UO Emergency Management - Emergency Operations Plan

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Emergency Operations Plan

Overview
The University of Oregon (UO) is vulnerable to a number of natural and human-caused hazards that can affect University property and faculty, staff, students, and visitors that are present on campus. To effectively respond to these natural and human-caused crisis and/or disaster events, the UO has adopted this Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) to guide response efforts. The priorities for this plan are to:

(1) protect lives,
(2) stabilize the incident,
(3) minimize environmental and property damage, and
(4) continue critical services to customers.

This plan also strives to meet National Incident Management System-Incident Command System (NIMS ICS) requirements as established by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The use of NIMS ICS enables this response plan to coordinate effectively with other jurisdictions involved in a response, such as the Eugene Police Department, the Eugene Fire/EMS Department, Lane County, and State Agencies.

Purpose
The purpose of University of Oregon’s Emergency Operations Plan is to outline the management structure, responsibilities, procedures, and guiding policies to assist the University of Oregon when responding to an emergency event. The EOP directs response efforts when Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) developed by University departments and units are insufficient to handle an emergency. Department specific plans and Standard Operating Procedures are meant to complement and coordinate overall efforts while providing more depth and specific detail regarding department-level response.

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