The Department, subject to the direction and control of the Director, shall prepare and implement the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, including the following specific duties:
(A)
Prepare and distribute to all appropriate officials a clear and complete written statement of the emergency responsibilities of all local agencies and officials and the disaster chain of command in accordance with I.C. 10-14-3-17(i);
(B) Work closely with officers and employees of incorporated and unincorporated areas of Dearborn County to develop a hazard mitigation program to eliminate or reduce potential hazards;
(C) Write and implement the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, which shall conform to the guidelines contained in the most current state and federal guidance documents (Dearborn County cannot receive state and/or federal matching funds unless this is done), and the requirements established in this chapter. As part of the preparation of this Plan, the Department shall:
(1) Identify and analyze the effects of hazards that threaten Dearborn County;
(2) Inventory manpower and material resources from governmental and private sector sources that would be available in a disaster or emergency;
(3) Establish a system to alert key officials in event of a disaster or emergency;
(4) Identify resource deficiencies and work with appropriate officials on measures to correct them;
(5) Develop and maintain an emergency communications system, thus assuring proper functioning of emergency communications throughout Dearborn County, including all cities and towns;
(6) Take all actions necessary to ensure the continuity of government procedures and systems in the event of a disaster;
(7) Establish and maintain a shelter and reception and care system for both people and animals;
(8) Develop a training program for emergency response personnel ensuring that mitigation, training and exercising have been performed for all such personnel; and
(9) Coordinate with industry to develop and maintain industrial emergency plans and capabilities in support of the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan;
(D) Update the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan as needed to keep it current, as required by I.C. 10-14-3-17(h); and
(E) Develop a program to test and exercise the Emergency Plan.
(BC Ord. 2013-002, passed 1-15-13)