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E. The number one response priority for reentry will be mobilization and <br /> dispatch of search and rescue, as well as damage assessment teams <br /> into the impacted areas to search for survivors and provide <br /> assessments of the damage. These operations will be the first <br /> response elements programmed for reentry and they will consist of <br /> representatives from law enforcement, fire, EMS, emergency <br /> management, public works, utility providers, property appraisers, <br /> building officials, American Red Cross, etc. <br /> F. Local law enforcement agencies will have primary control over reentry <br /> for their respective municipalities. However,there will be coordination <br /> with ESF #16 (Law Enforcement) in the EOC. <br /> VII. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS <br /> A. General <br /> Most emergencies are handled by divisions within the Department of <br /> Emergency Services or one of the local law enforcement agencies. <br /> When a larger scale emergency occurs, many of the services they <br /> provide take on a greater significance and may require mutual aid <br /> assistance. When local first response resources can not meet the <br /> need, coordination for the emergency is done at the County EOC. <br /> B. Evacuation <br /> The Emergency Management Director, or his designee, is responsible <br /> for directing county evacuation. For hurricane conditions requiring the <br /> issuance of an evacuation order, residents of the barrier island, <br /> manufactured home communities, low-lying areas and sub-standard <br /> housing will be issued mandatory evacuation orders. <br /> During a hurricane or severe weather event, a large number of <br /> vehicles have to be moved across a road network in a relatively short <br /> period of time. The number of vehicles and evacuees becomes <br /> particularly significant when viewed as a regional evacuation rather <br /> than just an Indian River County evacuation. The magnitude of <br /> evacuating vehicles varies depending upon the intensity of the <br /> hurricane, presence of seasonal residents, and certain behavioral <br /> response characteristics of the vulnerable population. <br /> The vulnerable population is comprised mostly of those persons living <br /> in areas subject to storm surge, as well as the residents of modular <br /> homes located elsewhere in the County. Due to their greater <br /> vulnerability to the strong winds associated with hurricanes, modular <br /> home residents will receive evacuation orders with all categories of <br /> Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Annex V- Page 3 <br />