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

SEARCH & RESCUE TEAM/FIRE TEAM
(Joe Monteleone, Kevin Berns, Paul Harrison - Operations Section)
Duties:
1. Search all facilities for injured or trapped personnel to ensure complete evacuation.
2. Perform fire suppression on small fires. (School fire extinguishers are not capable of putting out large fires. The
only time they would be used in a large fire is to assist with evacuation.)
3. Perform life-saving first aid when needed.
4. DO NOT ENTER UNSAFE BUILDINGS OR LOCATIONS.
5. DO NOT REMOVE DEAD BODIES.
Assignment:
Personnel trained and physically capable to perform light rescue
Location:
Near the Command Center and/or Storage Container so that the tools are readily accessible following aftershocks or
subsequent disaster occurrences.
Training:
1. Standard First Aid
2. CPR
3. Fire Extinguisher Usage - Fire Department or fire extinguisher service company can supply
4. Urban light search and rescue is recommended.
Equipment:
1. Fire extinguishers (used only for small fire suppression or to assist evacuation)
2. First aid kit and stretcher or body board
3. Flashlight and extra batteries
4. Ax, crowbar, pry bar
5. Campus 2-way radio (get from Command Center)
6. Leather gloves
7. Hard hats/goggles/respirators
8. Sturdy shoes
9. Blanket
10. Disaster Team Report Form, paper, and pencils/pens
11. Detailed map of site marked with predetermined search routes
12. Master Keys
13. Chalk, grease pencil, masking tape for marking doors
14. Duct tape
15. Mortality Management Guidelines (FEMA Multihazard Safety Program for Schools)-Get from Medical First
Aid Team
Procedures:
After evacuation from classroom or work area, report to Emergency Assembly Area (EAA). Classroom teachers take
roll of students (and other school personnel assigned to their classrooms) and report to Command Center, using
Accountability Report. Other school personnel report to the EAA and check in with their department.
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