Emergency Procedures

Medical

• Report medical emergencies to Emergency Response Team by radio or help phone.
• Describe location and situation clearly.

Fire

• Make sure aisles are clear for evacuation.
• Maintain a calm, orderly evacuation of the sanctuary.
• Assist mobility impaired persons to a safe location.
• Insure sanctuary is empty before exiting building.
• Direct parents to reunite outside with children/students

in designated areas (Children-west, Students-east).

Severe Weather

• Severe Weather Conditions: Follow instructions as provided by the Emergency Response Team.
• Tornado Watch: Head usher will inform the other ushers of the plan of action should a tornado warning occur.
• Tornado Warning: Assist in an orderly relocation to the lower level designated shelter rooms. Hold doors open and assist mobility impaired.
• Ensure Sanctuary is empty before taking shelter

Security

• Check your designated seating area before and between services for lost or suspicious items.
• Look for suspicious or unusual behavior.
  • If appropriate, speak with the person to determine if further concern is warranted.
• If there is still a concern, contact the Emergency Response Team by radio or help phone.
• Ushers should sit in the back of their seating area looking for situations that may need to be reported.

Missing Child

• From your assigned location, assist in looking for a missing child or locating the parents of a missing child.

Perimeter Lockdown

• In the event of an external threat, keep doors closed and stay in the building.
• Assist in monitoring locked entrances, as directed by the Emergency Response Team.

Medical

• Report medical emergencies to Emergency Response Team by radio or help phone.
• Describe location and situation clearly.

Fire

• Make sure entrances/doorways are clear for evacuation.
• Direct a calm, orderly evacuation.
• Assist mobility impaired persons to a safe location.
• Direct parents to reunite outside with children/students in designated areas (Children-west, Students-east).

Severe Weather

• Severe Weather Conditions: Follow instructions as provided by the Emergency Response Team.
• Tornado Warning: Assist in an orderly relocation to the lower level designated shelter rooms. Hold doors open and assist mobility impaired.

Security

• Look for suspicious or unusual behavior.
  • If appropriate, speak with the person to determine if further concern is warranted.
  • If there is still a concern, contact the Emergency Response Team by radio or help phone.

Missing Child

• From your assigned location, assist in looking for a missing child or locating the parents of a missing child.

Perimeter Lockdown

• In the event of an external threat, move to the inside of the building.
• Assist in monitoring locked entrances, as directed by the Emergency Response Team.

Medical

• Report medical emergencies to Emergency Response Team on the facility radio.
• Describe location and situation clearly.
• Monitor facility radio in order to assist with emergency vehicle routes.

Fire

• Clear lanes for emergency vehicles.
• Prevent cars from blocking emergency vehicle routes.
• Monitor radio traffic for additional instructions.
• Direct parents to reunite outside with children/students in designated areas (Children-west, Students-east).

Severe Weather

• Severe Weather Conditions: Follow instructions as provided by the Emergency Response Team.
• Tornado Warning: Come inside and assist in an orderly relocation to the lower level designated shelter rooms.

Security

• Look for suspicious or unusual behavior.
  • If appropriate, speak with the person to determine if further concern is warranted.
  • If there is still a concern, contact the Emergency Response Team by radio or help phone.
  • Patrol the parking lots by entering and exiting from different doors and walking through parking lots.
  • Patrol the parking lots during services.

Missing Child

• From your assigned location, assist in looking for a missing child or locating the parents of a missing child.
• Monitor facility radio for assistance in setting up an outside perimeter as directed by the Emergency Response Team.

Perimeter Lockdown

• If outside seek safety from the threat.  If possible, monitor situation from a safe location and report to the Emergency Response Team on the facility radio.

Medical

• Report medical emergencies by radio
• Describe location and situation clearly
• Lead Medical volunteer does patient care
• Security members assist and handle crowd control

Fire

• Make sure aisles are kept clear for evacuation.
• Two security members guard children’s stairs and redirect parents
• Direct parents to reunite outside with children/students in designated areas (Children-west, Students-east).
• Maintain a calm, orderly evacuation
• Assist mobility impaired persons to a safe location.

Severe Weather

• Severe Weather Conditions: Follow instructions as provided by the Lead Staff Member
• Tornado Warning: Assist in an orderly relocation to the lower level designated shelter rooms. Hold doors open and assist mobility impaired.
• East elevator is on the generator if we lose power
• Children will squeeze together making room for general congregation

Security

• Be observant for suspicious or unusual behavior.
  • If appropriate, speak with the person to determine if further concern is warranted.
  • If there is still a concern ask for backup

Missing Child

• Security members will begin searching for the lost child
• When found announce over the radio the search has ended
• If the child is not found call the police

Perimeter Lockdown

• In the event of an external threat, keep doors closed and stay in the building.
• Assist in monitoring locked entrances, as directed.