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APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION...................................................................................... v
RECORD OF REVISIONS..............................................................................................vi
DEFINITIONS............................................................................................................... viii
ACRONYMS..............................................................................................................xxxiii
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1.1 RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PLANNING EFFORT ......................... Page 1
1.2 GEOGRAPHICS/DEMOGRAPHICS................................................. Page 2
1.3 HAZARDS ANALYSIS...................................................................... Page 2
1.4 ASSUMPTIONS................................................................................ Page 5
1.5 SUPPORTING PLANS..................................................................... Page 6
1.6 AUTHORITIES & REFERENCES..................................................... Page 7
2.0 EMERGENCY RESPONSE ORGANIZATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
2.1 GENERAL................................................................................................... Page 9
2.2 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES
.......................................................................................................... Page 9
2.3 STATE GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES
........................................................................................................ Page 14
2.4 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES
........................................................................................................ Page 20
2.5 FACILITY OWNERS/OPERATORS............................................... Page 21
2.6 VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS................................................... Page 22
3.0 DIRECTION & CONTROL......................................................................... Page 23
3.1 GENERAL....................................................................................... Page 23
3.2 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ROLE ....................................................... Page 23
3.3 STATE GOVERNMENT ROLE ....................................................... Page 25
3.4 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ROLE .................................................. Page 25
Figure 3-1 (SAMPLE EXECUTIVE ORDER) ................................... Page 26
4.0 NOTIFICATION & ACTIVATION............................................................... Page 28
4.1 GENERAL....................................................................................... Page 28
4.2 WARNING POINTS........................................................................ Page 28
4.3 NOTIFICATION & ACTIVATION.................................................... Page 29
4.4 NOTIFICATION TO THE PUBLIC .................................................. Page 33
SARA - TITLE III (SECTION 304 REPORTING FORM) ................. Page 36
Figure 4-2 (EMERGENCY CONTACT LIST) .................................. Page 38
5.0 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
5.1 GENERAL....................................................................................... Page 39
5.2 COORDINATION OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS............ Page 39
5.3 COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS .................................................... Page 40
6.0 PUBLIC INFORMATION & EDUCATION .................................................
Page 43
6.1
GENERAL.......................................................................................
Page 43
6.2
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS ..............................................
Page 43
6.3
EMERGENCY NEWS FACILITIES .................................................
Page 45
6.4
COORDINATION OF MEDIA RELEASES ......................................
Page 46
6.5
RUMOR CONTROL........................................................................
Page 46
6.6
PUBLIC EDUCATION.....................................................................
Page 46
Figure 6-1 MEDIA RELEASE A .....................................................
Page 47
Figure 6-2 MEDIA RELEASE B .....................................................
Page 48
Figure 6-3 MEDIA RELEASE C .....................................................
Page 49
Figure 6-4 MEDIA RELEASE D .....................................................
Page 50
Figure 6-5 MEDIA RELEASE E .....................................................
Page 51
Figure 6-6 MEDIA RELEASE F .....................................................
Page 52
Figure 6-7 MEDIA RELEASE G ....................................................
Page 53
7.0 EMERGENCY FACILITIES & EQUIPMENT ............................................. Page 54
7.1 GENERAL....................................................................................... Page 54
7.2 EMERGENCY RESPONSE FACILITIES AND PERSONNEL ........ Page 54
7.3 EQUIPMENT & RESOURCES....................................................... Page 56
Figure 7-1
(Private Contractors' Laboratory and Analytical Capabilities) ......... Page 59
8.0 ACCIDENT ASSESSMENT
8.1 GENERAL....................................................................................... Page 60
8.2 INITIAL ASSESSMENT.................................................................. Page 60
8.3 ASSESSMENT & MONITORING.................................................... Page 61
9.0 EXPOSURE CONTROL FOR EMERGENCY WORKERS
9.1 GENERAL....................................................................................... Page 64
9.2 EXPOSURE MONITORING............................................................ Page 64
9.3 AUTHORIZATION OF EXPOSURE IN EXCESS
OF PROTECTIVE ACTION GUIDES .............................................. Page 68
9.4 DECONTAMINATION..................................................................... Page 68
Figure 9-1 (HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EXPOSURE FORM)......... Page 70
10.0 PROTECTIVE ACTIONS
10.1
GENERAL.......................................................................................
Page 71
10.2
VULNERABLE ZONES...................................................................
Page 71
10.3
LEVELS OF CONCERN.................................................................
Page 71
10.4
EVACUATION................................................................................
Page 72
10.5
RECEPTION AND CARE...............................................................
Page 74
10.6
SHELTERING (IN-PLACE).............................................................
Page 74
11.0 MEDICAL & PUBLIC HEALTH SUPPORT
11.1 GENERAL....................................................................................... Page 75
11.2 MEDICAL SUPPORT..................................................................... Page 76
Figure 11-1 (Indian River County Hospitals)....................................Page 78
12.0 RECOVERY & RE-ENTRY
12.1 GENERAL....................................................................................... Page 79
12.2 RECOVERY.................................................................................... Page 79
12.3 RE-ENTRY..................................................................................... Page 86
13.0 EXERCISES & DRILLS
13.1 GENERAL....................................................................................... Page 86
13.2 EXERCISES................................................................................... Page 86
13.3 DRILLS........................................................................................... Page 88
14.0 TRAINING
14.1 GENERAL....................................................................................... Page 89
14.2 ANNUAL AND REFRESHER TRAINING ....................................... Page 89
14.3 SCHEDULE & AVAILABILITY OF TRAINING ................................ Page 90
Figure 14-1
Recommended training for
emergency response personnel..................................................... Page 91
15.0 HAZARDS ANALYSIS AND SUMMARY .................................................. Page 92
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APPENDICES
Appendix A ........ List of Extremely Hazardous Substances & Data for Hazards Analysis
Appendix B........................................................................................... Hazards Analysis
Appendix C................................................................................... Response Information
Appendix D.......................................................................................... Special Locations
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RESOLUTION NO. 2011 -
Resolution of
the Board of County Commissioners
of Indian River County, Florida,
approving the Indian River County
Hazardous Materials Emergency Plan
WHEREAS, Chapter 252, Florida Statutes, assigns to the Board of County
Commissioners responsibility for disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and
recovery; and
WHEREAS, with the enactment of the Emergency Planning and Community
Right -To -Know Act of 1986, Congress imposed upon Local Emergency Planning
Committees and local governments additional planning and preparedness
requirements for response to emergencies involving the release of hazardous
materials; and
WHEREAS, each county within a Local Emergency Planning District is required to
develop an Emergency Response Plan for Hazardous Materials to become a
component part of the local Emergency Planning District Plan; and
WHEREAS, Indian River County's Hazardous Materials Emergency Plan has been
reviewed and approved by the Florida State Emergency Response Commission for
Hazardous Materials as meeting the criteria for such plans established by the
Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency and the National
Response Team; and
WHEREAS, this plan is intended to provide the framework for the development of
detailed operating procedures by first response public safety agencies charged with
the responsibility of protecting the public's health and safety from the discharge or
release of extremely toxic chemicals.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA that:
Indian River County's Hazardous Materials Plan be hereby adopted.
The foregoing Resolution was offered by Commissioner
who moved its adoption. The motion was seconded by Commissioner
and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as
follows:
Chairman
Vice Chairman
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Bob Solari
Gary C. Wheeler
Wesley S. Davis
Joseph E. Flescher
Peter D. O'Bryan
The Chair thereupon declared the Resolution duly passed and adopted this
of , 2011.
Attest
BY:
Jeffrey K. Barton, Clerk
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY:
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Bob Solari, Chairman
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RECORD OF REVISIONS: PLAN COPY NUMBER
REVISION DATE OF DATE ENTERED REVISION MADE
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DEFINITIONS
29 CFR 19100-120
29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1910.120 is the Hazardous Waste
operations and Emergency Response reference document as required by SARA.
This document covers employees involved in certain hazardous waste operations
and any emergency response to incidents involving hazardous situations. Federal
OSHA enforces this code.
Access Control Point
Acute
The point of entry and exit from the control zones. Regulates access to an from the
work areas.
Severe but of short duration. Acute health effects are those that occur immediately
after exposure to hazardous chemicals.
Agencv
A division of government with a specific function offering a particular kind of
assistance. In ICS, agencies are defined either as jurisdictional (having statutory
responsibility for incident management) or as assisting or cooperating (providing
resources or other assistance).
Agency Representative
A person assigned by a primary, assisting, or cooperating Federal, State, local, or
tribal government agency or private entity that has been delegated authority to
make decisions affecting that agency's or organization's participation in incident
management activities following appropriate consultation with the leadership of that
agency.
Ambient
Surrounding. Ambient temperatures are temperatures of the surrounding area (e.g.,
air or water).
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Area Command (Unified Area Command)
An organization established (1) to oversee the management of multiple incidents
that are each being handled by an ICS organization or (2) to oversee the
management of large or multiple incidents to which several Incident Management
Teams have been assigned. Area Command has the responsibility to set overall
strategy and priorities, allocate critical resources according to priorities, ensure that
incidents are properly managed, and ensure that objectives are met and strategies
followed. Area Command becomes Unified Area Command when incidents are
multi -jurisdictional. Area Command may be established at an emergency operations
center facility or at some location other than an incident command post.
Assessment
The evaluation and interpretation of measurements and other information to provide
a basis for decision-making.
Assignments
Tasks given to resources to perform within a given operational period that are based
on operational objectives defined in the IAP.
Assistant
Title for subordinates of principal Command Staff positions. The title indicates a
level of technical capability, qualifications, and responsibility subordinate to the
primary positions. Assistants may also be assigned to unit leaders.
Assisting Agency
An agency or organization providing personnel, services, or other resources to the
agency with direct responsibility for incident management. See also Supporting
Agency.
Available Resources
Resources assigned to an incident, checked in, and available for a mission
assignment, normally located in a Staging Area.
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Branch
The organizational level having functional or geographical responsibility for major
aspects of incident operations. A branch is organizationally situated between the
section and the division or group in the Operations Section, and between the
section and units in the Logistics Section. Branches are identified by the use of
Roman numerals or by functional area.
Chain of Command
A series of command, control, executive, or management positions in hierarchical
order of authority.
Check -In
Chief
The process through which resources first report to an incident. Check-in locations
include the incident command post, Resources Unit, incident base, camps, staging
areas, or directly on the site.
The ICS title for individuals responsible for management of functional sections:
Operations, Planning, Logistics, Finance/Administration, and Intelligence (if
established as a separate section).
CHEMTREC
Chemical Transportation Emergency Center. A public service of the Chemical
Manufactures Association (800) 424-9300.
Command
The act of directing, ordering, or controlling by virtue of explicit statutory, regulatory,
or delegated authority.
Command Staff
In an incident management organization, the Command Staff consists of the
Incident Command and the special staff positions of Public Information Officer,
Safety Officer, Liaison Officer, and other positions as required, who report directly to
the Incident Commander. They may have an assistant or assistants, as needed.
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Command Operating Picture
A broad view of the overall situation as reflected by situation reports, aerial
photography, and other information or intelligence.
Communications Unit
An organizational unit in the Logistics Section responsible for providing
communication services at an incident or an EOC. A communications Unit may also
be a facility (e.g. a trailer or mobile van) used to support an Incident
Communications Center.
Contamination Reduction Corridor (CRC)
That area within the Contamination Reduction zone where the actual
decontamination is to take place. Exit from the Exclusion Zone is through the
Contamination Reduction Corridor (CRC). The CRC will become contaminated as
people and equipment pass through to the decontamination stations.
Contamination Control Line (CCL)
The established line around the Contamination Reduction Zone that separates the
contamination Reduction Zone from the Support Zone.
Contamination Reduction Zone (CRZ)
That area between the Exclusion zone and the Support zone. This zone contains
the Personnel Decontamination Station. This zone may require a lesser degree of
personnel protection that the Exclusion Zone. This area separates the contaminated
area from the clean area and acts as a buffer to reduce contamination of the clean
area.
Control Zones
The geographical areas within the control lines set up at a hazardous materials
incident. The three zones most commonly used are the Exclusion Zone,
Contamination Reduction Zone and Support Zone._
Cooperating Agency
An agency supplying assistance other than direct operational or support functions or
resources to the incident management effort.
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Coordinate
To advance systematically an analysis and exchange of information amon principals
who have or may have a need to know certain information to carry out specific
incident management responsibilities.
Decontamination (Decon)
That action required to physically remove or chemically change the contaminants
from personnel and equipment.
Deputy
A fully qualified individual who, in the absence of a superior, can be delegated the
authority to manage a functional operation or perform a specific task. In some
cases, a deputy can act as relief for a superior and, therefore, must be fully qualified
in the position. Deputies can be assigned to the Incident Commander, General
Staff, and Branch Directors.
Dispatch
The ordered movement of a resource or resources to an assigned operational
mission or an administrative move from one location to another.
Disposal
The removal of waste material to a site or facility that is specifically designed and
permitted to receive such wastes.
Division
Drill
The partition of an incident into geographical areas of operation. Divisions are
established when the number of resources exceeds the manageable span of control
of the Operations Chief. A division is located within the ICS organization between
the branch and resources in the Operations Section.
A supervised instruction period aimed at developing testing and monitoring technical
skills necessary to perform emergency response operations.
Emergency
Absent a Presidentially declared emergency, any incident(s), human -caused or
natural, that requires responsive action to protect life or property. Under the Robert
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, an emergency means
any occasion or instance for which, in the determination of the President, Federal
assistance is needed to supplement State and local efforts and capabilities to save
lives and to protect property and public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the
threat of a catastrophe in any part of the United States.
Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs)
The physical location at which the coordination of information and resources to
support domestic incident management activities normally takes place. An EOC
may be a temporary facility or may be located in a more central or permanently
established facility, perhaps at a higher level of organization within a jurisdiction.
EOCs may be organized by major functional disciplines (e.g., fire, law enforcement,
and medical services), by jurisdiction (e.g., Federal, State, regional, county, city,
tribal), or some combination thereof.
Emergency Operations Plan
The "steady-state" plan maintained by various jurisdictional levels for responding to
a wide variety of potential hazards.
Emergency Public Information
Information that is disseminated primarily in anticipation of an emergency or during
an emergency. In addition to providing situational information to the public, it also
frequently provides directive actions required to be taken by the general public.
Emergency Response Provider
Includes Federal, State, local, and tribal emergency public safety, law enforcement,
emergency response, emergency medical (including hospital emergency facilities),
and related personnel, agencies, and authorities. See Section 2 (6), Homeland
Security Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135 (2002). Also known as
Emergency Responder.
Evacuation
Organized, phased, and supervised withdrawal, dispersal, or removal of civilians
from dangerous or potentially dangerous areas, and their reception and care in safe
areas.
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Event
A planned, non -emergency activity. ICS can be used as the management system
for a wide range of events, e.g., parades, concerts, or sporting events.
Exclusion Zone
That area immediately around the spill. That area where contamination does or
could occur. The innermost of the three zones of a hazardous materials site.
Special protection is required for all personnel while in this zone.
Exercise
A simulated accident or release set up to test emergency response methods and for
use as a training tool.
Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHS's)
A list of chemicals identified by EPA on the basis of toxicity, and listed under SARA
Title III.
Facilities
Defined for Section 302 of SARA Title III as all buildings, equipment, structures, and
other stationary items which are located on a single site or on contiguous or
adjacent sites and which are owned or operated by the same person (or by any
person which controls, is controlled by, or under common control with, such person).
For purposes of emergency release notification, the term includes motor vehicles,
rolling stock, and aircraft.
Facility Emergency Coordinator
Facility representative for each facility with an extremely hazardous substance
(EHS) in a quantity exceeding its threshold planning quantity (TPQ), who
participates in the emergency planning process.
Federal
Of or pertaining to the Federal Government of the United States of America.
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Full Emergency Condition
An incident involving a severe hazard or large area which poses an extreme threat
to life and/or property and will probably require a large scale evacuation, or an
incident requiring the expertise or resources of county, State, Federal or private
agencies.
Function
Function refers to the five major activities in ICS: Command, Operations, Planning,
Logistics, and Finance/Administration. The term function is also used when
describing the activity involved, e.g., the planning function. A sixth function,
Intelligence, may be established, if required, to meet incident management needs.
General Staff
Group
A group of incident management personnel organized according to function and
reporting to the Incident Commander. The General Staff normally consists of the
Operations Section Chief, Planning Section Chief, Logistics Section Chief, and
Finance/Administration Section Chief.
Established to divide the incident management structure into functional areas of
operation. Groups are composed of resources assembled to perform a special
function not necessarily within a single geographic division. Groups, when activated,
are located between branches and resources in the Operations Section. (See
Division.)
Hazard
Something that is potentially dangerous or harmful, often the root cause of an
unwanted outcome.
Hazardous Materials
Any substance or material in a quantity or form which may be harmful to humans,
animals, crops, water systems, or other elements of the environment if accidentally
released.
Hazardous materials include: explosives, gases (compressed, liquefied, or
dissolved), flammable and combustible liquids, flammable solids or substances,
poisonous and infectious substances, radioactive materials, and corrosives.
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Immediately Dangerous to Life/Health ODLH)
The maximum level to which a healthy worker can be exposed for 30 minutes and
escape without suffering irreversible health effects or escape -impairing symptoms.
Incident
An occurrence or event, natural or human -caused, that requires an emergency
response to protect life or property. Incidents can, for example, include major
disasters, emergencies, terrorist attacks, terrorist threats, wildland and urban fires,
floods, hazardous materials spills, nuclear accidents, aircraft accidents,
earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, tropical storms, war -related disasters, public
health and medical emergencies, and other occurrences requiring an emergency
response.
Incident Action Plan
An oral or written plan containing general objectives reflecting the overall strategy
for managing an incident. It may include the identification of operational resources
and assignments. It may also include attachments that provide direction and
important information for management of the incident during one or more
operational periods.
Incident Commander
The pre -designated local, State, or Federal official responsible for the coordination
of a hazardous materials response action, as outlined in the pertinent emergency
response plan.
