Department of School Safety and Security

2014-2015

LOCKDOWN

EVACUATE

SHELTER

If you have imminent danger inside or outside the facility then you must lockdown.

Make lockdown announcement Notify 911 Immediately go to nearest securable

location Secure the office doors if possible Close the blinds and cover the door

windows Turn-off the lights Maintain silence Wait for further instructions

If the emergency makes it more dangerous to stay in the building than to leave, then you must evacuate.

In certain situations using, Lockdown procedures may not be appropriate. In this case Run/Hide/Fight may save your life. These procedures are utilized for ADULTS only. If you realize you are in an active shooter situation:

• Run – If safe to do so, leave the area as quickly and quietly as you can, attempt to convince others to follow, lead the way, use any method or path possible to leave the area (doors, windows, stairways, etc.)

• Hide – If you cannot safely leave the area, hide or secure yourself as completely as you can, behind locked doors, under tables./desks, in closets, on floor of vehicles, etc. Out of sight of the perpetrator(s).

• Fight – If all else fails use anything available as a weapon, sticks, bricks, rocks, ash trays, tools, tableware, trash cans, books, etc. to disrupt or deter the shooter. Remember you are Fighting for your life!

Three types of shelter alertsPublic SafetySevere WeatherOutside Hazardous Materials Release

Police or fire incident near the facilityLock exterior doorsOSET maintains security of the

exterior doorsWork will continueOSET questions arriving visitors to

determine visitors business

Evacuate relocatables Move to identified weather-safe

areas of the building Monitor weather information

In your building, go to the smallest, most-interior rooms and hallways on the lowest floor. Stay away from areas with glass or rooms with open, wide-span roofs such as cafeterias. In hallways shut fire doors. Get down on the floor and cover your head.

A reverse evacuation is used when a dangerous situation outside requires staff to be directed back to the facility Communication

Drop, cover, hold are responses to a possible earthquake