The Hazard Vulnerability Analysis should be viewed within the specific context provided by Hillcrest Educational Centers, including the following elements and dimensions:
• Hillcrest primarily provides residential treatment for children and adolescents. Hillcrest also provides day therapeutic education. Students in both types of programs are physically healthy and do not suffer from any major medical problems or physical disabilities. They are capable of self-preservation.
• Hillcrest provides very intensive staffing and supervisor ratios, including awake overnight staffing, at every residential campus.
• Staff are regularly trained in emergency procedures and fire/evacuation drills are regularly conducted.
• Hillcrest campuses are equipped with required fire and smoke detection systems, all Hillcrest buildings are equipped with fire extinguishers, and all HEC dormitories are equipped with sprinkler systems.  Each Hillcrest residential campus is equipped with emergency power generators.
• Hillcrest’s Maintenance Department regularly conducts campus safety inspections and major systems maintenance.
• Hillcrest maintains and utilizes snow removal and sanding/salting vehicles/equipment for use on campuses.

Based upon the geographic location of Hillcrest Educational Centers, state and national agency data, experience and history, it has been determined that the potential hazards most likely to have impact on general agency operations and on the safety, care and treatment of Hillcrest students and on the safety of staff include the following: