Educational Facilities Disaster and Crisis Management Guidebook.

PREPAREDNESS
of release forms (enough to cover the entire school census)
should be stored in the Go Kit and should be given to the
appropriate personnel on your Incident Command team.
Additionally, if possible, it is helpful to
have a set of your student emergency
data cards placed in the box. Having
all the data stored on a disk is the
most convenient way of storing the
information. Optimally, the cards and
disks should be updated every three
months to remain current. Emergency
information can also be stored,
updated, and retrieved electronically,
either from the school office or a
remote site; however, updated hard
copies must always be available in the
event that power is out.
FEMA Publication
Inventory of Staff Resources
Survey your staff members to build an
inventory of special skills and training
they possess. Document your findings
and place the list in the Go Kit under the
“Incident Command System” heading.
For instance, experience can include
prior medical and triage experience,
bilingual capabilities, grief counseling
background, search and rescue
training, hostage negotiations, first
aid/CPR certification, and volunteer
firefighter or reserve police
officer/deputy experience. These skills
could prove to be very helpful in a
critical incident.
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