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Community Disaster- On Campus

1.  Safety and Security Dispatcher is alerted via campus call, ext. 2178 (407.708.2178 from an off-campus phone, cell phone, or on-campus pay phone) or 911 call.
  • Dispatch officers to scene
  • Complete first-responder assessment
  • Alert off-campus responders (Seminole County Fire Department, Seminole County Sheriff's Office, the City of Oviedo Fire Department, Altamonte Springs Fire Rescue)
  • Alert Facilities Maintenance
  • Alert SCC Community Relations and Marketing
  • Handle traffic/crowd control
2.  Seminole County Fire Department, The City of Oviedo Fire Department, Altamonte Springs Fire Rescue
  • Respond to situation
  • Provide medical assistance
  • Clear building(s) for reentry
  • Provide official incident information for news media
3.  Facilities Management
  • Provide access keys
  • Secure utilities, as necessary
  • Provide Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning support, as necessary
  • Reset alarms
  • Provide building As-Builts drawings
  • Post signage at emergency site to inform faculty/staff/students
  • Establish telephone information hotline and updates as needed
  • Provide HAZMAT information
  • Observe/evaluate building evacuation
  • Handle OSHA paperwork
4.  Community Relations and Marketing
  • Alert appropriate top administrators
  • Issue immediate statement acknowledging that administration is aware of the incident and is investigating, more information will be released to the news media and the public as it becomes available
  • Alert appropriate college departments
  • Provide SCC information to news media and serve as information hub
  • Assist Facilities Management with telephone hotline message
  • Disseminate administrative decisions regarding the emergency
  • Appointment a spokesperson/evaluate for the incident
5.  Emergency Management Team
  • Review situation assessments and updates as they become available
  • Authorize relocation or cancellation of classes, if necessary
  • Authorize relocation or closing of staff offices, if necessary
  • Coordinate initial meeting - team leader
6.  Room Reservations
  • Respond to administrative decision to cancel/relocate classes and other activities
7.  Facility users/Building occupants
  • If directed to do so by Safety and Security or members of Emergency Management Team, evacuate building and move to Emergency Meeting Area for affected building
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James Henningsen
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henningsenj@scc-fl.edu

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Did you know?

SCC's Heathrow Center has 1,900 sq. ft. of available meeting space.