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

g.,. " Local advice and instructions will be issued over these stations government by an authorized official". Note:. OtherstatiOrts artd- channels are available - and one is not necessarily better than the other. B. PrecautionalY Measures - After WanJing & Prior to Hurricane.. 1. Keep your radio or television on and listen for the latest Weather Service warnings and advisories. If power fails, use portable battery radio or your car radio. Check your battery-powered equipment. Your radio may be your only link with the world outside the hurricane, and emergency cooking facilities andflasWights will be essential if utility services are. interrupted. 2. Plan your time before the storm arrives. Waiting until the " last minute" might mean you will be marooned. 3. Leave beaches or other low-lying areas that may be swept by high tides. Leave early; do not run the risk of being marooned. it to 4. Moor your boat securely before the storm arrives, or move a designated safe area. When your boat is moored, leave it, and do not return once the wind and waves are up. 5. Board up windows or protect them with storm shutters or tape. Danger to small windows is mainly from wind- driven debris. Larger windows may be broken by wind pressure. 6. Secure outdoor objects that might be blown away or upI;ooted. Garbage cans, garden tools, toys, signs, porch furniture, and a number of other harmless items become missiles of destmction in hurricane winds. Anchor them or store them inside before the stann strikes. 7. Store several days of drinking water in clean, closed cohtainers, such as jugs, bottles, and cooking utensils. Your town's water supply may be contaminated by flooding or damaged by the hurricane. You may also want to fill your bath tub with water before the storm. 8. Keep your car fueled. Service stations may be inoperable for several days after the storm strikes,. due to flooding or interrupted electrical power. 210-  9. Unless advised to evacuate, stay at hOllle if your.house is sturdy and on high ground; If it is not or you live in a mobile home, move to a designated shelter and stay there until the storm is over. 10. Remain indoors during the hurricane. Travel is extremely dangerous when winds and tides are whipping through your ar~a._. . 11. Beware the " eye" of the hurricane. If the calm storm center passes directly overhead, there will be a lull in .the wind lasting from a few minutes to half-an- hour or more. Stay in a safe place unless emergency r'epairs are absolutely necessary. But remember, at the other side of the and come from the eye" the winds rise very rapidly to hurricane force opposite direction. C. Evacuation. If- are vlarned to evacuate your home and move to another location you including pre- designated. hurricane shelters) temporarily, there are certain things to rernember and do. Here are the most important ones:. FOLLOVif THE INSTRUCTIONS AND ADVICE OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES. If are told to evacuate, do so you If you are instructed' to promptly. move. to a certain location, go there- don't go anywhere else. If certain travel routes are specified or recommended, use those routes rather than trying to find short cuts of your own. If you are told to shut off home, do so. Also find your water, gas or electric service before leaving out frorn the radio or TV where emergency shelters and mass care stations are located in case you need to use them. SECURE YOUR HOME BEFORE LEAVING. Uyou have time, and if you have not received other .instructions from the local authorities, you should lock you house doors and windows. Park your car in the garage, carport,or driveway, close windows, and lock the car ( unless you are driving to your new temp~r~ location). TRAVEL WITH CARE. If the. local authorities are arranging transportation for you, precautions will be taken for your safety. But if another location, keep in you are walking or driving your own car to. mind these things: Leave early enough so as not to be marooned by flooded roads, fallen trees, and wires. Make sure you have enough gasoline in your car. Follow recommended routes. As you travel, keep listening to the radio for additional information and instructions from your local govemment. 211- D. Safety Measures - After Ppssagr;_ pfHurricane. 1. Remain in shelters Dutil informed by those in charge that you may return to your home. 2. Keep tuned to your radio or TV stations for advice and instructions of your local govemment on: a. Where to go to. obtain necessary medical care in your area~ b. Where to go for necessary emergency assistance for housing, clothing, food, etc. and your community recover frOlTI the c. Ways to help yourself emergency. 3. Use extreme caution in entering or working in buildings that may have been damaged or weakened by the disaster; they may collapse without warning. Also, there may be gas leaks or electrical short circuits. 4. Don't take lanterns, torches, lighted cigarettes into buildings that or have been damaged by a hurricane; there may be leaking gas lines or flammable material present. Use battery- powered flashlights, spots, etc., if available. be 5. Stay away from fallen or damaged electric wires, which may still dangerous. Notify the power company, or the police or the fire department. ORGANIZATION LoCATION TELEPHONE PERSON) DAY INIGHT Flortda Power & Light 631- 2000 Police/ Fire 911 6. Check for leaking gas pipes in your home. Do this by smell-don' t use matches or candles. If you smell gas, do this: ( 1) open all windows and doors; ( 2) turn off the main valve at the meter; ( 3) leave the house gas immediately; ( 4) notify the Fire Department ( Telephone Number: 911); 5) don't reenter the house until you are told it is safe to do so. 212-  7. If any of your electrical appliSUJ.c~sare w~t,first turn off th~ lnainpqwer . switch in your house, then unplug the wet appliance, dry it out, reconnect it, and finally, turn on the main power switch. ( Caution: Don' t do any. of these things while you are wet or standing in.water.) If fuses blow whert the electric power is restored, turn.off the main power switch f.'~"};': again and then inspect for short circuits in your home wiring, appliances, and equipment. 8. Check your food and water supplies before using them. Foods that require refrigeration may be spoiled if electric power has been off for some tinle. Also, do not use fresh food that has come in contact with flood waters. 9. Stay away from disaster areas. Sight- seeing could interfere with first- aid or rescue work, and may be dangerous as well. 10. Don' t dIive unless necessary, but if you must, drive with caution. Watch for hazards to yourself and others, and report them to local police or fire departments. 11. Report broken sewer or water mains to the water department. Telephone Number: 952- 3478) Remember: Hurricanes moving inland can cause severe flooding. Stay away from canal banks and lakes until all potential flooding is past. Emergency Services Actions 1. Emergency Management Agency ( Fort Walton Beach Emergency Preparedness Coordinator). HURRICANE; WATCH 1. Disseminate Hurricane Watch 2. Inform public 3. Alert key personnel 4. Review plans 5. Inspect and test equipment 6. Establish communications with Okaloosa County EOC and the National Weather Service 7. Fuel all vehicles 8. Monitor storm progress 9. Monitor Okaloosa County EOC IRed Cross shelter openings HURRICANI~ WARNING 1. Disseminate Hurrtcane Warning 2. Inform public 3. Activate EOC 4. Notify the County EOC of your status 5. Activate emergency plans and procedures 213-  6. Mobilize an emergency services 7. Check and position equiplnent HURRICANE 1. Keep public informed 2. NotifY CountyEOCofstatus 3. Monitor shelter activations with Red Cross 4. Support rescue operations 5. Maintain status reports from the field 6. Maintain communications with County 7. Support medical response DISASTER RELIEF OPERATIONS 1. Initiate search and rescue missions 2. Provide victims with housing, food, medical service, etc: 3. EOC activated as long as necessary . 4. Reports to local, state and federal agencies 5. Inform public 6. Coordinate distribution points, staging area, and volunteer resources operations with County EOC and/ or Disaster Field Officer (DFO) 2. Mass Care (American Red Cross), See ESF #6. HURRICANE WATCH 1. Alert key personnel 2. Review emergency plans and procedures 3. Inspect shelters 4. Assign and train personnel for shelter operations 5. Contact all volunteer relief