House of Worship
Church, synagogue, mosque, temple, gurdwara
Emphasized here
- Active Shooter
- Missing Child
- Civil Disturbance
On top of the four every plan carries, whatever your building is.
GWSafePlan writes your FEMA-aligned emergency operations plan in an afternoon, turns every hazard into a workflow your volunteers can actually follow, and — when the moment comes — calls your whole response team in seconds.
Plan. Practice. Respond.
Built on the standards your county emergency manager already uses
- FEMA CPG-101
- NIMS
- Incident Command System
- FEMA IS-100 · IS-700
- REMS K-12 School EOP Guide
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910.38
- DHS Faith-Based Security Guidance
- Ready.gov Preparedness Guidance
Who this is for
Any organization responsible for people in a building.
Schools, workplaces, houses of worship, nonprofits, clinics, and civic buildings. The federal planning structure is the same for all of them — CPG-101, NIMS, ICS — so the only real difference is vocabulary, and the plan speaks yours.
School or Campus
K-12, preschool, college, training center
Emphasized here
- Active Shooter
- Missing Child
- Bomb Threat
- Medical Emergency
On top of the four every plan carries, whatever your building is.
Business or Workplace
Office, retail, warehouse, manufacturing
Emphasized here
- Workplace Violence
- Fire
- Utility Failure
- Cyber Attack
On top of the four every plan carries, whatever your building is.
Nonprofit or Community Organization
Shelter, food bank, youth program, community center
Emphasized here
- Workplace Violence
- Medical Emergency
- Extreme Heat
On top of the four every plan carries, whatever your building is.
Clinic or Care Facility
Medical office, dental, senior living, day program
Emphasized here
- Medical Emergency
- Fire
- Utility Failure
- Hazardous Materials
On top of the four every plan carries, whatever your building is.
Municipal or Civic
City hall, library, recreation center, public works
Emphasized here
- Civil Disturbance
- Workplace Violence
- Bomb Threat
On top of the four every plan carries, whatever your building is.
Something else — a museum, a gym, a shelter, a co-op, a theater.
Any organization responsible for people in a building gets the same plan. Tell us what you call your people and your main room, and the document reads like you wrote it.
The honest part
Most organizations already have a plan. Very few have a plan that would work on a normal, busy weekday.
None of this is negligence. It is what happens when preparedness is a document instead of a practice, and when the people responsible for it are also running everything else.
01
The binder nobody read
It is on a shelf behind the front desk at a middle school. A consultant wrote it in 2014, before the annex was built and before the door codes changed. Not one teacher who will be in a hallway on Tuesday has opened it, and the two people who know it exists are not sure who has the key to that office.
02
The plan that names people who left in 2019
At a 900-person distribution center, the named evacuation lead moved to Arizona and the shift nurse retired. The call tree still rings three numbers that belong to nobody, and nobody wants to be the one to raise it at the quarterly safety meeting.
03
The drill you have not run
The church meant to. It has been on the agenda four times. Fire drills are supposed to happen twice a year, lockdown once, and a full-scale exercise every three years — and the last one anybody remembers was before the building expansion.
Pillar one
Build it.In an afternoon, not eighteen months.
An AI interview sits down with whoever knows the building best — a facilities lead, an office manager, a principal, a deacon — and asks its way through a FEMA CPG-101 aligned Emergency Operations Plan. No committee cycle, no blank template, no eleven-month wait for a consultant’s draft.
It asks what an emergency manager would ask
Occupancy, exits, who holds keys, where the AEDs live, which rooms have no windows. Plain questions, no jargon, no forms to download.
It learns your vocabulary, then uses it
Tell it you are a school, a clinic, a plant, or a congregation and every question, seat, and annex title changes to match. Annex I is Student Supervision at a school and Children’s Ministry at a church — same federal structure, your words.
You approve every word
The interview drafts. A human reviews, edits, and signs. The plan carries your leadership’s signature because it is your plan.
Board packet on day one
The Basic Plan, Annexes A through L, and a COOP — exported to PDF and Word, ready for your insurer and your county emergency manager.
Plan interviewstep 12 of 34
How many people are usually in the building at your busiest hour, including anyone in the wing you would have to evacuate separately?
