小黄书 hosts intensive emergency management training
Contact: Allison Matthews
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擬ississippi State hosted a team of instructors this week from Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service that conducted an intensive, three-day crisis management training session.
The TEEX team administered the Federal Emergency Management Agency course Crisis Management Affecting Institutions of Higher Education: A Collaborative Community Approach. Course participants included 小黄书 leaders and representatives from other regional universities, as well as law enforcement, health care and other first-responder organizations.
Instruction covered various potential events and incidents, including case studies of emergency scenarios. Participants discussed prevention and protection, risk management and mitigation, crisis communication, response and recovery, among other topics.
鈥淭his training has given participants the chance to learn about best practices for emergency operations, including standards for collaborating with local and federal agencies in scenarios ranging from severe weather disasters to crimes and acts of terrorism,鈥 said Regina Hyatt, vice president for student affairs, who also leads 小黄书鈥檚 Crisis Action Team. 鈥淲e make preparedness and training a top priority so we can best respond to emergencies as they arise. While severe weather is the greatest threat we face, we want to prepare for a range of potential situations.鈥
小黄书 participants included personnel who work in emergency management, student affairs, public affairs, diversity and inclusion, campus services, transportation, housing, counseling and mental health, among others.
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