Evacuation Planning Guide for Stadiums

• Develop Standard Operating Procedures for the Evacuation Team to include:
• Roles and responsibilities based on functional areas.
• Leadership positions based on ICS and standardized criteria.
• Basic and advanced ICS training for key personnel.
• Scalable team training and exercise program.
• Back-up or Continuity of Operations Plan.
• Establish relationships with Federal, State, and local response agencies and
community based organizations (CBOs) for full integration of all participants
• Develop Memoranda of Understanding or Agreements (MOU/MOA) with local
response agencies and CBOs.
• Create handouts reflecting the positioning and responsibilities of the Evacuation
Team components. These handouts should be posted at established command
centers.
2.3 Local, State and Federal Assistance
The following questions for Consideration and Supporting Actions statements are useful
in clearly defining the roles of local, State and Federal government in an evacuation and
how those roles will be executed using the Emergency Plan.
Considerations
• What are the roles of local, State and Federal emergency management agencies
during an evacuation event?
• How will jurisdictional responsibilities affect the nature, scope, and size of the
evacuation?
• How does the stadium’s Emergency Plan outline the coordination efforts of local,
State and Federal emergency management agencies with respect to an evacuation?
• Who will be in charge of this coordination effort?
Supporting Actions
• Obtain information on local laws, regulations, and mutual aid agreements that
may impact an evacuation effort.
• Develop MOUs/MOAs between stadium management and local, State and
Federal emergency management agencies.
• Obtain local endorsement of the Evacuation Plan through adoption or consensus
by the local stakeholders, with sign-off (see Appendix D).
• Determine the chain of command among the various governmental organizations
participating in evacuation activities.
2.4 Surrounding Industry/Private Sector Assistance
The following questions for Consideration and Supporting Actions statements are useful
in clearly defining and establishing the roles and responsibilities of the private sector and
the resources that will be available from the surrounding industry/private sector.
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