About 480 students and 44 staff, plus roughly 90 in the early-childhood wing.
That sets your occupancy, and it means student supervision needs its own annex with rosters and reunification. Who runs the building if the principal is off site?
Dana Whitfield. She is the assistant principal and she is here every day.
Good — Dana is your alternate Incident Commander. Drafting Annex I now.
Plan sections
- Section 3 · Situation Overviewcomplete
- Section 4 · Hazard Identificationcomplete
- Incident Command System Structurecomplete
- Annex A · Evacuationcomplete
- Annex I · Student Supervision Emergenciesin progress
- Annex F · Medical Emergenciesnot started
- Continuity of Operations (COOP)not started
Pillar two
Know it.Ninety pages become nine steps.
Prose is not something a substitute teacher, a shift supervisor, or a nineteen-year-old volunteer can run in the moment. GWSafePlan renders every hazard in your plan as a sequence — who does what, in what order, by when — drawn from your own annexes and your own ICS chart.
Switch the sector below and watch the steps hold while the words change. The order is federal doctrine; the vocabulary is yours. Anyone on your team can pull a workflow on a phone, in the room, and you can print them for the go-bag too.
Show me this as a
Fire responseR · A · C · E
Annex E · Fire ResponseObjective — Everyone out, doors closed behind them, and a head count that matches the roster.
- 1T+0:00
Smoke, flame, or alarm activation
- 2T+0:10
RESCUE anyone in immediate danger
Only if you can do it without entering the fire area yourself.
- 3T+0:30Operations Chief
ALARM — pull the station and call 911
Pulling the alarm is not the same as calling. Do both.
“Evacuate the building now using your nearest exit. Leave your belongings. Do not use the elevators.”
Voice + SMS to Incident Commander, Operations Chief, Safety Officer, Student Supervision Lead
- 4T+0:45
CONTAIN — close doors behind you
A closed door buys minutes. Do not lock them; responders need access.
- 5T+1:30Student Supervision Lead
Student Supervision evacuates with rosters
Youngest rooms first. Staff carry the roster out, not the sign-in sheet.
- 6T+3:00Security Lead
Sweep assigned zones
Restrooms, the gymnasium, mechanical rooms, storage. Mark each door as cleared.
- 7T+5:00Planning Chief
Head count at the assembly area
By room and by group. Report anyone missing to the Principal acting as Incident Commander.
- 8T+10:00Incident Commander
All clear — re-entry authorized
Only the fire department authorizes re-entry. Not the alarm panel, not staff.
Pillar three
Run it.One button. Everyone’s phone rings.
This is the part a binder can never do. Declare an incident and an AI voice agent calls and texts your whole response team, reads them the situation and the first action for their seat, and records who picked up — while you are still walking down the hall.
Primary first, then alternates
The fan-out walks your ICS chart in order. If a seat does not answer, the next person on that bench is dialled without anyone having to notice.
Voice, SMS, and email in parallel
Each channel degrades on its own. A carrier outage costs you texts, never the activation.
A timeline you can defend
Every call, acknowledgement, and step is timestamped. Afterwards you have a record for your insurer, your board, and your own debrief.
Drills use exactly the same machinery, which is the only way a drill is worth running. Every drill call opens and closes with “This is a drill.”
Incident activeMedical Emergency · Main entrance
0:000 of 7 seats acknowledged
Incident timeline
- 0:00Incident declared — Medical Emergency, main entrance
Hazard coverage
Eighteen hazards. Every one of them gets a workflow.
The FEMA hazard set, scored for your building and your county rather than copied from a template. Four are mandatory in every plan we write, no matter what your risk assessment says — and your sector pushes a few more up the list, which is why a clinic and a warehouse end up with different drafting orders from the same eighteen.
Natural Hazards
Weather and the ground your building sits on.06Severe Thunderstorm
Damaging wind, hail, or lightning with the building occupied.
Tornado
Warning issued or funnel sighted with the building occupied.
Hurricane
Named storm on track; days of warning but a large operational lift.
Flooding
Rising water threatening the site, parking, or access roads.
Winter Storm
Ice or snow making travel and egress unsafe.
Extreme Heat
Heat emergency, often paired with HVAC or power failure.
