1. Emergency Management Reference Guide
for
The Lewistown Schools
By
Robert Rutledge

2. Why Have a Reference Guide?
• The guide can be the basis for developing
individualized plans for each building in a
district.
• The guide can provide a reference for staff
training.
• The guide can be used to review emergency
procedures.
• The guide provides a standardized response in
emergency situations.

3. Negatives of an Emergency Plan Guide!
• An emergency plan cannot replace common
sense!
• Flip charts can take time to use.
• You cannot have a page for every conceivable
emergency.
• Your plan may contain too much information
to be easy to use.
• Your plan may not contain enough
information.

4. Negatives of having a guide continued!
• The plan must be available (handy!) when you
need it!
• Everyone needs to review the plan often in
order to be familiar with it.
• The plan itself must be kept updated.
• You will never have agreement on what
should be included in the plan.

5. How does the Emergency
Management Reference Guide work
• The guide needs to be near a phone, work
station, or other location that is obvious to
anyone who may need to use it.
• The guide should be familiar to staff/others
BEFORE an emergency occurs.
• Staff should be trained and reminded often of
how to use the guide.
• In an emergency situation, the guide should be
taken with the staff member.
• In an emergency, the staff member will follow the
procedures outlined in the guide if possible.

6. Key Points for Intruder/Threat of Harm
• Call 911
• If possible, try to isolate threat and prevent
access to weapons.
• Move others away from harm.
• Initiate Lockdown.
• Maintain personal safety (or accept risk if you
are brave!) Remember students may be
counting on you!

7. Intruder/Threat of Harm Continued
• When police respond, they will focus on the
intruder/shooter!
• Follow the instructions given by police.
• Be prepared to render first aid as needed until
EMS arrives.
• Wait for “all clear” signal from school
administration.
• Follow up after incident as needed.

8. Follow Up Actions
• Notify Crisis Response Team
• Observe students/staff for signs of distress.
• Refer any persons showing signs of distress to
trained professional(Crisis Team member).
• Review actions taken during incident with
purpose to improve response.
• Document your actions for future reference as
needed.

9. Emergency Management Reference Guide
• If you don’t have one, build one!
• If you have one, make sure you know where it
is.
• If you have one, make sure you know what is
in it.
• If you have one, make sure it is updated and
relevant to your building situation.
• Pray you never have to use it!