Emergency Response Planning for Schools (ERPS)
Emergency Response Planning for Schools is a
program offered to Grant County school
districts aimed at providing emergency
planning to protect school children and
adult personnel during natural and manmade
disasters.
Providing protection for schools has
received a great deal of attention from the
news media and public officials at all
levels in recent years because of a number
of high visibility incidents of school
violence. ERPS is designed to provide an
all-hazards emergency plan that would be put
in operation no matter what the emergency.
ERPS is a process
that assists in the development of workable,
user-friendly emergency management plans for
schools. A school district’s plan is
developed by its own personnel in
cooperation with local first responders and
Grant County Emergency Management. That is,
the plan is developed by the people who will
carry it out when the need arises.
The basic principles of ERPS are:
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During an emergency, school personnel
become emergency responders.
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No matter what the emergency the same
people will be carrying out the same
functions.
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Plans must be user friendly and team
built.
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All personnel, including students and
parents, must know their roles in
advance.
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By conducting drills and exercises,
these roles and procedures are tested
and refined.
There is no cost to school districts. School
districts are only asked to provide a
suitable venue and limited audio-video
support.
Who should participate in ERPS? Everyone
involved in protecting school children
during an emergency.
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Administrators
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Custodians or facility manager
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Secretaries
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Teachers
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Nurses
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Counselors
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Local emergency response personnel -
Fire, Police, Emergency Medical,
Emergency Management.
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School board members
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Local elected officials
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Health officers
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Transportation coordinators
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Parents/PTA representatives
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Student representatives
For
additional information, call us at
509-762-1462.
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