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!
Revised
Carbon Monoxide Code Now Includes Campus Buildings,
Dorms
December 1, 2008
The 2009 edition of the National
Fire Protection Association’s carbon monoxide
code covers all types of educational facilities and
spells out requirements for installing, testing and
monitoring detection devices.
A rise in violent crimes in
neighborhoods around Old Dominion University (ODU)
has prompted school leaders to pledge an "aggressively
and jointly" attack on the problem. The call
to action came after a non-student was shot on a street
dominate by student renters.
Hurricanes
Gustav, Hanna and Ike Prompt Millions of Emergency Alerts
in 2008 Storm Season
November 19, 2008
School safety officials sent
more than 87 million alerts to residents, parents,
students and staff during hurricanes Gustav, Hanna,
Ike and Tropical Storm Fay, using Blackboard Connect,
according to a Blackboard news release.
We all want to help safeguard
our homes against disasters. But most Americans are
unaware that the most common disaster is also highly
preventable. It doesn’t matter where you live,
a home fire can happen anywhere to anyone, and Red
Cross Greater Miami & The Keys would like to help
South Florida learn to how to tame the flame.
Higher
Ed Opportunity Act Includes Whistleblower Protection
November 10,2008
College and university public
safety officials should no longer fear they will suffer
reprisals when they report that their campuses are
not properly reporting crime. That’s because
the Higher Education Act (HEA), signed into law by
President Bush in August, now contains a whistleblower
provision. Section 488(e)(3) of the HEA states no
agent of a university will be able to threaten, coerce,
intimidate or discriminate against someone who may
have information on a particular incident on campus.
Click hereto learn about State of Florida EOC levels.
FIU
EMCOP POLICY STATEMENT
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.