Incident Command Post (ICP)
The field location at which the primary tactical -level, on -scene incident command
functions are performed. The ICP may be collocated with the incident base or other
incident facilities and is normally identified by a green rotating or flashing light.
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Incident Command System (ICS)
A standardized on -scene emergency management construct specifically designed
to provide for the adoption of an integrated organizational structure that reflects the
complexity and demands of single or multiple incidents, without being hindered by
jurisdictional boundaries. ICS is the combination of facilities, equipment, personnel,
procedures, and communications operating within a common organizational
structure, designed to aid in the management of resources during incidents. It is
used for all kinds of emergencies and is applicable to small as well as large and
complex incidents. ICS is used by various jurisdictions and functional agencies, both
public and private, to organize field -level incident management operations.
Incident Commander (IC)
The individual responsible for all incident activities, including the development of
strategies and tactics and the ordering and the release of resources. The IC has
overall authority and responsibility for conducting incident operations and is
responsible for the management of all incident operations at the incident site.
Incident Management Team (IMT)
The IC and appropriate Command and General Staff personnel assigned to an
incident.
Incident Objectives
Statements of guidance and direction necessary for selecting appropriate
strategy(s) and the tactical direction of resources. Incident objectives are based on
realistic expectations of what can be accomplished have been effectively deployed.
Incident objectives must be achievable and measurable, yetflexible enough to allow
strategic and tactical alternatives.
Initial Action
The actions taken by those responders first to arrive at an incident site.
Initial Response
Resources initially committed to an incident.
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Intelligence Officer
The intelligence officer is responsible for managing internal information, intelligence,
and operational security requirements supporting incident management activities.
These may include information security and operational security activities, as well as
the complex task of ensuring that sensitive information of all types (e.g., classified
information, law enforcement sensitive information, proprietary information, or
export -controlled information) is handled in a way that not only safeguards the
information, but also ensures that it gets to those who need access to it to perform
their missions effectively and safely.
Joint Information Center
A facility established to coordinate all incident -related public information activities. It
is the central point of contact for all news media at the scene of the incident. Public
information officials from all participating agencies should collocate at the JIC.
Joint Information System
Integrates incident information and public affairs into a cohesive organization
designed to provide consistent, coordinated, timely information during crisis or
incident operations. The mission of the JIS is to provide a structure and system for
developing and delivering coordinated interagency messages; developing,
recommending, and executing public information plans and strategies on behalf of
the IC; advising the IC concerning public affairs issues that could affect a response
effort; and controlling rumors and inaccurate information that could undermine
public confidence in the emergency response effort.
Jurisdiction
A range or sphere of authority. Public agencies have jurisdiction at an incident
related to their legal responsibilities and authority. Jurisdictional authority at an
incident can be political or geographical (e.g., city, county, tribal, State, or Federal
boundary lines) or functional (e.g., law enforcement, public health).
Level of Concern (LOC)
The concentration of an extremely hazardous substance (EHS) in the air above
which there may be serious irreversible health effects or death as a result of a single
exposure for a relatively short period of time.
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Liaison
A form of communication for establishing and maintaining mutual understanding
and cooperation.
Liaison Officer
A member of the Command Staff responsible for coordinating with representatives
from cooperating and assisting agencies.
Limited Emergency Condition
An incident involving a greater hazard or larger area which poses a potential threat
to life and/or property and which may require a limited evacuation of the surrounding
area.
Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEM
A committee appointed by the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC), as
required by Title III of SARA, to formulate a comprehensive emergency plan for its
district.
Local Government
A county, municipality, city, town, township, local public authority, school district,
special district, intrastate district, council of governments (regardless of whether the
council of governments is incorporated as a nonprofit corporation under State law),
regional or interstate government entity, or agency or instrumentality of a local
government; an Indian tribe or authorized tribal organization, or in Alaska a Native
village or Alaska Regional Native Corporation; a rural community, unincorporated
town or village, or other public entity. See Section 2 (10), Homeland Security Act of
2002, Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135 (2002).
Logistics
Providing resources and other services to support incident management. Logistics
Section: The section responsible for providing facilities, services, and material
support for the incident.
Logistics Section
The section responsible for providing facilities, services, and material support for the
incident.
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Major Disaster
As defined under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 5122), a major disaster is any natural catastrophe (including any
hurricane, tornado, storm, high water, wind -driven water, tidal wave, tsunami,
earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, or drought), or,
regardless of cause, any fire, flood, or explosion, in any part of the United States,
which in the determination of the President causes damage of sufficient severity
and magnitude to warrant major disaster assistance under this Act to supplement
the efforts and available resources of States, tribes, local governments, and disaster
relief organizations in alleviating the damage, loss, hardship, or suffering caused
thereby.
Management by Objective
A management approach that involves a four -step process for achieving the incident
goal. The Management by Objectives approach includes the following: establishing
overarching objectives; developing and issuing assignments, plans, procedures, and
protocols; establishing specific, measurable objectives for various incident
management functional activities and directing efforts to fulfill them, in support of
defined strategic objectives; and documenting results to measure performance and
facilitate corrective action.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
A compilation of information required under the OSHA Hazard Communication
Standard on the identity of hazardous chemicals, health and physical hazards,
exposure limits, and precautions. Section 311 of Title III of SARA requires facilities
to submit MSDS's under certain conditions.
Mitigation
The activities designed to reduce or eliminate risks to persons or property or to
lessen the actual or potential effects or consequences of an incident. Mitigation
measures may be implemented prior to, during, or after an incident. Mitigation
measures are often informed by lessons learned from prior incidents. Mitigation
involves ongoing actions to reduce exposure to, probability of, or potential loss from
hazards. Measures may include zoning and building codes, floodplain buyouts, and
analysis of hazard- related data to determine where it is safe to build or locate
temporary facilities. Mitigation can include efforts to educate governments,
businesses, and the public on measures they can take to reduce loss and injury.
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Mobilization
The process and procedures used by all organizations -Federal, State, local, and
tribal -for activating, assembling, and transporting all resources that have been
requested to respond to or support an incident.
Multi -agency Coordination Entity
A multi -agency coordination entity functions within a broader multi -agency
coordination system. It may establish the priorities among incidents and associated
resource allocations, de -conflict agency policies, and provide strategic guidance and
direction to support incident management activities.
Multi -agency Coordination Systems
Multi -agency coordination systems provide the architecture to support coordination
for incident prioritization, critical resource allocation, communications systems
integration, and information coordination. The components of multi -agency
coordination systems include facilities, equipment, emergency operation centers
(EOCs), specific multi -agency coordination entities, personnel, procedures, and
communications. These systems assist agencies and organizations to fully integrate
the subsystems of the NIMS.
Multi -agency Jurisdictional Incident
An incident requiring action from multiple agencies that each have jurisdiction to
manage certain aspects of an incident. In ICS, these incidents will be managed
under Unified Command.
Mutual -Aid Agreement
Written agreement between agencies and/or jurisdictions that they will assist one
another on request, by furnishing personnel, equipment, and/or expertise in a
specified manner.
National
Of a nationwide character, including the Federal, State, local, and tribal aspects of
governance and polity.
National Disaster Medical System
A cooperative, asset -sharing partnership between the Department of Health and
Human Services, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Homeland
Security, and the Department of Defense. NDMS provides resources for meeting
the continuity of care and mental health services requirements of the Emergency
Support Function 8 in the Federal Response Plan.
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
A system mandated by HSPD-5 that provides a consistent nationwide approach for
Federal, State, local, and tribal governments; the private -sector, and non-
governmental organizations to work effectively and efficiently together to prepare
for, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size, or
complexity. To provide for inter -operability and compatibility among Federal, State,
local, and tribal capabilities, the NIMS includes a core set of concepts, principles,
and terminology. HSPD-5 identifies these as the ICS; multi -agency coordination
systems; training; identification and management of resources (including systems
for classifying types of resources); qualification and certification; and the collection,
tracking, and reporting of incident information and incident resources. National
Response Plan: A plan mandated by HSPD-5 that integrates Federal domestic
prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery plans into one all -discipline,
all -hazards plan.
National Response Plan
A plan mandated by HSPD-5 that integrates Federal domestic prevention,
preparedness, response, and recovery plans into one all -discipline, all -hazards plan.
Non -Governmental Organization
An entity with an association that is based on interests of its members, individuals,
or institutions and that is not created by a government, but may work cooperatively
with government. Such organizations serve a public purpose, not a private benefit.
Examples of NGOs include faith -based charity organizations and the American Red
Cross.
Operational Period
The time scheduled for executing a given set of operation actions, as specified in
the Incident Action Plan. Operational periods can be of various lengths, although
usually not over 24 hours.
Operations Section
The section responsible for all tactical incident operations. In ICS, it normally
includes subordinate branches, divisions, and/or groups.
Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL)
This is the 8 hour time -weighted average or ceiling concentration above which
workers may not be exposed. The use of personal protective equipment may be
advisable where there is a potential for exposure.
Personnel Accountability
The ability to account for the location and welfare of incident personnel. It is
accomplished when supervisors ensure that ICS principles and processes are
functional and that personnel are working within established incident management
guidelines.
Planning Meeting
A meeting held as needed prior to and throughout the duration of an incident to
select specific strategies and tactics for incident control operations and for service
and support planning. For larger incidents, the planning meeting is a major element
in the development of the Incident Action Plan (IAP).
Planning Section
Responsible for the collection, evaluation, and dissemination of operational
information related to the incident, and for the preparation and documentation of the
IAP. This section also maintains information on the current and forecasted situation
and on the status of resources assigned to the incident.
Potential Emergency Condition
An incident or threat of a release which can be controlled by the first response
agencies and does not require evacuation of other than the involved structure or the
immediate outdoor area. The incident is confined to a small area and does not
pose an immediate threat to life or property.
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Preparedness
The range of deliberate, critical tasks and activities necessary to build, sustain, and
improve the operational capability to prevent, protect against, respond to, and
recover from domestic incidents. Preparedness is a continuous process.
Preparedness involves efforts at all levels of government and between government
and private -sector and non-governmental organizations to identify threats,
determine vulnerabilities, and identify required resources. Within the NIMS,
preparedness is operationally focused on establishing guidelines, protocols, and
standards for planning, training and exercises, personnel qualification and
certification, equipment certification, and publication management.
Preparedness Organizations
The groups and fora that provide interagency coordination for domestic incident
management activities in a non -emergency context. Preparedness organizations
can include all agencies with a role in incident management, for prevention,
preparedness, response, or recovery activities. They represent a wide variety of
committees, planning groups, and other organizations that meet and coordinate to
ensure the proper level of planning, training, equipping, and other preparedness
requirements within a jurisdiction or area.
Prevention
Actions to avoid an incident or to intervene to stop an incident from occurring.
Prevention involves actions to protect lives and property. It involves applying
intelligence and other information to a range of activities that may include such
countermeasures as deterrence operations; heightened inspections; improved
surveillance and security operations; investigations to determine the full nature and
source of the threat; public health and agricultural surveillance and testing
processes; immunizations, isolation, or quarantine; and, as appropriate, specific law
enforcement operations aimed at deterring, preempting, interdicting, or disrupting
illegal activity and apprehending potential perpetrators and bringing them to justice.
Private Sector
Organizations and entities that are not part of any governmental structure. It
includes for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, formal and informal structures,
commerce and industry, and private voluntary organizations (PVO). Processes:
Systems of operations that incorporate standardized procedures, methodologies,
and functions necessary to provide resources effectively and efficiently. These
include resource typing, resource ordering and tracking, and coordination.
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Public Information Officer
A member of the Command Staff responsible for interfacing with the public and
media or with other agencies with incident -related information requirements.
Publications Management
The publications management subsystem includes materials development,
publication control, publication supply, and distribution. The development and
distribution of NIMS materials is managed through this subsystem. Consistent
documentation is critical to success, because it ensures that all responders are
familiar with the documentation used in a particular incident regardless of the
location or the responding agencies involved.
Qualification and Certification
This subsystem provides recommended qualification and certification standards for
emergency responder and incident management personnel. It also allows the
development of minimum standards for resources expected to have an interstate
application. Standards typically include training, currency, experience, and physical
and medical fitness.
Reception Area
This refers to a location separate from staging areas, where resources report in for
processing and out -processing. Reception Areas provide accountability, security,
situational awareness briefings, safety awareness, distribution of IAPs, supplies and
equipment, feeding, and bed down.
Recommended Exposure Limit (REL)
A NIOSH recommended exposure limit (REL) is the work -place exposure
concentration recommended by NIOSH for promulgation by OSHA as a PEL, but is
not enforceable as is the OSHA PEL. In some cases, NIOSH has described
time -weighted average concentrations in terms of 10 -hour, rather than 8 -hour,
averages.
Recovery
The development, coordination, and execution of service- and site -restoration plans;
the reconstitution of government operations and services; individual, private- sector,
non-governmental, and public -assistance programs to provide housing and to
promote restoration; long-term care and treatment of affected persons; additional
measures for social, political, environmental, and economic restoration; evaluation
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of the incident to identify lessons learned; post -incident reporting; and development
of initiatives to mitigate the effects of future incidents.
Recovery Plan
A plan developed by a State, local, or tribal jurisdiction with assistance from
responding Federal agencies to restore the affected area.
Refuge Area
An area identified within the Exclusion zone, if needed, for the assemblage of
contaminated individuals in order to reduce the risk of further contamination or
injury. The Refuge Area may provide the gross decontamination and triage.
Remedial Actions
Actions consistent with a permanent remedy which are necessary to prevent or
minimize the release of hazardous materials so that they do not spread or cause
substantial danger to public health and safety, or to the environment.
Reportable Quantity (RQ)
The quantity of a hazardous substance that triggers reporting under CERCLA; if a
substance is released in a quantity that exceeds its RQ, the release must be
reported to the National Response Center (NRC), as well as to the State
Emergency Response Commission (SERC) and the community emergency
coordinator for areas likely to be affected by the release.
Resources
Personnel and major items of equipment, supplies, and facilities available or
potentially available for assignment to incident operations and for which status is
maintained. Resources are described by kind and type and may be used in
operational support or supervisory capacities at an incident or at an EOC.
Resource Management
Efficient incident management requires a system for identifying available resources
at all jurisdictional levels to enable timely and unimpeded access to resources
needed to prepare for, respond to, or recover from an incident. Resource
management under the NIMS includes mutual -aid agreements; the use of special
Federal, State, local, and tribal teams; and resource mobilization protocols.
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Resources Unit
Functional unit within the Planning Section responsible for recording the status of
resources committed to the incident. This unit also evaluates resources currently
committed to the incident, the effects additional responding resources will have on
the incident, and anticipated resource needs.
Response
Activities that address the short-term, direct effects of an incident. Response
includes immediate actions to save lives, protect property, and meet basic human
needs. Response also includes the execution of emergency operations plans and of
mitigation activities designed to limit the loss of life, personal injury, property
damage, and other unfavorable outcomes. As indicated by the situation, response
activities include applying intelligence and other information to lessen the effects or
consequences of an incident; increased security operations; continuing
investigations into nature and source of the threat; ongoing public health and
agricultural surveillance and testing processes; immunizations, isolation, or
quarantine; and specific law enforcement operations aimed at preempting,
interdicting, or disrupting illegal activity, and apprehending actual perpetrators and
bringing them to justice.
Safe Refuge Area (SFA)
An area within the Contamination Reduction Zone for the assemblage of individuals
who are witnesses to the hazardous materials incident or who were on site at the
time of the spill. The assemblage will provide for the separation of contaminated
persons from non -contaminated persons.
Safety Officer
A member of the Command Staff responsible for monitoring and assessing safety
hazards or unsafe situations and for developing measures for ensuring personnel
safety.
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Section
The organizational level having responsibility for a major functional area of
incident management, e.g., Operations, Planning, Logistics,
Finance/Administration, and Intelligence (if established). The section is
organizationally situated between the branch and the Incident Command.
Site Safety Plan
An Emergency Response Plan describing the general safety procedures to be
followed at an incident involving hazardous materials. This plan should be prepared
in accordance with 29 CFR 1920.120 and the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency's "Standard Operating Safety Guides for Environmental Incidents (1984)."
Span of Control
The number of individuals a supervisor is responsible for, usually expressed as the
ratio of supervisors to individuals. (Under the NIMS, an appropriate span of control
is between 1:3 and 1:7.)
Stagging Area
Location established where resources can be placed while awaiting a tactical
assignment. The Operations Section manages Staging Areas.
State Emergency Response Commission (SERC)
Commission appointed by each State governor according to the requirements of
Title III of SARA; duties of the commission include designating emergency planning
districts, appointing Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPC), supervising
and coordinating the activities of planning committees, reviewing emergency plans,
receiving chemical release notifications, and establishing procedures for receiving
and processing requests from the public for information.
Strategic
Strategic elements of incident management are characterized by continuous
long-term, high-level planning by organizations headed by elected or other senior
officials. These elements involve the adoption of long-range goals and objectives,
the setting of priorities; the establishment of budgets and other fiscal decisions,
policy development, and the application of measures of performance or
effectiveness.
Strategy
The general direction selected to accomplish incident objectives set by the IC.
Strike Team
A set number of resources of the same kind and type that have an established
minimum number of personnel.
Support Zone
The clean area outside of the Contamination Control Line. Equipment and
personnel are not expected to become contaminated in this area. Special protective
clothing is not required. This is the area where resources are assembled to support
the hazardous materials operation.
Supporting Technologies
Any technology that may be used to support the NIMS is included in this subsystem.
These technologies include orthophoto mapping, remote automatic weather
stations, infrared technology, and communications, among various others.
Task Force
Any combination of resources assembled to support a specific mission or
operational need. All resource elements within a Task Force must have common
communications and a designated leader.
Technical Assistance
Support provided to State, local, and tribal jurisdictions when they have the
resources but lack the complete knowledge and skills needed to perform a required
activity (such as mobile -home park design and hazardous material assessments).
Terrorism
Under the Homeland Security Act of 2002, terrorism is defined as activity that
involves an act dangerous to human life or potentially destructive of critical
infrastructure or key resources and is a violation of the criminal laws of the United
States or of any State or other subdivision of the United States in which it occurs
and is intended to intimidate or coerce the civilian population or influence a
government or affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction,
assassination, or kidnapping. See Section 2 (15), Homeland Security Act of 2002,
Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135 (2002).
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Threat
An indication of possible violence, harm, or danger.
Threshold Planning Quantity (TPQ)
Tools
Type
A quantity designated for each chemical on the list of extremely hazardous
substances (EHSs) that triggers notification by facilities of the State Emergency
Response Commission (SERC) that such facilities are subject to emergency
planning under Title III of SARA.
Those instruments and capabilities that allow for the professional performance of
tasks, such as information systems, agreements, doctrine, capabilities, and
legislative authorities.
A classification of resources in the ICS that refers to capability. Type 1 is generally
considered to be more capable than Types 2, 3, or 4, respectively, because of size;
power; capacity; or, in the case of incident management teams, experience and
qualifications.
Unified Area Command
A Unified Area Command is established when incidents under an Area Command
are multi -jurisdictional. (See Area Command.)
Unified Command
Unit
An application of ICS used when there is more than one agency with incident
jurisdiction or when incidents cross political jurisdictions. Agencies work together
through the designated members of the UC, often the senior person from agencies
and/or disciplines participating in the UC, to establish a common set of objectives
and strategies and a single IAP.
The organizational element having functional responsibility for a specific incident
planning, logistics, or finance/administration activity.
Unity of Command
The concept by which each person within an organization reports to one and only
one designated person. The purpose of unity of command is to ensure unity of effort
under one responsible commander for every objective.
Volunteer
For purposes of the NIMS, a volunteer is any individual accepted to perform
services by the lead agency, which has authority to accept volunteer services, when
the individual performs services without promise, expectation, or receipt of
compensation for services performed. See, e.g., 16 U.S.C. 742f(c) and 29 CFR
553.101.
Vulnerable Zone
An area over which the airborne concentration of a chemical involved in an
accidental release could reach the level of concern (LOC).
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ACRONYMS
AFFF
Aqueous Film Forming Foam
ACS
Auxiliary Communications Service
ALS
Advanced Life Support
BCC
Board of County Commissioners
CAP
Civil Air Patrol
CAS
Chemical Abstract Service
CB
Citizens Band
CEMP
Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan
CERCLA
Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation & Liability Act
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
CHEMTREC
Chemical Transportation Emergency Center
CHRIS
Chemical Hazard Response Information System
CPE
Chlorinated Polyethylene
CPG
Citizens Protection Guide
DEM
Florida Division of Emergency Management
DER
Florida Dept. of Environmental Regulation
DHHS
U.S. Dept. of Health/Human Services
DNR
Florida Department of Natural Resources
DOC
Department Operations Center
DOT
(U.S. or Florida) Department of Transportation
EBS
Emergency Broadcast System
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EHS
Extremely Hazardous Substance
EMAC
Emergency Management Assistance Compact
EOC
Emergency Operations Center
EOP
Emergency Operations Plan
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPCRA
Emergency Planning & Community Right -to -Know Act
EPI
Emergency Public Information
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FOG
Field Operations Guide
GAR
Governor's Authorized Representative
GIS
Geographic Information System
HAZMAT
Hazardous Material
HSPD-5
Homeland Security Presidential Directive -5
HEAR
Hospital/Emergency Ambulance Radio
HMTF
Hazardous Materials Task Force
IAP
Incident Action Plan
IC
Incident Commander
ICP
Incident Command Post
ICS
Incident Command System
IC or UC
Incident Command or Unified Command
IDLH
Immediately Dangerous to Life/Health
IMT
Incident Management Team
JIS
Joint Information System
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JIC
Joint Information Center
LEPC
Local Emergency Planning Committee
LNO
Liaison Officer
LOC
Level of Concern
MSA
Mine Safety Appliances
MSDA
Material Safety Data Sheet
NAWAS
National Warning System
NDMS
National Disaster Medical System
NGO
Non-governmental Organization
NIMS
National Incident Management System
NIOSH
National Institute for Occupational
Safety & Health
NOAA
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
NRC
National Response Center
NRP
National Response Plan
NRT-1
Hazardous Materials Emergency Planning Guide,
National Response Team
OHM -TADS
Oil & Hazardous Materials Technical
Assistance Data Systems
PCB
Polychlorinated Biphenyls
PEL
Permissible Exposure Limit
PIO
Public Information Officer
POLREP
Pollution Report
PIO
Public Information Officer
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PVO
Private Voluntary Organizations
PVC
Polyvinyl Chloride
RACES
Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services
REL
Recommended Exposure Limit
RESTAT
Resources Status
ROSS
Resource Ordering and Status System
RRT
Regional Response Team
R&D
Research and Development
SARA
Superfund Amendments & Re-authorization Act
SCBA
Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
SDO
Standards Development Organizations
SEOC
State Emergency Operations Center
SERC
State Emergency Response Commission
SITREP
Situation Report
SO
Safety Officer
SOP
Standard Operating Procedure
TPQ
Threshold Planning Quantity
UC
Unified Command
USCG
United States Coast Guard
US&R
Urban Search and Rescue
VOC
Volatile Organic Compound
VZ
Vulnerable Zone
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1.0 PLAN OVERVIEW & PURPOSE
1.1 RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PLANNING EFFORT
With the enactment of the Emergency Planning and Community
Right -To -Know Act of 1986, Congress imposed upon state and local
governments additional planning and preparedness requirements for
emergencies involving the release of hazardous materials. In compliance
with these requirements, Indian River County officials have prepared a plan
for use in responding to and recovering from a release of hazardous or toxic
materials from those facilities that are subject to the requirements of the Act.
The Indian River County Hazardous Materials Emergency Plan is developed
based upon guidance criteria prepared by the National Response Team
(Hazardous Materials Emergency Planning Guide/NRT-1) and by the State
Emergency Response Commission for Hazardous Materials (Chapter 9G-7,
Florida Administrative Code). This plan will provide local emergency
response personnel with operational guidance in order to effectively manage
resources in response to emergencies involving hazardous materials. This
plan is based upon certain assumptions and the existence of specific
resources and capabilities which may be subject to frequent change.
Because of this, some deviation in the implementation of operational
concepts identified in this plan may be necessary to protect the health and
safety of residents and transients near each facility. This plan addresses the
range of potential emergency situations and the appropriate measures to be
implemented to minimize exposure through inhalation, ingestion, or direct
exposure.
Those portions of the plan addressing local emergency response capabilities
were developed by the Indian River County Department of Emergency
Services, with input from designated emergency contacts of those agencies
with hazardous materials emergency responsibilities. Site-specific portions
of the plan were developed by emergency management planners with input
from affected facility owners and operators. The Indian River County
Emergency Services Director has overall responsibility for the development
of this plan and assuring the Board of County Commissioners and the Local
Emergency Planning Committee that prompt and effective protective
measures can and will be taken in the event of an emergency involving the
release of hazardous materials.
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This Plan will be reviewed and updated annually. Plan revisions will reflect
changes in implementing procedures, improved emergency preparedness
capabilities, deficiencies identified in drills and exercises, etc. Plan revisions
will be identified by an asterisk (*) in the right hand margin and dated. This
plan will be adopted by the appropriate County officials in accordance with
procedures governing local plan adoption.
Copies of the plan and any subsequent revisions will be distributed to
organizations and individuals responsible for implementation of the plan.
The Indian River County Department of Emergency Services, Emergency
Management Division, will maintain a log of the plan recipients. Each
recipient will be responsible for maintaining a record of plan revisions in
accordance with instructions provided by the Indian River County
Department of Emergency Services at the time each revision is issued, and
may provide copies to appropriate personnel. Each local emergency
response organization is encouraged to use information contained in this
plan to develop their respective response plans and implementing
procedures.
1.2 GEOGRAPHICS/DEMOGRAPHICS
Geographic and demographic information relating to Indian River County can
be found in the Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency
Management Plan, which is updated annually and approved by resolution of
the Board of County Commissioners.
1.3 HAZARDS ANALYSIS
Comprehensive planning depends upon a clear understanding of what
hazards exist and what risk they pose for the community. To gain this
understanding, each Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) should
conduct site-specific hazard analyses for airborne releases of extremely
hazardous substances (EHSs) as required by SARA Title III. The hazards
analysis serves as the basis for developing and revising the emergency
response plans that are mandatory under SARA Title III.
The hazards analysis included in this section of the plan is designed to
consider all potential acute health hazards within Indian River County and to
identify which hazards are of high priority and should be addressed in the
emergency response planning process. There are hundreds of facilities in
Indian River County that are subject to the requirements of SARA Title III;
however, only an extremely limited number have notified the State
Emergency Response Commission for Hazardous Materials (SERC) in
accordance with the provisions of SARA Title III. The hazards analysis will
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be updated as additional existing facilities come into compliance and as new
facilities subject to the requirements of SARA Title III are constructed.
The hazards analysis for Indian River County consists of the following three
components:
A. Hazards Identification - provides specific information on
situations that have the potential for causing injury to life or
damage to property.
A hazards identification includes information about:
- chemical identities;
- the location of facilities that use, produce,
process, or store hazardous materials;
- the type and design of chemical container or
vessel;
- the quantity of material that could be involved in
an airborne release; and
- nature of the hazard (e.g., airborne toxic vapors
or mists which are the primary focus of this
guide; also other hazards such as fire, explosion,
large quantities stored or processed, handling
conditions) most likely to accompany hazardous
materials spills or releases.
APPENDIX A - contains a list of extremely hazardous
substances and data for the hazards analysis.
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Vulnerability Analysis - identifies areas in the community that
may be affected or exposed, individuals in the community who
may be subject to injury or death from certain specific
hazardous materials, and what facilities, property, or
environment may be susceptible to damage should a
hazardous materials release occur.
A comprehensive vulnerability analysis provides information
on:
the extent of the vulnerable zones (i.e., an
estimation of the area that may be
affected in a significant way as a result of
a spill or release of a known quantity of a
specific chemical under defined
conditions);
the population, in terms of numbers,
density, and types of individuals that
could be within a vulnerable zone;
the private/public property that may be
damaged, including essential support
systems and transportation facilities and
corridors; and
the environment that may be affected,
and the impact of a release on sensitive
natural areas and endangered species.
Risk Analysis - is an assessment by the community of the
likelihood (probability) of an accidental release of a hazardous
material and the actual consequences that might occur, based
on the estimated vulnerable zones. The risk analysis is a
judgment of probability and severity of consequences based
on the history of previous incidents, local experience, and the
best available current technological information.
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The risk analysis provides an estimation of:
the likelihood (probability) of an accidental
release based on the history of current
conditions and controls at the facility,
consideration of any unusual
environmental conditions, or the
possibility of simultaneous emergency
incidents;
severity of consequences of human injury
that may occur, the number of possible
injuries and deaths, and the associated
high-risk groups;
severity of consequences on critical
facilities
severity of consequences of damage to
property; and
- severity of consequences of damage to
environment.
The hazards analysis for each of the facilities that have been
determined to pose the most significant threat to public health
and safety is included in Appendix B.
1.4 ASSUMPTIONS
Extremely hazardous substances present in quantities above their threshold
planning quantities will be identified for the Local Emergency Planning
Committee by the reporting facilities.
Estimates of vulnerable zones are based upon the following credible "worst
case" assumptions:
- Quantity released: maximum quantity that could be released
from largest vessel or inter -connected vessels.
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- Rate of release to air: total quantity of gas, solid as a powder,
or solid in solution is assumed to be released in ten (10)
minutes; for liquids and molten solids, the rate is based on the
rate of evaporation (rate of volitization).
- Temperature: not applicable to gases or solids as powders or
in solution; for liquids, dependent on whether they are used at
ambient temperature or near their boiling points; for molten
solids, at their melting point.
- Meteorological conditions: wind speed of 3.40 miles per hour;
F atmospheric stability.
- Topographic conditions: flat, level, unobstructed terrain; use of
the dispersion model for rural area.
- Level of Concern: one-tenth of the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health's "Immediately Dangerous to
Life/Health" level.
The chemical facility owners and operators will notify state and local
governments of an emergency in sufficient time to implement warning and
protective actions.
The chemical facility owners and operators will provide sufficient funding to
state and local governments to assure compliance with federal, state and
local chemical emergency preparedness requirements.
1.5 SUPPORTING PLANS
The following federal, state, local and facility emergency plans are available
to support the implementation of the Indian River County Hazardous
Materials Emergency Plan:
- Florida Coastal Pollutant Spill Plan
- Florida Mutual Aid Plan
- Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan
- State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan
- National Oil & Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan
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1.6 AUTHORITIES & REFERENCES
Legislation & Regulations
Emergency Planning and Community Right -to -Know Act of 1986, Title
III of the Superfund Amendments and Re -authorization Act of 1986.
2. State Emergency Management Act, Chapter 252, Florida Statutes.
3. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
4. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act.
5. Resolution of Indian River County Board of County Commissioners.
6. Executive Order
Mutual Aid Agreements
Indian River County has mutual aid agreements with St. Lucie, Okeechobee,
Osceola, and Brevard Counties, and is a participant in the Statewide Mutual
Aid Agreement for Catastrophic Response and Recovery to provide
expanded resource capability. These agreements will be developed,
coordinated and amended by the Emergency Management Director. During
any county administered evacuation that does not require activation of the
SEOC, state assistance may be provided under the various state agencies'
normal statutory authority through coordination by FDEM. These
agreements include: conditions, rules and standards governing any mutual
aid; provisions for immunity from liability, waiver of claims and
indemnification from third party claims; notification of persons authorized to
request or invoke mutual aid; compensation consideration; and procedures
for the direction and control of personnel and units rendering aid.
General & Technical References
Guide for Development of State Local Emergency Operations
Plan (CPG1-8), Federal Emergency Management Agency.
2. Hazardous Materials Emergency Planning Guide (NRT-1),
National Response Team.
3. Community Teamwork, U.S. Department of Transportation.
4. Community Awareness and Emergency Response Program
Handbook, Chemical Manufacturers Association.
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5. State Emergency Response Planning, Chemical
Manufacturers Association.
6. Community Emergency Response Exercise Program,
Chemical Manufacturers Association.
7. CHRIS; Manual I, A Condensed Guide to Chemical Hazards,
Washington, D.C.: U.S. Coast Guard, USCG Publication
M.16465.11 A, 1985.
8. CHRIS; Manual II, Hazardous Chemical Data, Washington,
D.C.: U.S. Coast Guard, U.S.C.G. Publication M.16465.12 A,
1984.
9. Emergency Response Guidebook, Washington, D.C.: U.S.
Department of Transportation, DOT Publication No. 5800.5,
1990.
10. Guidelines for the Selection of Chemical Protective Clothing,
2nd ed., Cincinnati, Ohio: American Conference of
Governmental Industrial Hygienists, Inc., 1985.
11. Occupational Safety/Health Guidance Manual for Hazardous
Waste Site Activities, Washington, D.C.: National Institute of
Occupational Safety/Health, DHHS Publication No. 85-115,
1985.
12. Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards, Washington, D.C.:
National Institute to Occupational Safety/Health, DHHS
Publication No. 90-117, 1990.
13. Florida Incident Field Operations Guide: All -Hazard Approach
to Incident Management, January 2006.
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2.0 EMERGENCY RESPONSE ORGANIZATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
2.1 GENERAL
This section identifies the state, county, federal and private organizations
that would participate in response to an emergency involving hazardous
materials, and describes the responsibilities of each group. Those individual
officials who are responsible for coordinating the activities of the agencies
listed below are responsible for assuring continuity of resources to support
emergency operations over a protracted period of time.
2.2 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES
2.2.1 Chairperson of the Indian River County Board of County
Commissioners
The Chairperson of the Indian River County Board of County
Commissioners has the responsibility for overall hazardous
materials emergency response planning for Indian River
County. The Chairperson, through the Director of Emergency
Services shall initiate actions and provide direction and control
at the local level, to include consideration of in-place sheltering
or evacuation as an option for the protection of the public, and
conduct emergency operations to respond to the effects of an
emergency involving hazardous materials.
The Chairperson is responsible for assuring overall continuity
of resources to assure 24-hour operations for a protracted
period. If conditions warrant, the Board will declare a local
state of emergency.
2.2.2 County Administrator
The County Administrator may conduct news conferences and
issue disaster preparedness news bulletins or other disaster
preparedness public information statements in any manner
authorized by the Indian River County Board of County
Commissioners.
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2.2.3 Director, Department of Emergency Services
The Director is responsible for the coordination, development
and maintenance of procedures to implement the Indian River
County Hazardous Materials Emergency Plan consistent with
existing conditions and procedures. The Director will also be
responsible for maintaining this plan through annual revisions.
The Director, or his/her designee, will be responsible for
providing communications and other logistical support to the
public safety agencies involved in emergency operations in
response to a hazardous materials release.
The Director is responsible for early warning and notification of
the population within the area affected by the release of
hazardous materials. He/She is also responsible for the
notification of the County EOC staff, activating the EOC, and
notifying all local governmental and non-governmental
agencies supporting emergency operations as appropriate to
the severity of the incident.
The Director is responsible for developing and implementing a
public education program designed to advise the public of the
risks associated with hazardous materials and appropriate
actions to take in the event of an emergency involving the
release of hazardous materials. The Director is authorized to
issue any public information statements during a disaster
period necessary to implement any contingency plan
previously approved by the Indian River County Board of
County Commissioners.
The Director is designated as the Community Emergency
Coordinator (CEC) for Indian River County. The Director will
coordinate overall emergency operations and support needs
with the State Division of Emergency Management, state and
federal support agencies, and the appropriate facility
owner/operator.
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2.2.4 Indian River County Department of Emergency Services,
Fire Rescue Division
The Fire Rescue Division will provide emergency medical
transportation to persons in need of such services, may assist
in the evacuation and transfer of patients from nursing homes
and hospitals in the affected areas, and will coordinate the
evacuation of persons with special needs who are unable to
evacuate themselves.
