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OASD Multi-Hazard in Schools Planning Efforts
· March 2004 -Created team of school personnel and first responders. Members of team included:
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Deputy Superintendent OASD, George Pouba
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Principal of Oakwood School, Kirby Schultz
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Principal of Webster Stanley Middle School, Marceline Peters-Felice
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OASD Buildings and Grounds, Larry Zentner
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Deputy Director Winnebago County Emergency Management, Linda Kollmann
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Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department, Captain John Matz
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Oshkosh Police Department, Lt. Kevin Konrad
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Oshkosh Police Department, Sgt. Steve Sagmeister
· Team attended training in Emmitsburg, Maryland titled “Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools” in April of 2004. (Training expenses funded by FEMA).
· Additional people added to team:
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Oshkosh Public Health Director, Paul Spiegel
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Battalion Chief Oshkosh Fire Department, Jim Austad
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Principal of Washington School, Jim Thoma
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Principal of Webster Middle School, Marcy Peters-Felice
· Accomplishments of planning efforts as of date:
- ICS (Incident Command System) Training to staff (funded by grant). ICS used at the following events:
- Lockdown of Oakwood school (robbery at neighboring Walgreens)
- Death of a teacher (Andrew Wallace)
- Death of student during summer (Lakeside School)
- Vandalism at schools, summer of 2006
- Mock Disaster at Roosevelt School, Oshkosh Police Department
- Mock Disaster Exercise at Oshkosh North High School (Active Shooter)
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Emergency Response Plan for each classroom in OASD (funded by grant and to be completed by 12/06)
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OASD building maps provided to Oshkosh Police and Sheriff’s Dept.
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Vulnerability Assessment of each OASD Building
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First school district in Wisconsin to be awarded a grant from DOE in Emergency Response/Crisis Management. $238,000.
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Weather Radio’s for each school (funded by grant)
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Shelter-in-place kits for each classroom (funded by grant)
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Twenty-six emergency cell phones that only call 911 for elementary schools (free)
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Uniform identification cards for OASD Employee’s.
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Security camera study and implementation process (partially funded by grant)
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Portable 2-way radio study and implementation process (funded by grant)
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Pandemic flu planning
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Defibrillator study and purchase (funded by grant)
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Portable Lightening Storm Detectors for outdoor sporting events (funded by grant)
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Purchase of Emergency Identification Vests for each school (funded by grant)
· Full-scale Active Shooter Exercise held At Oshkosh North High School, Feb. 4, 2006. (Funded by Grant)
- 209 people participated in exercise including Oshkosh North students, Oshkosh North staff and first responders which included: Law Enforcement, Fire, Emergency Management, EMS, Red Cross, Office of Justice Assistance-State of Wisconsin.
The Winnebago County/City of Oshkosh Full-Scale School Terrorism Exercise was a four-hour full-scale exercise involving the discovery of an explosive device at Oshkosh North High School followed by shooters targeting evacuating students and staff. Exercise play focused on response and recovery with a focus on inter-department coordination.
The exercise involved the discovery of a bomb at Oshkosh North High School. The discovery caused activation of the school district’s Incident Command System and numerous 911 calls that activated first response agencies. As the school was evacuated, shooters at the entrances open fire on the students and staff; numerous people are shot and wounded. Responding officers used their “Active Shooter” techniques to neutralize the threat and the Crisis Reaction Team was notified. After the scene was secured, responders conduct victim search, rescue, triage, treatment, and transport. The entire high school was cleared by law enforcement and a Joint Public Information Center established with PIOs (Public Information Officers) from all stakeholder agencies available to provide a coordinated media response.
Successes of this exercise included:
o Bringing together multiple response agencies with school district personnel to work through response to an active shooter,
o Rapid elimination of the shooters,
o Ability to test multiple pieces of equipment and facilities (EOC-Emergency Operations Center, JIC-Joint Information Center, mass casualty trailer, TAC van, Mobile Command Vehicle, School Incident Command Post, reception center)
o Ability to test multiple response and recovery plans (School ICS, mass casualty, active shooter, Emergency Operation Procedures)
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