Tabletop Exercises with OSCR360

What are Tabletop Exercises? How can OSCR360 walk through school safety plans and emergency scenarios?

Blog / By / December 17, 2024 / 5 minutes of reading

Emergency planning tabletop exercises are a cooperative group activity, designed to utilize the thoughts and ideas of many to test, discuss, problem-solve and improve upon a school safety plan.

OSCR360 is a helpful tool schools can utilize during their tabletop exercises. The OSCR360 System is designed to create, organize, present and review safety plans. The system acts as a powerful visual reference. See more…

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School Safety Compliance – How can OSCR360 assist with NY Section 155.17?

Blog / By / November 1, 2024 / 5 minutes of reading

In July of 2024, New York State implemented NYCRR Section 155.17 which addresses school safety. This document covers dozens of potential scenarios and outlines the responsibilities of New York school districts in the development of district-wide school safety plans and building level emergency response plans.

The OSCR360 system (which fluidly combines imagery, mapping and documentation) was built as a multi-purpose tool to assist districts in creating, organizing and sharing their school safety plans. This helps districts to remain in compliance with Section 155.17. OSCR360 improves the processes of creating safety plans, training for unexpected incidents and responding to school emergencies.

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How does OSCR360 assist with each component of your Emergency Response Plan? SRP Action: Shelter

Blog / By / September 25, 2024 / 3 minutes of reading

The Standard Response Protocol (SRP) has been adopted by hundreds of school districts and emergency response agencies nationwide who are working together to keep students and staff safe at school. The SRP provides a framework of standardized language and actions to follow during every type of event, from minor threats to large scale emergencies.

Discover more about the SRP Action: Shelter. See when this directive would be used and how OSCR360 can help create and organize your emergency operations plans.

How does OSCR360 assist with each component of your Emergency Response Plan? SRP Action: Evacuate

Blog / By / September 19, 2024 / 3 minutes of reading

The Standard Response Protocol (SRP) has been adopted by hundreds of school districts and emergency response agencies nationwide who are working together to keep students and staff safe at school. The SRP provides a framework of standardized language and actions to follow during every type of event, from minor threats to large scale emergencies.

Discover more about the SRP Action: Evacuate. See when this directive would be used and how OSCR360 can help create and organize your emergency operations plans.

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How does OSCR360 assist with each component of your Emergency Response Plan? SRP Action: Lockdown

Blog / By / September 12, 2024 / 3 minutes of reading

During the SRP Action: lockdown, individual rooms are to be secured, and students are to stay quiet and hidden.

The Lockdown action is typically followed by the directive “Locks. Lights. Out of Sight.”

Lockdowns are issued when student and staff safety is threatened inside of the school building. Students and staff are to lock or barricade themselves within the room and hide quietly until help arrives to safely release them.

OSCR360 can be implemented into your school’s emergency plans. See how the system can assist with planning and training for a school lockdown.

How does OSCR360 assist with each component of your Emergency Response Plan? SRP Action: Secure

Blog / By / September 10, 2024 / 4 minutes of reading

The SRP Action: Secure is followed by the directive “Get inside. Lock outside doors.”

When the secure directive is issued, it indicates that there is a potential danger outside of the school building. The intention is to safeguard students within the confines of the locked school. All students and staff are to go inside, and the exterior doors of the school building are locked. There are typically few, if any, changes to the normal happenings within the school building during this type of temporary threat.

See how OSCR360 can assist with the SRP Secure action.

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How does OSCR360 assist with each component of your Emergency Response Plan? SRP Action: Hold

Blog / By / September 10, 2024 / 3 minutes of reading

The Standard Response Protocol originated in 2009 with a simple, yet clear, mission: Keep schools safe.

The SRP focuses on providing uniformity and consistency for responding to any – and every – type of hazardous scenario. As part of a school district’s broader emergency plan, the SRP promotes the use of both common language and common expectations when teaching and training students, staff, and first responders on emergency protocols.

See how OSCR360 can be used to support the first SRP Action: Hold

Where to Begin: Your School Emergency Operations Plan

Blog / By / August 21, 2024 / 3 minutes of reading

Planning and preparation for a wide-scale school emergency is a daunting task. The “I Love You Guys” Standard Response Protocol (SRP) recommends creating an Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) with detailed steps and actions to cover every type of emergency.

Creating – and updating – an EOP requires a great deal of collaboration, problem-solving and critical thinking among a team of community-wide stakeholders. See how OSCR360 can help, and visually enhances workshops, trainings and tabletop exercises.

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