Other responsibilities shared by the Fire Division include:
Determining the type of and nature of the
hazardous material involved.
Giving full cooperation to assisting agencies
involved in determining action to be taken to
contain the hazardous material and restore the
area to normal.
Initially determining the necessity for an
evacuation, issue evacuation orders when
appropriate, and identify the vulnerable zone to
be evacuated.
Notifying the E-9-1-1 Communication Center and
the Indian River County Department of
Emergency Services, which will make proper
notification to federal and state agencies as
required by federal and state laws.
Providing vehicle washdown and monitoring,
when necessary, at prescribed locations and in a
manner consistent with the Florida Department
of Environmental Regulation and/or Health
Department direction.
Requesting assistance from appropriate federal
and state agencies through the Indian River
County Department of Emergency Services.
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- Requesting assistance, through the Indian River
County Department of Emergency Services,
from appropriate agencies necessary to
neutralize and/or contain the hazardous
materials involved.
- Responding to, and assuming initial control of
the management of hazardous material incident
scenes occurring within its jurisdiction until a
representative of the Indian River County
Department of Emergency Services arrives.
2.2.5 Indian River County Engineering & Public Works
Department
The Engineering & Public Works Department(s) will provide
the following assistance:
- Assisting in containment and cleanup of spills by
providing equipment and personnel as
necessary.
- Assisting law enforcement agencies with
evacuation operations by providing traffic control
equipment and personnel.
- Assisting the local fire division in assembling and
dissembling washdown stations and disposing of
waste materials.
- Assisting the American Red Cross North
Treasure Coast Chapter by providing garbage
pickup and disposal for reception centers and
shelters.
2.2.6 Indian River County Health Department
The Indian River County Health Department is responsible for:
- Coordinating all health and medical services.
- Informing the Florida Division of Emergency
Management, through the Indian River County
Emergency Services Director, of degraded public
health conditions.
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- Monitoring potential public health problems.
- Supervising local public health operations and
coordinating all governmental and non-
governmental relief agency resources involved in
the prevention or control of emergency public
health problems.
2.2.7 Indian River Medical Center and Sebastian River Medical
Center
The Indian River Medical Center and Sebastian River Medical
Center will accommodate, if evacuation is necessary, transfer
patients from affected medical facilities and critical nursing
home patients requiring hospitalization.
2.2.8 Indian River County School District
The Indian River County School District will supervise
temporary shelter operations which utilize school facilities, and
provide equipment for the preparation of food for evacuees in
cooperation with the American Red Cross, North Treasure
Coast Chapter. The School District will also assist in providing
buses for evacuees needing transportation, if requested by the
Director of the Indian River County Department of Emergency
Services.
2.2.9 Indian River County Sheriff's Office and Municipal Law
Enforcement Agencies
Responsibilities shared by the Sheriff's Office and municipal
law enforcement agencies include:
- Determining the occurrence of a hazardous
materials release.
- Isolating and establishing command over the
area where evacuation, public safety, traffic
control and protection of property are of concern.
- Notifying the Indian River County Department of
Emergency Services, Fire Rescue Division;
which has jurisdiction of the occurrence of a
hazardous materials release and request that
appropriate response be initiated.
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Providing additional resources and support as
necessary.
Provision of traffic control along evacuation
routes and crowd control at reception centers
and shelters.
Securing evacuation areas until residents are
allowed to return to their homes.
2.2.10 Other County and Municipal Agencies
Other county and municipal agencies may be required to
provide equipment, personnel and services to support
emergency operations.
2.3 STATE GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES
2.3.1 Governor
Under the provisions of Chapter 252, Florida Statutes, the
Governor is ultimately responsible for protecting the population
of the State from the dangers created by emergencies which
are beyond the capabilities of local governments or which are
multi -jurisdictional in nature. He/she will provide that protection
through the assignment of appropriate state resources and
agencies. Any or all of the above responsibilities are
implemented by:
1. Ensuring that timely emergency response operations
can be initiated.
2. Issuing necessary Executive Orders, proclamations,
and regulations.
3. Providing direction and control should be the
emergency be beyond the capabilities of the local
governments affected. The Governor will also request
federal assistance as necessary upon determining that
the state has insufficient technical and/or logistical
resources to adequately cope with the off-site
consequences of an emergency involving hazardous
materials.
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2.3.2 Attorney General
The Attorney General will provide consultation to the Governor
on legal matters pertaining to emergencies involving the
release of hazardous materials.
2.3.3 Department of Community Affairs
This department is responsible for coordinating the State's
response to emergencies involving hazardous materials. The
Department will also request and coordinate assistance as
necessary from federal emergency response agencies.
The Department will:
a. Notify appropriate state, local and federal agencies of
an emergency involving hazardous materials.
b. Coordinate federal, state and local emergency
response activities.
C. Ascertain the requirements of state and local political
subdivisions for supplies and equipment, and locate
and provide needed supplies and equipment.
d. Provide for activation of the State Emergency
Operations Center, and provide personnel and
equipment to operate emergency response facilities.
2.3.4 Department of Environmental Regulation
a. Act as the technical advisory agent in identifying,
containing and removing hazardous materials
threatening, or affecting, water or air quality, as
authorized by Florida Statutes.
b. Locate sites and establish acceptable procedures for
the disposal of hazardous materials.
C. Act as the primary operational agency in the
containment and cleanup of inland hazardous materials
spills.
d. Act as the sole authority on the use of chemical
dispersant(s) in combating a hazardous materials
incident.
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e. Provide a coordinator, to serve as chairman of the
HMTF, when an incident requires a multi -agency
response, and the agency is designated as the primary
operational agency.
2.3.5 Department of Natural Resources
a. When pollutants, as defined in Section 376.031(7),
Florida Statutes, are determined to be discharged into
navigable waters within the geographic responsibility of
the United States Coast Guard, the State response
shall be as provided in the Florida Coastal Pollutant
Spill Plan, as approved by the Governor and Cabinet,
pursuant to Sections 376.05 and 376.07, Florida
Statutes.
b. Provide manpower and logistical support from any state
park, or recreational area, that is directly affected by a
hazardous material incident.
C. Provide traffic supervision and control for water
transportation routes adversely affected by a hazardous
materials incident.
2.3.6 Department of Transportation
a. Coordinate activities between public/private agencies
on matters relating to public transit.
b. Provide public transportation services where emergency
services are required.
C. Support county highway/road departments in securing
and installing barricades, signs, and other necessary
equipment needed for traffic control.
d. Coordinate traffic management activities in and around
the affected area.
e. Coordinate movement of emergency resources to and
from the designated area.
f. Assist in the containment and cleanup of hazardous
material spills that occur on a state -maintained street or
highway.
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g. Provide inspection of the condition of railroad tracks
and all supportive, relative equipment, including
locomotives and other rolling stock of any railroad
operated within the State, and provide personnel to
determine the cause of a railroad accident.
2.3.7 Department of Law Enforcement
a. Coordinate, integrate, and implement law enforcement
planning and activities for the use of mutual aid and
state resources.
b. Maintain lists of special law enforcement, specially
trained personnel, and all regular, auxiliary, and reserve
law enforcement personnel and equipment within the
state.
C. Coordinate the organization and direction of the law
enforcement services of the Florida Mutual Aid Plan.
d. Maintain liaison with State Law Enforcement agencies
in order to coordinate and integrate plans for traffic
control and the participation of the agencies in law
enforcement emergency operations.
e. Maintain liaison with the Governor, state departments
and agencies, and local law enforcement officials in
order to achieve close coordination and cooperation in
planning and operations in trouble areas.
f. Facilitate the flow of law enforcement information from
state organizations to local law enforcement officials.
2.3.8 Department of Highway Safety/Motor Vehicles
a. Assist other law enforcement agencies in the movement
of traffic during an emergency involving hazardous
materials.
b. Assist other law enforcement agencies in the state to
police the affected area.
C. Provide security and assist in staffing roadblocks to
support county personnel who are involved in
emergency response operations.
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d. Provide communications assistance as required.
e. Upon request, the Florida Highway Patrol will assist in
the transportation of samples for analysis when
immediate analysis is necessary.
2.3.9 Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
a. Assess damage to wildlife populations and habitat
resulting from a hazardous materials incident.
b. Coordinate with other appropriate federal and state
authorities any action deemed necessary, or required,
for the protection of endangered or threatened species.
C. Provide support for law enforcement and search and
rescue operations.
2.3.10 Department of Military Affairs
a. Under the direction of the Governor, activate the Florida
National Guard to aid the civil authorities whenever the
civil authorities are unable to contain the emergency.
b. Support state agencies and local governments on a
mission -type basis during emergency operations.
2.3.11 Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services
a. Coordinate the sheltering of persons affected by a
hazardous materials incident.
b. Assist in the identification of possible health hazards
related to hazardous materials incidents and take
corrective action as needed.
C. Assist in solving problems affecting drinking water or
food supplies contaminated by hazardous materials.
d. Provide response to all emergencies associated with
radioactive materials or ionizing radiation.
2.3.12 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
a. Assist in identification, containment, and disposal of
pesticides and insecticides.
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b. Assist in the identification of possible health hazards,
related to a hazardous materials incident, which may
affect a food commodity, or the production of that food
commodity.
C. Provide support for law enforcement activities.
2.3.13 Department of Insurance
a. Enforce rules/regulations covering the design,
construction, location and operation of equipment for
liquefied petroleum gas storage, handling and intrastate
transporting by tank truck, tank trailer or pipeline.
b. Enforce regulations covering the manufacture of
hazardous materials.
C. Enforce rules and regulations for the intrastate
transportation of hazardous materials.
d. Provide personnel to determine the cause of an
incident; conformance with the Department of Insurance
regulations.
2.3.14 Hazardous Materials Task Force
The State Hazardous Materials Task Force has been formed
to provide a mechanism for the coordinated response by state
agencies to hazardous materials emergencies that are beyond
the capability of local governments. The task force also
provides technical assistance and information for incidents
which require state or federal involvement. The Chairman of
the task force shall serve as the focal point for coordinating
state response and support to local government. Membership
on the task force includes the state agencies whose
responsibilities are outlined in this section.
2.3.15 Transportation Authority
The Transportation Authority will provide emergency bus
transportation to assist in the evacuation of hospitals, nursing
homes, and schools, as well as the general public.
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2.4 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES
2.4.1 U.S. Coast Guard
a. Provide for the cleanup and decontamination of any
hazardous substance on the State's coastline and on
navigable waterways within the State.
b. Operates the National Response Center (NRC) on a 24-
hour day basis.
2.4.2 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Provide for the cleanup and decontamination of any hazardous
substance that has the potential to affect public health and
safety and the environment.
2.4.3 U.S. Department of Transportation
Regulates the transportation of hazardous materials.
2.4.4 Regional Response Team (RRT)
The RRT provides a coordinated federal response capability at
the scene of a hazardous materials incident that poses a threat
to the public health and welfare, the navigable waters of the
United States, adjoining shorelines, or into or upon waters of
the contiguous zones, and all inland waters.
2.5 FACILITY OWNERS/OPERATORS
a. Designate a representative/coordinator to participate in the
emergency planning process as a facility emergency coordinator and
assist local Emergency Services Directors and Local Emergency
Planning Committees (LEPCs) in the preparation and maintenance of
emergency response plans for hazardous materials present at their
facility(ies).
b. Notify the State Emergency Response Commission if subject to the
requirements of SARA Title III.
C. Submit Material Safety Data Sheets and emergency inventory forms
to the State Emergency Response Commission, Local Emergency
Planning Committees and the local fire division.
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d. Submit toxic chemical release forms to the State Emergency
Response Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency for
each toxic chemical defined in Section 313 of SARA Title I I I that was
manufactured, processed or otherwise used in quantities exceeding
the established threshold planning quantity during the preceding
calendar year.
e. Provide immediate notification to the local fire division(s), State
Emergency Response Commission and Local Emergency Planning
Committee of the emergency release of a listed hazardous substance
in excess of the reportable quantity for that substance.
f. Provide written follow-up emergency notice to the State Emergency
Response Commission and Local Emergency Planning Committees
after the release.
2.6 VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS
2.6.1 American Red Cross
The American Red Cross will provide reception and care for
evacuees. This service will include registration of evacuees,
provision of shelter managers, and special assistance
evacuees. Additional shelter space may have to be
established by the American Red Cross should the relocation
period last longer than anticipated. In this event, mobilization
and relocation of evacuees will be coordinated by the
American Red Cross, North Treasure Coast Chapter, through
the Indian River County Department of Emergency Services,
Emergency Operations Center.
2.6.2 Emergency Alert Systems (EAS)
Provide early warning to the public and area broadcasting
stations via EAS tone alert systems.
2.6.3 Florida Wing, Civil Air Patrol
The Florida Wing, Civil Air Patrol (CAP) provides assistance to
the state and its political subdivisions in responding to
emergencies. The CAP has the capability to provide the
following assistance:
- Aerial control, direction and surveillance of surface
traffic;
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- Light transport flights for emergency movement of
personnel and supplies;
- Aerial photographic and reconnaissance flights;
- Search and Rescue (including aircraft ramp checks for
missing craft and aerial and ground search activities);
- Radio communications; and
- Other activities as approved by the Wing Commander,
CAP, and Director, Florida Department of Emergency
Management.
2.6.4 RACES - Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
The Indian River County Department of Emergency Services
will coordinate volunteer amateur radio communicators who
will be responsible for providing communication between
primary shelters and, as needed, remote sites to the EOC and
local officials. The communications include CB, RACES, Ham,
2 -meter, LGR, and Packet Radio.
3.0 DIRECTION & CONTROL
3.1 GENERAL
This section describes the coordination and management of emergency
response operations between local, state and federal agencies.
3.2 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ROLE
3.2.1 Decision-making authority
a. The on -scene commander or commanders in an
emergency response are local officials, usually a
representative from emergency management, law
enforcement or fire rescue. Overall, local coordination
and commitment authority for local assets is retained by
local elected officials, and delegated to the County
Emergency Management Director. In this capacity, the
incident commander would be responsible for:
- Coordination of local resource deployment and
local emergency response activities;
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Coordination of cleanup and recovery
operations;
Keeping county officials apprised of on -scene
activities.
b. The Emergency Management Director is responsible for
the activation and maintenance of the operational
readiness of the EOC, directing county evacuation,
opening shelters, requesting state assistance and all
recovery activities within the county. County authorities,
through the Emergency Management Director, may also
activate mutual aid agreements with neighboring
counties, and shall coordinate mutual aid agreements
between municipalities within the county.
3.2.2 Evacuation
The majority of evacuations are site specific and related to a
specific public safety hazard; this type of evacuation is usually
initiated by the first arriving public safety officer. County -wide
evacuations greater than a minor incident in scope will be
directed by the Emergency Management Director, or his
designee. Planned evacuations with notice, such as would
occur when hurricane warnings are announced, may be
initiated following a decision by the Board of County
Commissioners. In such cases, the evacuation will be
coordinated and administered by the county officials using
local government resources in accordance with county
evacuation plans.
3.2.3 Shelter Operations
The decision of opening shelters is a responsibility of the
Emergency Management Director.
3.2.4 Emergency Operations Center
The County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) may be
activated by the County Emergency Services Director upon
receipt of notification of a release of hazardous materials.
Appropriate response and support personnel would be called
to the EOC to coordinate the actions of their respective
agencies and organizations. Upon activation, direction and
control of county emergency operations would be exercised by
the Chairman of the BCC from the EOC. Once fully activated,
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the EOC will continue to function on a continuous basis until
the emergency is over and its effects can be more effectively
controlled through normal channels.
3.3 STATE GOVERNMENT ROLE
The role of State government, in response to a hazardous materials
emergency, is to support local government operations unless the scope of
the emergency warrants increased state action. The State government
support is coordinated by the State Division of Emergency Management from
the State Emergency Operations Center.
Upon receipt of notification from the County that a release of hazardous
materials has occurred, staff from the Department of Environmental
Regulation (inland releases or spills) or the Department of Natural Resources
(coastal releases or spills, and accidents involving petroleum derivatives,
pesticides, chlorine and ammonia) may be dispatched to the scene to
provide guidance to local emergency operations personnel to mitigate
environmental damage. In the event of a major hazardous materials
accident, all or a portion of the State Hazardous Materials Task Force may
be activated to coordinate State response and support to the County.
Increased state actions may be warranted for emergencies which involve
multi -jurisdictional hazards, when local governments believe the emergency
is beyond the capabilities of local resources, or when the Governor
determines there is an overriding concern for the safety of the public. For
these situations, the Governor can designate the primary responsibility for
emergency response to the State by issuing and Executive Order under the
provisions of Section 252.36, Florida Statutes. An example of an Executive
Order will be coordinated with local governments. Upon issuance of an
Executive Order, the local government will continue to coordinate the
emergency response operations of the local agencies.
3.4 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ROLE
The role of the Federal Government in response to an emergency involving
the release of hazardous materials is to support local and state emergency
operations. Activation of the Federal Regional Response Team (RRT)
provides access to federal resources not available at the State and local
levels. An on -scene coordinator will be designated to coordinate federal
resources and support.
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Figure 3-1
SAMPLE EXECUTIVE ORDER
STATE OF FLORIDA, OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER
WHEREAS, on , 20
was declared at the
a hazardous materials emergency condition
chemical plant, operated by the
Chemical Company in Indian River county, causing a potentially hazardous
chemical release into the atmosphere; and
WHEREAS, certain additional specialized equipment, personnel and resources are
required; and
WHEREAS, local governments in the affected counties and municipalities have
exerted every effort to assist the affected citizens; and
WHEREAS, the Indian River County Commission has declared a local state of
emergency and has requested assistance from the state;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Charlie Crist, as Governor of the State of Florida, by virtue
of the authority vested in me by Article IV, Section I(A), Florida Constitution (1968),
Section 252.31 et seq., Florida Statutes (1974), Section 250.06, Florida Statutes
(1973), and all applicable law, do hereby declare the existence of a disaster
emergency and promulgate the following Executive Order effective immediately:
That a state of emergency exists within Indian River County due to the
potentially hazardous effects of a chemical release from the
Chemical Plant.
