Safe Congregations

Once approved, the congregation’s Emergency Operations Plan should be shared with first responders and/or local emergency management officials.

These are some resources we find useful in thinking about preventing vandalism in Congregations.

The UUA has a planning guide for active shooter incidents, developed by our Safe Congregations team and incorporating wisdom from a variety of resources.

Once the plan is approved, the team should plan to teach the community about the plan and encourage practice, review and make periodic adjustment. It is...

Announce to the congregation a week or two before the drill of your intent to conduct an emergency drill. Tell them when the drill will take place, and...

The most well written and carefully crafted policies and procedure are useless if they remain unknown and/or if the congregation does not know how to en...

Everyone involved in the plan needs to know their roles and responsibilities before, during, and after an incident. Key training components include: At...

After finalizing the first draft of the plan, the planning team should present the draft to the appropriate leadership and request feedback and/or obtai...

In this step congregations determine: Who is responsible for initiating lockdown procedures?

The planning team should consider a number of issues, including, but not limited to: How to evacuate or initiate a lockdown, paying attention to...