Specific Responsibilities for Members

Emergency Director (President)

• Declares state of emergency and declares an end to campus emergencies.
• Provides management and implementation of the Emergency Response Plan.
• Functions as the highest level of authority during an emergency.
• May act as spokesperson to media and college community.

Emergency Coordinator (Vice President for Operations)

• Responsible for the overall coordination of the Emergency Response Plan.
• Determines the type and magnitude of the emergency.
• Initiates immediate contact with the President
• Notifies the members of the SLC Crisis Management Team
• Monitors and implements the campus emergency warning system.
• Provides equipment and personnel to perform shutdown procedures, hazardous area control, damage assessment, debris clearance, emergency repairs and equipment protection.
• Provides vehicles, equipment and operators for movement of personnel and supplies.
• Obtains the assistance of utility companies as required for emergency operations.
• Surveys habitable space and assists with the relocation of essential services and functions.
• Establishes liaison with vendors and outside contractors in order to secure equipment, supplies and materials needed during the actual emergency.
• Evaluates the need to maintain emergency food and water supplies in shelters and/or specific areas on campus.
• Provides for storage of vital records at an alternate site.

Director of Communications

• Establishes liaison with the news media for dissemination of information as requested by the President.
• Establishes liaison with the local radio and TV services for public announcements.
• Advises the President of all news concerning the extent of disaster affecting the campus.
• Prepares news releases, concerning the emergency, for approval and release to the media.

Director of Health Services

• Identifies and prioritizes health concerns and needs, and requests the appropriate resources from the SLC Crisis Management Team.
• Plans for, provides and supervises the college medical services as needed.
• Advises the SLC Crisis Management Team on health protection measures.
• Provides counseling as required to victims and affected individuals.

Dean of the College

• Coordinate all matters relating to faculty activities during the crisis situation.
• Coordinate relocation of faculty in alternate locations as may be necessary.
• Provide faculty data as needed during the crisis.
• Advise faculty members about situations.
• Coordinate all matters relating to academic functions.
• Coordinates housing for faculty who can’t get home.

Dean of Studies & Student Life/Dean of Student Affairs

• Coordinate all matters relating to student activities during the crisis situation.
• Coordinate relocation of students in alternate housing as may be necessary.
• Provide student data as needed during the crisis.
• Provide parental notifications, if necessary, on behalf of the president.
• Supervise the team of campus resident advisers during the emergency.
• Arrange memorial services if applicable.
• Advise faculty members about situations involving students.
• Coordinates housing for students who can’t get home.

Director of Public Safety & Security

• Serves as liaison with community emergency services (i.e. police, fire, ambulance).
• Maintains campus security and safety operations.
• Monitors campus warning and evacuation systems.
• Takes immediate action to protect life and property.
• Provides traffic control, access control, perimeter and internal security patrols as required.

Director of Human Resources

• Coordinates housing for faculty and staff who cannot get home.
• Communicates with faculty and staff concerning emergencies.
• Coordinates property losses and personal injuries with appropriate insurance companies.
• Serves as liaison to the college law firm.
• Notifies the family of injured staff and faculty.
• Provides faculty and staff data during crisis as needed.
• Coordinates faculty and staff replacements.