Emergency Preparedness

Stanford UniversityDepartment of Environmental Health and Safety

What is an Emergency?

• Unforeseen threat to health life or property

• Requires immediate response

• Some are health-threatening

• If unsure whether health-threatening, assume the worst

Preparing for Emergencies

• Participate in drills• Think ahead about what you would do in an

emergency• Keep exits and corridors clear• Be observant about potential hazards where

you live and work• Know what to do before, during and after

an emergency

WHEN YOU CALL 9-911TO REPORT AN EMERGENCY: 

Tell the Operator  The type of emergency If there are victims The location of the emergency Your name, location, and phone

number 

Stay on the phone until the Operator ends the call

REMEMBER: Do not call 9-911 or Stanford Public Safety to get information.

911 is only for reporting life safety emergencies.

 

TO GET EMERGENCY INFORMATION about SUStanford Emergency Hotlines

SU Emergency Information Hotline 5-5555Student Information Hotline 7-9000

To call from another city or state 1-800-89SHAKETo call from abroad 01-602-241-6769

 * Tell your family about these numbers !

Go to the Stanford emergency websitehttp://emergency.stanford.edu

 

Listen to KZSU (90.1FM)  

  Listen to community Emergency Alert System (*) radio KCBS 740 AMKGO 810 AM(*) formerly known as the Emergency Broadcast System

Follow TV reports

POTENTIAL EMERGENCIES• FIRE

• FLOOD

• POWER OUTAGE

• BOMB THREAT

• BIOLOGICAL THREAT BY MAIL

and….EARTHQUAKE

MOST LIKELY DISASTER = EARTHQUAKE

Stanford University Main Entrance - April 17, 1906

1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake

Loma Prieta Earthquake: October 17, 1989 - 5:04 pm

At Stanford University: 200 buildings damaged

22 minor HAZMAT incidents

Education and research impacted

University Operations suspended for only 1 day!

Earthquake PreparednessPersonal Preparations

• Know how/where to take cover.

• Keep a pair of shoes + flashlight under your bed

• Get an emergency kit

• Take first aid training

• Make a communications plan with your family

– 1-800-89SHAKE– Agree on an “out of area” contact number that you &

your family use. Use a payphone + calling card# to call after you evacuate. Local calls and calls into the region will be difficult to make.

When an Earthquake Occurs

• If in a building, get under a table or desk and cover your head

(not in a doorway---danger of door closing on fingers/falling objects)

• If outside, move to an open space away from buildings, trees, power lines

• Leave the building AFTER the shaking stops– Beware of falling roof tiles, window glass

– Take your keys! Take your emergency kits!

– Watch for broken glass & debris

After the Quake• Report to Emergency Assembly Point (EAP)

• Do not re-enter the building until it has been inspected and cleared for occupancy

• Once you re-enter a building, open doors carefully• Be prepared for aftershocks• Use the hotlines, KZSU, and the emergency

website to get more information. (previous slide)• Volunteer at the Haas Center

Every campus building has an EAP. Look for this sign on grey wooden posts.

EAP Sign Post

Emergency Wallet Card

Where to get more information

• Stanford Safety & Security Almanac

• First page of the Stanford Directory

• Environmental Health & Safety, 3-0448OR http://ehs.stanford.edu

• Department of Public Safety, 3-0569

Interested in setting up an Emergency Preparedness program at your department??? CALL EH&S 3-0448

The Emergency Team has a critical role

Before an emergency

•Inform staff/students, maintain awareness, be vigilant for hazards

During an emergency

•Provide leadership & immediate help, account for people

After an emergency

•Help staff in recovery efforts

Department Emergency Team

Emergency Preparedness Planning at Stanford

Preparing BEFORE a Disaster

Response Actions DURING a Disaster

Recovery AFTER a Disaster

Emergency Planning Steps

Objectives Protect life safety Secure the critical infrastructure and systems Resume the teaching and research program

Response Priorities Students & employees: after-hours = Residents Buildings critical to health and safety Facilities that sustain the emergency response Classroom and research facilities-unoccupied Administrative facilities-unoccupied

SU PRACTICES ITS PLAN EVERY YEAR

Disaster Objectives & Response Priorities

The Plan identifies a management structure for coordinating resources:

EMT: Emergency Management Team

EOC: Emergency Operation Center (Faculty Club)

26 SOCs: Satellite Operation Centers

Student Affairs SOCS:VPSA headquarters

Vaden Student Health

ALSO…..the Haas Center coordinates disaster volunteers

Campus Emergency Plans Structure

Em ergency C om m unica tions F low s

SOC 1 SOC2

U n it

D ep t D ep t D ep t

SOC3 Rem aining SOCs

University EOC O peratio ns G ro up ------------IC ----------------- P o licy G ro up

Inte lligence G ro up Lo gis tics-F inance G ro up

9 O p e r a t i o n a l S e r v i c e / T e c h n i c a l D e p a r t m e n t s1 4 A c a d e m ic / A d m i n i s t r a t i v e H e a d q u a r t e r s3 S U A u x i l i a r i e s

26 Operational SOCs

Initial emphasis…Safety & Reconnaissance• What happened, to whom, where

Then…Managing the situation = Coordinating resources, distributing info & instructions

AND…RECOVERY = getting back to “normal”

– Be careful, be patient

What can you expect during a major emergency at Stanford

Emergency Recovery