2. That the Florida Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan is hereby
activated and the Department of Community Affairs shall be responsible for
emergency management and is hereby empowered to take all action under
the plan necessary to protect the health, welfare, and safety of the people
and property in the vicinity of the chemical release.
3. That the Chairperson of the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River
County, or the Chairperson's designee, shall act as coordinator of the local
emergency management effort within Indian River County.
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4. That the Indian River County Department of Emergency Services is hereby
authorized to order the evacuation of those portions of Indian River County
whose people and property are in imminent or existing danger as a result of
the emergency at the Chemical Plant and the chemical
release. Should such action become necessary the evacuation orders shall
have the force and effect of state law.
5. That the Florida Division of Emergency Management is hereby authorized to
direct the use of any State and county facility, including public schools, to
ensure the proper reception, sheltering, and care of evacuees.
6. That State agencies and the Florida National Guard, as coordinated by the
Florida Division of Emergency Management, shall provide mission support by
furnishing resources and support personnel to alleviate threat to life and
property resulting from the state of emergency at the
Chemical Plant.
7. That all affected toll facilities are hereby ordered to suspend the collection of
toll charges until such time as the Governor or his Authorized Representative
designates this as no longer necessary.
8. That is hereby appointed the Governor's Authorized
Representative for Indian River County and the area(s) within the vulnerable
zone surrounding the Chemical Plant.
9. In the event of absence, shall act as the Governor's
Authorized Representative.
10. This Executive Order shall remain in effect for a period of thirty days unless
otherwise rescinded.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the
State of(SEAL) Florida to be affixed at
Tallahassee, the Capitol, this _ of , (Day)
(Month) 20 _.
/s/ Rick Scott
GOVERNOR
ATTEST
/s/ Dawn Kimmel Roberts
INTERIM SECRETARY OF STATE
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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.
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4.3 NOTIFICATION & ACTIVATION
Facility owners or operators are required to immediately notify local, state,
and in some cases federal, authorities following the release of a listed
extremely hazardous substance in an amount that exceeds the reportable
quantity for that particular substance. It is the responsibility of the
owner/operator of the facility from which hazardous materials have been
released to notify the county warning point that a release has occurred.
Specific information to be included in the facility's initial and follow-up
messages is identified in Figure 4-1. In the event that the State Warning
Point received notification of a release from a source other than the county
warning point, the State Warning Point will immediately notify the county
warning point.
Following a reportable release the facility owner or operator must:
Contact the Community Emergency Coordinator for the LEPC for
each area likely to be affected by the release;
2. Contact the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC); and
3. Contact the National Response Center (NRC) if a substance is
reportable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA).
Upon receipt of notification of an emergency involving the release of
hazardous materials, the County warning point will make every effort to verify
information contained in the initial report. Local response organizations will
be notified of the emergency by the county warning point, at the direction of
the County Communications Coordinator. The names and telephone
numbers of both the primary and alternate contact for each emergency
response organization identified in Figure 4-2 will be maintained by the
Indian River County Department of Emergency Services. These names and
telephone numbers will be verified and updated continuously to assure
accurate and timely notification.
The notification message will specify that the organization stand by or start to
mobilize emergency response personnel. Emergency response personnel
will be called to duty using established county notification procedures.
Support agencies will be alerted by the agency they are supporting. Should
mobilization be required, emergency response personnel will report to their
agency response center for specialized equipment and further instructions.
The sequences for notification and activation of emergency response
personnel for each level of threat are discussed below. Details of notification
and activation are contained in county implementing procedures.
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4.3.1 Notification of Potential Emergency Conditions
a. Description
An incident or threat of a release which can be
controlled by the first response agencies and does not
require evacuation of other than the involved structure
or the immediate outdoor area. The incident is confined
to a small area and does not pose an immediate threat
to life or property.
b. Notification
Upon receipt of notification of a potential emergency
condition from the facility owner or operator the county
emergency communicator will notify the following
emergency personnel (see Figure 4-2):
Indian River County Department of Emergency
Services
Indian River County Department of Emergency
Services, Fire/Rescue Division
Indian River County Sheriff's Office and
Municipal Police Departments
State Warning Point
C. Activation
Activation of emergency response personnel beyond
the first response agencies (emergency medical
services, fire/rescue division, municipal police
departments, etc.) and partial EOC staff is not
anticipated for this level of emergency. The Indian
River County Emergency Services Director will monitor
the situation, coordinate local response activities, and
be prepared to take further action, if necessary, to
protect the public.
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4.3.2 Notification of Limited Emergency Condition
a. Description
An incident involving a greater hazard or larger area
which poses a potential threat to life and/or property
and which may require a limited evacuation of the
surrounding area.
b. Notification
Upon receipt of notification of a limited emergency
condition from the facility owner or operator, the county
emergency communicator will notify the following
emergency personnel (See Figure 4-2):
American Red Cross, North Treasure Coast
Chapter,
Indian River County, County Administrator
Indian River County Department of Emergency
Services
- Indian River County Department of Emergency
Services, Fire/Rescue Division
Indian River County Health/Rehabilitative
Services
Indian River County Public Works Department
Indian River County School Board
Indian River County Sheriff's Office and
Municipal Police Departments
State Warning Point
C. Activation
Upon notification, the Indian River County Emergency
Services Director and appropriate staff will report to the
EOC to facilitate the rapid deployment of emergency
response personnel, if needed. If the situation
warrants, the county emergency services director will
activate the county EOC.
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4.3.3 Notification of Full Emergency Condition
a. Description
An incident involving a severe hazard or large area
which poses an extreme threat to life and/or property
and will probably require a large scale evacuation, or an
incident requiring the expertise of resources of county,
state, federal or private agencies.
b. Notification
Upon receipt of notification of full emergency conditions
from the facility's owner or operator, the county
emergency services communications center will notify
the following emergency personnel (see Figure 4-2):
American Red Cross, North Treasure Coast
Chapter
Indian River County, County Administrator
Indian River County Department of Emergency
Services
Indian River County Department of Emergency
Services, Fire/Rescue Division
Indian River County Health/Rehabilitative
Services
Indian River County Public Works
Department
Indian River County School Board
Indian River County Sheriff's Office and
Municipal Police Departments
Indian River County Transportation Authority
State Warning Point
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C. Activation
The County Emergency Services Director and staff will
activate the EOC and assist in the notification process.
Rumor control telephone numbers will also be activated.
Designated emergency personnel will report to the EOC
and other emergency response personnel may be
directed to take appropriate emergency actions.
4.4 NOTIFICATION TO THE PUBLIC
Upon the determination that a Limited Emergency Condition or a Full
Emergency Condition is in progress, the County Emergency Services
Director will activate procedures to provide the incident commander's
notification and clear instructions, including periodic status updates, to the
general public within the area affected by the release.
The Indian River County Department of Emergency Services will activate the
Emergency Alert System (EAS) to notify the public of a general emergency
caused by a hazardous material release.
Residents and transients will be advised to tune to the following radio and
television stations for detailed information and instructions:
RADIO
TELEVISION
WQCS-FM (88.9)
WPBF - ABC
WSCF-FM 91.9
WPEC - CBS
WZZR-FM 92.7
WPTV - NBC
WGYL-FM 93.7
WWCI - INDEP.
WAVW-FM 101.7
Government Access:
Cable
Channel 27
WQOL-FM 103.7
WAXE-AM (1370)
WTTB-AM 1490
Additionally, the Indian River County Department of Emergency Services
has a cable interrupt capability, through Comcast Cablevision Services,
which would allow for notification of significant events through the above
cable systems. The Indian River County Department of Emergency
Services also has the ability to provide live radio reports from our office
through 91.9 FM.
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As a backup, police and fire rescue vehicles equipped with public address
systems will move throughout the area advising residents of the protective
actions they should take based on the severity of the emergency in
accordance with the response agencies' established procedures. At night
or because of air-conditioned buildings, a vehicle with sirens should be
used to awaken or get the attention of residents and precede a second
vehicle which gives instructions by loudspeaker. If a toxic cloud is already
in the air, information contained in Media Release B, Figure 6-2, should
be given by loudspeaker at this time.
Boaters in the waters near affected facilities will be notified of the
emergency by loud speakers from boats and aircraft operated by the
Florida Marine Patrol, Florida Game/Fresh Water Fish Commission,
Indian River County Sheriff's Department, Vero Beach Police Department,
Indian River County Emergency Services Fire/Rescue Division, and U.S.
Coast Guard.
The public notification system may be activated for a potential emergency
and will be activated for a limited emergency or full emergency. Activation
of the public notification system should be accomplished within 15
minutes after the decision is made to activate. Notification of the public
should occur between 15 to 45 minutes after activation.
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THIS FORM PROVIDES
GUIDANCE FOR INITIAL NOTIFICATION
THIS FORM PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR INITIAL NOTIFICATION
EMERGENCY PLANNING .-%ND COMMUNITY RIGi IT -TO -KNOW ACT
SI C" ION' 3(74 REPORTING FORN4
Reporting Number 8501413.9911
1. General Information SARA LOG
B. Reported by (Name/Company)
C. Contact Person (If different from 1-13 above)
D. Location
E. Telephone Number
2. Release Information
A. Substance(s) Involved
B. Release Nlediuna Air Water (su ace/ground) Lan
C. Event Terminated: Yes No
Release Began Ended Duration
D. Quantity Released
E. EI -IS Release Yes/No; CERCI A Release: eigc%/No
3. Is this a Reportable Incident/Emergency under Section Y43
4. Incident Description:
5. Action Taken to Respond or Contain:
d. Potential Health Risk (If known or anticipated)
A. Off-site
B. Injures: Release Related/Number
Non -Release Related/Number
7. Recommended Protective Actions (Where Appropriate, Advise Regarding Attention
Necessary for Exposed Individuals)
8. _Aaencies Notified by IndUStry
A. County E.M. D. State DFP
B. Local F.D. E. Other
C. Local Environmental
9. Emereencv Assistance Reouested: Yes/No; If Yes:
A. Local F.D. E. Local Health
B. County E.M. F. State DEP
C. Local Environmental G. other
D. Local Law Enf.
10. Should More Than 15 Minutes Difference Exist Between Release Beginning Time ( }
and Reporting Time Explain
Reason for Not Immediately Reporting the Incident:
11. Message Reeei%,A Bay: Name Time Date
'I'IIIS wi."s \OT F'i I.l II:I: 'I'1II; REQiiIREME--,TS 'S FOR :1 FOLLOW -1-1) REPORT.
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Figure 4-2
EMERGENCY CONTACT LIST
Potential Emeraencv Conditions
Indian River County Department of Emergency Services
Indian River County Department of Emergency Services, Fire/Rescue Division
Indian River County Sheriff's Office and Municipal Police Departments
State Warning Point
Limited Emergency Conditions
American Red Cross, North Treasure Coast Chapter
Indian River County, County Administrator
Indian River County Department of Emergency Services
Indian River County Department of Emergency Services, Fire/Rescue Division
Indian River County Health/Rehabilitative Services
Indian River County Public Works Department
Indian River County School District (Superintendent)
Indian River County Sheriff's Office and Municipal Police Departments
State Warning Point
Full Emergency Conditions
American Red Cross, North Treasure Coast Chapter
Indian River County, County Administrator
Indian River County Department of Emergency Services
Indian River County Department of Emergency Services, Fire/Rescue Division
Indian River County Health Department
Indian River County Public Works Department
Indian River County School District (Superintendent)
Indian River County Sheriff's Office and Municipal Police Departments
State Warning Point
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5.0 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
5.1 GENERAL
Located within the Indian River County 911 Center is a fully operational
communications center, which is manned 24 hours per day by a
professional staff of emergency communicators and capable of
coordinating communications among response organizations during an
emergency. This section describes the various communications systems
which can be used during emergencies involving hazardous materials.
5.2 COORDINATION OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
The EOC will provide the primary off-site communications support to the
incident commander for the public safety agency having responsibility for
coordinating emergency response to hazardous materials incidents within
that particular jurisdiction within Indian River County.
Upon activation of the Indian River County EOC, all emergency
communications systems will be placed into service and tested. The
Communications Coordinator will organize all communications within
Indian River County for emergency use. The Communications
Coordinator will establish liaison with county communications, American
Red Cross, North Treasure Coast Chapter; communications personnel,
Indian River County Department of Emergency Services, Fire Rescue
Division; Civil Air Patrol, RACES operator(s), and any other organization
with the capability to provide supplemental communications.
The Communication Coordinator will arrange for staffing of the
communications center (including volunteer communicators) to operate
emergency communications systems. Emergency communications
personnel will be directed to report to the Indian River County EOC for
assignment.
The Indian River County Department of Emergency Services
communicators will be responsible for the operation of the county
communications center. Amateur radio operators have been assigned to
each shelter. Upon receipt of an evacuation order, ARES operators will
report to their assigned shelters with their equipment and begin to open
communications nets with the EOC and supporting counties.
Amateur radio operators assigned to shelters will coordinate with to the
American Red Cross Shelter Manager; those assigned to the EOC will
operate the amateur radio operator positions. Law enforcement and fire
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department radio positions will be staffed at the EOC by personnel from
those departments. County Communications will be assigned supporting
functions at the EOC, and volunteer organizations (Civil Air Patrol, etc.)
will provide staff for their respective operations at the EOC.
Direct communications between the Indian River County EOC and the
following organizations will be established and maintained with the:
Florida Division of Emergency Management regarding the local
situation and requests for state and federal support and resources;
2. Chemical facility where the release of hazardous materials is
occurring;
3. Local emergency response agencies by agency radio systems and
commercial telephone;
4. Medical facilities and ambulance services through the county's
Hospital/Emergency Ambulance Radio network; and
5. Federal agencies, through the State Division of Emergency
Management.
Telephone service within the EOC operations room will be established
and a log of incoming and outgoing messages will be maintained.
5.3 COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
Any of the following systems may be used to communicate during a
hazardous materials emergency:
5.3.1 Sheriff's Radio (800 MHz trunked radio) and Inter -City
Police Radio (156.030 MHz)
This system is used for evacuation related messages
and to facilitate alert and warning of the general
public.
5.3.2 Intra -County Fire Radio (800 MHz trunked radio) and
Forestry Service Radio (159.330 MHz)
This system is used for search and rescue operations
and evacuation related messages.
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5.3.3 State Local Government Radio (37.10 MHz and 37.18
MHz)
- This system is used to transmit emergency operations
messages, situation reports and general information.
5.3.4 County Local Government Radio (861.875 - 866.875 MHz)
This system is used to coordinate with other local
agencies and organizations, media and public
warning, shelter information and general information.
5.3.5 Hospital/Emergency Ambulance Radio (462.975 MHz and
800 MHz trunked radio)
- This is a supplemental system, with priority given to
medical support information.
5.3.6 Civil Air Patrol Radio (143.900 - 148.150 MHz)
- This system is used for support of local air/ground
search and rescue operations and airborne video and
slow scan television monitoring of the Operations
Area.
5.3.7 Search/Air/Rescue Radio (155.730 MHz)
This system supports Vero Beach Airport Control
Tower and provides interconnect between search
aircraft and the EOC.
5.3.8 Maritime Radio (Channels 16, 22 Alpha, and 9)
- Maritime Radio aids small craft during evacuation of
waterways and is used to coordinate with marine
operators and the U.S. Coast Guard.
5.3.9 Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services (RACES)
- The Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
(RACES), is a public service provided by a reserve
(volunteer) group of Amateur Radio (Ham Radio)
Operators that is administered by local, county and
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state emergency management agencies, and
supported by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) of the United States government. As
a part of the Amateur Radio Service, it provides radio
communications for civil -preparedness purposes only,
during periods of local, regional or national civil
emergencies.
5.3.10 Emergency Satellite Communications (ESATCOM) System
ESATCOM is a FEMA dedicated nationwide party
telephone warning system operated on a 24-hour
basis. Its special purpose telephone circuits connect
the National Warning Center to FEMA headquarters,
federal agencies and military installations, and
numerous primary and secondary warning points in
each state.
5.3.11 Commercial Telephone
Commercial telephone service is available at the
County EOC, county warning point and can be used
as an alternate system.
5.3.12 Hard Copy Transmission System
A high speed facsimile system is in place in the EOC
to transmit and receive hard copy of information
pertaining to the emergency. This back-up
communications system will be used to verify verbal
information received and transmitted through other
communications systems.
5.3.13 Citizens Band (CB) Radio (Channels 1-23)
The CB radio system is used to support
communications within shelters to provide internal
management assistance.
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6.0 PUBLIC INFORMATION & EDUCATION
6.1 GENERAL
This section provides guidance for keeping the public informed about
potential hazards present at chemical facilities, emergency responses
required to cope with a hazardous material emergency, and protective
measures that can be taken to minimize or alleviate adverse public health
effects. This section also provides procedures for the timely and accurate
collection, coordination, and dissemination of such information to the
public.
6.2 PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS
Public Information Officers (PIOs) are those persons authorized by their
organizations to release news and background information to the media,
monitor events and summarize information for distribution to responders
and the media, coordinate and verify information from and with all entities,
assure support with regard to timely notification to the public, and assist
public information spokesperson(s) maintain records of news releases
and public information as well as a log of events. Specific duties to be
performed by PIOs include the following:
Collect, edit, and release information and instructions to the media;
2. Establish contact with wire services;
3. Assist news media personnel in the performance of their functions,
including accreditation and identification;
4. Coordinate the release of information with facility representative
and county information officer;
5. Brief the news media as conditions warrant; and
6. Keep concerned staffs informed through "in-house" news summary
bulletins.
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6.2.1 Local Public Information Officer
In accordance with ESF #14 of the Indian River County
Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, a Public
Information Officer (PIO) will serve as the official
spokesperson of the Indian River County BCC in the event
of an emergency involving the release of hazardous
materials which requires the activation of the County EOC.
