General Responsibilities Overview

1. Building/Area Coordinator Responsibilities
   
   
   
   • Conduct primary "sweep" of the assigned area to ensure evacuation and/or carrying out directive to evacuate buildings.
     
     
   • Report to assigned evacuation location immediately after the primary "sweep"
     
     
   • Meet with Building evacuators to gather information about injuries, people still in buildings, damage to buildings, etc.
     
     
   • Determine whether campus emergency personnel should be notified immediately.
     
     
   • Work with the Building Evacuators to calm people and treat injuries (as appropriate and depending upon training); assign "guards" at the head of each evacuation location to prevent re-entry of building or disaster area. Create a First-Id/Information/Supplies Station at each evacuation location.
     
     
   • Conduct a secondary "sweep" of the building area to ensure total evacuation.
     
     
   • Provide support to the Disaster Coordinator and Building Evacuators in accordance with the nature of the disaster or emergency.
     
     
   • Assist in training the above members to respond to emergency situations effectively (in authorizing re-entry into buildings, operating 2-way radios, shutting of utility mains).
     
     
   • Return to campus if off-duty during a major disaster to assist (if possible).
     
     
   • Maintain security and assure safety of residents and others present during an emergency.



2. Unit Coordinator/Building Evacuators Responsibilities
   
   
   • Prepare and maintain list including all staff in the unit. List should include, employee name, their office phone number and work schedule. Keep this list with disaster recovery plan.
     
     
   • Carry out orders to evacuate, respond to fire alarm by evacuating residents, use judgement in the event of a disaster to evacuate building (major earthquake).
     
     
   • Carry out evacuation: pound on doors or stand outside and yell, "You must evacuate this building now!" Instruct people to pick up coats, flashlights, blankets, medication, shoes, keys, ID, as they leave the building. DO NOT GO BACK INTO THE BUILDING.
     
     
   • Direct people to the assigned evacuation location for the area.
     
     
   • Keep people from running, sightseeing, etc.
     
     
   • Note building damages, people trapped inside, and injuries.
     
     
   • Move injured people to evacuation area if possible (an evacuator stays with an individual with head and/or neck injuries, if in a relatively SAFE location.)
     
     
   • Perform emergency first aid/CPR if training, and necessary to do so.
     
     
   • Follow people to assigned evacuation location and stay with them unless otherwise instructed by emergency personnel or the Emergency Team.
   • Gather information from people, calm people, treat injuries, do informal head counts, keep people at evacuation location.
     
     
   • Meet with Building/Area Coordinator to give information, get further instructions.
     
     
   • If a Building/Area Coordinator is not present by the first 10 minutes, delegate a building Evacuation to conduct a secondary "sweep' of the area and to meet with the Emergency Team at the designated areas for each college/facility.