Evacuation Planning Guide for Stadiums

• Follow the HSEEP guidance when conducting evacuation exercises in accordance
with the Evacuation Plan.
• Identify training and exercise requirements for the Evacuation Plan and for
members of the Evacuation Team.
• Identify who is in charge of the training and evacuation exercise program.
• Identify the type(s) of training: evacuation exercise activities, frequency,
schedule: and who is required to attend.
• Incorporate evacuation training into the stadium’s Emergency Plan response
training program or develop an independent evacuation training and exercise
calendar (annual training of plan recommended as a minimum), to include all
types of events at the stadium.
• Collect and maintain evacuation training and exercise records.
• Capture and track Corrective Actions from evacuation exercises and real
incidents.
• Designate persons responsible for tracking Lessons Learned and Corrective
Actions and making changes to the Evacuation Plan.
• Train Evacuation Team personnel in the use of basic emergency equipment in
order to provide assistance and assume other responsibilities should the need
arise.
4.1.2 Evaluate and Mitigate
The following questions for Consideration and Supporting Actions statements are useful
for determining the criteria and procedures for ensuring that the Evacuation Plan is
always current, deficiencies are addressed, resources are available, and the Evacuation
Team is properly trained.
Considerations
• What are your evaluation criteria and procedures for evacuation?
• Who will evaluate the success of evacuations conducted?
• How will evacuation data be collected and analyzed?
• When will an After Action Review (AAR) be conducted?
• How will lessons learned be incorporated into the Evacuation Plan?
• How will potential mitigation measures be identified and implemented?
• What record keeping is necessary to ensure that this occurs?
Supporting Actions
• Establish an evaluation team that includes representives from each involved
entity.
• Solicit feedback from the participants.
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