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HIGHLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS EMERGENCY PLANNING
AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT UPDATE
Co-Presenters:TONY ZEMAN
Director of Security & SafetyAIMÉE DENVER
Health Services Coordinator
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EMERGENCY PREPARATION OVERVIEW
• Emergency Response Plan (Draft)
• ERCM Grant
• Relationships with Local Agencies
• Incident Tactics
• Pandemic Flu Preparation
• Next Steps
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
• Updated Response Plan to meet NIMS Guidelines– Incident Command System
– All Hazardous Planning
– Template for site planning
– Emergency Flip Charts
• Quick Reference Chart – To be used at schools
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE CRISIS MANAGEMENT GRANT
• Review of Emergency Response Plan• Collaboration with Local Agencies
– Cities hiring a joint emergency coordinator to work with each local city
• Training of Superintendent Cabinet– NIMS – Tabletop Exercise
• Training of School Administrators– Support of School Staff
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Next Steps
• Emergency Template to schools
• Each school finalizes their Emergency Plan
• Work with the cities Coordinator
• Observe Highline Medical Center Drill on October 19th
• Participate with City of Burien’s Earthquake Drill on October 25th
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RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL AGENCIES
Community Partnerships– Unincorporated King County
– City of Burien
– City of Normandy Park
– City of Des Moines
– City of SeaTac
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INCIDENT TACTICS• Computer Based Training Program
– Designed for School Administrators and Security Officers
• Challenges/Scenarios– Earthquake– Airplane Crash (in final stages)– Toxic Leak (in planning)– Active Shooter (in planning)
• Superintendent’s Cabinet has completed Earthquake Challenge scenario
• All Administrators will complete Earthquake Challenge
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Pandemic Influenza Seattle & King County
Aimée Denver, RN, M.Ed.Health Services Coordinator
Highline Schools206-433-2413
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Definitions• Epidemic: An increase in disease above what is
normally expected• Pandemic: A worldwide epidemic
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Why The Concern About Pandemic Influenza?
• Influenza pandemics are inevitable:naturally recur at more-or-less cyclical intervals usually three per century
• Can cause:– High levels of sickness and death– Drastic disruption of critical services– Severe economic losses
• There will be little warning time between the onset of spread of a pandemic and its arrival in the U.S.
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Why The Concern About Pandemic Influenza?
• Outbreaks occur simultaneously in many areas • Impact will last for weeks to months• Pandemics can disproportionately affect
younger, working-age people• Current avian influenza outbreak in Asia
appears to be a threat
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Phases in Simple Terms
1. Low risk
2. New virus
3. Self limiting
4. Person to person
5. Epidemic exists
6. Pandemic exists
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Phases of a Pandemic
Mitigation and Preparedness
Phase I Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5 Phase 6
Response
Interpandemic Pandemic Alert Pandemic
Declared globally by the World Health OrganizationDeclared nationally by the Department of Health and Human Services
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What about past flu pandemics?
A(H1N1) A(H2N2) A(H3N2)1918: “Spanish Flu” 1957: “Asian Flu” 1968: “Hong Kong Flu”
20-40 m deaths
675,000 US deaths
Persons < 65 yo
1-4 m deaths
70,000 US deaths Infants and Elderly
1-4 m deaths
34,000 US deaths
Infants and <20 yo
Credit: US National Museum of Health and Medicine
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Potential Impact of Pandemic Flu in the USA
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• Up to 200 million people infected
• 40 - 90 million people clinically ill
• 20 - 46 million (low range estimate only) outpatient medical visits
• 360,000 – 9,600,000 people hospitalized
• 104,000 – 2,200,000 deaths
National Impact
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What will happen locally?• From 25-35% of the workforce could be affected at any
given time therefore parents and staff may not be at work
• Increased absence of staff and students
• The economic impact will be dramatic
• The epidemic could persist for two months or longer
• Psychological impacts on the workforce will be extreme
• Community containment measures, such as closing schools and other establishments and canceling events, may be implemented to minimize disease spread.
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What will happen to schools?
Public Health has said that with onecase on the I-5 corridor that all
schools will be closed for up to 6-8 weeks to deal with the first wave when vaccines and anti-virals will
be unavailable or ineffective.
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Transmission
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Will a flu vaccine protect me?
Answer: No, current vaccines do not protect against bird flu.
• Protects against expected strains– A(H1N1), A(H3N2), and B
• H5N1 investigational vaccine– Able to induce antibodies in adults– May or may not protect against pandemic
strain when it emerges
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Treatment & Prevention: Antiviral Drugs
• Antiviral agents such as TamiFlu ®– Effective in preventing illness– Can prevent severe complications – May not be effective against pandemic
virus
• Supplies will be limited– Establish priority groups for use of available
drug– Treatment over prevention
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• Excessive Absenteeism:• Students• Staff (teachers, para-educators, bus drivers, etc)
• Social Distancing Techniques: • School Closure: • Isolation/Quarantine
• Major Impacts:• Financial • Academic: State assessment and graduation requirements
OSPI is working on recommendations• Social/Community: kids will need daycare and meals if school closed• Grief and loss concerns
Major Impacts will be influenced by Breadth/Scope and Length of Time.
Purposeful Planning For Schools—Key Threats
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Mitigation Steps to Take Status HPS • Develop District task force Done
•Review District Infectious Disease Policy and Procedures including surveillance, care and transportation of sick students and staff
Done
• Develop ongoing relationships with:Public Health and other emergency respondersOSPI and other districtsCommunication agencies
In process
•Educate students, families and staff about prevention and preparedness
In process
• Develop plan for practice of Emergency Operations Center
In process
• Develop Communications plan and educate student, staff and families on resources: website, signage, reverse “911,” classroom and newsletter presentation
In process
• Keep students, staff and families informed of changes
Following Board approval
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NEXT STEPSFinalize Emergency Response PlanHelp Schools update their Emergency Plan School Administrators Take Incident Tactics – Earthquake Challenge
Finalize remaining challenges
Educate School Administrators and Staff on Pandemic Flu Work with Public Health to continue Pandemic Flu planningParticipate in a Disaster Drill with Local PartnersWork with local municipalities on Emergency Planning as well as to develop Memorandums of Understanding