The University of Michigan follows an all-hazards strategy for planning for, responding to, and recovering from natural or man-made emergencies. The all-hazards view anticipates a core set of critical resources and operations that are necessary to meet the mission of the University, which may be challenged by any emergency scenario – from response through recovery. It relies on a systematic approach to address those challenges. While it is impossible to anticipate and plan for every conceivable emergency, we can put into place a system that easily adjusts to the changing dynamic. For example, despite differences in how a pandemic flu and a tornado manifest themselves, there would be significant overlap in many of the response and recovery mechanisms. An all-hazards planning approach provides the versatility necessary for meeting any threat faced by the University.
Six core principles serve as the foundation of all-hazards emergency management at the University of Michigan: