Emergency Management

NEW - The Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) recently released the first edition of “Safer, Stronger, Smarter: A Guide to Improving School Natural Hazard Safety” FEMA P-1000.
The new guide presents information on identifying natural hazards that could threaten a school, making new and existing school buildings more resistant to damage from natural disasters, emergency planning and disaster recovery. You can download the document here.

 

Crisis Communications and Tips for Dealing with the Media
Click here to watch the webinar recording or click here to learn more about dealing with the news media.

 

Emergency Response Activation
School emergency response activation works when all parties are integrated and working together. Click here to learn more.

 

Educate and Take Action: Understand Your School's Cybersecurity Risk.
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Social Media
Check out these social media documents: Webinar Questions and Answers, Social Media for Schools and Social Media Tips Sheet.

The REMS TA Center launches their newly redesigned website

The U.S. Department of Education's (ED) Office of Safe and Healthy Students (OSHS), the REMS TA Center recently announced the launch of their newly redesigned website. The website contains the latest information and resources for developing, maintaining, and enhancing high-quality emergency operations plans (EOPs) for schools and institutions of higher education (IHEs). It offers new accessibility to the recently released Federal guidance on EOP development, including the recommended six step planning process and key topics that support EOP development, such as information sharing, school climate, active shooter situations, and psychological first aid....And much more!

Safe School Initiative U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Department of Education Release CD-ROM based on the Safe School Initiative — Interactive Format Designed to Help Threat Assessment Teams.

Format Designed to Help Threat Assessment Teams.

• Safe School Initiative
• Important! Emergency & Pandemic Planning information for schools.
  • Sample Plans
  • Checklists and Tools
  • Planning Basics
  • Guidelines
• This guidance document from the U.S. Department of Education provides helpful guidelines for schools to consider when creating their emergency preparedness plans.
  • Emergency Planning for America's Schools
• This bulletin provides an overview of this system and how the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is using it to improve America's cyber security preparedness.
  • National Cyber Alert System