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Emergencies and disasters can happen at any moment - and, they usually occur without warning.When an emergency strikes, our immediate safety and prompt recovery will depend on the existing levels of preparedness among faculty, staff, and students.

Each department at Washington University in St. Louis (WU) has an important role to play in maintaining the University's emergency preparedness and safety.We are an interdependent community.

At WU, Department Emergency Plans are written to provide fundamental support for the general medical school Emergency Plan.During a major emergency or disaster, the University Incident Management Team will rely on effective communication between the WU "Emergency Operations Center (EOC)" and corresponding "Department Operations Centers (DOCs)" in individual campus departments.

Clearly, Department Emergency Plans are an essential building block of the University's emergency response.They are also part of every unit's basic health and safety responsibilities and business continuity planning.Department Emergency Plans outline how an organization will

- Protect the safety of students, faculty, staff and visitors in the department,
- Safeguard vital records and resources related to the department's mission, and
- Coordinate with the University's emergency response and recovery procedures

The "Safety and Security" handbook is distributed to every WU department to provide information on how to respond to various types of emergencies, and it, along with this template offer a model for developing local area contingency plans.Your Department Emergency Plan should contain comprehensive, yet simple and flexible, procedures that units can apply to a variety of emergency incidents that may occur, including

- Earthquakes
- Fires or Explosions
- Hazardous Materials Releases
- Extended Power or Utility Outages
- Floods
- Mass Casualty Events

Materials in this Handbook provide guidance for any emergency level.The guidelines will help department managers identify key emergency roles and responsibilities, plan ahead for safe building evacuations and effective emergency communications, and develop strategies for resuming normal functions after emergency conditions subside.