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H. PLANNING ASSUMPTIONS 1. A disaster may occur with little or no warning and may escalate far more rapidly than the ability of any single local response organization to handle. The success of rapid response depends on: a. Multi-discipline, impact assessment teams; b. Procedures to ensure quick and effective decision-making, such as pre-deployment and aggressive training of elected officials and responders on responsibilities and emergency assignments; and C. Procedures to rapidly implement local mutual aid, state mutual aid and possibly federal assistance. 2. Effective hurricane preparedness requires continual public awareness and education programs, so that citizens will take appropriate advance action based upon the category of the hurricane expected. 3. Evacuation and shelter strategies must be based on citizen cooperation with staggered evacuation and best-available shelter options until the shelter deficit can be reduced. 4. A strategy based upon sheltering people with special needs that provides varying levels of care. The intent of the strategy is to establish minimum standards so that the general population and service providers will understand the level of care that can be reasonably expected at regular shelters. Persons needing greater care should be prompted to register for special assistance. Planning at the County and state level will depend on pre-identification of populations and determination of resource shortfalls and contingencies. 5. The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will be activated and staffed with lead agencies that become a part of an ESF concept. The primary agency for each ESF will be responsible for coordinating the planning and response activities of their respective support agencies. Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Basic Page 97