Protective Actions: Evacuation / Shelter in Place

Learn to organize and carry out an emergency evacuation plan. Training for emergency response personnel: incident commanders, police officers, emergency management personnel, National Guard troops, hazmat teams, firefighters, security personnel, dispatchers, emergency operations center personnel, and others who might be involved in ordering or carrying out protective actions. Topics covered:

• Issues to consider when deciding whether to implement protective actions
• Deciding between evacuation and shelter in place
• Steps to take for both procedures
• Covers both incidents that are anticipated and those that come with no warning
• Covers both pre-emergency and post-emergency evacuations
• Determining the evacuation area
• Alerting the public
• Determining evacuation routes and methods
• Re-entry of evacuees
• Precautions to be taken to keep people safe indoors
• Covers sheltering in residences, commercial buildings, schools, hospitals, and vehicles
• Termination procedures

29 minutes. Includes a PowerPoint presentation to assist the instructor