Other Natural or Man-made Disasters
In the event of a man-made disaster, this center will contact law enforcement and follow
instructions from incident manager/law enforcement. If it is necessary to evacuate the building,
the center’s Emergency Fire Evacuation Plan will be followed. If it is advised to stay inside, the
instruction will be followed and parents will be notified that leaving the building is not possible.
The center staff will stay in contact with parents and will update them when advised by the
incident manager/law enforcement that it is safe to leave.
In the event of a natural disaster, other than a tornado or severe weather, center staff will contact
law enforcement and follow instructions from them. If it is necessary to evacuate the building, the
Emergency Fire Evacuation Plan will be followed. If it is advised to stay inside, the instruction
will be followed and parents will be notified that leaving the building is not possible. The center
staff will stay in contact with parents and will update them when advised by the incident
manager/law enforcement that it is safe to leave. If the center is advised to prepare for a disaster,
the Tornado/Severe weather Emergency Plan will be followed.
In the event of a power outage, an assessment will be made to find out if the outage is isolated to
the facility. Staff will contact local the local utility company to report the outage. If the facility if
the only one impacted, the electrical box will be checked for blown fuses by the building
maintenance staff and repaired. If electricity cannot be restored within one hour, parent will be
called and children will be taken home.
In the event of a gas line break or leak, children will be evacuated from the building if advised by
the building administration. The advice of local incident manager/law enforcement will be
followed.
In the event of an interruption in water supply to the building, the utility company will be
contacted by building administration. If the water supply cannot be restored within one hour or
the toilets are unable to be flushed, parents will be contacted and children will be taken home.