california state university, fullerton sue fisher emergency management coordinator
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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
California State University, Fullerton
Sue FisherEmergency Management
Coordinator
Be prepared, not scared
.
What “Being Prepared” Means
Going to work ready to face its many challenges,
Where lots of things could happen…
Being Prepared…
Such as fire…
Being Prepared…
Acts of Terrorism,
Being Prepared…
Floods,
Being Prepared…
Hazardous Material Incidents,
Being Prepared…
And Earthquakes.
CSU Northridge, 1994
Being Prepared also means:
Preparedness at home:
Preparedness at work
.
And in your car…
.
If a major earthquake happened right now…
Your first thoughts are probably… Is my family and home OK? How can I contact them? Do I know the Emergency Procedures? Is my life’s work protected? How will I recover?
As a faculty member…
What should my students do? Should I evacuate? Where should I evacuate? What if someone needs help evacuating? What is my role?
If a fire alarm sounds… What do you tell your students? Where is your nearest exit?
Do you know who is in class today? Where is your evacuation area?
Shelter in Place Announcement
You need to know: Close and, if possible, lock the door. Turn all electronic devices to SILENT. Turn off lights, remain silent and await for
further instructions.
A person with a gun…
On campus, not nearby---Shelter in Place
On campus, nearby
---Shelter in Place,
lock or barricade
the door.
A person with a gun……walks into your hallway or into your
room…You cannot just hide.
.
Columbine High School, 1999
Actively participate in your survival
Make a plan BEFORE you ever need to use these skills…
Form teams… Distraction team Attack team
PREPARE NOW!
Make sure you are PERSONALLY prepared. Home Work Car
Look over your course syllabus. What alarms mean Evacuation instructions Helping others Checking in/keeping track of students
PREPARE NOW!
FOR THE CLASSROOM… Participate in all evacuations. Participate in all Shelter in Place drills. Participate in the Great Shake Out drill:
Drop, Cover and Hold On Look for more on-campus training. Learn First Aid and CPR.
Why Practice?Do you… Choose a surgeon who has only done 1
surgery before? Take a test when you have never studied? Have a mechanic fix your car that has
only read about fixing cars?
OF COURSE NOT! When why do you not practice BASIC
SURVIVAL SKILLS???
Basic Instincts
When confronted with a stressful situation, our natural reaction is FIGHT, or FLIGHT.
In an earthquake, what are the two things that you should never do, and could kill you?
That’s right –Fight and Flight!
Survive by:1. Being small2. Not running out of buildings.
How to do the right thing:
PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE
But who will rescue me?In over 90% of all disasters, the person
most likely to rescue you is the person physically closest to you at the time of the disaster.
Many Haitians had only themselves to help them.
Your turn…
Sue FisherUniversity [email protected]://prepare.fullerton.eduhttp://SuesENews.blogspot.com
References Image of Socrates: http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/socr.htm Fire Alarm: http://eclipseoftheheartgirl.blogspot.com/2011/09/fire-alarm-lulla
by.html Door Barricade (UC Santa Cruz) http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/12/01/18701406.php Shelter in Place http://www.jcpatriot.com/top-stories/2011/04/28/tornado-warning
s-lead-to-shelter-in-place/ Columbine Shooting http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-04-13-columbine-my
ths_N.htm Team http://theroundballblog.blogspot.com/2010_12_01_archive.html