Welcome to the Florida International University, Office
of Emergency Management Website.
The Office of Emergency Management works to mitigate, plan
and prepare for emergencies; educate the FIU community about
preparedness; coordinate emergency response and recovery
efforts and collect and disseminate critical information.
Inherent in our mission is the continued operation of our
University.
Thank you for visiting!
FIU
Implements Emergency Text Message Alerts
July 31, 2008
Florida International University
announced today that it will provide instant emergency
alerts to its students through its Panther Alerts
text messaging system.
Campus
Emergency Warnings, Other Security Improvements Part
Of Bill Passed By U.S. House Of Representatives
July 31, 2008
Washington, DC-Security On
Campus, Inc. (SOC), the nation’s leading non-profit
advocacy organization for safer college and university
campuses, today applauded passage of legislation by
the U.S. House of Representatives that will require
colleges to “immediately notify” their students
and employees when an emergency, such as an active
shooter situation, happens on campus.
Emergency
Management and Homeland Security Aren't the Same
June 27, 2008
"I want to help protect
our country from terrorists," is the comment
I hear most often from prospective students looking
to get their degrees in homeland security.
Most of them, however, end up really wanting a degree
in intelligence or emergency management
Florida Emergency Responders Get the Word Out
About 'Hurricane Herb'
June 5, 2008
This past week, emergency
managers and support personnel across the state of
Florida from both state and county governments successfully
completed an exercise designed to evaluate their ability
to get information out to the public across multiple
channels in the event of a hurricane.
Emergency
Plan Speeds University's Recovery from Devastating Fire
March 27, 2008
On the evening of Nov. 16,
2003, a pinched extension cord caught fire under a
couch at a doctor's office at James Madison University
(JMU). The office, leased from the university by a
doctor, was connected to the school's administrative
offices. Soon the doctor's office and an entire building
at JMU were engulfed in flames.
Florida
International University faces the risks and consequences
of natural, technological and operational emergencies that
may result in serious consequences for the University community.
In preparation for such occurrences, FIU has developed an
Emergency Management and Continuity of Operations Plan (EMCOP)
that outlines minimum emergency procedures that are intended
to accomplish the following:
Where
possible, prevent disasters
When
disasters can not be prevented, mitigate the impact on
the University community resulting from such occurrences
Provide
a safe environment for University faculty, staff, students
and all those to whom we provide services
Provide
for continuity of operations for essential functions
Provide
for continuity of academic and research functions
Assuring
the continuity of Florida International University is implicit
in our mission and requires the cooperation and involvement
of all University personnel. The FIU Emergency Management
and Continuity of Operations Plan is based on the requirements
of F.S. 252 and is fully supported by all members of the
FIU Executive Committee and the Executive Council.
