The West Bend Prescribed Fire Pilot Project was an ambitious and unprecedented effort in pace and scale in the area, designed in response to wildfire and climate crises, and centering public health. Overall, the project aligned with most of the five guiding principles of the PNW Regional Joint… (read more)

These resources are useful for ShakeOut participants, news media, government agencies, and others to promote awareness and participation in Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills and to encourage preparedness via the news media, social media, and other outreach activities.

The federal government maintains a broad range of campus safety resources that you can draw on based on your needs.

To ensure peaceful protests and safe conduct on educational campuses during First Amendment-protected activities, DHS recommends institution leadership take proactive steps to prepare the campus ecosystem, communicate policies and procedures, and respond by taking both a whole-of-community, human centric approach and enforcing campus policies, as necessary.

A resource guide from the U.S. Department of Education for fostering safe and inclusive campuses through the Israel-Hamas conflict and beyond.

As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, the higher education sector found itself quickly confronting risks that had been previously identified as having significant impact but low to moderate likelihood of occurring. In this update, we provide a perspective on the changes in the higher education risk landscape brought forth by COVID- 19. This perspective continues to emphasize the need and benefits… (read more)

From campus protests to cyberthreats, higher education leaders should employ a robust enterprise risk management system to safeguard the institution from a broad range of risks. This report focuses on the significant risks—and drivers of those risks—facing American colleges and universities over the next one to three years.

"To promote the exchange of ideas and perspectives from campuses across the county, the Disaster Resilient Universities (DRU) Network®, the University of Oregon, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst co-hosted two national, interactive, and virtual demonstration workshops in August 2024 for institutions of higher education (IHEs). This document details the findings and insights from the… (read more)

On the second day of teaching for 2011, the University of Canterbury (UC) faced the most significant crisis of its 138-year history. After being shaken severely by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake on 4 September 2010, UC felt it was well along the pathway to getting back to ‘normal’. That all changed at 12:51pm on 22 February 2011, when Christchurch city was hit by an even more devastating event.

To promote the exchange of ideas and perspectives from campuses across the county, the Disaster Resilient Universities (DRU) Network, the University of Oregon and the University of Massachusetts Amherst co-hosted two national interactive virtual national demonstration workshops in August 2024 for institutions of higher education (IHEs). This document details the findings and insights from the… (read more)

"As higher education continues to rapidly evolve, new risks will emerge, known risks will take new forms, and crises will inevitably unfold. Universities should accept that they will not have all the answers. Knowing they have taken steps to be more resilient in the face of risk, Boards, presidents, and the rest of the university community can be more confident as they embrace a challenging… (read more)

Powerpoints for leading online, in-person, or hybrid shakeout drills for grades K-4, grades 5-12, higher education, and all other organizations; plus a version in Spanish.

College students should know what steps to take before, during, and after an earthquake at home, work, and school. This guide provides information on how to prepare before an earthquake, survive during and just after an earthquake, and recover after an earthquake.