Release of information to the news media from any local
agency will be coordinated through the county PIO with the
approval of the Director of Emergency Services and/or
Chairman of the BCC. For hazardous materials incidents
which do not require the activation of the County EOC, the
PIO designated by the appropriate local jurisdiction within
Indian River County will release information to the news
media.
6.2.2 State Public Information Officer
The State Division of Emergency Management (DEM) will
provide a Public Information Officer who will work from the
local Emergency Operations Center or the DEM Press
Room, as appropriate.
6.2.3 Federal Public Information Officer
When federal agency resources are used, the State P.I.O.
will coordinate public information efforts with the federal
agency representative and appropriate state and local public
information representatives.
6.2.4 Facility Public Information Officer
The facility coordinator or designated PIO will serve as a
Public Information Officer in cooperation with the local PIO
and State PIO.
6.3 EMERGENCY NEWS FACILITIES
The county will provide space and equipment for media representatives
for the dissemination of information during an emergency.
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6.3.1 Emergency Operations Center
The media center of the Emergency Operations Center has
been identified as the location for the mass media to gather.
This site has also been designated as a potential area for
the establishment of a local Citizens Information Center
(CIC) and a Joint Information Center (JIC). Regularly
scheduled press conferences will be established during an
event. This area will serve as the focal point for news and
information releases during an emergency. From this
location, public information staff (including technical experts
from the facility, state and county) will provide news
releases. A spokesperson from each organization will
conduct periodic press conferences as conditions warrant.
The Indian River County Department of Emergency Services
PIO will be responsible for the overall management and
coordination of media activities and will assure adequate
physical accommodations (including space and equipment),
schedules for briefings, provision of background information
(including press kits), notice of events such as evacuations
or other noteworthy occurrences, security (to include
identification procedures), and periodic update releases to
wire services.
6.3.2 DEM Press Room
The DEM Press Room is located adjacent to the State
Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee and serves as
the primary location for news and information releases with
regard to emergency actions taken by the state agencies.
The DEM Press Room will be activated upon the arrival of
the State PIO and will provide telephones, typewriters, and
copying equipment for up to twenty-five media
representatives.
6.4 COORDINATION OF MEDIA RELEASES
As stated above, the Indian River County EOC (designated press area) is
the focal point for news releases during a hazardous materials incident.
The dissemination of information to the news media and public will be
coordinated by the PIOs from the county, facility and state. Each PIO will
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collect, from their respective personnel in emergency response
operations, information regarding emergency operations and
recommended protective actions. Upon verification of information, the
PIOs will develop a coordinated news release for approval by appropriate
decision makers. Sample media releases are included in Figures 6-1
through 6-7.
6.5 RUMOR CONTROL
A Citizens' Information Center for rumor control may be activated to
answer public inquiries and to assess public attitudes during a hazardous
materials incident. Ten telephone lines are available and will be staffed
by county personnel and/or volunteers. These telephone numbers will be
released to the general public upon activation of the EOC.
The Governor's Director of Communications is the Public Information
Officer for the Governor's Office, and will operate from the DEM Press
Room or the local Emergency Operations Center. Releases of
information to the news media from any state agency will be coordinated
through the State PIO and/or the Governor's Authorized Representative
(GAR).
6.6 PUBLIC EDUCATION
The Indian River County Department of Emergency Services will
coordinate with Local Emergency Planning Committees and local
governments to assure the provision of information and materials to
advise residents and transients of appropriate protective measures during
a hazardous materials incident.
Emergency Public Information (EPI) materials which are designed to
educate the public of the risks associated with the release of hazardous
materials, and what protective actions to take, will be made available by
the LEPC each year with assistance from the County to the public each
year. These materials will address all hazards affecting county residents
and property, and will be distributed through local newspapers, radio and
television stations, special mail -outs, and other means. As a result of the
influx of non-English speaking residents and transients into Indian River
County, EPI materials will be distributed in both English and Spanish.
Cooperation with the LEPC will be exhibited to make the media aware of
the emergency procedures.
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Figure 6-1
MEDIA RELEASE A
Alert/No Protective Action
Pit M
e Indian River County
m''P co Board of County Commissioners
Department of Emergency Services
FjyCy
4225 43`d Avenue, Aero Beach, Florida 32967
Date:
Event:
❑ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OR ❑ FOR RELEASE ON:
Contact:
Telephone-
Fax-
Email
elephone:Fax:Email
The Indian River County Department of Emergency Services received a
report that:
has occurred. It has been determined that no protective actions are
required to endure and maintain public health and safety.
The Indian River County Department of Emergency Services will
continuously monitor and assess the situation to confirm earlier reports.
As monitoring results become available, protective actions may be
recommended as needed.
-END OF MESSAGE -
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Figure 6-2
MEDIA RELEASE B
In -Place Shelter Notice
Indian River County
Board of County Commissioners
Department of Emergency Services
422543 d Avenue, Vero Beach, Florida 32967
❑ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OR ❑ FOR RELEASE ON:
Contact:
Telephone:
Fax:
Email:
The Indian River County Board of County Commissioners has declared an
emergency situation in the vicinity of:
This is a warning to all residents within a mile radius of
To avoid exposure, seek shelter immediately
indoors... close windows and doors ... turn off air conditioners and fans.
Evacuation has not been recommended at this time. Keep your radios and
television sets turned on for additional information.
-END OF MESSAGE -
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Figure 6-3
MEDIA RELEASE C
Evacuation Preparation
Indian River County
Board of County Comrnissioners
L)epartment of Emergency Services
4225 43r`{ Avenue, Vera Reach, Florida 32 96 7
Date: Event:
❑ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OR ❑ FDR RELEASEON:
Contact:
Telephone-
Fax-
Email:
elephone:Fax:EmaiI:
The Indian River County Board of County Commissioners has declared an
emergency situation in the vicinity of:
Should the decision be made to evacuate your area, you should plan to be away
from your home for or less. You should now begin thinking about
where you would stay and the necessities you may wish to take with you.
You should reviewany evacuation instructions on hand which may have
previously been supplied by local officials. This station will broadcast instructions
if evacuation is ordered.
The following items are recommended as evacuation supplies:
I. Two (2) blankets per person, or a sleeping bag.
2. Change of clothing.
3. Important papers (checkbook, etc.)
4. Medicine, particularly special medication.
5. Toilet articles.
Vile repeat that evacuation has not yet been recommended. These are only
preparatory instructions.
-END OF MESSAGE -
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Figure 6-4
MEDIA RELEASE D
Evacuation Notice
Indian River County
Board of County Commissioners
Department of Emergency Services
422543 d Avenue, Vero Beach, Florida 32967
Date: Event:
❑ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OR ❑ FOR RELEASE ON:
C ontact:
Telephone:
Fax:
Email:
The Indian River County Board of County Commissioners has issued an order
directing the immediate evacuation of the following area:
Local Emergency Services authorities have begun the evacuation of this area.
This evacuation order was issued in response to the reported release of
hazardous materials by:
Persons living in the affected area should follow the instructions given below.
Take the following items with you:
a. Two (2) blankets per person, or a sleeping bag.
b. Change of clothing.
C. Important papers (checkbook, etc.)
d. Medicine, particularly special medication.
e. Toilet articles.
Lock your home. Turn off electricity, gas and water.
Go to Follow the evacuation route nearest
you. Do not move against traffic.
Time is important, but move safely.
Persons not having transportation should notify the
Persons immediately outside of the affected area are not subject to a direct
hazard; however, these persons should remain alert to any possible changes in
instructions resulting from changes in wind direction or accident conditions. Stay
by your radio or TV. Persons outside the affected area are also asked not to
travel on or near routes being used for evacuation. These routes
are:
-END OF MESSAGE -
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MEDIA RELEASE E
Evacuation Follow -Up
Indian River County
Board of County Commissioners
Department of Emergency Services
4225 43`d Avenue, Vero Beach, Florida 32967
Date: Eve
❑ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OR ❑ FOR RELEASE ON:
Contact:
Telephone:
Fax:
Email:
The Indian River County Board of County Commissioners has issued an order directing the
immediate evacuation of the following area:
Local Emergency Services authorities have begun the evacuation of this area. This evacuation
order was issued in response to the reported release of hazardous materials
by:
Persons living in the affected area should follow the instructions given below:
I. Take the following items with you:
a. Two (2) blankets per person, or a sleeping bag.
b. Change of clothing.
C. Important papers (checkbook, etc.)
d. Medicine, particularly special medication.
e. Toilet articles.
2. Lock your home. Turn off electricity, gas and water.
3. Go to Follow the evacuation route nearest
you. Do not move against traffic.
4. Time is important, but move safely.
5. Persons not having transportation should notify the
6. Persons immediately outside of the affected area are not subject to a direct
hazard; however, these persons should remain alert to any possible changes in
instructions resulting from changes in wind direction or accident conditions. Stay
by your radio or TV. Persons outside the affected area are also asked not to
travel on or near routes being used for evacuation. These routes
are:
-END OF MESSAGE -
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Figure 6-6
MEDIA RELEASE F
All Clear
Indian River County
Board of County Commissioners
Department of Emergency Services
4225 43'a Avenue, Vero Beach, Florida 32967
Date: Eve
❑ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OR ❑ FOR RELEASE ON:
Contact:
Telephone:
Fax:
Email:
The Indian River County Board of County Commissioners has announced
that the emergency conditions at have
ended. It is now safe to return to your residence and/or business.
Repeating... the emergency conditions in the area of
have now ended. You may return home and resume normal activities.
There is no longer any threat to persons in the area.
If you need additional information, you may contact:
-END OF MESSAGE -
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FIGURE 6-7
MEDIA RELEASE G
School Evacuation
Indian River County
Board of County Commissioners
Department of Emergency Services
422543 d Avenue, Vero Beach, Florida 32967
Date: Event:
❑ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OR ❑ FOR RELEASE ON:
Contact:
Telephone:
Fax:
Email
The Indian River County Superintendent of Schools has issued an order directing
the immediate evacuation of:
(Enter school name here):
School authorities have begun the evacuation of children to:
(Enter evacuation location here):
Parents of children attending:
(Enter school name here):
Are advised to pick up their children at:
(Enter evacuation location here):
If you need additional information, you may contact:
-END OF MESSAGE -
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7.0 EMERGENCY FACILITIES & EQUIPMENT
7.1 GENERAL
This section describes the emergency response facilities, identifies
supplies and equipment designated for emergency response, and
identifies the key personnel and organizations that are anticipated to
respond to emergencies.
7.2 EMERGENCY RESPONSE FACILITIES AND PERSONNEL
7.2.1 Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
The Indian River County EOC is located at 4225 43rd
Avenue, Vero Beach, Florida (772) 567-2154. The EOC is
the center for overall coordination of local response to any
major emergency. The EOC has auxiliary power and
logistical provisions to support emergency operations.
It is not anticipated that the EOC will be activated during a
potential emergency condition. Key county officials will
report to the EOC in response to a limited emergency
condition. The county EOC will be fully staffed and activated
during a full emergency condition. EOC staffing will include
representatives from the following:
ESF #1 (TRANSPORTATION):
I.R. Co. School District
ESF #2 (COMMUNICATIONS):
I.R. Co. Department of Emergency Services;
Emergency Management Division
ESF #3 (PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING):
I.R. Co. Public Works Dept.
ESF #4 (FIREFIGHTING):
I.R. Co. Department of Emergency Services;
Fire Rescue Division
ESF #5 (INFORMATION AND PLANNING):
I.R. Co. Department of Emergency Services;
Emergency Management Division
ESF #6 (MASS CARE):
American Red Cross, North Treasure Coast Chapter
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ESF #7 (RESOURCE SUPPORT):
I.R. Co. Department of Emergency Services;
Emergency Management Division
ESF #8 (HEALTH AND MEDICAL):
I.R. Co. Public Health Unit
ESF #9 (URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE):
I.R. Co. Department of Emergency Services;
Fire Rescue Division
ESF #10 (HAZARDOUS MATERIALS):
I.R. Co. Environmental Health
ESF #11 (FOOD AND WATER):
Salvation Army
ESF #12 (ENERGY AND UTILITIES):
I.R. Co. Utilities Department
ESF #13 (MILITARY SUPPORT):
Florida National Guard
ESF #14 (PUBLIC INFORMATION):
I.R. Co. Department of Emergency Services;
Emergency Management Division
ESF #15 (VOLUNTEERS AND DONATIONS):
I.R. Co. Department of Emergency Services;
United Way of Indian River County
ESF #16 (LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY):
I.R. Co. Sheriff's Office
ESF #17 (ANIMAL CARE):
I.R. Co. Department of Emergency Services;
Animal Control Division/Humane Society of VBch & IRC
ESF #18 (SPECIAL NEEDS CARE):
I.R. Co. Department of Emergency Services;
Fire Rescue Division
7.2.2 State Emergency Operations Center
The Florida Division of Emergency Management is
responsible for providing and staffing the State Emergency
Operations Center (SEOC). The SEOC is the center for
coordination of state response for any major emergency.
The SEOC is located within the Florida Division of
Emergency Management (FDEM), located at 2555 Shumard
Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida. During a limited
emergency condition, key personnel will report to the State
EOC. Upon declaration of a full emergency condition, the
State EOC will be fully activated to coordinate all state
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operations and establish communications with involved
county EOCs.
7.2.3 On -Scene Command Post
In the event of an emergency, the first responding unit at the
site may establish an On -Scene Command Post. The
Incident Commander at the On -Scene Command Post will
be the Senior Responding Officer and he/she shall
coordinate and control On -scene emergency operations.
7.3 EQUIPMENT & RESOURCES
The Indian River County Department of Emergency Services, Fire/Rescue
Division; acquired a 31 foot Special Ops/HazMat Trailer in 1998. This
trailer has a full complement of equipment available for responding to
emergencies involving the release of hazardous materials. In addition to
the basic inventory, a small sample of the equipment includes:
- Level "A" & Level "B" suits
- 800 MHz radios, VHF handheld radios
- Chlorine "A" & "B" kits
- Lap top computer
- Multi -gas gas detectors
- Recovery drums
- Resource manuals (assorted)
7.3.1 Laboratory Analytical Support
The Indian River County Health Department has a limited
capability for laboratory and analytical support of emergency
operations in the event of a major chemical release. Specific
capabilities for the analysis of hazardous materials include
the following:
- 601 series of volatile organic compounds
(VOCs)
- 602 series of V.O.C.'s
- 610 polycyclic aromatics
- 608 pesticides/P.C.B.
- cyanides
- fluorides
- inorganics
- nitrates
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nitrites
phosphates
sulfates
The Indian River County Sheriff's Office crime lab and water
treatment plants throughout the county may also be called
upon to provide laboratory and analytical support as needed.
The Department of Environmental Regulation (DER) has
arranged with private response contractors located
throughout Florida to provide response personnel and
equipment, including mobile analytical laboratories for major
chemical releases which occur in inland areas of the state.
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has similar
arrangements with private response contractors located
throughout Florida, to provide response personnel and
equipment, including mobile laboratories for major chemical
releases which occur in coastal and navigable waters.
The Department of Health/Rehabilitative Services (DHHS)
has public health laboratories in Jacksonville, Miami,
Orlando, Pensacola, Tallahassee, Tampa and West Palm
Beach, Florida. The Laboratories will provide diagnostic,
reference, emergency and research public health laboratory
services to county hospitals, county public health units,
DHRS program components, physicians, hospitals and
private laboratories.
Facilities responsible for the release often have the
specialized equipment for monitoring purposes. Air, water
and soil samples may be collected and taken to the facility's
laboratory for analysis with sophisticated analytical
instruments.
7.3.2 Other Technical Support
CHEMTREC - The Chemical Transportation Emergency
Center (CHEMTREC) is operated by the Chemical
Manufacturers Association. It provides information and/or
assistance to emergency responders. CHEMTREC will
contact the shipper or producer of the material to obtain
detailed information or on -scene assistance. The
CHEMTREC telephone number is 1-800-424-9300.
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OHM -TADS - The Oil and Hazardous Materials Technical
Assistance Data Systems (OHM -TADS) is a collection of
interactive computer programs which can provide the
necessary technical support for the assessment of potential
or actual dangers encountered as a result of the release of a
hazardous substance.
OHM -TADS can be accessed at the ten EPA regional
offices, EPA headquarters in Washington, and the Coast
Guard Marine Safety Offices. OHM -TADS can provide
either information on specifically requested properties of a
material, or can print all the information in its files for that
material.
Manufacturers Technical Bulletins
Manufacturers technical bulletins are the best single source
of general information about the chemical in question. It
also contains the most recent data about the chemical.
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Figure 7-1
Private Contractors' Laboratory and Analytical Capabilities
Bio Services of Vero
184925 th Street
Vero Beach, Florida 32960
(772) 569-2284
- Fluorides
- Metals
- Microbiology
- Nitrates
- Nutrients
- Primary Inorganics
Environmetrics
5600 U.S. #1 North
Ft. Pierce, Florida
(800) 333-4264
- Basic Environmental
- Fluoride
- General Parameters
- Metals
- Microbiology
- Nitrate
- Secondary Contaminates in Drinking Water
- Turbidity
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8.0 ACCIDENT ASSESSMENT
8.1 GENERAL
This section describes responsibilities and procedures for assessing the
off-site impacts of an emergency involving the release of hazardous
materials and its effects on the health and well-being of the residents and
visitors to Indian River County.
8.2 INITIAL ASSESSMENT
The initial accident assessment will be performed by the facility
owner/operator as soon as possible after the accident. The results of the
assessment will be reported immediately to local and state emergency
response organizations in accordance with Section 4.0 of this plan. Until
the arrival of off-site emergency response personnel, the facility
owner/operator will assess actual and potential off-site consequences and
provide the results of this assessment to the Indian River County 24-hour
warning point.
Upon arrival by off-site emergency personnel, the responsibility for
assessing the impacts or potential impacts of a release will be assumed
by the lead local agency. Initially, this will be the designated incident
commander operating from an on -scene command post, until the arrival of
a representative of the Indian River County Department of Emergency
Services.
