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Emergency Management 15 IMMEDIATE ACTION
RECOMMENDATION
Texas should update state agency emergency evacuation plans for disabled
employees.
COMMENTS:.
- The National Fire Protection Association recommends that each state agency have a.
fire or emergency evacuation plan for disabled employees, but many of these plans
may be outdated and inadequate.
- According to the Texas State Fire Marshall's office, there is no standard fire or
emergency evacuation plan for disabled employees in state agencies because each
agency's building location is configured differently.
e Agency evacuation coordinators are responsible for developing an evacuation'plan.
- The Comptroller's office uses directives from the State Office of Risk Management
to assist the agency's Additional Duty Safety Officers (ADSOs) in evacuating per-
sons with disabilities.
- One problem that arises for state agencies is how to identify disabled employees.
e The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) has confidentiality restrictions that pro-
hibit identifying disabled employees if they do not volunteer this information.
- State agencies, especially those in older buildings, should use a. new.plan to thor-
oughly evaluate evacuation plans for disabled employees.
- Schools should focus on children in special education and children with disabilities.
e One important ingredient for any emergency evacuation plan is to establish clear-cut
lines of authority and responsibility for persons to make decisions.
- Existing resources may be used for the evaluation, but state legislation, bonds or
appropriations may be needed for building improvements.
LEGISLATION REQUIRED
No legislation is required to implement this recommendation.
FISCAL IMPACT
Updating evacuation plans for disabled state employees and students can be done
with existing resources. Resources would be available from the Texas State Fire
Marshall's office, disability interest groups and the federal government.For more detail on the Texas War Relief Package go to http://www.window.state.tx.us/wrp/
38 TEXAS RESPONDS - Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
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