Annual Report 2012 Ferris State University Department of P ublic ...

StormReady University
In November 2012, the National Weather Service renewed FSU's designation as a
StormReady University for our continued commitment to weather preparedness and safety.
The renewal effort was achieved through a partnership between the Ferris Police Department,
the Manager of Employee Safety and Training - Mike McKay and Social Science Department
Head, Dr. Tom Behler. Ferris is one of six universities in Michigan and of 121 universities
nationwide that has been recognized with this designation.
Emergency Operations Plan
In 2012, the Department of Public Safety rolled out Ferris State
University’s new Emergency Operations Plan. The new plan
incorporates the framework established by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA). The document replaces the Marsh
Plan, which was “incident specific.” In other words, there was a
specific response designed for each emergency. It was discovered
that the former plan had considerable duplication of effort, so the
new plan was designed. The new plan identifies seventeen
Emergency Support Functions (ESF) that are critical in keeping
the University running. Each section has a manager assigned to it,
and those managers make up the Emergency Response Team
(ERT).The new plan was introduced to the ERT early in the year,
and they were trained in its use during a table top exercise in late
spring. During the summer, the plan was loaded on the MyFSU
website. This allowed members of the Emergency Response
Team, Building Coordinators and members of the President’s
Council direct access.
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Team members were awarded a
certificate and an outdoor sign
to be posted at the University.
Ferris State University
Emergency
Operations Plan
February 10, 2012