§ 34.037 POLICE DEPARTMENT DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

   (A)   Mission(s):

      (1)   Primary: Reconnaissance and traffic/crowd control; and

      (2)   Secondary: Security of key locations.

   (B)   Leadership:

      (1)   Police Chief; and

      (2)   Lieutenant.

   (C)   Alerting and mobilization: Police radio and telephone:

      (1)   Alerting: Police radio and telephone; and

      (2)   Mobilization: To the Police headquarters.

   (D)   Emergency response:

      (1)   Task number 1: Warn the public;

      (2)   Task number 2: Mobilize EOC staff;

      (3)   Task number 3: Ensure operational readiness of EOC;

      (4)   Task number 4: Dispatch Police and Fire Inspections Units;

      (5)   Task number 5: Initiate Community Disaster Plan;

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

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

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

      (9)   Task number 9: Establish key emergency location;

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

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

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

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

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

   (E)   Resources:

      (1)   Manpower: 15 personnel; and

      (2)   Communications:

         (a)   Nine mobile radios, one base station, 12 portable radios, Frequency: A; and

         (b)   Alternate: cell phones.

(Ord. passed - -1998)