office of emergency management

Emergency Response

The tribes primary service and administrative departments are expected to maintain a constant state of readiness for any likely emergency situation, including both natural and human-caused disasters, following the national standard all-hazards approach; those departments are also expected to maintain sufficient university emergency services capabilities to enable effective response to any situation, ensuring the safety and well-being of tribal students, faculty, staff, and visitors as the highest priority. Assisted by tribal staff, departments must maintain tribal-wide response plans, conduct emergency response training, and participate in periodic campus-wide emergency exercises. Central emergency operations centers will be maintained on the reservation to coordinate emergency response. Emergency response organization will be maintained in compliance with the National Incident Command System (ICS) standard. 

The appropriate line of succession will activate Tule River Tribe’s emergency response plans when needed, with the support of tribal emergency service departments. In a major emergency, only the Chairperson or a designated representative may temporarily close offices or cancel classes. In order to maintain continuity of academic programs, classes will be cancelled only if necessary due to extreme circumstances that require a temporary closure.