Human-Caused Hazards
The ones nobody wants to talk about, written calmly.07Active Shooter
RequiredArmed attacker on site. Run, Hide, Fight. Every second counts.
Terrorism
Targeted attack against the people here or the building itself.
Civil Disturbance
Protest or disruption at the property line or inside the building.
Bomb Threat
RequiredThreat received by phone, mail, or online. Do not use radios nearby.
Workplace Violence
Threat or assault involving staff, volunteers, or a domestic dispute.
Suspicious Package
Unattended or unexpected item found on site.
Missing Child
RequiredA child or dependent person is unaccounted for. Lock the site down.
Technological Hazards
Systems, buildings, and bodies failing.06Fire
RequiredSmoke or flame anywhere on site. R.A.C.E. and evacuate.
Medical Emergency
RequiredCardiac arrest, fall, or overdose. The most likely activation you will ever run.
Utility Failure
Loss of power, water, or HVAC with the building occupied.
Cyber Attack
Ransomware, payment fraud, or a breach of personal records.
Hazardous Materials
Release on site or nearby — gas leak, chemical spill, highway incident.
Structural Failure
Roof, balcony, or floor compromise. Older buildings carry real risk.
What’s in the plan
A complete Emergency Operations Plan, section by section.
This is the CPG-101 outline your county emergency manager, your insurer, and your accreditor already recognize — the same outline whether the building is a school, a plant, a clinic, or a sanctuary. Nothing is padding: every section exists because someone will need it in a hallway one day.
Emergency Operations Plan
Riverbend Middle School
Effective March 2026 · Revision 3
- Framework
- FEMA CPG-101 · NIMS · ICS
- Sections
- 31 total, 28 required
- Functional annexes
- A through L
- Continuity
- COOP included
- Vocabulary
- Matched to your sector
- Formats
- PDF, Word, printable go-bag
Signed by your leadership, your board, and your safety coordinator. The Record of Changes maintains itself.
Basic Plan
- Organization Informationreq
Who this plan belongs to, who owns it, and when it was last reviewed.
- Plan Distributionreq
Everyone who must hold a copy, including your law enforcement and fire liaisons.
- Section 1: Purposereq
The framework for protecting life, property, and mission continuity.
- Section 2: Scopereq
Who the plan covers and which gatherings it applies to.
- Section 3: Situation Overviewreq
Your building, your attendance, and the population you are responsible for.
- Section 4: Hazard Identification and Risk Assessmentreq
The threats you have actually scored, not a generic list.
- Section 5: Concept of Operationsreq
How the plan runs under NIMS and ICS, and in what priority order.
- Incident Command System Structurereq
Named people in named seats, with alternates who can actually show up.
- Section 6: Direction, Control, and Coordinationreq
Who has authority, in what order, and when Unified Command is formed.
- Section 7: Communicationsreq
Primary, secondary, and tertiary channels — plus your emergency codes.
- Section 8: Authorities and Referencesreq
The codes, policies, and agreements this plan is actually written against.
Functional Annexes
- Annex A — Evacuationreq
Triggers, routes, assembly areas, and how you prove everyone is out.
- Annex B — Shelter-in-Placereq
When staying inside is safer than leaving, and exactly where people go.
- Annex C — Lockdownreq
Announcing, securing, and holding until law enforcement clears you.
- Annex D — Active Shooter Responsereq
Run, Hide, Fight — plus reunification and crisis counseling afterward.
- Annex E — Fire Responsereq
R.A.C.E., extinguisher program, and inspection cadence.
- Annex F — Medical Emergenciesreq
Your medical response team, your AED locations, and who meets EMS.
- Annex G — Severe Weatherreq
Where people go for a tornado, and which spaces you must avoid.
- Annex H — Bomb Threatreq
The caller checklist, who gets notified, and the no-radio rule.
- Annex I — Dependent Care Emergenciesreq
Rosters, head counts, and releasing a child or dependent person only to an approved guardian.
- Annex J — Cyber Incident Response
Ransomware, payment fraud, and personal data breach response.
- Annex K — Security Operationsreq
Normal-day access control and what changes at elevated threat.
- Annex L — Recovery Operations
The four phases from life safety through long-term recovery.
- Annex M — Family Reunificationreq
Where families are sent, how you prove who they are, and how a child leaves with the right adult.
