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d. There are approximately seventy mobile home/recreational vehicle parks located within Indian River County. This figure equates to 7,193 dwellings, or a population of approximately 15,000 (11 % of the total population). To ensure the safety and well being of mobile home residents during hurricane conditions, these communities would be amongst the first to be issued an evacuation order. An inventory indicating the location and number of residents for each mobile home/RV park is maintained on file in the Emergency Management office. e. Approximately 10% of the Indian River County population are boat owners. A lack of hurricane experience has created a dilemma for boaters and the marine community. About 25% of hurricane fatalities result from boaters trying to secure vessels in deteriorating storm conditions. There are approximately thirteen commercial marinas within Indian River County with an approximate marine craft capacity of 917. Indian River County and the Florida Inland Navigation District, in cooperation with both public and private marine agencies, have developed a publication entitled Hurricane Manual for Marine Interests in Indian River County. This manual was developed to provide boaters and marina operators with updated and reliable information to help guide their actions and is distributed through our public presentations as well as being available at the Emergency Management office. An inventory indicating the location and number of boat slips for each marina is maintained on file in the Emergency Management office. There are three bridges in Indian River County, identified in Section II -B, that connect the barrier island to the mainland, neither of which are of the draw nor swing variety. g. The decision to re-enter evacuation areas will be based on a review of the information collected by the impact assessment teams and other organizations with damage assessment responsibilities to determine that conditions within the affected areas are safe for public access. The number one response priority for re-entry will be mobilization and dispatch of search and rescue, as well as damage assessment teams into the impacted areas to search for survivors and provide assessments of the damage. These operations will be the first response elements programmed for re-entry and they will consist of representatives from law enforcement, fire, EMS, emergency management, public works, utility providers, property appraisers, building officials, American Red Cross, etc. Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Basic Page 99