§ 34.022 OPERATIONS RESPONSIBILITY AND PROTOCOL.

   (A)   (1)   The Chief Administrative Officer (Town Manager) is responsible for managing response and recovery missions.

      (2)   The town department heads are responsible for the command and control of emergency teams (and/or support units) in the field.

      (3)   The department heads in the EOC must receive a continuous flow of information from the disaster scene in order to make valid judgments and decisions.

      (4)   Major problems incoming from the disaster scene will be visually posted in the EOC for all department heads to view.

      (5)   Decisions made by department heads in the EOC will need to be transmitted to operational units at the disaster scene.

      (6)   Decisions made in the EOC will need to be logged down for action or reference.

      (7)   All personnel (both management and workers in the field) will, under pressure of an emergency, need to be relieved every eight to 12 hours.

      (8)   A declaration of a State of Emergency may need to be proclaimed once the emergency condition is known to affect most (or all) of the town.

   (B)   (1)   Mission(s):

         (a)   Primary: Public warning and disaster coordination; and

         (b)   Secondary: Disaster mitigation and recovery.

      (2)   Leadership:

         (a)   Chief Administrative Officer: Town Manager;

         (b)   Disaster Coordinators:

            1.   Police Chief;

            2.   Fire Chief;

            3.   Public Works Director; and

            4.   Rescue Squad Captain.

         (c)   Clerk: Town Clerk.

      (3)   Alerting and mobilization:

         (a)   Alerting: radio, tv, police PA systems, siren;

         (b)   Who alerts leadership: county dispatcher; and

         (c)   Mobilization: Police Department/ Municipal Building, 4396 Hwy. 15/501 947-2331.

      (4)   Emergency response:

         (a)   Task number 1: Warn the public;

         (b)   Task number 2: Mobilize EOC staff;

         (c)   Task number 3: Ensure operational readiness of EOC.

         (d)   Task number 4: Dispatch police and fire investigation units;

         (e)   Task number 5: Initiate community disaster scene;

         (f)   Task number 6: Locate perimeters of disaster scene;

         (g)   Task number 7: Identify routes of ingress and egress;

         (h)   Task number 8: Coordinate emergency services at the scene;

         (i)   Task number 9: Establish key emergency installation, as required;

         (j)   Task number 10: Ensure effective disaster scene management by EOC staff;

         (k)   Task number 11: Ensure full use of community resources;

         (l)   Task number 12: Inform the public of disaster operations;

         (m)   Task number 13: Announce a “Declaration of State of Emergency”, if required, by Board of Commissioners; and

         (n)   Task number 14: Prepare with EOC staff recovery plans.

(Ord. passed - -1998)