Fair Lawn Office of Emergency Management

8-01 Fair Lawn Avenue

Fair Lawn, New Jersey  07410

201-794-5390     201-791-0175  (fax)

oem@fairlawn.org

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AN EXPLANATION GUIDE FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, AND PARENTS IN THE SAFE EVACUATION AND RELOCATION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.

No matter where we live or where our children go to school disasters are a fact of life. Natural or man made, disasters can strike with a few days or hours advance notice.

As emergency responders, school officials, and parents, we are confident that monthly school fire drills will result in the quick evacuation of our children. "What if the next alarm is a real fire and the outside temperature is below freezing?"

The H.E.A.R.T.S. plan will evacuate, relocate and shelter your child. Here’s how it works.........

HEALTH - At any time during the school year, the health of our school children can be threatened by fire, chemical release, severe weather, or terrorist activity.   As emergency responders, teachers, and parent, we must keep a cautious eye at the highways, railroad, chemical facilities, and public utilities that run through our community.

EVACUATION - When an emergency requires the quick removal of our children from a school building the fire alarms will be sounded and normal fire evacuation routes will be followed.

ACCOUNTABILITY - Immediately upon completion of the school evacuation attendance should be taken and reported to principal. Only the principal or acting principal should report missing students or staff to emergency responders.

RELOCATION - If it is determined that because of weather conditions, a hazardous environment, or student/faculty casualties that conditions outside the school are hazardous to the students well being, an order will be given to relocate the students to a transportation site.

TRANSPORTATION - After attendance has again been taken students will be transported to a shelter location via board of education buses by class. Under no circumstances will class groups be separated.

SHELTER - Upon arrival, attendance will again be taken and missing students and staff reported to the principal. Students will be dismissed to a parent or guardian from the shelter location only.

FAIR LAWN BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS - The Community School Before and After School Programs and classes will follow the established procedures in each home school.

EDISON SCHOOL - The students and staff will walk to the Grange Hall.  If necessary, students and staff will be relocated to the High School via the H.E.A.R.T.S. plan.  A designated staff member will drive handicapped or incapacitated students to the appropriate site.

FAIR LAWN HIGH SCHOOL - Students and staff will walk to Memorial Middle School via Berdan Avenue.  A designated staff member will drive handicapped or incapacitated students to the shelter site. 

FORREST SCHOOL - The students and staff will walk to the high school. A designated staff member will drive handicapped or incapacitated students to the shelter site.

LYNCREST SCHOOL - The students and staff will walk to Van Riper/Ellis Church School.  A designated staff member will drive handicapped or incapacitated students to the shelter site.

MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL - Students and staff will relocate to the high school via Berdan Avenue. A designated staff member will drive handicapped or incapacitated students to the shelter site.

MILNES SCHOOL - The students and staff will walk to Thomas Jefferson Middle School gymnasium. If the situation requires, students and staff will be relocated to the high school in accordance with the H.E.A.R.T.S. plan.

RADBURN SCHOOL - The students and staff will walk to The Grange Hall and be relocated via Board of Education buses to the high school in accordance with the H.E.A.R.T.S. plan.

SAINT ANNE’S SCHOOL - the students and staff will walk across the street to Saint Anne’s Church and be transported via Board of Education buses to the high school in accordance with the H.E.A.R.T.S. plan. A designated staff member will drive identified handicapped or incapacitated students to the shelter.

THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL - The students and staff will walk to the Milnes School. If the situation requires, the students and staff will be relocated to the high school via the H.E.A.R.T.S. plan.

WARREN POINT SCHOOL - The students and staff will walk to Fire Company #3 and be transported via Board of Education buses to the high school in accordance with the H.E.A.R.T.S. plan. A designated staff member will drive handicapped or incapacitated students to the shelter site.

WESTMORELAND SCHOOL - The students and staff will walk to the Fair Lawn Public Library and transported via Board of Education buses to the high school in accordance with the H.E.A.R.T.S. plan. A designated staff member will drive identified handicapped or incapacitated students to the shelter

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