Fort Walton Beach Resolution — 2010-11 -Comp Mgt Plan Adoption — reading text

instructions ( PPI) as set forth in Section IV of this Basic Plan. Tactical ( departmental) operations are expected to be managed by the various City Departments and Divisions. controlling their persQnnel and resources in accordance with their Departmental. policies, procedures, and instructions ( PPI) or Standard Operating Procedure ( SOP). City departments, divisions and / or agencies are directed to include the following in their " standing orders" to their personnel: 1. General infonnation to be reported from the field ( or incident sites) should include: What has happened and what can be done about it? What is needed? Should Emergency Operations Center ( EOC) be activated? Partial or full activation? Note: Recommendation should be n1ade to Emergency or Police Department. Manageme~t Coordinator, Fire Department; 2. Additionally, immediate, specific information should include the status of name of department): Personnel.. Equipment. Vehicles. Communications capabilities. Facilities. Fort Walton Beach managers, supervisors are expected to report this information above) and information on damages, and tasks to be done ( if applicable) to Emergency :rvt: anagement Director, Fire Department, Police -Department, and/ or to the Emergeney Operations Cep.ter ( EOC) by whatever means possible. 3. As soon as possible, Fort Walion Beach departments will do a " roll call" of field uni ts to determine status ~ 4. On duty personnel in the field shall evaluate their own condition and situation, and if possible, evaluate their surroundings by making quick " windshield surveys" of their area. Communicate this information to _ ( who and how). 203- 5. If a unit is unable to communicate with their command or dispatch, they should: Attempt to contact other mobile units ( state how). Contact Emergency Operations Center ( EOC), ( state how). Contact _ ( list who). OR report to ~ ( list location or locations). 6. If required, off-duty persormel will be recalled to duty through normal methods or by give detail and / or list how). If it isapparent that a major disaster has occurred, disrupting normal communications channels, off-duty personnel are instructed to make contact with name of primary agency) for instructions ( state how). OR, who ( tell which other agency they could report to). Note: City employees living in areas impacted by a disaster, will first attend to personal family needs, and then report to work locations pre- designated in their incidents. Further, agency' s standing operating procedures for disaster emergency employees are encouraged to make provisions ahead of time for the safety and well being of their family. 7. Further detailed response instructions and action checklists will be found within each Fort Walton Beach department' s response plans/ prQcedures. 8. Mutual Aid- External ( with entities outside of the City):. It .. is the policy of Fort Walton Beach that city personnel sent to assist other jurisdictions will maintain their own supervision and chain of command. They will accept mission assignments through a supervisor who will coordinate with the command structure of the requesting agency. It is anticipated that other jurisdiction' s personnel who respond to requests for assistance from Fort Walton Beach will operate the same way. 9. Public Information: The various Fort Walton Beach information officers may act as spokespersons for their agency, but will take direction and coordinate with the Emergency Operations Center (BOC) Public Infonnation section ( ESF # 14). 10. Other Issues. a. The Incident Command System ( ICS), as described in this Basic Plan ( Section III. C. 3.), will be used to manage incident sites. The person in charge of an incident site is identified as the " Incident Commander." The ICS structure will also be used to manage the Emergency Operations Center ( EOC) operations. The person in charge of the EOC is identified as the " Incident Manager." b. At the incident site, if the " command" function is transferred, there must be both a formal declaration that the " command" is being transferred and a fonnal acceptance by the person/ ageJ,lcy assuming " command." 204- c. All FOlt \ N alton Beach departlnents, divisions \, yill track, compile docU111entation of their disaster costs. for potential reimburseu1ent fron1 state or federal disaster assistance. d. List/ detail any operational policies specific to your departtnent. Actions and tasking to perfon:n indicated responsibilities are found within each department' s agency' s PPIs. 205-  City of Fort Wa1ton Beach SPECIAL SUBJECTS Table of Contents Appendix A: Tropical Storms/ Hurricane/ Major Storms. Appendix B: Hazardous Material Incident Part 1: Chemical. Part II: Radiological. Appendix C: Flood. Appendix D: Mass Casualty. Appendix E: Civil Disturbance. 206-  Appendix.A City of Fort Walton Bea_ch SPECIAL SUBJECTS Tropical Storms/ Hurricane/ Major Storms APPENDIX A: Tropical Storms/ Hurricane/ Major Storms. suggested Citizen Instructions A. General Information - Warnings: 1. The National Weather Service and the National Hurricane Center issue warnings when tropical storms and hurricanes are approaching the United States mainland. a. TROPICAL STORM WATCH means a tropical storm could threaten a coastal area within 24 to 36 hours with winds 39 to 73 m.p. h. A Tropical Storm Watch is not a tropical storm warning but a first alert for emergency forces and the general public in potentially threatened areas. This advisory is issued by the National Hurricane Center. b. TROPICAL STORM WARNING means an advisory is issued when winds of 39 to 73 M.P. H. are expected. If a hurricane is expected, tropical storm warnings probably will not be issued before hurricane warnings. c. A HURRICANE WATCH means may threaten an area a hurricane within 24 hours. A Hurricane Watch is not a hurricane warning but a first alert for emergency forces and the general public in. potentially threatened areas. When your area is under a Hurricane Watch, continue. normal . activities but stay tuned to radio or television for all Weather Service advisories. d. A HURRICANE WARNING becomes part of advisories when a hurricane is expected to strike an area within 24 hours. Advisolies containing hurricane. warnings include an assessment of flood danger in coastal and inland areas, small craft warnings, and gale warnings for the stonn's periphery, estimated storm effects, and 208-  recornrnended en'lergency procedures. ( See list of recornnlended precautionary rneasuresin Sections B, C, and D below.) 2. Local radio stations such as WMMB 1240 al1.d television Channels 2. 6 and g-~will . broadcast latest hurricane advisories; e. g., " Local government advice and instructions will be issued over these stations by an authorized official". Note: Other. stations and channels are available and one is not necessarily better than the other. SPECIAL SUBJECTS SPECIAL SUBJECT APPENDIX A: Tropical Stonns/ Hurricane/ Major Storms. Su1!1tested Citizen Instructions A. General Information - Warnii1gs: 1. The National Weather Service and the National Hurricane Center issue the warnings when tropical storms and hurricanes are approaching United states mainland. a. TROPICAL STORM WATCH means a tropical storm could threaten m.p. h a coa~tal area within 24 to 36 hours with winds of 39 to 73 Storm Watch is not a storm warning tropical but a first A Tropical alert for emergency forces and the public in potentially threatened areas. This advisory is issued by the National Hurricane Center. b. TROPICAL STORM WARNING means an advisory is issued when winds of 39 to 73 M. P .R. are expected. If a hurricane is expected, tropicalstorm warnings probably will not be issued before hurrtcane warnings. c. IURRICANE WATCH means A I- a hurricane may threaten an area within 24 hours. A Hurricane Watch is not a hurricane warning but a first alert for emergency forces and the general public in threatened areas. When area is under a Hurricane potentially your Watch, continue normal activities but stay tuned to radio or television for all Weather Service adVisories. d. A : HURRICANE WARNING becomes part of advisories when a hurricane is expected to strike an area within 24 hours. Advisories flood containing hurricane warnings include an assessment of and gale danger in coastal and inland areas, small craft warnings, warnings for the storm' s estimated storm effects, ~ d periphery, 209-  recornmended ernergency procedures. ( See list of recommended precautionary lTIeaSUres in Sections B, C, and D below.) 2. Local radio stations such as WMMB 1240 and television Channels 2. 6 and 9 will broadcast latest hurricane advisories; e.