5/20/2014 COURSE OUTLINE • Purpose Building Incident Response Team • Expectations BIRT • BIRT Liaisons • Incident Response • Incident Follow-Up • Q&A 1 2 PURPOSE OF BIRT PURPOSE OF BIRT • Prepare units to respond to a • Enhance coordination and communication with the variety of emergencies building’s occupants • Create a consistent framework • Educate occupants on protective actions across the University for how • Establish unit point-of-contact for emergencies and training buildings respond to emergencies • Provide support and information to first responders • Assigned by unit / geography 3 4 BIRT – NOT EXPECTED PROTECTIVE ACTIONS • Play hero • Notify 911 • Place themselves in danger and • Assess the situation should only carry out actions if safe • Evacuate to do so • Shelter in Place • Be fire fighters, police officers or EMTs • Administer first aid or CPR unless qualified to do so 5 6 1
5/20/2014 BIRT MEMBER - EXPECTATIONS • Enroll in U-M Alert • Self enroll via Wolverine Access • Text is most reliable • Avoid U-M landlines • Activated when immediate life safety action needs to be taken • Tested fall and winter semesters 7 BIRT MEMBER - EXPECTATIONS BIRT MEMBER - EXPECTATIONS • Identify persons with mobility impairments who may • Wear vest for require special assistance during an emergency identification • Inform occupants of BIRT (staff meetings, emails) • Respond to emergencies • Attend periodic meetings so that all members become • Assist students / staff / familiar with one another faculty / visitors • Provides an opportunity for changing and re-assigning people • Opportunity to discuss emergency issues 9 10 ROLE OF BIRT LIAISON ROLE OF BIRT LIAISON UMPD • Point person • Seek out UMPD BIRT Liaison • Provide direction to BIRT members • Communicates updates and including BIRT Team BIRT Team BIRT Team Member Member Member “All Clear” • Does not have defined role in weather Building Occupants event 11 12 2
5/20/2014 ROLE OF BIRT LIAISON BIRT – FIRE • Assign Back-up Liaison • If a BIRT Member becomes aware of a fire • Identify team members • Activate the building fire alarm system • Call 911 • Building coverage areas • Wear vest • Door entrances to monitor • UMPD sends one officer to fire alarms • Communicate about • AAFD does not respond unless confirmed schedules smoke / fire 13 14 BIRT – FIRE • Check pre-assigned areas and Areas of Rescue Assistance (also check after “All Clear”) • Close office doors while evacuating • Make notification of persons in Areas of Rescue Assistance • Advise people not to re-enter the building until All Clear. • Serve as “runners” to assist with communication • Make notification of any non-compliance with evacuation order 15 16 SEVERE WEATHER - TORNADO SEVERE WEATHER - TORNADO • Upon National Weather Service notification of a Tornado • Proceed to the severe weather shelter location, which is Warning for Washtenaw County the lowest interior space • Outdoor Warning Siren • Monitor the following for “All Clear” • U-M Emergency Alert • NOAA radio, WWWW 102.9 FM, WEMU 89.1 FM, WLBY • Radio / TV / Internet 1290 AM, WQKL 107.1 FM or WTKA 1050 AM • Do not pull the fire alarm • U-M Emergency Alert • Notify occupants 17 18 3
5/20/2014 MEDICAL EMERGENCY POWER OUTAGE • Secure equipment and • Wear vest research • Assist with patient privacy • Building cannot stay occupied past one hour • Spotter for HVA • Administration needs to • Cot and equipment make HR decisions • Elevator • Stairs 19 20 INCIDENT FOLLOW-UP OPTIONAL TRAINING Sample Email • IS-100.HE Introduction to the Incident Command At 10:04 AM, the fire alarm was activated. The BIRT assisted System, ICS-100, for with evacuation and restricting building access until UMPD Higher Education arrived. UMPD was able to determine the alarm was caused by contractors on the third floor doing dry wall work. UMPD • http://training.fema.gov reset the system, and BIRT allowed re-entry at 10:23 AM. 21 22 DISCUSSION • Effective immediately • After hours emergencies • Evolution • Questions Mike Kennedy Division of Public Safety and Security - Emergency Management kennedym@umich.edu 734/763-9175 23 4
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