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4.0 NOTIFICATION & ACTIVATION 4.1 GENERAL This section outlines responsibilities and procedures for the notification of appropriate emergency response organizations; alerting key local, state and federal emergency response personnel; and for providing warning and instructions to the general public. 4.2 WARNING POINTS The Communications Center of the Indian River County Department of Emergency Services is the designated county warning point in the event of a hazardous materials emergency. The secondary warning point for Indian River County is at the 9-1-1 Central Communications Center. This provides a primary and back-up receiver, on a 24-hour per day basis, for notification by a facility owner/operator that a hazardous materials release has occurred and for alerting key local and state emergency response personnel. The telephone number for the Indian River County Department of Emergency Services is (772) 567-2154 and the backup number is 9-1-1. The Florida Division of Emergency Management (DEM) is the designated State Warning Point in the event of a hazardous materials incident. As such, the DEM is responsible for receiving notification of an emergency from the County warning point and alerting key state and federal emergency response personnel. The DEM is also responsible for assisting Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs) in providing warnings and instructions to the general public. A Duty Officer is on duty at the State Warning Point in Tallahassee on a 24-hour per day basis. The 24-hour telephone number for the State Warning Point is (850) 488-1320. Upon receipt of notification from the County warning point that a release involving hazardous materials has occurred, the State Warning Point will make the appropriate notification to the National Response Center. The National Response Center (NRC) is the national warning and communications center for emergencies involving the release of hazardous materials. Located at U.S. Coast Guard headquarters in Washington, D.C., the NRC receives and relays notices of discharges and releases to the appropriate on -scene commander, and provides facilities for the National Response Team to use in coordinating a national response action when required. A 24-hour telephone number for the N.R.C. is (800) 424-8802. Indian River County Emergency Plan for Hazardous Materials Page 27