Prevention/Mitigation
Prevention is the actions(s) schools and districts take to decrease the likelihood that an event or crisis will occur. Mitigation is the action(s) schools and districts take to eliminate or reduce the loss of life and property damage related to an event(s) that cannot be prevented. Mitigation efforts attempt to prevent hazards from developing into disasters altogether, or to reduce the effects of disasters when they occur. The mitigation phase differs from the other phases because it focuses on long-term measures for reducing or eliminating risk. This phase includes any activities that prevent an emergency, reduce the likelihood of occurrence, or reduce the damaging effects of unavoidable hazards. Mitigation activities should be considered long before an emergency.
Preparedness
Preparedness includes actions designed to prepare the school community for potential emergencies by coordinating with community partners through the development of policies and protocols, incident command systems, training, and exercises. This phase includes developing plans for what to do, where to go, or who to call for help before an event occurs; actions that will improve your chances of successfully dealing with an emergency.
Response
Response is taking action to effectively contain and resolve an emergency. The response phase includes the mobilization of the necessary emergency services and first responders in the disaster area.
Recovery
Recovery includes actions designed to assist students, staff, and their families in the healing process and to restore education operations in schools. During recovery, you should also consider things to do that would lessen (mitigate) the effects of future disasters.
Response is taking action to effectively contain and resolve an emergency. The response phase includes the mobilization of the necessary emergency services and first responders in the disaster area.
Prevention is the actions(s) schools and districts take to decrease the likelihood that an event or crisis will occur. Mitigation is the action(s) schools and districts take to eliminate or reduce the loss of life and property damage related to an event(s) that cannot be prevented. Mitigation efforts attempt to prevent hazards from developing into disasters altogether, or to reduce the effects of disasters when they occur. The mitigation phase differs from the other phases because it focuses on long-term measures for reducing or eliminating risk. This phase includes any activities that prevent an emergency, reduce the likelihood of occurrence, or reduce the damaging effects of unavoidable hazards. Mitigation activities should be considered long before an emergency.
Preparedness
Preparedness includes actions designed to prepare the school community for potential emergencies by coordinating with community partners through the development of policies and protocols, incident command systems, training, and exercises. This phase includes developing plans for what to do, where to go, or who to call for help before an event occurs; actions that will improve your chances of successfully dealing with an emergency.
Response
Response is taking action to effectively contain and resolve an emergency. The response phase includes the mobilization of the necessary emergency services and first responders in the disaster area.
Recovery
Recovery includes actions designed to assist students, staff, and their families in the healing process and to restore education operations in schools. During recovery, you should also consider things to do that would lessen (mitigate) the effects of future disasters.
Response is taking action to effectively contain and resolve an emergency. The response phase includes the mobilization of the necessary emergency services and first responders in the disaster area.
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NIMS for Educators
The Incident Command System (ICS) is an all-hazards approach to emergency response that coordinates roles and responsibilities across governmental jurisdictions and private organizations. Facilities, communication, equipment, procedures, ad personnel are integrated for effective response.
The National Incident Management System (NIMS) is the overall approach that guides agencies – both governmental and private - in incident preparedness, prevention/mitigation, response, and recovery.
ICS and NIMS courses provide training for all agencies. At present, only ICS 100 S is designed specifically for schools and school districts. Its primary purpose is to teach school and district personnel a set of core terminology and principles for communication and coordination with other agencies during an incident.
What is not covered in this or other ICS/NIMS courses is identification of the school and district-specific vulnerabilities, planning appropriate responses unique to these potential hazards in the school setting, and roles and responsibilities as school personnel. Every member of the school organization must be trained in his or her specific responsibilities for crisis management. Due to their duty to provide reasonable care for students at all times, every staff member is a potential first responder. This responsibility is unique to schools where individuals with little or no training in emergency response have a duty to protect. As such, school personnel require unique training that is not provided by NIMS and ICS courses.
NIMS and ICS training are mandatory in national compliance. In addition, however, educators must prepare for the unique mixture of facilities, staff, students, families, policies, laws, and culture of our nations’ schools. REM4ed helps close the gap between minimal federal compliance and true preparedness.
The National Incident Management System (NIMS) is the overall approach that guides agencies – both governmental and private - in incident preparedness, prevention/mitigation, response, and recovery.
ICS and NIMS courses provide training for all agencies. At present, only ICS 100 S is designed specifically for schools and school districts. Its primary purpose is to teach school and district personnel a set of core terminology and principles for communication and coordination with other agencies during an incident.
What is not covered in this or other ICS/NIMS courses is identification of the school and district-specific vulnerabilities, planning appropriate responses unique to these potential hazards in the school setting, and roles and responsibilities as school personnel. Every member of the school organization must be trained in his or her specific responsibilities for crisis management. Due to their duty to provide reasonable care for students at all times, every staff member is a potential first responder. This responsibility is unique to schools where individuals with little or no training in emergency response have a duty to protect. As such, school personnel require unique training that is not provided by NIMS and ICS courses.
NIMS and ICS training are mandatory in national compliance. In addition, however, educators must prepare for the unique mixture of facilities, staff, students, families, policies, laws, and culture of our nations’ schools. REM4ed helps close the gap between minimal federal compliance and true preparedness.