- Annex N — Access and Functional Needsreq
Everyone who cannot self-evacuate, self-shelter, or hear the announcement — and the named person who helps them.
Continuity of Operations
- Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP)req
Essential functions and where you operate if the building is unusable.
Training & Readiness
- Training Programreq
Annual required training and recommended leadership coursework.
- Exercise Programreq
Drill cadence, and the evaluation that turns a drill into a corrected weakness.
- Resource Inventoryreq
Safety equipment and emergency supplies, with locations and expiry dates.
Administration
- Record of Changes
Every revision, who approved it, and when — plus the named owner who keeps this plan alive.
- Plan Approvalreq
Signatures from leadership, the board, and your coordinator.
Readiness
Preparedness is a practice, not a document.
A plan approved in March and never touched again is a plan that expires quietly. GWSafePlan keeps score: the drills you owe, the training that lapsed, the AED pads with a date on them, and the seats with nobody behind them.
78Ready
Readiness score 78 out of 100Readiness score
One number your board can read in a second, and four lists that tell you exactly what would move it. Amber is a nudge, never an alarm.
Drills
- Fire drillLast run 11 Feb · next due Aug
- Lockdown drillOverdue by 3 weeks
- Tabletop exerciseScheduled 14 Apr
Fire Drill · Twice per year · Evacuation Drill · Annual · Lockdown Drill · Annual · Tabletop Exercise · Annual · Full-Scale Exercise · Every 3 years
Training
- CPR / AED9 of 14 team members current
- NIMS IS-100 · IS-700All command staff complete
- Active threat awarenessRefresher due for 3 front-desk staff
NIMS IS-100 · NIMS IS-700 · CPR/AED · Active Threat Awareness · Fire Safety
Equipment
- AED pads · lobby cabinetExpire in 41 days
- Fire extinguishersInspected 6 Jan · 12 of 12
- Go-bag radiosBattery check due
Roster
- Security LeadNo alternate named
- Incident Commander2 alternates, both reachable
- Medical LeadAlternate not CPR current
Pricing
Priced like a line item your board will approve.
Every tier includes the complete plan and every workflow. Higher tiers add buildings, activation minutes, and drill analytics — never the parts that keep people safe.
Single Site
Up to 300 people on site
$149/month
One building, one plan, one team that finally knows what to do.
Start your plan- The complete EOP — Basic Plan, Annexes A–L, and a COOP
- All 18 hazards with role-by-role response workflows
- AI plan interview, written in your sector's vocabulary
- ICS chart, roster, and alternates with reachability checks
- One-button incident activation with voice, SMS, and email fan-out
- Drill scheduler, reminders, and after-action logs
- PDF and Word export, plus printable go-bag cards
- 300 activation minutes a year included
Most organizations
Multi-Site
Up to 1,500 people on site · more than one building
$349/month
A campus, a plant, or a district with more than one roof, more than one team, and real drill discipline.
Start your planEverything in Single Site, plus
- Multi-building floor plans, exits, and assembly areas
- Per-building ICS assignments and separate call trees
- 1,500 activation minutes a year included
- Drill analytics — response times, acknowledgement rates, gaps
- Role-based access for staff, volunteers, and board
- Child, student, and dependent-care annex support
- Priority support with a real person on the phone
Network
Districts, chains, agencies, and dioceses
Custom
One dashboard across every site you are responsible for.
Talk to usEverything in Multi-Site, plus
- Unlimited sites under one organization
- Rollup reporting and readiness benchmarking across sites
- Shared template library with policy inheritance
- Pooled activation minutes across every site
- SSO and directory provisioning
- A named implementation lead for rollout
An honest note about activation. Phone calls and text messages cost real money, so activation minutes are metered. Every plan includes enough for regular drills and the incidents an organization your size actually has; beyond that you are billed at our carrier cost with no markup. We would much rather you drill often than ration minutes.
Questions
The things people ask before they trust us with this.
If yours is not here, ask it. We would rather answer plainly than have you guess.
Give it one afternoon.
Sit down with whoever knows the building best. By the end of the day you will have a real plan, real workflows, and a team that can be reached in seconds. Not a binder. A light left on.
No credit card to start. Export your plan at any time, even if you leave us.