Pre-Incident Planning
University Emergency Planning
The Office of Emergency Management is tasked with the development of institutional wide plans and emergency related policies. The Office of Emergency Management is also uniquely positioned and qualified to provide technical assistance in the development of emergency guides to university departments and schools; and, to ensure congruity of those plans with the KU Emergency Operations Plan and appropriate policies and procedures. For more information, contact our offices at emergencymgt@ku.edu.
Emergency Operations Plan
The overall priorities of the University of Kansas during a disaster are the protection of lives, live assets, valuable research, property and the environment. As a result of these priorities, the university has developed an Emergency Operations Plan which addresses the key objectives of responding to emergency conditions and managing the processes of restoring academic and research programs and services. In order to implement the plan to its fullest, the university is committed to training its employees to effectively respond to an emergency and developing that training with exercises and drills designed to assess response capabilities and adequacy of policies, plans, procedures and protocols. The Emergency Operations Plan is available in KU's Policy Library.
Special Event Planning
Not every planned event runs as scheduled. To ensure the safety of our students, employees and visitors, all members of the community have the responsibility to protect and minimize the effects of an emergency incident at a planned special event.
When Planning an Event
- Develop an emergency plan for the event. If you need assistance please contact us at emergencymgt@ku.edu
- Designate a point of contact for first responders or public safety officials.
- Conduct a pre-event briefing with managers, ushers, volunteers and other event staff.
- Review details of the venue, including entrances and exits, number of people attending and specific information about the audience/attendees.
- Review policies and procedures on unacceptable behavior.
- At least one person on the event-management team should be able to receive KU text notification alerts. If an alert is issued, tell attendees exactly what the message says and follow the directions provided.
- Monitor the weather. If inclement weather is expected, designate someone to monitor it. Know how to communicate with each other and attendees if a severe weather warning is issued. For assistance with weather monitoring, contact KU Emergency Management at emergencymgt@ku.edu
- Determine who may need assistance evacuating or sheltering in place.
- Review details on evacuation, shelter-in-place and emergency communication plans.
- Review details on medical procedures.
If you would like assistance developing your event safety plan or require support from the KU Police Department or KU Office of Emergency Management, contact kupolice@ku.edu or emergencymgt@ku.edu.
