Week 5 Assignment Emergency Operation Plan for Ashford University
HSM 315 Emergency Planning
Instructor Donald Walker
November 2, 2012
Emergency Operation Plan
Ashford University
400 North Bluff Blvd
Clinton, IA 52732
Toll-free number
1.800.242.4153
Fax number
563.243.6102
After office hours, please call
Clinton Police Department 563.243.1458
Director of Student Success 563.242.4023 ext. 7382
Manager of Campus Security 563.242.4023 ext. 7868
Associate Director of Student Services 563.242.4023 ext. 7789
Introduction
Disasters, whether natural or manmade, can happen anytime and anywhere, without warning. An earthquake, hurricane, tornado, fire, or hazardous material spill or even an act of terrorism can happen
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In the area of, Ashford University and Clinton Iowa, tornadoes can occur at any time, but primarily occur between the months of April through October. Tornadoes can be the most brutal of storms. Winds speeds can reach speeds nearing 300 miles per hour and can destroy anything in its path. Tornadoes form rapidly and can travel for miles along the ground and lift up from the ground, and then suddenly change directions and touchdown again! There is little you can do to protect your property from a direct hit by a tornado; however, many actions can be taken to protect you and your family.
2. All campus buildings are equipped with a NOAA weather radio which broadcasts news of tornado watches and warnings.
3. 5 Outdoor Warning Sirens sometimes referred to as Tornado Sirens, are used in warning citizens who are outdoors about impending danger. In Clinton County there are two main siren systems that cover the all incorporated cities within Clinton County as well as several unincorporated areas. Both the sirens that are part of the siren system located within the 10 Mile Emergency Planning Zone or EPZ, for the Cordova Nuclear Plant, and the siren system installed and maintained by the Clinton County Emergency Management Commission are part of a cohesive system that can be activated in a uniform manner. All of the sirens can be sounded individually, in groups, or activated throughout the county.
4. General
The tornado first touched down at 6:23 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT) in Grady County, roughly two miles (3.2 km) south-southwest of Amber.
The hazard detection techniques that would best suit this scenario would be the use of meteorological services, advanced technology. The National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA) tracks severe weather and presents recommendations for announcements, as well as suggestions on actions to take when the weather becomes dangerous. Modern technology, like the Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere (CASA) radar, improves the accuracy of storm predictions. Its improved resolution outperforms traditional radar systems by predicting the specific time and location that bad weather will hit, as
The UK has two separate plans regarding influenza; the first is their pandemic plan; the second is their annual influenza plan for seasonal influenza. The focus of each plan is broadly similar, and it is to mitigate the impact of any influenza outbreak, epidemic or pandemic by: adequate surveillance and detection of cases; prevention of infection using vaccination; treatment of high risk cases with antivirals; and non-pharmaceutical control of transmission by recommending hand and respiratory hygiene, self-isolation and limited use of face masks for health and social care workers. The differences in the plans lie mainly with vaccination and the scope of the plans regarding control of transmission (DOH, 2011; Public
The effects of tornadoes are slight to major destruction and the cost can be very high up to the loss of life. Prepare yourself, have a plan to escape to safety. If you are in a tornado prone area then you might want to get a weather radio that has a siren to warn of impending activity.
Next, tornadoes are very unpredictable because they can form any time. Meteorologists try their best to keep them monitored. Meteorologists use the Doppler Radar to keep an eye out in case of a rotating updraft (Danielson1). Tornadoes can strike at anytime especially the mid western areas such as Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri (McCann125). Picture it, you live in Texas. The tornado watch siren goes off. You try not to go into a panic mode. You gather all the family into the cellar. You hear raging winds whipping, the roaring of the rampaging tornado, and you had just gotten into the cellar with a few seconds to spare. After the storm is over, your family and you open the cellar door. You look around. You’re surrounded by the remains of your house. In real life when you hear the warning siren go off, you only have
The front that has causes a tornado watch to be put in place is also highly likely
Tornadoes are natures most violent storm. On average, roughly about 1,200 tornadoes occur in the United States. Most tornadoes form without any warning and many also occur between the hours of 3:00 and 9:00 at night. So preparing ahead of time is a great opportunity to be formulated in advance, when this type of situation ever occurs in your area.
