G17.1.1 Critical Incident Planning
Chapter: Chapter 17 – Critical Incident and Emergency Management
Sub-Chapter: 17.1 - Critical Incident and Emergency Planning
Effective Date: 05/31/2019
Revised Date: 04/22/2022
Rescinds: G17-01 – 5/31/2019
Purpose
To identify the positions within the Indiana University Police Department (IUPD) responsible for planning the agency’s response to critical incidents.
General Order
The IUPD will coordinate with Indiana University Emergency Management and Continuity (IUEMC) in planning the response to critical incidents affecting Indiana University.
Definitions
Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) – Sets overall priorities for the management and coordination of emergencies and disasters occurring on Indiana University (IU) campuses and its responsible areas, regardless of size, complexity or whether hazards are natural, human-caused, or technological.
Critical Incident – An incident that causes, or may cause, substantial property damage or personal injury and requires an emergency response to protect life or property. The event may be natural, accidental, technological, or human caused. Critical incidents are those that require supplemental resources be summoned to the scene, including but not limited to police, fire, emergency medical services, tactical, public utility, facilities, and/or media relations staff.
Critical Incident Planning (17.1.1)
The IUEMC is charged with developing CEMPs for each IU campus. While IUEMC has the primary responsibility, this is a shared critical task with other community partners and university and campus departments, including IUPD, who share a role in responding to emergencies and other critical incidents on IU campuses and other properties.
The CEMPs outline responsibilities for the phases of emergency management utilizing the Emergency Support Function (ESF) format. ESFs are organized groups of government and private-sector entities that provide personnel, supplies, facilities and equipment used in a response. The IUPD has primary responsibility for ESF-13 (Public Safety). ESF-13 outlines responsibilities for overall security planning, threat identification, enforcement of community laws and regulations, and support and coordination for access control, traffic management, and crowd control.
While the division chief or their designee has the primary responsibility for critical incident planning, consultation will be made with the deputy superintendent for public safety as well as key campus partners as appropriate