Incident Command System For Schools Bob King Director

Incident Command System For Schools Bob King Director of Security Wenatchee School District 1

Why We Need an ICS Plan. STANDARDIZATION Individual School Crisis Response Plan Responders Crisis Response Plan Community Response Actions District Crisis Management Plan School Incident Command System 2

Who Benefits from Standardization? ¬ Principals ¬ Office Staff ¬ SSO’s and SRO’s ¬ Teachers and Substitute Teachers ¬ Para Educators ¬ District Support Personnel ¬ Emergency Responders ¬ Responding or Concerned Community ¬ STUDENTS! 3

What should we be prepared for? L Terrorism – Fire - Earthquakes L Dam Failure – Power Outages L Snow, Ice, Wind Storms L Hazardous Materials (Spills, leakage) L Vehicle Accidents – Train Derailment L Volcanic Eruptions L Nearby Crime Incident, Civil Unrest L Structure Failure 4

Effects on Schools § Community wide event = Limited support because resources being stretched thin § District wide event = Moderate support, more resources available § Single school event = Major support, all resources can respond 5

School Incident Command System Incident Commander PIO Liaison Operations Accountability Sheltering Student Release First Aid Search & Locate Maintenance Security Safety Mental Health Team Logistics Transportation Food, Water, Supplies Communications Planning & Intel. Admin. & Finance Incident Log Recorder Record Keeping 6

Command Staff Ø Incident Commander Ø Public Information Officer (PIO) Ø Liaison Officer Ø Safety Officer Ø Mental Health Team Rep. 7

ICS Positions v Operations: Doers - Accountability, First Aid, Location and Shelters, Search & Locate, Security v Logistics: Getters - Resources, Transportation, Communication, Food, Water, Supplies v Planning/Intelligence: Log Recorder, Information Thinkers - v Administration/Finance: Money and Records - Record keeping, funding, costs 8

Operations (Doers) Operations Medical Security Student Care Search & Locate On Campus Supervision And Accountability Triage Off-site Locations Mental Health Before and After First Aid Unification Site Student Unification Utilities M&O Duties Treat & Transport 9

Logistics (Getters) Logistics Officer Transportation Communications Sheltering Vehicle (District, Radios or Phones Buildings or tents Batteries Food & Water Power, Accessories Restrooms Commercial or private) Staging Area (On or Off Campus) Fuel & Service (For Vehicle or Equipment Used) Support Supplies Drivers 10

Planning & Intelligence (Thinkers) Recorder Documentation Forecasting Maintains Status Board Short-term Issues Maintains Event Log Long-term Issues Situation Analysis 11

Finance & Administration (Money & Records) Finance & Admin Time Keeping Purchasing Personnel Costs 12

School Incident Command System Incident Commander (Principal) PIO (Asst. Princ. ) Safety (Custodian) Liaison (Office Manager) Mental Health Team (Councilor) Operations (Doers) Accountability Sheltering Student Release First Aid Search & Locate Maintenance Security Logistics (Getters) Transportation Food, Water, Supplies Communications Planning & Intel. Admin. & Finance (Money & Records) (Thinkers) Incident Log Recorder Record Keeping & Paying the bills 13