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Definitions

Understand the terms.

Automated External Defibrillator (AED): A portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient and that is able to treat them through defibrillation (the application of electrical therapy that stops the arrhythmia, allowing the heart to reestablish an effective rhythm.

All-Hazards Outdoor Emergency-Warning Sirens: Allen County Emergency Management Agency controls activation of the siren system. (University Police has access to and can activate the seven sirens located on campus.) Sirens are part of the warning-notification system for any major shelter-in-place event, such as tornado warning, building intruder, active shooter, civil disturbance, hazardous material release, or police-deemed necessity.

Building Deputy (BD): The building deputy is a university employee who has a defined role in each campus building. In an emergency, the building deputy should report to the incident-command location to provide building information to emergency responders. The all-clear information will typically be communicated to the building deputy when it is safe to return to the building so that the occupants can be notified.

Building Emergency Plan (BEP): The plan is a document that consists of emergency procedures, activities for preparing for emergencies, and roles and responsibilities of building occupants.

Critical Operations: Any potentially hazardous operation located in your facility that requires preplanning for evacuation and/or shelter-in-place events. Additionally, this information must be readily available to first responders to assist them in their emergency-response efforts.

Emergency/Evacuation Assembly Area (EAA): A predesignated safe location near a building where building occupants assemble and report to a roll taker after evacuating their building.

Emergency Responder: Person who provides assistance in an emergency (or potential emergency) situation in a building. They are not building occupants and may be from University Police, the fire department, Environmental Health and Safety, Facilities Management, etc. In critical situations, they may take charge of the building and have full authority over activities, in and around the building.

Roll Taker: A building occupant assigned to take roll at the emergency assembly area (EAA) after a building evacuation.