Campus Safety and Security Association Releases Important Survey

The Campus Safety and Security Association has released the results of a nationwide survey of 342 institutions of higher learning. The survey measured the degree of emergency preparedness among America's universities and colleges.

The study found that 85 percent of respondents have in place an emergency preparedness plan that meets the standards of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Of those without such a plan, 40 percent were close to finishing one.

Of the schools with plans that met criteria set forth by the NFPA, 97 percent were adequately prepared for a natural disaster, 98 percent were prepared for violent acts, and only 76 percent were prepared for a pandemic.

Over 90 percent of the responding schools said they had partnered with local police, public health, and other government agencies to pool resources during emergency scenarios on campus.