{"id":5113,"date":"2021-10-05T10:54:54","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T14:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.evac-chair.com\/blog\/?page_id=5113"},"modified":"2022-08-15T11:44:13","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T15:44:13","slug":"school-evacuation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.evac-chair.com\/blog\/school-evacuation\/","title":{"rendered":"SCHOOL EVACUATION"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5113\" class=\"elementor elementor-5113\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a863e8 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"9a863e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57553ab7\" data-id=\"57553ab7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13edcedd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13edcedd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SCHOOL EVACUATION CHAIRS<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69dbc311 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69dbc311\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d7873b\" data-id=\"9d7873b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b04f7f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b04f7f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.evac-chair.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schoolchildren-Wheelchair-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.evac-chair.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schoolchildren-Wheelchair-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.evac-chair.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Schoolchildren-Wheelchair-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3732d6c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3732d6c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ESSENTIAL FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4911fd2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4911fd2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Why we need a school evacuation plan<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2831b311 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2831b311\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Imagine that you are in a wheel chair on the landing of a stairwell in a school emergency.\u00a0 Your school friends and teachers have evacuated the building, leaving you behind.\u00a0 This is a very real situation and school emergencies are common place, whether it\u2019s fires, active shooters, terror attacks or unplanned releases of chemicals. It is the school systems moral, ethical and legal responsibility to safely evacuate everyone in the event of one of these emergencies, not just the able bodied.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"p1\">School systems must act now and have the capacity to move all students, staff and visitors with temporary or permanent disabilities to a safe location immediately at the time of an emergency event.\u00a0 More often this involves evacuating a student, staff or visitors downwards, which can be a challenge for those who are unprepared.\u00a0 However, using an Evac Chair\u00ae school evacuation chair, it makes it feasible and straight forward to evacuate mobility impaired occupants down stairs to safety in any emergency.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Identifying and preventing risk is a crucial part of emergency planning in schools and should never allow leaving anyone behind because they are differently abled. Pre-planning for an emergency in a school is imperative in today\u2019s world. School systems must have the capacity to move all persons with disabilities to a safe location immediately in any emergency situation. Sheltering in place and waiting for first responders to arrive and rescue may not be safe or the best option. Robust emergency and evacuation planning should be part of a student\u2019s 504 plan and IEP process. Plans should be comprehensively written according to the student\u2019s needs and be attached to the 504 or IEP.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2451724d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2451724d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0075bf;\"><strong>This plan should insure and include:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0075bf;\">\u2022 Full risk identification and prevention<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #0075bf;\">\u2022 Drills (identifying obstacles\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #0075bf;\">as they arise and before an emergency occurs)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #0075bf;\">\u2022 Equipment required and its usage<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #0075bf;\">\u2022 Training needs<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #0075bf;\">\u2022 Post drill evaluation to inform any changes necessary etc.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-505f9fee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"505f9fee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Staff and visitors with disabilities can also be at risk. School administrators and staff should develop a plan to necessitate provisions and share the information with all people concerned. Through the entire process, the school system has a moral, ethical and legal responsibility to keep their whole community safe in the event of an emergency.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c3fe76d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c3fe76d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1008\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/www.evac-chair.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/School-EvacChair-Sign-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.evac-chair.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/School-EvacChair-Sign-1.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/www.evac-chair.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/School-EvacChair-Sign-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39300e98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39300e98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The Evac Chair\u00ae school evacuation chair is a light weight, easy to use by a single person, which glides effortlessly down stairways using its unique friction treads to assist with the quick and safe evacuation of students, school staff or visitors who are mobility impaired. The Evac Chair\u00ae school evacuation chair is of a unique construction and has a dual position seat for passenger comfort and ideal for a school child or an adult.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>The Evac Chair\u00ae school evacuation chair is the World\u2019s No.1 evacuation chair and was inducted into the World Trade Center Museum. The Evac Chair\u00ae is currently on display for saving the lives of several individuals that were confined to a wheelchair during 9\/11.<\/p><p>Schools must protect every student, staff member and visitor at risk including those with physical limitations, at the time of an emergency and it is recommended that an Evac Chair\u00ae school evacuation chair be utilized and incorporated as part of a student&#8217;s 504 and IEP process.\u00a0 School staff must also be trained on the use of Evac Chair\u00ae school evacuation chairs.<\/p><p><strong>School Evacuation Chairs, these are now essential for the Safety of our Children.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ca0d726 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7ca0d726\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76cea29a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76cea29a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0075bf;\"><strong>DOWNLOAD OUR COMPLETE GUIDE TO EVACUATING EDUCATIONAL PREMISES<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2fab4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2fab4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Includes advice on:-<br>\nPLANNING CONSIDERATIONS<br>\nEVACUATION STRATEGIES<br>\nEVACUATION PLANS (GEEPS\/PEEPS)<br>\nEVACUATION EQUIPMENT<br>\nPLUS AN EVACUATION CHECKLIST\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a65d837 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1a65d837\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.evac-chair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Evacuation-Checklist_Schools-1.pdf\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-375db071\" data-id=\"375db071\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ccb5a12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ccb5a12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.evac-chair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Evacuation-Checklist_Schools-1.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"595\" height=\"842\" src=\"https:\/\/www.evac-chair.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Evacuation-Checklist_Schools-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.evac-chair.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Evacuation-Checklist_Schools-1.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.evac-chair.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Evacuation-Checklist_Schools-1-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dd551d5 elementor-align-right elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2dd551d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.evac-chair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Evacuation-Checklist_Schools-1.pdf\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bdc4710\" data-id=\"6bdc4710\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68726eb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68726eb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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