All campus employees and students have the responsibility to:

1. Be familiar with and follow the procedures found in the Emergency Management Plan.
2. Participate in official University emergency training and drills.
3. Identify and report hazards and suspicious occurrences.

New employees shall be trained by their Supervisor at their orientation in basic emergency responses expected of them, as outlined in the Building Safety Guide, the University Handbook, Classified Staff Handbook, applicable departmental procedures, and/or this Plan.

Every division head, dean, department chair, director, and supervisor has the following general responsibilities prior to and during an emergency:

1. Assure employees receive necessary emergency management training during both employee orientation and applicable emergency training and drills.
2. Annually review the plan and take appropriate actions within their unit.
3. Allocate resources necessary to implement divisional or unit emergency management activities and procedures.
4. Take steps to assure operational integrity of the unit, such as assessing vulnerability, backing up and archiving of critical data, and developing recovery plans.
5. All areas have the responsibility to develop internal written emergency plans and train their staff appropriately. These plans are to be written to meet the unique emergency needs of the department that are not addressed in this Emergency Management Plan. The department must review these plans on an annual basis and amend as needed. Department emergency plans shall include, but are not limited to:
   1. Emergency procedures to comply with this Emergency Action Plan and unique emergencies that are anticipated within the individual department.
   2. Assignment of duties and responsibilities to departmental employees.
   3. Guidelines for specific response such as: use of emergency equipment, evacuation routes, response procedures, meeting locations, call list, record keeping, etc.
   4. A defined line of succession.
   5. Departmental training procedures.

Each faculty member has the responsibility to:

1. Educate her/his students and employees concerning applicable emergency procedures and how to access the Plan.
2. In the event of an emergency, inform students and employees and initiate applicable emergency procedures.
   

University personnel that host, sponsor, or are responsible for events that bring non-university attendees to the campus are responsible for:

1. Assessing the emergency planning and response needs of the hosted group and ensuring that necessary steps are taken to prepare for effective emergency response.
2. Being familiar with and following the procedures found in the Plan. In addition, event hosts are expected to ensure that event staff, e.g., camp counselors or chaperones, are provided with and understand campus emergency response procedures.
3. Communicating necessary information to their host group to ensure effective emergency response.
   

The Director of Safety and Loss Control shall:

1. Maintain the Emergency Management Plan and review it annually for accuracy, completeness, and effectiveness. Assure that deficiencies discovered through regular review of the Plan are corrected.
2. Promote and review University-wide and department prevention and preparation activities (training, drills, etc.).
3. In conjunction with Emergency Response Team, inform the Chancellor and the University administration on the final outcome of an emergency, and ensure that any deficiencies associated with the response are identified and corrected.
4. Plan and oversee regular emergency simulations on campus to maintain staff response skills, heighten awareness of potential dangerous situations, and identify areas where more planning is needed.
5. Supervise evaluations of actual and simulated crises.
   

The Line Officers consist of the Chancellor, Vice Chancellor/Provost, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, and Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs. The Line Officers:

1. Assume responsibility for the safe operation of the campus and continuity of campus operations before, during, and after an emergency.
2. Assure those identified above understand and carry out their responsibilities.
3. Determine when an emergency response team shall be assembled.
4. Participate in emergency response team as assigned.
5. Provide resources and exercise decision-making authority necessary for effective response.
6. Assure the annual review and revision of the Plan is completed.
   

An Emergency Planning Team composed of the Line Officers, the Director of Safety and Loss Control, the Director of Protective Services, Director of News Services, and the Director of Environmental Health and Safety will meet quarterly to evaluate campus readiness and plan for improved responses to possible emergency situations. The meetings are chaired by the Director of Safety and Loss Control. Other staff members may be invited to attend as appropriate. This Team will also oversee and evaluate emergency response training on campus.

Protective Services serves as the campus police and security department. The Protective Services Department operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The primary goal is the protection of the university community, students, employees and visitors. They are responsible for responding to emergencies and taking immediate action to ensure safety of the campus community. They are to initiate and execute campus safety relevant emergency response plans, provide campus alerts, provide incident command, and contact appropriate personnel.

 UWSP relies on various outside agencies for emergency response including police, sheriff, fire/rescue, FBI, FEMA, Portage County, State of WI, National Guard, Red Cross, etc. Each of these agencies has specific plans in place for response and UWSP will work closely with applicable agencies on appropriate response. Outside agency assistance may be requested directly by UWSP ERT or via Portage County Emergency Government or other agency.

The Emergency Response Team (ERT) is comprised of management staff that is responsible for the health, safety, and continued operations of the University.

See Emergency Response Team section for complete details on ERT.