,...
This annotated bibliography contains books, journal articles, visual aids, and other documents pertaining to emergency health care, which are organized according to: (1) publications dealing with day-to-day health emergencies that occur at home, work, and play, (2) documents that will help communities prepare for emergencies, including natural disasters and nuclear war, (3) films and slides on disaster care and training kits for medical self-help, and (4) sources of catalogs, bibliographies,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Accidents, Annotated Bibliographies, Emergency Programs, First Aid, Injuries, Medical...
This manual is a looseleaf guide to handling emergency situations within the McConnell Library of Radford University (Virginia). It provides instructions for identifying, monitoring, and addressing issues of the safety of patrons and employees at the library, describing emergency procedures, safety equipment, and the evacuation process, and specifying individual responsibility for each area of the building. Fire, bomb threats, hazardous material contamination, power outages, elevator failure,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Libraries, Emergency Programs, Higher Education, Library Materials, Library...
In August and September 2005, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita caused devastating damage to states along the Gulf Coast. In the aftermath of the storms, many questions were raised about the status of the thousands of children living in the affected areas. The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) prepared this preliminary information under the Comptroller General's authority to learn more about: (1) the number of missing children and the challenges and lessons learned in locating them; (2) the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Children, Welfare Services, Human Services, Child Welfare, Child Abuse, Weather,...
Preparing for emergencies is an ongoing process--even if a school (public or nonpublic) is at a high state of readiness for an emergency, there will still be a need for continued security, safety, and emergency management. School preparedness is strengthened by: (1) prevention; (2) protection; (3) mitigation; (4) response; and (5) recovery activities (also known as the five preparedness mission areas). This fact sheet describes: (1) what protection is; (2) how protection is connected to the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, ERIC, School Safety, Readiness, Emergency Programs, Technical Assistance, Prevention,...
This packet serves as an introduction to and overview of the complex issue of identification and preservation of rare government documents. It is intended as a starting point, not a comprehensive guide, for all questions about government documents. Part 1 is a selective bibliography of resources to identify rare and valuable documents (50 sources) and information on conservation, preservation, and security (107 resources) complied by B. Hulyk, J. Walsh, and G. Barnum. Part 2 contains policies...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Emergency Programs, Government Publications, Higher Education, Identification,...
This bulletin describes a set of general guidelines for developing contingency plans that prepare school systems to cope with expected and unexpected disruptions in the educational process. Typically, contingency plans are prepared to anticipate consequences of school desegregation, natural disasters, bomb threats, or mass demonstrations. The outline included in this bulletin constitutes a minimum set of criteria that can be used to develop contingency plans suitable for any school system,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Contingency Management, Elementary Secondary Education, Emergency Programs,...
The School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS) is a national survey periodically conducted to assess school health policies and programs at the state, district, school, and classroom levels. This brief presents data on crisis preparedness, response, and recovery as it pertains to health services, mental health and social services, nutrition services, and healthy and safe school environment. (Contains 2 figures and 1 table.)
Topics: ERIC Archive, National Surveys, Emergency Programs, Crisis Management, Crisis Intervention,...
This guide is a reprint of published and draft materials from the Federal Civil Defense Guide. This guide is intended to assist the student in planning, developing, implementing and operating a local, county, or state radiological defense (RADEF) system. The state and local radiological defense program objectives are to create an effective and operationally ready radiological monitoring, reporting and evaluating system required to provide accurate and timely information on the extent, intensity...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Programs, Emergency Programs, Instructional Materials, National Defense,...
