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possible equipment damage. Frequent status reports <br />are provided to agencies and the media. The Division <br />of Emergency Management will consider using the <br />Emergency Alert System to inform citizens of events <br />and to direct them to available shelters if conditions <br />warrant. Recognizing the consequences of a loss of <br />electricity, individual utility emergency plans include <br />provisions for special facilities critical to the safety and <br />welfare of citizens. <br />• System Load Restoration - System Loan Restoration <br />is instituted when rolling blackouts have been <br />terminated and power supply is adequate. It is the <br />recovery stage, and efforts are made to provide <br />frequent system status reports. <br />C. Hazardous Materials Accidents <br />Hazardous materials accidents can occur anywhere there is a <br />road, rail line, pipeline, or fixed facility storing hazardous <br />materials. Virtually the entire state is at risk to an <br />unpredictable accident of some type. Most accidents are small <br />spills and leaks, but some result in injuries, property damage, <br />environmental contamination, and other consequences. These <br />materials can be poisonous, corrosive, flammable, radioactive, <br />or pose other hazards and are regulated by the Department of <br />Transportation. Out of approximately 1,753 hazardous <br />materials incidents reported statewide in 2009, four known <br />fatalities were reported, 8% resulted in injuries, and less than <br />17% resulted in evacuation (State Emergency Response <br />Commission for Hazardous Materials, Annual Report 2009). <br />Emergencies involving hazardous materials can be expected <br />to range from a minor accident with no off-site effects to a <br />major accident that may result in an off-site release of <br />hazardous or toxic materials. The overall objective of chemical <br />emergency response planning and preparedness is to <br />minimize exposure for a wide range of accidents that could <br />produce off-site levels of contamination in excess of Levels of <br />Concern established by the U.S. Environmental Protection <br />Agency. Minimizing this exposure will reduce the <br />consequences of an emergency to people in the area near to <br />facilities which manufacture, store, or process hazardous <br />materials (Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council). <br />Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Basic Page 30 <br />