Crisis Management Plan For Kyambogo University

BASIC PLAN
Introduction
Purpose
Planning Assumptions
Planning Objectives
Types and Levels of Crises
Plan Activation
Emergency Authority
Campus Emergency Operation Center (EOP) Activation
Leadership Framework for Crisis Management
Crisis Management Team- Policy Group
Crisis Management-Operations Group
Crisis Management Plan-Concept of Operations Incident Command Systems
KYU Emergency Operations Center
Priority Objectives
Recovery and Planning
Communications
Plan Usage
Plan Development, Maintenance and Dissemination
Community Assistance by KYU

List of Acronyms
KYU: Kyambogo University
UP: Uganda Police
ICS: Incident Command System
EOC: Emergency Operations Center
VC: Vice Chancellor
CMP: Crisis Management Plan
CMT: Crisis Management Team
ESF(s): Emergent Support Function(s)

1. Introduction; the Chief Executive Officer /Vice Chancellor Kyambogo University has the primary responsibility of effectively managing any crisis that might occur on or affect the University. Disasters or emergencies can happen suddenly, creating a situation in which normal operational and support services for the University may become overwhelmed. During crises, the University requires processes that address the needs of emergency response operations and recovery management. To address such emergencies, this Plan is proposed to establish emergency response procedures, that provide guidelines for the management of the immediate actions and operations required to respond to an emergency or disaster. The overall priorities of the University during a disaster are the protection of lives, valuable research, property, the community, and the environment. The overall objective is to respond to emergency conditions and manage the process of restoring University academic and research programs