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LESSON 5:   Developing Your Plan
FEMA Emergency Management Institute
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An effective Emergency Operations Plan for a school will address all of the common response issues as well as particular issues related to specific hazards. Developing that Plan is a systematic process requiring collaboration from multiple community participants.

This lesson presents the steps to follow during the planning process. By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

  • Explain the essential attributes of an effective Emergency Operations Plan.
  • Explain how using the Incident Command System can help to provide a coordinated response to an emergency.
  • Explain how to identify resources that will be needed in an emergency, and ways to obtain those resources.

Clock This lesson should take approximately 60 minutes to complete.
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