The lead agency's assessment should include, but is not limited to the
following:
Identification of the nature, amount and location of released
materials;
Evaluation by the Indian River County Health Department (or State
Department of Health/Rehabilitative Services) of the threat to
human health;
Identification of potentially responsible party(ies);
- Determine the probable direction and time of travel for released
materials;
Identification of possible exposure pathways for humans and the
environment;
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Identification of potential impacts on human health and safety, the
environment, natural resources and property; and
Identification of priorities for protected public health, safety and the
environment.
8.3 ASSESSMENT & MONITORING
8.3.1 Resources & Capabilities
Assessment and monitoring within the vulnerable zone
surrounding the facility from which hazardous materials were
released will be provided by county emergency personnel
under the direction of the command post. Public health
concerns will be assessed by the health department's
Department of Environmental Health. Additional assistance
and support in assessing the environmental and public
health consequences of a release of hazardous materials
from the State's Department of Environmental Protection
and Health and Rehabilitative Services, respectively. The
Indian River County Department of Emergency Services will
maintain a current listing of local, state, federal and private
resources capable of assessing and monitoring the effects
of a hazardous materials release. Laboratory support and
equipment available for use by field monitoring personnel
are identified in Section 7.0 of this plan.
8.3.2 Activation of Field Teams
Upon receipt of notification of an emergency involving the
release of hazardous materials, the Indian River County
Department of Emergency Services will contact the facility's
emergency coordinator to verify the existence of an
emergency. Upon verification, the Indian River County
Emergency Services Director will contact the Indian River
County Health Department Director to discuss appropriate
assessment actions.
The Indian River County Health Department Director will use
existing information in accordance with established
procedures to evaluate the potential for off-site exposure
and to determine the adequacy of any protective actions.
Based upon the results of the above, the Indian River
County Health Department Director will coordinate his/her
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concerns with the Indian River County Emergency Services
representative(s).The decision to deploy assessment and
monitoring personnel will be made by the Chairman of the
BCC, after consultation with the directors of the Indian River
County Health Department and the Indian River County
Department of Emergency Services. The facility from which
hazardous materials are released is responsible for
providing technical support to local, state and federal
monitoring teams.
8.3.3 Coordination of Assessment & Monitoring Activities
The mission of the Indian River County Health Department
in the event of a hazardous materials emergency will be to:
1. Evaluate the potential exposure projections to
persons off-site which may result from the
emergency.
2. Make recommendations to the Chairman of the BCC
regarding appropriate protective actions.
3. Conduct field monitoring to prepare and confirm
projections.
4. Evaluate potential exposure resulting from
contamination of materials in the vulnerable zone
surrounding the facility.
5. Evaluate exposure to emergency personnel resulting
from operations related to the emergency.
6. Establish appropriate operational dose limits and
maintain permanent records of dose received.
7. Evaluate exposure and appropriate limits for
recovery, re-entry and post -accident operation.
When assessment and monitoring personnel reach
their assigned location, accident assessment will be
based on field monitoring results, the current
meteorological conditions, facility condition, facility
prognosis and any other relevant information.
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Data collected in the field will be transmitted to the
EOC to be evaluated by the Director of the Indian
River County Health/Rehabilitative Services. These
evaluations will be provided to the Chairman of the
BCC at the EOC for use in decision-making, and as a
basis for recommendations for protective actions.
Summaries and recommended protective actions will
be forwarded to the State EOC and surrounding
counties.
Monitoring of the affected area(s) and
recommendations of protective actions will continue
until exposure levels have decreased to the point that
recovery and re-entry are considered safe.
8.3.4 Additional Assessment and Monitoring Support
When it is determined that a hazardous materials
emergency cannot be adequately controlled with resources
available to Indian River County response personnel, a
request will be forwarded to the Governor for the additional
resources needed. The request will contain the following
information:
- Clear direction to assembly point or point of delivery.
Description of the problem.
- Estimated time the resources will be needed.
- If resources include people, what arrangements have
been made for housing, etc.
- Type of resources needed.
- Where the resources need to be delivered.
If the Governor concurs with the need for assistance as
requested, he/she will direct the Florida Division of
Emergency Management to locate the resources and
request the specified assistance. If it is determined that the
requested assistance is not available at the state level, the
Governor may request federal assistance through the
appropriate federal agency.
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9.0 EXPOSURE CONTROL FOR EMERGENCY WORKERS
9.1 GENERAL
This section establishes the means and responsibilities for controlling
hazardous materials exposure to emergency workers. Local emergency
response organizations will limit exposure to emergency workers by:
1. Limiting the amount of time spent in hazardous areas;
2. Limiting entry into hazardous areas to the maximum extent
possible; and
3. Using protective clothing and equipment.
Because they are frequently the first on the scene, firefighters and law
enforcement personnel should use proper safety precautions when
approaching a hazardous materials incident. First response personnel
should have copies of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Hazardous
Materials Emergency Response Guidebook and should know how to find
and interpret shipping manifests.
9.2 EXPOSURE MONITORING
After notification that a release has occurred, it is crucial to monitor and
assess its impact, both on-site and off. A detailed log of all sampling
results should be maintained of the situation. Decisions about response
personnel safety, citizen protection, and use of food and water in the area
will depend upon an accurate assessment of spill or plume movement and
concentration.
Both initial and periodic monitoring are required at hazardous materials
incidents. Initial monitoring must be conducted to identify any Immediate
Dangers to Life/Health (IDLH) concentrations or other dangerous
situations, such as the presence of flammable atmospheres,
oxygen -deficient environments, and toxic contaminants. Once chemicals
have been identified, standard information sources such as NIOSH
Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards and CHEMTREC (Chemical
Transportation Emergency Center) should be consulted to identify
potential hazards, recommended exposure limits (RELs), permissible
exposure limits (PELs), emergency action, personal protective equipment,
and first aid procedures. MSDSs should be consulted for information
including; manufacturer's name, chemical synonyms, trade name,
chemical family, hazardous ingredients, physical data, fire and explosion
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hazard data, health hazards, reactivity data, spill or leak procedures,
special precautions, and special protection information.
Local governments should institute a medical surveillance program for all
emergency workers who are or may be exposed to hazardous substances
or health hazards above the established recommended exposure limits
(RELs) for 30 or more days in a 12 -month period, or who wear respirators
30 days or more a year. Medical examinations must be available for all
emergency workers who may have been exposed to concentrations of
hazardous substances above the recommended exposure limits. An
accurate record of medical surveillance must be retained.
9.2.1 EPA Levels of Protection
Based on the results of the preliminary evaluation, personal
protective equipment must be selected and used. The
selection process is aided by consulting the Department of
Transportation's Hazardous Materials Emergency Response
Guidebook and CHEMTREC. No single combination of
protective equipment and clothing is capable of protecting
against all hazards. Generally, the greater the level of
personal protective equipment used, the greater the risk to
the worker from such hazards as heat stress, physical and
psychological stress, impaired vision, mobility and
communication. Therefore, equipment should be selected
that provides an adequate level of protection, but not
over -protection.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has
identified four levels of protection of emergency workers.
Level A (Chemical Protective Clothing and Equipment) will
protect the wearer against the specific hazard for which it
was designed. The special clothing may afford protection
only for certain chemicals and may be penetrated by
chemicals for which it was not designed.
Do not assume any protective clothing is fire resistant unless
it is specifically stated by the manufacturer.
Full -encapsulated protective clothing (cocoons) can be used
for no fire spills and leaks requiring evacuation of people,
but offer little or no thermal protection.
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Level A Recommended Personal Protective Equipment
includes:
Pressure -demand, full face piece self-contained
breathing apparatus (SCBA) or pressure -demand
supplied -air respirator with escape SCBA;
2. Fully -encapsulating, chemical -resistant suit;
3. Inner chemical -resistant gloves;
4. Chemical -resistant safety boots/shoes;
5. Two-way radio communications; and
6. Optional: boot covers, cooling unit, coveralls,
disposable gloves, hard hat, and long cotton
underwear.
Level B (Firefighters Protective Clothing - structural)
provides protection by restricting inhalation of, ingestion of,
or skin contact with hazardous vapors, liquids, and solids.
This clothing may not provide adequate protection from
poisonous vapors or liquids encountered during hazardous
materials incidents. This is the minimum level
recommended for initial site entries until the hazards have
been completely identified.
Level B Recommended Personal Protective Equipment
includes:
Pressure -demand, full face piece self-contained
breathing apparatus (SCBA), or pressure -demand
supplied -air respirator with escape SCBA;
2. Chemical -resistant clothing (either overalls and
long-sleeved jacket, hooded one or two-piece
chemical splash suit, or disposable chemical resistant
one-piece suit);
3. Inner/outer chemical resistant gloves;
4. Chemical -resistant safety boots/shoes;
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5. Hard hat;
6. Two-way radio communications; and
7. Optional: coveralls, disposable boot covers, face
shield, long cotton under wear.
Level C protective equipment provides the same level of skin
protection as Level B, but a lower level of respiratory
protection. When using this equipment, the atmosphere
must contain at least 19.5 percent oxygen.
Level C Recommended Personal Protective Equipment
includes:
1. Full -face piece, air -purifying canister -equipped
respirator;
2. Chemical -resistant clothing (either overalls and
long-sleeved jacket, hooded one or two-piece
chemical splash suit, or disposable chemical -resistant
one-piece suit);
3. Inner/outer chemical resistant gloves;
4. Chemical -resistant safety boots/shoes;
5. Hard hat;
6. Two-way radio communications; and
7. Optional: coveralls, disposable boot covers, face
shield, escape mask, long cotton underwear.
Level D protective equipment provides no respiratory
protection and only minimal skin protection. This level
should not be worn in the Exclusion Zone.
Level D Recommended Personal Protective Equipment
includes:
1. Coveralls;
2. Safety boots/shoes;
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3. Safety glasses or chemical splash goggles;
4. Hard hat; and
5. Optional: gloves, escape mask, face shield.
9.2.2 Exposure Records
Each emergency worker is responsible for maintaining
his/her exposure record form and returning it to the
supervisor at the end of the emergency. All emergency
worker exposures will be made a part of his/her permanent
record, with a copy retained by the worker.
9.3 AUTHORIZATION OF EXPOSURE IN EXCESS OF PROTECTIVE
ACTION GUIDES
At his discretion, the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners
will, if necessary, authorize exposure of county emergency personnel to
exposure levels in excess of established recommended exposure limits
(RELs) after consulting with CHEMTREC. These situations would be
limited to lifesaving actions requiring search and removal of injured
persons or entry to protect conditions that would probably inure large
numbers of individuals and to less stressful circumstances where it is
desirable to enter a hazardous area to protect facilities, prevent further
release, or control fires. Authorized exposure will not exceed OSHA
Ceiling Concentrations (C) at any time.
9.4 DECONTAMINATION
Decontamination will be performed by trained Fire/Rescue Division
personnel in accordance with established standard operating procedures.
All workers must be decontaminated when leaving a contaminated area.
Since methods to be used change from one chemical to another, shippers
and medical authorities would be contacted to determine the most
appropriate way of decontamination. All equipment and clothing from a
contaminated area should be stored in a controlled area near the incident
site until decontamination or proper disposal.
Contaminated equipment, such as buckets, brushes, tools, etc., should be
placed in containers and labeled. Partially decontaminated clothing
should be placed in plastic bags pending further decontamination or
disposal. Respirators should be dismantled, washed, and disinfected after
each use.
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Water used for tool and vehicle decontamination will be allowed to run
into suitable collection ditches, holding ponds and other secure areas.
Areas used for decontamination will be monitored for residual
contamination. Any site found to be contaminated will be sealed off under
the control of the county public health department and county law
enforcement agencies. These sites will be decontaminated with the
assistance of Department of Environmental Regulation personnel and
other appropriate federal and state agencies.
Personnel who are injured in the affected area of a hazardous materials
emergency will be treated as possible contamination victims until a
positive determination can be made. Emergency medical personnel will
take precautions to prevent the spread of contamination on an injured
person, to medical support personnel, and to medical equipment until the
injured person can be transported to a medical facility with injury
decontamination capabilities.
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Figure 9-1
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EXPOSURE FORM
Name
Age
Social Security Number
Dept/Agency
Date of Birth
DATE LOCATION CHEMICAL DURATION OF
HAZARD EXPOSURE
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10.0 PROTECTIVE ACTIONS
10.1 GENERAL
The purpose of this section is to establish the range of protective actions
that are available to state and local governments for the protection of the
public. Protective actions which may be initiated to provide for the safety
of the public may include any or all of the following:
- Notification of affected residents and transients to seek
immediate in-place shelter;
- Evacuation of transients and residents within designated
sectors exposed to a plume of hazardous materials to
shelter areas outside the affected area; and
- Control of entrance into affected areas.
- Implementation of procedures to prevent the consumption
and distribution of contaminated food and water supplies.
- Implementation of procedures to decontaminate persons
exposed to hazardous materials.
10.2 VULNERABLE ZONES
A vulnerable zone is an estimated geographical area that may be subject
to concentrations of an airborne extremely hazardous substance (EHS) at
levels that could cause irreversible acute health effects or death to
persons within the area following an accidental release. Vulnerable zones
are based on estimates of the quantity of an EHS released to air, the rate
of release to air, airborne dispersion and the airborne concentration that
could cause irreversible health effects or death.
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10.3 LEVELS OF CONCERN
A Level of Concern (LOC) is the concentration of an EHS in the air above
which there may be serious irreversible health effects or death as a result
of a single exposure for a relatively short period of time. There is no
precise measure of an LOC for the chemicals listed as EHSs. The
surrogate or estimated LOC's being used for each EHS are found in
Appendix A. For the purpose of this plan, an LOC has been estimated by
using one-tenth of the "Immediately Dangerous to Life Health" (IDLH)
level published by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH), or one-tenth of an approximation of the IDLH from
animal toxicity data.
10.4 EVACUATION
Authority to issue an immediate evacuation order for any vulnerable zone
is delegated to the Senior Incident Commander (on -scene) within a given
jurisdiction if the health and safety of persons within the critical evacuation
area is in imminent danger. Evacuation of all or any part (i.e., downwind)
of a vulnerable zone will be by geographic boundaries. Persons residing
in a vulnerable zone which is ordered to be evacuated will be instructed to
evacuate according to the evacuation plan outlined in Section 10.4.1.
All evacuation routes will lead citizens toward registration centers. Once
at the centers, citizens will be screened for conditions requiring immediate
medical attention, transported to medical facilities if necessary, and
assigned to a shelter.
Strict traffic control measures will be utilized to permit ingress and egress
of ambulances, fire/rescue, and other emergency vehicles and equipment.
County and municipal law enforcement personnel will control traffic along
evacuation routes. Law enforcement personnel will block state roads as
needed to prevent unauthorized use. Periodic patrols of the evacuation
routes by law enforcement personnel will be used to maintain order, assist
disabled evacuees and report route impediments to the County EOC.
All roadways along evacuation routes are surfaced. The only
impediments to travel would be weather conditions and traffic congestion.
Hurricane high winds and tides would prevent evacuation along north and
southbound coastal roads; however, for this event the wind speed would
be in excess of 74 miles per hour and a plume requiring evacuation would
be improbable. Traffic control points and barricades will be used to
expedite the flow of traffic. All routes will be monitored by police officers
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and the Florida Highway Patrol. Should breakdowns occur, wreckers will
be dispatched to the scene.
10.4.1 Evacuation Routes
Evacuation routes from each facility are identified in the facility
specific hazardous analysis found in Appendix B.
10.4.2 Evacuation for Special Needs
The Indian River County Department of Emergency Services will
keep a current listing of all special needs evacuees. During an
evacuation this list will be utilized by the Department of Emergency
Services to inform people with special needs of the evacuation and
dispatch appropriate transportation as needed. In Indian River
County, special needs evacuees who are not evacuated by private
vehicles will be evacuated either by ambulance, county -owned
vans and/or county -owned transportation buses with wheelchair
lifts. An alternate means will be by school buses, if available.
10.4.3 Schools
If evacuation is ordered while school is in session, all school
children located within the vulnerable zone will be placed on school
buses and taken to pickup areas to be designated.
All children will remain under the control of school personnel until
turned over to their parents at some point in the evacuation chain.
School personnel will provide supervision of the children on buses
and during the waiting period. At the pickup point, children will be
monitored and decontaminated if necessary. School personnel will
maintain a listing of the number of children picked up, and report
this information every 30 minutes to the ESF #5 (Information and
Planning) at the county EOC. Once the students are safe, the
school buses may be directed to pick up residents who are without
transportation. Any school children not picked up within six hours
after they have arrived at the reception center will be taken to
shelter, and will remain under the supervision of county School
District personnel.
10.4.4 Medical Facilities
If required, medical facilities will be evacuated to facilities outside
the vulnerable zone using hospital transportation supplemented by
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county -provided vans and school buses. No other medical facility
nearer than Orlando or Miami could accommodate the additional
patients in the case of a full-scale evacuation.
10.4.5 Incarceration Facilities
Prisoners and inmates of incarceration facilities will be evacuated
to temporary housing. County transportation will be provided.
10.5 RECEPTION AND CARE
Reception Centers will be established for the purpose of expeditiously
clearing evacuee traffic from the evacuation routes, initial screening of
evacuees for contamination, and providing food service and health and
medical care to evacuees.
After a previously agreed upon length of temporary shelter stay, evacuees
will be mobilized and moved to other shelter locations or to temporary
housing. When the emergency subsides, evacuees will be allowed to
reenter the affected area in accordance with established procedures.
Following the initial screening and any required decontamination, a
preliminary registration consisting of name, address and telephone
number will be conducted. Evacuees will then be assigned to shelters
and provided with maps and routing instructions.
A second, more detailed registration of evacuees will be accomplished at
shelters. Personal data on evacuees will be collected by American Red
Cross representatives on registration forms in accordance with
established procedures. Registration data will be tabulated and submitted
to the county emergency operations center.
Shelters are identified as primary and secondary and capacity is based on
40 square feet per occupant. School shelter capacity is further identified
in terms of non -classroom and total. Non -classroom areas are those
which would permit continuance of classroom schedules on a modified
basis and the hosting of evacuees simultaneously. Total capacity reflects
the capability of the facility to shelter evacuees with the suspension of
classroom activities.