Much of the United States from the Rockies to the east coast can experience a tornado. In fact, tornados can happen anywhere, with a surprise outbreak causing major damage and a loss of life. Your car offers no protection from high winds. Here’s what you need to do if you find yourself driving during a tornado.
Did the installation take measures prior to the tornado and did the organizations you work with exercise for a tornado in the past? I would be interested to know if the emergency plan was executed as designed or if this event caused changes in the way you will respond in the future.
Tornadoes are a very dangerous storm. Massive destruction can be caused in only seconds from tornadoes. Tornadoes can be 50 miles wide therefore making the amount of destruction widespread. One should always take cover from tornadoes. Tornadoes can develop in an instant making it almost impossible to give much warning. These storms can appear out of nowhere. Before a tornado forms the air will most likely become still as if nothing was about to happen. Tornadoes are most frequently reported during the early morning or afternoon times. When tornadoes occur at night the number of fatalities can increase massively because heavy sleepers do not always hear the warning, or a person has no safe place to go to get away from this monster of a storm. (tornadoes)
You should always be prepared for tornadoes, they are random and unpredictable.“We can actually have tornadoes any time of the year” (IRA).This quote helps explain that tornadoes are random.
Tornadoes are a deadly force of nature. They cause massive destruction and death. “Tornadoes are the most violent of all atmospheric storms.” (www.nssl.noaa.gov 1) As displayed by this information, there is no doubt that tornadoes are powerful and dangerous. “In a worst case scenario, tornadoes can reach speeds of 300+ mph, can cause incredible damage, level buildings, hurl cars through the sky like missiles, lift trees out of their roots, and rip even the sturdiest buildings to shreds along with taking countless lives.” Tornadoes are no force of nature that should be underestimated. Within a matter of seconds, a tornado can obliterate an entire community, leaving hundreds of families without the basic necessities for life.
We advise everyone to not panic and to please stay in your towns while the police try to track down everyone's family. However anybody that is still alive and receiving this message in the northern part of California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee Virginia and North Carolina we advise you to move south because you are currently in our caution zone. There are only three of these zones I speak of. The dead zone, ( 37° latitude) where sadly everything is frozen or covered in mountains of snow. The caution zone are the places just pervious listed. The caution zone is also going to be pretty cold. We will most likely move scientist and soldiers up there to protect and find out how to fix this issue but we would appreciate if anybody still up there relocate to a much safer place however Florida is currently flooded and California is torn up from the tornado. There is also the freebie zone MEANING you can live anywhere in that zone as long as no one is occupying the place already. Most are lucky to still have a have but some are not so if you can offer a place to live that
This is a Public Service Announcement. There is a Tornado headed our way. The Warning will be from 7:00 am to 11:00 pm eastern time. The following Counties will be affected, Allegheny, Beaver, and Washington. Wind Gusts will be up to 65 mph. Please go to a safe area in your home (example, basement, bathroom, somewhere with no windows). You will need to take enough food and water to last you until the Warning is lifted. There is a strong possibility that you will lose power during this Tornado. If you have flashlights, batteries, and a radio please take these with you as well. If hit with the Tornado you could be severely injured by flying objects. Anything with gasoline in them could possibly explode. Medical Teams will have a
A tornado is a massive and violent spinning column of air that comes into contact with the ground and produces strong winds. Tornadoes are formed when a number of things all happen together to create their destructive power. Tornadoes can happen in many places around the world but the most are in tornado ally in the U.S. Most tornadoes are short lived and don’t last more than a few minuets but have lasted for a couple hours. In the late 1980s, a tornado swept through Yellowstone leaving a path of destruction up and down a 10,000-foot mountain. It is also believed that the low pressure in a tornado causes buildings to “explode” as the tornado passes overhead. But the fact remains that, rapid winds traveling at a speed of more 200mph and the debris slams into the buildings causing most structural damage. (Conserve Energy Future) Not only can tornadoes do something strange like that but they have different types of tornadoes too.