WHAT CAN BE ASSUMED? By developing assumptions about the situation, school personnel and community leadership can narrow the scope of their EOP (Emergency Operations Plan) by outlining the: 1. Hazards that the plan is meant to address. 2. Characteristics about the community that could affect response activities. 3. Information used in preparing the EOP that is hypothesis rather than fact. This information is drawn from the hazard analysis and will help school personnel and community leadership determine the situation for which they will plan. Examples of the types of information that should be included in the situation include: 1. Each hazard that is identified as a high risk to the school or community (e.g., tornadoes, flooding, or fire) or would have a high degree of impact if it occurred (e.g., an explosion or terrorist incident). 2. The probability that such an event will occur (e.g., is a tornado more likely than a flood?) 3. The areas of the building (or grounds) that would most likely be affected (e.g., the vulnerability of the gymnasium roof in a high wind). 4. The locations of special populations (e.g., like-skills students, disabled students, or non-English-speaking students). 5. Critical resource needs (i.e., what can school personnel or community leadership reasonably expect to need if a high-risk incident occured?). Assumptions show the limitations of the EOP by delineating what was assumed to be true during development. All explicit statements of assumptions - even those that are obvious, such as the faculty and staffs familiarity with the plan or availability of key resources - allow users to forsee the need to deviate from the plan if certain assumptions prove to not be true during operations. Examples of assumptions include: 1. There will be little or no warning before an earthquake. 2. Following a major or catastrophic event, the school or community will have to rely on its own resources to be self-sustaining for up to 72 hours. 3. There may be a number of injuries of varying degrees of seriousness to faculty, staff, and/or students and the community in general. However, rapid and appropriate response will reduce he number and severity of injury. __________________ FROM THE SHIP ABOVE TO THE SHORES BELOW
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 17:39:40 +0000
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