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Appendix 1: Authorities Responsible for Handling Specific Situations

  1. Safety of students, faculty, staff and affected community residents
    1. Emergency medical services
      1. External (Chicago Fire Department)
      2. Internal (first aid by the University Police Department, when appropriate)
    2. Search and rescue
      1. External (Chicago Fire Department)
    3. Evacuation and relocation (Deputy Dean of Student Services and/or Real Estate Operations)
      1. Shelter in place (with concurrence of Chicago Fire Department)
      2. Emergency shelter: short-term, in alternative University Buildings
      3. Emergency shelter: long-term, in hotels or facilities recommended by the Red Cross
      4. Public health and sanitation
        1. External (Provided by Chicago Fire Department, or by state or local health agencies)
        2. Internal (Safety Office)

  2. Mitigation of damage, including the safety and protection of research animals
    1. Hazard control
      1. Fire suppression (Chicago Fire Department)
      2. Hazardous materials (safety supported by Chicago Fire Department)
      3. Law enforcement and crime prevention (University Police Department, Chicago Police Department)
    2. Safety and protection of research animals (Animal Resources Center)
    3. Restoration of utilities
      1. Telephone/Internet (NSIT)
      2. Electric (Facilities Services/Commonwealth Edison)
      3. Steam (Facilities Services)
      4. Water (Facilities Services/City of Chicago)
      5. Natural gas (Facilities Services/Peoples Gas)
    4. Damage assessment and control (Facilities Services)

  3. Communication with University Constituencies: EC
    1. University community (students, faculty, staff, their families; Hyde Park neighbors; trustees)
    2. External community

  4. Recovery and restoration of academic and research operations
    1. Students (Vice-President and Dean of Students in the University)
      1. Counseling
      2. Family relations/communication
    2. Property Conservation
      1. Emergency repair of structural damage (depending on who has responsibility for the building: Facilities Services, Biological Sciences Division, Real Estate Operations, Residence Halls and Commons)
      2. Salvage of building contents (Facilities Services and Risk Management, working with departments/divisions/investigators)
        1. Research material
        2. Books, documents, vital records
        3. Contents
        4. Furnishings
    3. Personnel
      1. Employee tracking (UHRM and departments)
      2. Employee labor pool (“non-essential” employees – those not needed to do their regular tasks under Category II or III conditions who could be deployed to assist with recovery efforts)
      3. Volunteer coordination
      4. Psychological needs (UHRM, Student Counseling and Resource Services, Dean of Rockefeller Chapel)
    4. Business Operations
      1. Continuity of essential services
        1. Space allocation (Provost’s Office)
        2. Emergency supplies and equipment acquisition (department/division administrators, Central Procurement Service)
      2. Discontinuance of non-essential activities that impede recovery (Policy Group, Deans)
      3. Damage documentation including insurance/FEMA claims (Risk Management and Comptroller)