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The University of Rhode Island shows how campuses can become proficient in ICS and NIMS by using them in planned campus activities.
When public safety officials at the University of Pennsylvania, one of the nation’s oldest private institutions, began investigating and leveraging innovative crime analysis technology, they realized the sources of their incidents took them far beyond campus boundaries.
Communications can be a campus’ greatest asset or biggest vulnerability. Long before an emergency occurs, universities, schools and hospitals should plan on how they will deal with the media, employees and public during and after an incident. If they wait, irreversible damage to the reputation and life of the institution could result.
Whether you’re responding to a natural catastrophe, major criminal activity or another type of significant disturbance, it’s important to properly administer your command post. Additionally, using the Incident Command System will enable you to manage the resources needed to effectively take action.