HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-069BPRIMARY AGENCY:
SUPPORT AGENCIES:
A. Purpose
School District of Indian River County Transportation Dept.
City of Vero Beach
City of Vero Beach
City of Vero Beach
Civil Air Patrol
Municipal Airport
Municipal Marina
Recreation Department
Florida National Guard
Indian River County Dept. of Emergency Services
Fire Rescue Division
Indian River County Public Works
Indian River County Sheriff's Office
Indian River County Volunteer Ambulance Squad
Senior Resource Association, Inc.
United States Army
United States Coast Guard
The purpose of this ESF is to coordinate the use of transportation resources
to support the needs of local governments, volunteer groups and other
emergency support groups requiring transportation assistance to perform
their emergency response, recovery and assistance missions.
B. Scope
The provision of transportation support includes:
Performing necessary actions to assist with emergency evacuation
and re-entry of threatened areas;
2. Processing all transportation assistance requests from the EOC;
3. Allocating and/or prioritizing public and private transportation
resources for the transportation of people, materials, goods, and
services to impacted areas. This includes the modes of highway, rail,
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air and water; and
4. Performing necessary actions to assist with recovery operations.
II. POLICIES
A. The assets available to ESF #1 will be used to assist County emergency
operations agencies and other ESFs with their emergency efforts to move
people, materials, equipment, and other resources as necessary.
The priorities for allocation of these assets will be:
1. Evacuating persons from immediate peril;
2. Transporting materials, personnel, and supplies for the support of
emergency activities being conducted by the ESFs as requested
through the EOC;
3. Transporting relief supplies necessary for recovery from the
emergency; and
4. Identifying obstructions and damage to the transportation
infrastructure.
B. The School District of Indian River County; Transportation Department, will
coordinate activities of ESF #1 and, with assistance from the Emergency
Management Director, and/or his designee, prioritize the allocation of
available resources.
III. SITUATION
A. Disaster Condition
A minor, major or catastrophic disaster may severely damage the
transportation infrastructure. Local transportation activities may be
hampered by insufficient transportation resources and disrupted
communications. Prior to impact, evacuation from the potentially threatened
area may be ordered. This will require that transportation related decisions
be made to facilitate the evacuation.
In the wake of the disaster, many local resources will be unavailable due to
damage, accessibility, or inefficiency to handle the demand for assistance.
This will require that significant amounts of resources will have to be
transported into the area.
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All available local transportation resources will be committed and
additional help will be needed from the state and federal government.
2. Coordination with other ESFs efforts will be required.
3. Damaged areas will be restricted and not readily accessible, except in
some cases by air or water.
IV. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS
A. General
ESF #1 is under the leadership of the School District of Indian River County
Transportation Department and will coordinate transportation activities with
the supporting agencies involved in emergency response and recovery.
Upon request, a representative from that department will be available to
respond to transportation related requests submitted by the IRCDEM. When
partial activation of the EOC is implemented, and at the DEMs request, this
person will staff the ESF #1 work station, identify which support agencies for
ESF #1 are needed, and take steps to assure that support agencies are
activated or on alert as appropriate.
ESF #1 will respond to requests for local transportation assistance. It is
anticipated that after evacuation efforts are completed, the majority of the
requests for transportation resources will be initiated by other ESFs to assist
in providing aid to those in need.
A verbal agreement has been established between the Indian River County
Department of Emergency Services and the School District of Indian River
County Transportation Department and the Senior Resource Association,
Inc. The primary and support ESF #1 agencies will maintain an inventory of
primary agency personnel, equipment and vehicles that will be used for
emergency transportation, including the date of last revision. This resource
inventory will be made available upon EOC activation.
It has been established that priority for fuel services will be given to all
emergency vehicles during an emergency. The following fuel resources will
become available in an emergency:
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School District of Indian River County
a) Transportation Department Maintenance Facility
• Two 10,000 gallon underground diesel fuel tanks
• One 10,000 gallon underground unleaded fuel tank
b) Support Service Complex (proposed opening December,
2011)
• One 10,000 gallon above ground diesel fuel tank
• One 10,000 gallon above ground unleaded fuel tank
2. Indian River County
a) Fleet Management Division Maintenance Facility
• One 20,000 gallon above ground diesel fuel tank
• One 30,000 gallon above ground unleaded fuel tank
ESF #16 (Law Enforcement) is responsible for implementing emergency
traffic/evacuation issues. Prior events suggest that the barrier island and low
lying areas are subject to flooding and subsequent road closure. If safe
passage is possible, entry/exit will be permitted for authorized emergency
vehicles only.
Organization
The School District of Indian River County Transportation Department, as the
primary agency, will provide transportation support as requested through the
EOC. Upon activation, the ESF #1 representative will notify which
department personnel and ESF #1 support agencies that may be called upon
to provide emergency support. They will also coordinate the utilization of
vehicles, equipment and personnel of all agencies who will permit use of
their resources during emergency response and recovery actions.
Notification
The IRCDEM will provide notification for each
representative from the primary agency will in
agency and/or volunteer agency, as required.
