Emergency Operation Plan

Created October 5, 2008
Rev.31 – July, 2024
Next Review: August 2025

Purpose

This Emergency Operation Plan (EOP) is intended to establish policies, procedures and organizational structure for response to emergencies that are of a magnitude to cause a significant disruption of the functioning of all or portions of the university. This plan describes the roles and responsibilities of departments, agencies, and personnel during emergency situations. The basic emergency procedures are designed to protect lives and property through effective use of university and community resources. Since an emergency may be sudden and without warning, these procedures are designed to be flexible in order to accommodate contingencies of various types and magnitudes.

This Emergency Operation Plan is promulgated under the authority of The Texas A&M University System policy and of East Texas A&M University (ETAMU) Procedures. This plan shall not be construed in a manner that limits the use of prudent judgment and common sense in matters not covered by the elements of this plan.

This Emergency Operation Plan will provide the foundation from which the Continuity of Operations Plan will be established and the basis from which detailed response plans will be created.

This Emergency Operations Plan shall be reviewed and updated annually. The review will be conducted by the Department of Environmental Health & Safety along with the University Police Department. All changes and updates to this plan will be properly recorded in the record of changes.

ETAMU will use the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as its standard for incident management in compliance with the Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 5 and the State of Texas Executive Order RP40. This will provide a consistent nationwide approach for federal, state, local and tribal governments to work together more effectively and efficiently to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size or complexity.

The university will respond to an emergency situation in a safe, effective and timely manner. University personnel and equipment will be utilized to accomplish the following priorities:

  1. Protection of Life
    • Emergency response personnel
    • At risk people
    • General public
  2. Stabilization of the Incident
    • Bring the situation to a point of order.
    • Determine course of action.
    • Prevent the incident from expanding.
    • Isolate the scene and deny entry.
  3. Protect the Environment
    • Confine, contain or neutralize hazardous materials that may be released.
    • Ensure, to the extent practical, that emergency response efforts do not adversely impact the environment.
  4. Protect University Property
    • Facilities used for emergency response are high priority.
    • Facilities necessary for shelter and care of students are a high priority.
    • Facilities used for education and operational purposes.
    • Critical university records, collections and research.
  5. Restoration of Critical Services, Education, and Research Programs.
    • Services necessary for emergency response are of high priority.
    • Services critical to the well-being of students are of high priority.
    • Services critical to the integrity of research projects and educational services.

The East Texas A&M University Emergency Operation Team (EOT) will make every effort to accomplish these goals when dealing with a critical incident situation on campus.

Emergency Operation Team

Emergency Management Team

Emergency Response Team

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