IU08 Altoona-Johnstown EOP "Functional Annexes Workshop"

Friday, February 23rd. Rain Public Planning presented an "Emergency Operations Planning (EOP) "Functional Annexes Worship" for school planners at the Altoona-Johnstown Intermediate Unit. In this daylong training, participants learned while building core "tool box" protective action (functional) planning annexes.

This training was also covered by reporter Russ O'Reilly from the Altoona Mirror, article found HERE.

Photograph of session follows.

EOP Functional Annexes Workshop

Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8 Coming Workshop

Rain Public Planning will be presenting Emergency Operations Planning (EOP) Functional Annexes Creation Workshop, Friday, February 23, 2018, from 9 AM to 3 PM at Johnstown/Altoona Intermediate Unit 8. 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

In this workshop, participants will learn the concepts and practices needed to create EOP Functional Annexes for their School or District. 

At training, participants will be provided with national best practice model school EOP Functional Annex templates, and other useful planning aids. Working together in school teams, participants will learn through the process of creating core EOP Functional Annexes, under the guidance of public safety planning professionals. 

This training will aid participants in drafting the following core EOP Functional Annex segments, as time permits:

- Evacuation

- Reverse Evacuation 

- Lock-Down (with Keep-Out and Stay-Put)

- Shelter-in-Place

- Safe-Cover

- Drop, Cover, & Hold

- Hold-Students

- Accounting for All Persons

- Communications

ITEMS REQUIRED:

- Laptop computer(s) capable of editing Word DOCX documents

- Computing ability to navigate, edit, copy, paste, and format documents

- Current copy of your school’s safety plan and guides

To learn more or to register for this course, visit HERE.

10th National School Response Conference Las Vegas, Nevada

We express our gratitude for the honor to be a guest speaker at the January 24-25, 2018, 10th. National School Response Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. At this conference Garret Rain spoke on: "Common School Safety, Security, and Planning Vulnerabilities Explored." The session was well received with great participant discussion.

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