General Responsibilities

Overall direction of the university emergency response.
Determine the type and magnitude of the emergency and establish resources for communications.
Work with the others on the Resource Team and other administrators in assessing the emergency and preparing the university's specific response.
Determine and declare the conclusion of the campus state of emergency.
Notify and conduct liaison activities with the university administration governmental agencies, Campus Emergency Resource Team and others, as necessary.
Establish an Emergency Center for prolonged operations.
Provide for storage of vital records at an alternate site.

Contact emergency authorities (911) as required.
Assist the Emergency Director.
Notify Emergency Director or designee of issue if not on sight.
Initiate immediate contact with the Director of Plant Operations, Emergency Advisors, and appropriate university administration and begin assessment of the university’s condition.
Notify and utilize campus staff, police, and other designated personnel, if necessary, to maintain safety and order.
Notify the members of the Campus Emergency Resource Team and advise them of the nature of the emergency.
Respond to the scene of emergency and assess the incident.

Survey habitable space and relocate essential services and functions.
Take immediate and appropriate action to protect life, property, and to safeguard records as necessary.
In conjunction with Business Office, Information Technologies, and Administration, develop procedure for evacuation of vital records and data.
Provide equipment and personnel to perform shutdown procedures, hazardous area control, and damage on assessment, barricades, debris clearance, emergency repairs and equipment protection.
Provide vehicles, equipment, and operators for movement of personnel and supplies; assign vehicles as required to the Campus Emergency Resource Team for emergency use.
Obtain the assistance of the utility companies as required for emergency operations.
Provide traffic and parking control, access control, perimeter and internal security patrols and fire prevention services as needed.
Provide direction in incidents involving chemicals, biological, or hazardous materials.
Assist with the relocation of vital university records and data.
In coordination with the Physical Plant Staff, inspect the Campus facilities to determine if any environmental health problems have occurred and report findings to the Emergency Director.
Maintain communication with the Director of Campus Safety.

UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS, FACULTY, AND STAFF
All employees are responsible for following established evacuation procedures and other protocols. In order to prevent and minimize accidents and to reduce incidents involving hazardous materials, work order requests, when necessary, should be promptly submitted to the Facilities/Maintenance Department.

In Emergency Situations:

Inform all employees under their direction of the emergency condition.
Evaluate impact the emergency has on their activity and take appropriate action. This may include ceasing operations and initiating building evacuation.
Maintain telephone/radio communications with officials from the Campus Emergency Resource Team.

Advised by the President of all news concerning the extent of the disaster affecting the campus.
Immediately implement all communications with the Director of Campus Safety for updates.
Quickly secure accurate information and avoid premature or unauthorized spread of information.
Manage media inquiries.
Present the positive side of crisis resolution efforts.
Compile questions & answers on subjects most likely to be addressed by the media.
Prepare and approve news releases, if necessary, concerning the emergency and release the information to the media.