Unit emergency plans (UERP & Ucoop)

Per University Policy 3.4.1, Emergency Management, all University units are required to have Unit Emergency Response Plans (UERP) and Unit Continuity of Operations Plans (UCOOP). Some University units may also be required to have additional or more specific plans in place, such as Pandemic Plans and Stadium Emergency Operations Plans, as deemed appropriate.

To be in compliance with the annual Presidential Emergency Planning Memo , Units are required to submit one (1) UERP and one (1) UCOOP to the Department of Emergency Management on an annual basis .

A unit is defined as an entity or group of entities that shares similar essential functions, such as a division, department, college, office, or center.

 

Submission Requirements

All UERP and UCOOP submissions are due on June 1st, 2026, by 5pm

Units can submit their UERP and UCOOP here

 

Unit Emergency Response Plan (UERP)

 At a minimum, regardless of Unit type, UERP submissions must address the following:

• Preparing for emergency events;
• Evacuating and shelter-in-place procedures;
• Assessing damage to facilities; and
• Emergency costs and labor tracking

The UERP template can be found here.

 

Unit Continuity of Operations Plan (UCOOP)

At a minimum, regardless of Unit type, UCOOP submissions must address the following:

• Succession planning;
• Notification/Communication procedures;
• Identification of essential functions;
• Establishment of means to support essential functions (i.e., space, equipment, databases); and
• Reconstitution procedures.

For the ten (10) Colleges of the University, the UCOOP template can be found here.

For all other Units, the UCOOP template can be found here.

 

Submission Results

Approvals

Units that have met the minimum requirements of the annual Unit Emergency Planning cycle will receive an email from the Department of Emergency Management noting their submission approval and including recommendations to improve their emergency plans.

Rejections

Units that do not meet the minimum requirements of the annual Unit Emergency Planning cycle will have their submissions rejected and be marked as not in compliance.

The Department of Emergency Management will disseminate an email to the Unit Plan Submitters with a rejection statement explaining why the submission was rejected.

To comply, rejected plans must be resubmitted to the Department of Emergency Management.

 

Frequently Asked Questions