10.6 SHELTERING (IN-PLACE)
In the event that a toxic cloud has become airborne and poses an
immediate threat to persons attempting to evacuate, the decision to
recommend taking shelter indoors instead of evacuation will be made by
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the Incident Commander. Residents will be notified to go indoors
immediately, to close windows and doors, to turn off air conditioners and
fans, and to remain inside until they receive further instructions. This
decision will be made based upon the advice of the Indian River County
public health department director, time permitting. Notification to take
shelter indoors will be issued by public address siren system, radio and
television broadcast, and police, fire, emergency personnel using
loudspeakers and other available means. Protective actions for special
needs facilities will be given separate consideration. Protective action
instructions will be issued by the Incident Commander, who will request
the Indian River County Department of Emergency Services to activate
EBS and disseminate such instructions through the electronic media.
11.0 MEDICAL & PUBLIC HEALTH SUPPORT
11.1 GENERAL
This section describes the arrangements that have been made for
medical services for individuals who become victims of hazardous
materials incidents. This section includes provisions for emergency care
and transportation of victims of chemical releases, sudden illness and
medically incapacitated persons among the population affected by
evacuation and relocation during a hazardous materials incident.
Personnel from the Indian River County Public Health Department and the
State Department of Health will coordinate the delivery of medical support
services, through ESF #8 (Health and Medical Services) at the EOC, to
victims of hazardous materials incidents.
11.2 MEDICAL SUPPORT
A hazardous materials release can present actual or potential health
hazards to individuals within the affected area. It is imperative that
capabilities exist for treating exposed individuals. An on-going capability
for emergency care and transportation of victims of accidents and sudden
illness, and special needs population during evacuation must also exist.
During disaster related medical and rescue operations, the Indian River
County Department of Emergency Services Fire Rescue Chief, or his
designee, will direct and coordinate all participating medical/rescue units
operating from Indian River County through ESF #9 (Firefighting) at the
EOC.
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Under emergency conditions, ambulances and other emergency medical
vehicle resources will be under the control of the Indian River County
Department of Emergency Services Fire Rescue Chief until such time as
the need no longer exists. Resources in excess of the needs of Indian
River County will be released to their respective agencies.
All medical/rescue agencies will operate from their normal bases of
operation as long as possible during the period of emergency. They may
disperse their vehicles and personnel as they see fit, provided the Indian
River County Department of Emergency Services Fire Rescue Chief is
kept informed of each vehicle's location and status.
In the event of imminent hazard to Indian River County Department of
Emergency Services personnel, they will seek safe shelter for themselves
and their equipment. Following the shelter period, all personnel will return
to their bases of operation and report their status to the Indian River
County Department of Emergency Services Fire Rescue Chief for
assignment.
Hospitals in Indian River County will keep the director of health informed
of the number of bed spaces and the levels of service available in each
hospital. The director of health will, in turn, keep the Indian River County
Department of Emergency Services Fire Rescue Chief informed of the
conditions of the hospitals.
Coordination of the delivery of all state medical and health support
services to the victims of hazardous materials incidents is the
responsibility of the director of health. The director of health for each of
the districts will ensure that adequate medical and health support services
exist for treating and transporting victims of hazardous materials incidents
to medical support facilities.
11.2.1 Hospitals and Ambulance Service
Those hospitals and other emergency medical service facilities that
are capable of providing medical support including emergency
mental health care for exposed individuals are identified in Figure
11-1.
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Figure 11-1
Indian River County Hospitals
Indian River Medical Center
1000 36th Street
Vero Beach, FI. 32960
(772) 567-4311
Sebastian River Medical Center
13695 U.S. Hwy. #1
Sebastian, FI. 32948
(772) 589-9122
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12.0 RECOVERY & RE-ENTRY
12.1 GENERAL
This section provides general guidelines for recovery and re-entry
operations to be followed when a hazardous materials emergency has
been brought under control and no further significant releases are
anticipated. Decisions to relax protective measures emergency will be
based on an evaluation of chemical concentrations which exist at the time
of consideration and on the projected long-term exposure which may
result in dose commitments to residents and transients in the affected
area.
12.2 RECOVERY
Recovery operations may be coordinated and directed from either the
County EOC or the on -scene command post.
12.2.1 Environmental Analysis
Prior to allowing public access to potentially contaminated areas,
the Indian River County Health Department and the State
Department of Environmental Regulation will evaluate the
environmental conditions in the affected areas by conducting direct
measurements and collecting environmental samples for laboratory
analysis. Environmental sampling will proceed from the perimeter
of affected areas to the interior.
In-state laboratory analysis of collected samples may be performed
at any of the laboratories identified in Section 7.0, or by
independent contractors made available by the state departments
of Environmental Regulation or Natural Resources.
12.2.2 Containment and Clean-up
At any release where the lead agency determines that there is a
threat to public health, welfare or the environment, the lead agency
may take any appropriate action to prevent, mitigate or minimize
the threat to the public health, safety, or to the environment. In
determining the appropriate extent of action to be taken at a given
release, the lead agency should first review the preliminary
assessment and current site conditions.
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The following factors should be considered in determining the
appropriateness of removal actions:
a. Actual or potential exposure to hazardous substances
by nearby populations, animals or food chains;
b. Actual or potential contamination of drinking water
supplies or sensitive ecosystems;
C. Hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants in
bulk storage containers that may pose a threat of
release;
d. High levels of hazardous substances or contaminants
in soils, largely at or near the surface, that may
spread;
e. Weather conditions that may facilitate the spread or
release of hazardous substances;
Threat of fire/explosion;
g. Availability of other appropriate state or federal
response mechanisms; and
h. Other situations or factors which may pose threats to
public health, welfare or the environment.
If the lead agency determines that a removal action is necessary,
actions shall be taken as soon as possible to prevent, minimize or
mitigate the threat to public health, welfare or the environment.
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The following removal actions are, as a general rule, appropriate in the following
situations:
ACTION
SITUATION
Fences, warning signs, other security or
Where humans or animals have access
site control precautions
to the release
Drainage controls
Where precipitation or runoff from other
sources may enter the release area
Stabilization of berms, dikes, or
Where needed to maintain the integrity
impoundments
of the structures
Capping of contaminated soils or sludge
Where needed to reduce the spread of
hazardous substances into soils,
groundwater or air
Using chemicals or other materials to
Where use of such chemicals will reduce
retard spread of release or to mitigate its
the spread of release
effects
Removal of contaminated soils from
Where removal will reduce the spread of
drainage or other areas
contamination
Removal of bulk containers that hold
Where it will reduce the likelihood of
hazardous substances
spillage, leakage, exposure to humans,
animals or food chain, or fire explosion
Provision of alternative water supply
Where it will reduce the likelihood of
exposure of humans or animals to
contaminated water
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Where the responsible parties are known, an initial effort will be made, to
the extent practicable under the circumstances, to have them perform the
necessary removal actions. Where responsible parties are unknown, an
initial effort will be made, to the extent practicable under the
circumstances, to locate them and have them perform the necessary
removal actions. Remedial actions, which are consistent with a
permanent remedy, may be necessary to prevent or minimize the release
of hazardous substances so that they do not spread or cause substantial
danger to the public health and safety or to the environment. Before any
remedial action is taken, however, the lead agency should first determine
the nature and threat presented by the release and then evaluate
proposed remedies. This may involve assessing whether the threat can
be prevented or minimized by controlling the source of the contamination
at or near the area where the hazardous substances were originally
located (source control measures) and/or whether additional actions will
be necessary because the hazardous substances have spread to other
areas (management of migration). The following factors should be
assessed in determining whether and what type of remedial and/or
removal action is to be considered:
a. population, environmental and health concerns at
risk;
b. routes of exposure;
C. amount, concentration, hazardous properties and
form of substances present;
d. hydrogeological factors;
e. current and potential groundwater use;
climate;
g. extent to which the source can be adequately
identified and characterized;
h. whether substances at the site may be re -used or
recycled;
likelihood of future releases if the substances remain
on-site;
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extent to which natural or man-made barriers
currently contain the substances and the adequacy of
those barriers;
k. extent to which the substances have spread or are
expected to spread from the area, and whether any
future spread may pose a threat to public health,
safety, or to the environment;
extent to which state and federal environmental and
public health requirements apply to the specific site;
M. extent to which contamination levels exceed
established state and federal requirements, standards
and criteria;
n. contribution of the contamination to an air, land, water
and/or food chain contamination problem;
o. ability of the responsible party to implement and
maintain the remedy until the threat is permanently
abated;
p. availability of appropriate enforcement mechanisms;
and
q. any other appropriate factors.
Alternative actions should be developed, based upon the assessment,
and screened to determine the most appropriate action. Criteria to be
used in the initial screening include cost, effectiveness, and acceptable
engineering practices. The appropriate remedial action will be a
cost-effective remedial action that effectively mitigates and minimizes to
and provides adequate protection of public health, safety and the
environment.
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The following remedial actions are, as a general rule, appropriate in the following
situations:
ACTION
SITUATION
Elimination or containment of
Contaminated groundwater
contamination to prevent further
contamination
Treatment and/or removal to reduce or
Contaminated groundwater
eliminate contamination
Physical containment to reduce or
Contaminated groundwater
eliminate potential exposure to
contamination
Restrictions on use to eliminate potential
Contaminated groundwater
exposure to contamination
Elimination or containment of
Contaminated groundwater
contamination to prevent further pollution
Treatment of contaminated water to
Contaminated groundwater
reduce or eliminate its hazard
Actions to remove, treat or contain soil
Contaminated groundwater
or was to reduce or eliminate its
hazard potential
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12.2.3 Documentation and Follow -Up
During all phases of response, documentation should be collected
and maintained to support all actions taken under this Plan, and to
form the basis for cost recovery. In general, documentation should
be sufficient to provide the source and circumstances of the
condition, the identity of responsible parties, accurate accounting of
local or private party costs incurred, and impacts and potential
impacts to the public health, welfare and the environment.
Evidentiary and cost documentation procedures and requirements
to be followed will be those specified in the USCG Marine Safety
Manual (Commandant Instruction M 16000.3) and 33 CFR Part
153.
A final report of the incident should be prepared by the lead
response agency which includes, at a minimum, the following
information:
- time and date of incident;
- name and address of affected facility;
- name of facility owner/operator;
- hazardous material(s) involved;
nature and source of release;
- summary of actions taken to protect public
health/safety, the environment and other property;
- summary of injuries and property damage;
documentation of costs; and
- need for additional actions.
The information and reports obtained by the lead agency for
response actions shall, as appropriate, be transmitted to the
chairman of the Local Emergency Planning Committee and the
chairman of the State Emergency Response Commission for
Hazardous Materials.
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12.3 RE-ENTRY
The decision to relax protective actions will be made by the Chairman of
the BCC, in consultation with the Indian River County Public Health
Director, Indian River County Emergency Services Director and the
On -Scene Commander.
Re-entry operations will be coordinated from either the Indian River
County EOC or on -scene command post. Re-entry will be considered
when chemical concentrations in air, water and ground are below
established levels of concern in the affected areas (downwind portions of
the vulnerable zone). Upon the determination by the Indian River County
Public Health Director the environmental conditions in the affected areas
are safe for public access, protective actions will be relaxed and re-entry
will be authorized.
The Indian River County Emergency Services Director will coordinate local
re-entry activities from the Indian River County EOC and will keep the
State EOC informed. Cleared areas will be opened when clearly
definable boundaries are available (i.e., highways, streets, canal). Limited
re-entry by the general public will not be allowed.
13.0 EXERCISES & DRILLS
13.1 GENERAL
Exercises and drills must be conducted periodically to evaluate the
adequacy of the hazardous materials emergency plan and the skills of the
emergency response personnel.
Results of exercises and drills provide a basis for changes in the response
plans, in implementing procedures, and for future scheduling or training
for emergency response personnel.
13.2 EXERCISES
An exercise is an event that tests the integrated response capability and
major elements within emergency preparedness plans. The emergency
preparedness exercise will simulate an emergency which results in
hazardous materials releases and response by local authorities.
Exercises may be incorporated with planned major exercises to achieve
the maximum number of personnel.
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For an emergency plan to remain useful, it must be kept up-to-date
through a thorough review of actual responses, simulated exercises, and
collection of new data. As key assumptions and operational concepts in
the plan change, the plan must be amended to reflect the new situations.
13.2.1 Full Scale Exercise
A full scale exercise is designed to fully demonstrate the
emergency preparedness and response capabilities of appropriate
county agencies and organizations. Mobilization of local emergency
personnel and resources will be demonstrated.
13.2.2 Functional Exercise
A functional exercise is designed to demonstrate one or more
functions or capabilities specified in the emergency plan.
Mobilization of local personnel and resources will be limited.
13.2.3 Tabletop Exercise
A tabletop exercise is a simulation in which response activities are
discussed. There is no mobilization of emergency personnel and
resources.
13.2.4 Scheduling & Scenario Development
Exercises will be scheduled by the Indian River County Department
of Emergency Services. Exercise objectives and the scenarios for
the exercises will be developed and prepared by the Indian River
County Department of Emergency Services at which time facility
owner/operators will be encouraged to participate. Scenarios will
be varied from year to year such that all major elements of the plan
and preparedness organizations are tested within a five (5) year
period.
The scenarios will include but not be limited to the following:
Objectives of the exercise and appropriate evaluation
criteria;
2. Dates, time period, places, and participating
organizations;
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3. Simulated events;
4. A time schedule of real and simulated initiating
events;
5. A narrative summary describing the conduct of the
exercise; and
6. A description of arrangements for advance materials
to be provided to observers.
13.2.5 Critique & Reports
Controllers and observers will fully participate in all exercises.
These controllers and observers will be selected from
non -participating county agencies and organizations, neighboring
counties, state and federal agencies. A critique will be conducted
after each exercise to evaluate the capability of participating
emergency agencies and organizations to implement emergency
plans and procedures. Participating agencies will be requested to
submit critique written comments as input for an after -action report
on the exercise.
13.3 DRILLS
A drill is a supervised instruction period aimed at developing, testing and
monitoring technical skills necessary to perform emergency response
operations. A drill may be a component of an exercise. Each drill will be
evaluated by the coordinator for that particular drill.
In addition to the required exercise, drills will be conducted at the
frequencies listed below.
13.3.1 Communications Drills
Communications between the facility owners/operators, state and
local government will be tested as described in Section 5.
Communications with federal emergency response organizations
will be tested periodically. Communications between the facilities,
state and local EOCs and on -scene personnel will be tested
annually.
The test of communications with on -scene teams will be part of the
exercises.
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13.3.2 Medical Drills
Medical emergency drills involving a simulated contaminated injury
and participation by appropriate local emergency medical services
will be conducted as part of the exercise.
13.3.3 Chemical Monitoring Drills
Monitoring drills for state and appropriate county hazardous
materials monitors will be conducted as part of the exercise. These
drills will include collection and analysis of sampling media,
provisions for communications, and record keeping.
14.0 TRAINING
14.1 GENERAL
This action outlines requirements for a training program that will assure
that hazardous materials emergency response training is provided for
emergency response personnel responsible for decision making, planning
and response.
14.2 ANNUAL AND REFRESHER TRAINING
Each local governmental entity within Indian River County is responsible
for assuring that local emergency response personnel receive adequate
hazardous materials training annually. The Indian River County
Department of Emergency Services will maintain records of personnel
completing training courses. These records will be updated periodically to
reflect refresher training. The type of training recommended for each
emergency response agency/organization is identified in Figure 14-1.
In 40 CFR 311, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) adopted
training rules promulgated by the Occupational Safety/Health
Administration in 29 CFR 1910-120 which require specific training for all
"public employees" who respond to hazardous materials incidents,
effective March 6, 1990. Different levels of training are required for first
responders hired after the effective date of this rule, depending on the
duties and functions performed by each. However, all employees must
complete the training or demonstrate competency at their respective level
of response.
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These levels include:
First Responder Awareness Level
- First Responder Operations Level
- Hazardous Materials Specialist
- Hazardous Materials Technician
On -Scene Incident Commander
14.3 SCHEDULE & AVAILABILITY OF TRAINING
A hazardous materials emergency response training program has been
developed by the State Division of Emergency Management (DEM), in
cooperation with the State Fire College, Federal Emergency Management
Agency and the EPA. This program is designed to improve the
capabilities of local governments to effectively respond to emergencies
involving hazardous materials.
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Figure 14-1
RECOMMENDED TRAINING FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL
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X
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Hazardous
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Hazardous
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On -Scene Incident
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X
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Safety Operations
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Use of Protective
Clothing &
X
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Equipment
Decontamination
Procedures
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Treatment of
Contaminated
Patient Injuries
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15.0 HAZARDS ANALYSIS AND SUMMARY
Each of the following summary pages include a general overview of
each 302 facility detailed within Appendix B of this document.
Information includes the following:
HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
a. Identification of 302 chemicals stored at the facility
b. Location of the facility
C. Quantity of each 302 chemical stored
d. Properties of each 302 chemical stored
II. VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS
a. Vulnerable Zone
Identifies the estimated geographical area that may be
subject to concentrations of an airborne EHS at levels
that could cause irreversible acute health effects or death
to human populations within the area following an
accidental release.
b. Estimated Exposed Population
An estimate of the maximum possible population within
the Vulnerable Zone that would be affected in a worst
case release.
C. Environmental Impact
Describes the potential damage to the surrounding
environmentally sensitive areas, natural habitat and
wildlife in an actual release were to occur.
III. RISK ANALYSIS
Identifies the probability of a release as Low, Moderate, or High
based on observations at the facility. Considerations include
history of previous incidents and current conditions and control
at the facility.
IV. HISTORICAL ACCIDENT RECORD
Describes any past releases or incidents that have occurred at
the facility.
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PI_FASF NOTF-
This plan was not copied in its entirety. All information related to site plans and specific location
information on hazardous chemicals is confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and
have been excluded from this copy.