| TEAM MEMBERS | Wayne Kettler, Salli Smith, Joan Litzkow |
| RESPONSIBILITIES: | The Incident Commander is solely responsible for emergency/disaster operations and shall remain at the Command Post to observe and direct all operations.
Ensure the safety of students, staff, and others on campus. Lead by example: your behavior sets tone for staff and students.
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| START-UP ACTIONS: | §
Obtain your personal safety equipment (i.e., hard hat, vest, clipboard with job description sheet).
§ Assess the type and scope of emergency. § Determine the threat to human life and structures. § Implement the emergency plan and hazard-specific procedures. § Develop and communicate an incident action plan with objectives and a timeframe to meet those objectives. § Activate functions and assign positions as needed. § Fill in the Incident Assignments form. § Appoint a backup or alternate Incident Commander (as described in the emergency plan).
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| ONGOING
OPERATIONAL DUTIES: | §
Continue to monitor and assess the total school situation:
u View the site map periodically for search and rescue progress and damage assessment information. u Check with chiefs for periodic updates. u Reassign personnel as needed. § Report (through Communications) to the school superintendent on the status of students, staff, and facility, as needed (Site Status Report). § Develop and communicate revised incident action plans as needed. § Begin student release when appropriate.
+ NOTE: No student should be released until student accounting is complete. Never send students home before the end of the regular school day unless directed by the principal/superintendent, except at the request of parent/guardian.
§ Authorize the release of information. § Utilize your backup; plan and take regular breaks (5-10 minutes per hour). During break periods, relocate away from the Command Post. § Plan regular breaks for all staff and volunteers. Take care of your caregivers! § Release teachers as appropriate and per school guidelines. (By law, during a disaster, teachers become disaster workers.) § Remain on and in charge of your campus until redirected or released by the superintendent.
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| CLOSING DOWN: | §
Authorize deactivation of sections, branches, or units when they are no longer required.
§ At the direction of the principal/Superintendent, deactivate the entire emergency response. If the fire department or other outside agency calls an “all clear,” contact the district before taking any further action. § Ensure that any open actions not yet completed will be taken care of after deactivation. § Ensure the return of all equipment and reusable supplies to Logistics. § Close out all logs. Ensure that all logs, reports, and other relevant documents are completed and provided to the Documentation Unit. § Announce the termination of the emergency and proceed with recovery operations if necessary.
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| COMMAND POST
EQUIPMENT/ SUPPLIES: | §
Campus map
§ LED Flashlight § Master keys § Staff and student rosters § Disaster response forms § Emergency plan § Duplicate rosters (two sets) § Tables and chairs (if Command Post is outdoors) § Vests (if available) § Job description clipboards § Command Post tray (pens, etc.) § School district radio § Campus two-way radios § AM/FM/ NOAA Weather Alert Radio (batteries) § Bullhorn
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