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Emergency Command Post
Table of Contents | Introduction | Direction and Coordination | Emergency Command Post | Campus Emergency Resource Team (Responsibilities) | Responsibilities of Other Employees | Emergency Notification System and Communications | Reporting Emergencies | Emergency Telephone Listing | Evacuation Procedures | Emergency Procedures | Emergency Resource Team Notification Information- Campus Safety Department
When a major emergency occurs, or it is imminent, it shall be the responsibility of the Campus Safety Department to establish and staff an appropriate Emergency Command Post. The regular department facilities in the Beeson University Center are to be kept fully operational if that office is not designated as the Emergency Command Post. - Field Emergency Command Post
If the emergency involves only one building or a small part of the campus, a Campus Safety Vehicle parked near the emergency scene may serve as the command post. At least one Campus Safety officer is to staff the command post at all times or until the emergency ends. - Field Emergency Command Post Minimum Equipment
- Two barricades and barrier tape
- One portable hand-held radio
- Portable cellular telephone
- Portable public address system (bull horn)
- First aid kit
- Campus telephone directory
- Local telephone directory and yellow pages
- Emergency response manual
- General Emergency Command Post
If the emergency involves a large part of the campus, the Command Post is to be set up in the Campus Safety Department Office in Beeson University Center. If this site is unavailable, the Emergency Coordinator is to select an alternate location. At least one Campus Safety Officer is to staff the Command Post at all times until the emergency situation ends. A marshaling area for off-campus agency assistance shall be established by the Campus Safety Department for operations of the combined on-site emergency response. A conference room with facilities for emergency teams or media crews, and which is designed to accommodate multiple telephone and electrical appliances, is desirable.
