Know

自然灾害, illnesses, injuries, or threats of violence can shatter the daily routine of a school-age program. As staff members it is our job to keep children safe during these difficult events. We can also be a resource and comfort to families and communities that are struggling.

Types of Emergencies and Knowing Your Risk

One of the first steps in planning for emergencies is understanding the types of disasters that might affect you and the children in your care.

不寻常的事件有时要求您快速回复。如果有伤害，伤害或生命丧失的潜力，这些事件被视为紧急情况。紧急情况可能会影响您的计划，当地，区域或整个国家。通常影响学龄计划的紧急情况的例子是：

• 伤害: Children and staff may experience bodily harm while in your program. This may result from falls, accidents, or contact with poisonous substances.
• Inclement weather: Snow, ice, or extreme heat can affect the safety of children and families.
• Technology failure：电力或水中的停电可能会影响您的程序运营方式。
• Missing child: This type of emergency occurs when a child leaves or is taken from the program without authorization.

当紧急情况更严重,影响更大number of people, or present a stronger risk, they can be thought of as disasters. The type of disaster you are likely to encounter depends on the characteristics of the region in which you live. There are several types of disasters that might affect school-age programs:

• 自然灾害: This type of emergency includes flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards, forest fires, wildfires, earthquakes, tsunamis, or other similar events.
• 技术: This includes explosions, nuclear fallout, severe power or gas outages, drinking water shortages, oil spills, or fires.
• Terrorism: This includes acts of violence or threats of violence against individuals or groups. Examples may include bombings, shootings, kidnappings, hijacking, or use of biological weapons.
• Illness or epidemic: This involves the rapid spread of severe, potentially deadly illnesses like the flu.

It is important for you and your team to understand the types of emergencies you are likely to face. Certain natural disasters, in particular, are more likely to affect certain regions of the country or world.

It is also important to remember that not all emergencies are disasters. It is likely that your program will experience common emergencies like inclement weather, failure of electricity or water, or injuries on the playground. You must be prepared to respond to all emergencies large and small.

See

紧急准备是什么样的？观看该计划如何对其地区的灾难做好准备。

Do

Making a Plan

您可以做准备紧急的最重要的事情是制定计划。这个计划应该写作。所有员工和家庭都应该了解该计划。

Your plan helps you answer questions like:

• Where will children be relocated?
• Have alternate sites been identified and arranged in advance?
• 如果在正常运行时间内发生紧急情况，您将如何重新安置儿童？
• 父母将如何通知？
• What are individual staff member responsibilities?

Your emergency plan may also contain information about the following situations:

You should keep a copy of your program's emergency response plan in each program for reference.

In the Apply section, you will find a guide for helping you learn about the emergency plans in your program.

Practicing Your Plan

Once a plan is in place, practicing it can help relieve anxiety and help you feel prepared should the real event occur. It can also help you and the children remain calm in the face of disaster. Remember to always take your sign-in sheet, emergency medications, and emergency contact information with you during all evacuations and practices. Your evacuation plans (fire, tornado, lockdown) should be practiced at least monthly. Other emergency plans should be practiced at least yearly. Review of your emergency plan and evacuation plan must be included in new-employee orientation and training.