2018-2019 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report

ASFSR 2018-2019
153
Emergency Response & Evacuation Procedures
EMERGENCY
RESPONSE &
EVACUATION
PROCEDURES
UNIVERSITY OPERATIONS
UNDER EMERGENCY
CONDITIONS
(EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
MANAGEMENT)
The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is committed to the welfare,
health and safety its students, employees, and visitors. If a condition
arises that constitutes an emergency and/or disaster, the university will
utilize all resources necessary and available to mitigate the situation as
efficiently and safely as possible.
In service of its commitment to the welfare, health and safety of
everyone in its community, the university shall develop and maintain
a comprehensive Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) that provides
a concept of operations for each phase of emergency management
and facilitates a timely, effective, efficient, and coordinated university
response. The EOP designates areas of responsibility and defines for
the university the framework components, including those necessary
to protect life, secure critical infrastructure and facilities, and restore
teaching, research, and patient care programs.
EMERGENCY
OPERATIONS PLAN
To reaffirm the university’s commitment to the safety,
security, and wellbeing of the university and to remain
in compliance with local, state, and federal laws,
the Emergency Operations Plan (EOP or “the plan”)
is reviewed, updated and approved by university
leadership and community partners on an annual
basis.
It is the policy of the university to be prepared for any
disaster/emergency. Emergency response personnel,
equipment, and services will be maintained in a high
state of readiness to save lives, prevent or minimize
damage to property, and provide assistance to all
people who are threatened or survive an emergency.
Emergency response services shall be coordinated
to the maximum extent possible within the university
as well as with local governments and other counties,
the State of Illinois, the federal government, and
private agencies and organizations of every type
conducting comparable activities. The Emergency
Operations Policy Group, the executive-level cabinet
responsible for policy-level decisions to support
university response, shall determine the level and
duration of the university’s commitment of resources.
UIC has the capability of, and the primary
responsibility for, emergency response and recovery
from an emergency which may affect the university.
When these capabilities are exceeded, assistance
from the City of Chicago Office of Emergency
Management and Communications (OEMC) and the
Cook County Department of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management (DHSEM) may be available.
UIC, OEMC, and DHSEM follow the National Incident
Management System when responding to disasters/
emergencies. When university, City of Chicago, and
Cook County capabilities are exceeded, State of
Illinois assistance is available through the Illinois
Emergency Management Agency (IEMA); and Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region V
assistance may also be available.
MULTI-YEAR
TRAINING AND
EXERCISE PLAN
The university is committed to providing a safe
environment for students, faculty, staff, and visitors
who live, work, visit, and/or study at the university.
To reaffirm UIC’s commitment to the safety, security,
and wellbeing of the university and to remain in
compliance with local, state, and federal laws, the
Multi-Year Training and Exercise Plan (MYTEP) has
been updated, reviewed, and approved by university
leadership and community partners. This plan has
been developed for university response and recovery
operations and outlines specific actions in support of
local and county response and recovery activities.
The UIC MYTEP is a foundational emergency
management document developed to provide
guidance and structure to the training and exercise
program. This MYTEP sets out the purpose of the
program, establishes training and exercise priorities,
targets training opportunities, provides an exercise
schedule and timeline, and addresses after-action
reporting and improvement planning.
A successful training and exercise program
incorporates the risk and vulnerability facing
the campus, as well as needs identified through
stakeholder interaction, previous real-world events,
and past drills and exercises. As a part of the
comprehensive UIC EOP, regularly scheduled drills,
emergency response exercises, and follow-through
activities are conducted annually. All events are
documented in the training and exercise plan, with
a description of the exercise, the date, time, and
whether the test was announced or unannounced.
Emergency response procedures are publicized in
conjunction with at least one test per year.
Training and exercises are an integral part of the
preparedness cycle and should be coordinated
with other preparedness activities. Key activities
in an effective training and exercise program are
the identification of needed improvements and a
commitment to making necessary changes to plans,
policies, procedures, staffing, resources, and training
prior to follow-on exercises. It is representative of
the natural progression of training and exercises that
should take place in accordance with the buildingblock
approach.
ASFSR 2018-2019
154
Emergency Response & Evacuation Procedures