Safe School Plan - William S. Hart Union High School District

INCIDENT COMMANDER - DR. PAUL PRIESZ
Duties:
1. Observe and direct all operations.
2. Coordinate all response actions with the appropriate Section Chiefs.
3. Assign all disaster personnel or reassign as injuries or absences dictate.
4. Communicate situation status to the District on a regular basis by phone, two-way radio, written status reportsas
appropriate.
5. Serve as Safety Officer if other qualified top-level site administrator has other assignment.
6. Provide for the health and safety of students and personnel as the first priority of disaster response.
7. Remain calm. Lead by example; your behavior sets tone for staff and students.
Location:
Command Center
Training:
1. All available disaster management training offered by the District or emergency management agencies.
2. Damage Assessment-Post-Earthquake Damage Evaluation for California Schools (The purpose of this training
program is to enable school administrators, facility managers, and custodians to assess the damages to their
buildings and decide whether the structures are safe to reoccupy.)
3. The principal and an alternate school administrator should be trained in shelter management.
Equipment:
1. Bullhorn with batteries
2. Current list of staff assignments to disaster teams
3. Emergency Procedures Manual
4. Site Status Report-EOC Message Forms (Form-12)
5. Decision/Action log
6. Pen, pencil, note pad, clipboard, paper clips
7. Job description clipboard
8. Mortality Management Guidelines (FEMA Multi-hazard Safety Program for Schools)-Get from Medical/First
Aid Team
Procedures:
After evacuation from classroom or work area, report to Emergency Assembly Area (EAA) and check in with
department. Proceed to the disaster storage area to form Command Center teams and get supplies. Conduct briefings
with Section Chiefs, PIO/Liaison and Safety Officer.
1. Verify that Emergency Assembly Area is still safe
2. Establish location of Command Center.
3. Direct opening of disaster container and Command Center setup.
4. Obtain personal equipment.
5. Assess type and scope of disaster.
6. Assign all disaster personnel or reassign as injuries or absences dictate. Maintain an updated duty roster, with
date and times indicated. (Maintain all duty rosters as legal documents, to be given to the
Finance/Administration Section Chief.)
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