Response Actions
Initial Actions
ESF's primary agency. A
turn notify each support
a. Inventories of available vehicular resources will be verified by
ESF #1 and provided to ESF #5 (Planning and Information).
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b. Each ESF #1 agency will establish communications with its
appropriate field personnel and ensure that they are ready for
timely response.
C. Coordination will be established with support agencies to
prioritize and develop strategies for the initial response.
d. Transportation resources will be pre -positioned when it
becomes apparent that they will be required. Locations for
pre -positioning will be determined dependent upon the type
and extent of the emergency.
e. When practical, any transportation resources that may be
needed in recovery should be removed from the potential
disaster area and relocated to the nearest staging area.
f. Equipment accessible to ESF #1 agencies will be committed
when evacuation or re-entry of a designated area is authorized
and normal transportation resources are not sufficient.
g. ESF #6 (Mass Care) will coordinate with ESF #1 for
transportation assistance.
h. The Florida Highway Patrol will direct that tolls be lifted to
assist in the evacuation of an area or region.
ESF #10 (Hazardous Materials) will identify any known
hazardous materials transports that could be affected by the
imminent disaster.
The primary agency will establish staffing patterns to ensure
24-hour transportation operations, if required.
k. Passenger pick-up points and routes will be coordinated by the
primary agency dependent on the type and extent of the
emergency. This information will be disseminated by ESF #14
(Public Information).
2. Response Actions
a. ESF #1 will coordinate transportation resources with requests
for transport of personnel, goods, and services.
b. Priorities will continually be reassessed to address the most
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critical transportation needs and develop strategies.
C. Resources which are committed to specific missions will be
tracked for re -deployment, if necessary. Updated information
will be provided to ESF #5 (Information and Planning).
d. Resources will be restaged, as appropriate.
e. Any shortfalls with fuel are to be coordinated with ESF #3
(Public Works), who has been tasked with coordinating the
provision of emergency supply and transportation of fuel to
support immediate response operations to normalize
community functioning.
E. Recovery Actions
1. Initial Actions
a. Upon request, transportation resources will be provided to
assist recovery activities for personnel and equipment.
b. Develop recovery actions and strategies.
2. Continuing Actions - Transportation will continue to be provided for
related activities.
V. RESPONSIBILITIES
A. Primary Agency: School District of Indian River County Transportation
Department
1. As the primary agency, the department will coordinate with the
support agencies in directing transportation resources and prioritizing
the needs for transportation services.
2. ESF #7 (Resource Support) and ESF #15 (Volunteers and Donations)
will supply information pertaining to potential volunteer groups,
contract vendors, and other entities that may be able to supplement
local resources.
B. Support Agencies
1. City of Vero Beach Recreation Department - Will coordinate
transportation efforts within the City departments, as necessary.
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2. City of Vero Beach Municipal Airport - Will coordinate with the FAA
and public and private airport/airfield offices, stations and facilities;
3. City of Vero Beach Municipal Marina - Will coordinate all watercraft
transport activities.
4. Civil Air Patrol
a. Will assign CAP personnel in support of ESF #1.
b. Will provide all available and obtainable air transportation
resource support to include aircraft, aircrews, vehicles, and
ground and operations personnel and communications for:
(1) Air transportation of emergency or disaster officials,
personnel and size-limited/light-load equipment,
materials, and supplies;
(2) Air reconnaissance and air surveillance flights, to
include search and rescue and the monitoring of
vehicular and rail movements;
(3) Aerial damage assessment flights; and
(4) Air transportation technical and specialty support and
coordination.
5. Senior Resource Association, Inc. - Will provide transportation to and
from the designated special needs shelter for persons with special
needs.
6. Florida National Guard - Will provide manpower and equipment for
transportation needs.
7. Indian River County Department of Emergency Services/Fire Rescue
Division - Will provide ambulance transportation to hospitals and to
and from the designated special needs shelter for persons with
special needs.
8. Indian River County Public Works - Will provide transportation of
equipment and supplies.
9. Indian River County Sheriff's Office - Will provide emergency vehicles
to transport or escort emergency personnel and vital supplies.
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10. Indian River County Volunteer Ambulance Squad - Will provide
emergency vehicles (vehicles only) for transportation of persons with
special needs.
11. United States Army - Will provide transportation to and from the
designated special needs shelter for persons with special needs.
12. United States Coast Guard - Will provide manpower and equipment
involving marine transportation needs.
VI. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
ESF #1 will utilize personnel and resources from its primary and support agencies to
respond to mission assignments related to emergencies. Additional resources
available at other ESFs may be coordinated and mobilized to support ESF #1
missions. When requests begin to exceed the County's ESFs capability to respond,
additional resources (i.e., state teams, federal agencies, contractual agreements,
and mutual aid agreements) will be mobilized. Mutual aid agreements have been
established for all contiguous counties as well as the existence of the Statewide
Mutual Aid Agreement. During a significant event these agreements may be
activated. The decision to activate these agreements will be made by the
Emergency Management Director, or his designee. All personnel and resources
mobilized by ESF #1 will remain under the direction and control of the ESF, unless
otherwise notified.
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