TMCC Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)

Truckee Meadows Community College Reunification Protocol The purpose of a Reunification Plan is to establish a procedure and set of options for large scale emergencies that can be used to reunite students, faculty, and staff with friends and family, or high school dual enrolled learners to custodial parents. Reunification can occur on-campus or off-campus and planning for both options must be part of any emergency plan. Definitions Reunification : Procedure implemented for the reunification of students and faculty if a campus is evacuated or closed as a result of a hazardous materials transportation accident, fire, natural gas leak, flooding, earthquake, campus violence, bomb threat, terrorist attack or other local hazard. This process may occur on-site or off-site dependent on the threat or direction from first responder Reunification Site Commander : Person responsible for implementing managing the process at the designated site location. Reunification location : The reunification location may be on campus property or at a designated off-site location. Each campus must identify a primary on and off-site location that can accommodate students and faculty. Appropriate off-site locations include but are not limited to local schools, churches or other facilities that are out of the elements. Procedures In an emergency, Truckee Meadows Community College must establish a safe area reunification site. This area must be away from both the damage and/or crime scene. In a typical release the following steps will be followed: a. Campuses will implement their notification protocols to notify students, faculty, and staff of the emergency. b. Students, faculty, and staff must be notified of the location they are to evacuate too. c. Procedures to notify parents of minor children on campus must be established. d. Picture I.D. is required for parents to insure the person requesting the minor child matches the student. e. Parents will be asked to sign a form indicating they picked up the child/children. f. The date and time will also be indicated on the pick-up form. g. If the child is in the first aid area, the parent will be directed to that area for reunification with their child/children. h. Because of the traumatic nature of emergencies, reunification sites are often the location that emotional issues are first manifested. Through the College’s Incident Command System, victim advocates and or crisis mental health counselors should be requested to deploy to the Reunification site to support students and faculty. Additionally 1. Student and Faculty emergency contact information should be updated each semester. 2. Faculty responsibilities will be to: Truckee Meadows Community College Emergency Operations Plan 57