Evacuation Planning Guide for Stadiums
Evacuation Planning Guide for Stadiums
Evacuation Planning Guide for Stadiums
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• Coordinate with external emergency management agencies to assign a specific<br />
radio-frequency, or some other unique emergency-communications medium that<br />
could be activated and used in the case of an evacuation.<br />
• Consider how to deliver evacuation in<strong>for</strong>mation: over the public address system,<br />
use of warning sirens, over the large scoreboards or video screens in the playing<br />
field areas, and/or make available hard-copy literature in multiple languages.<br />
Include in<strong>for</strong>mation in spectator handouts and other fan in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
• Develop specific procedures <strong>for</strong> in<strong>for</strong>ming stadium spectators and participants<br />
that an evacuation is imminent or occurring.<br />
• Ensure areas where alarms may not be heard (i.e., restrooms) are searched during<br />
an evacuation.<br />
• Develop and deliver pre-scripted messages which give spectators and participants<br />
preliminary in<strong>for</strong>mation about the nature of an existing or possible evacuation.<br />
Determine how to disseminate these messages to everyone.<br />
• Train staff on how to per<strong>for</strong>m the communications tasks identified above.<br />
Provide specific guidance on how the tasks will be implemented and the sequence<br />
of events associated with that implementation.<br />
Communications: <strong>Evacuation</strong> Procedures<br />
The following questions <strong>for</strong> Consideration and Supporting Actions statements are useful<br />
in communicating evacuation procedures.<br />
Considerations<br />
• Does the Emergency Plan address how evacuation communications will affect<br />
normal stadium communication?<br />
• What <strong>for</strong>ms of interoperable communications are available <strong>for</strong> use during an<br />
evacuation?<br />
• Are the available <strong>for</strong>ms of communications redundant?<br />
• What will be the primary and secondary means of evacuation communications? If<br />
by radio, what will be the primary and secondary frequencies?<br />
• What is the procedure <strong>for</strong> testing evacuation communication equipment?<br />
• Is there adequate backup power provided by uninterrupted power sources (UPS)<br />
and reserve batteries?<br />
Supporting Actions<br />
• Execute the Emergency Plan framework <strong>for</strong> communications.<br />
• Differentiate between the normal event, emergency response, and evacuation<br />
communications protocols.<br />
• Consider the use of Government Emergency Telecommunications Service Cards/<br />
telephone blocks in coordination with the local telephone company to support the<br />
<strong>Evacuation</strong> Team.<br />
<strong>Evacuation</strong> <strong>Planning</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Stadiums</strong> 20
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