Higher Education

The 2008 legislature extended the program into Washington's Higher Education System. First, it funded the mapping of 20 of the state's 35 community colleges. This work is underway.

HB 2507 authorized a study of the state's 4-year colleges, including the 10 Independent Colleges of Washington state. On Nov. 1, 2008 WASPC completed and s ubmitted the Campus Emergency Preparedness Study 2008 to Governor Chris Gregoire and the Legislature. The submitted study focused on three primary areas: 1) campus emergency preparedness, 2) notification of first responders, students, faculty and staff, and the general public, and 3) determining the costs and timelines associated with adding priority campus buildings to the statewide first responder building mapping information system.

• Report to the Governor and the Legislature PPT (1.6 MB)

Campus Emergency Preparedness Study 2008 (722 kB)

Additional Resources

Campus Public Safety Preparedness for catastrophic events: Lessons learned from hurricanes and explosives, Executive Summary (n.d.). International Association of Campus Law Enforcement
http://www.iaclea.org/visitors/PDGs/ia-exec.summary2.pdf

Campus Public Safety: Weapons of mass destruction terrorism protective measures. Office for Domestic Preparedness, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, April, 2003
http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/emergencyplan/campussafe.html

WASPC Mapping Video

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