200s Evacuation Sector Flashcards
Plan for evacuation should address what?
1: Command structure
2: Evac vs shelter in place
3: Early notify PD
4: ID Evac area
5: Required resources
6: Evac time frame
7: ID prep shelter sites
8: Duration of evac
9: Re entry
10: Info of hazard to evacuees
11: F/U with evacuees upon re entry
12: Security
What are other things to consider during evac?
1: Need for EOC
2: Police Liasion
3: Comms
4: PIO
5: Transportation branch/sector
6: Infor all agencies involved of plan
Planning Section and Hazard Branch should re evaluate plan. What type of boundaries should be used for evac?
Streets and roadways, maps should be provided.
When can in place sheltering be considered over evac?
1: Low to moderate health risk with short term exposure
2: Materials released are now dissipating
3: Leaks can be controlled before evac completed
4: Staying indoors provides adequate protection
If sheltering in place what info should be provided to public?
Stay indoors, close windows, turn off evaporating cooling systems.
What are the 3 levels of evacuation?
1: Site
2: Intermediate
3: Large scale
What is Site Evac?
1: Small # of citizens
2: Short term
3: Usually only workers and adjacent occupancies
4: Easily evacuated upwind
What is Intermediate Evac?
1: Larger # of citizens (<100)
2: 2-4 hours or more
3: Off site shelters determined and managed
4: Larger perimeter and need for security
5: Close coordination with PD
6: Generally rapid
What is Large Scale Evac?
1: Could be 1000s of citizens
2: Out of homes business for many hours or days
3: Extended evac completion time
4: Shelters determined and managed
5: Tracking and documentation difficult
6: EOC activation
Why should high caution be used when evaluating if hazard is secure and allowing people back?
Many residents will not want to evac a 2nd time
Who manages Shelters?
Parks and Recs. Early notification is required as it may take them up to 3 hours to mobilize
Site selection made by IC after consulting parks and recs, and a shelter manager will be assigned. What resources from the FD will need to be provided to P&R for assistance?
1: Initial opening and staffing
2: EMS support
3: Info communication
4: Customer service officer
5: Notify Red Cross
WHo is responsible for developing the Evac plan and who carries it out?
1: Planning Section
2: Operations Section via Evac Branch/Sector
For large scale evac or evacs longer than 12 hours which sections would be beneficial to implement?
1: Operations
2: Planning
3: Logistics
4: Admin
Which Branches are typical in evacuations?
1: Evac
2: Transport
3: Medical
4: Hazmat
5: Fire
6: Geographic Branches
Which sectors are typical in Evac branch?
1: PIO
2: Geographic
3: Police Liaison
4: Staging
5: Transport
6: Shelter
7: Agency Liaisons
8: Evac Branch officer my be PD
What are commands responsibilities during Evac
1: Size up need to evac
2: Develop plan
3: Determine Perimeters
4: Determine Shelters
5: Give the order
6: Resources
7: Police/Fire Liaison
8: Alert other agencies
9: Command organization
10: Monitor support revise plan
11: Greatest danger first
12: Ensure no duplication of efforts
13: Transport
14: Return
15: Need for unified command
What are dispatch’s responsibilities during evac?
1: Dispatch
2: Notify Senior staff other agencies
3: Notify support agencies (resource)
4: Recall staff if needed
5: Notify hospitals get status
6: Update day staff as they will get calls
What are the PIO responsibilities during evac?
1: Establish PIO sector
2: Notify media with info and instructions for evacuees
3: Keep media safe
4: Have them give instructions to the public
5: Provide media with info hotline number
What are PD responsibilities during evac?
1: Provide a liaison to command post and evac sector
2: Command organization on PD side
3: Comms
4: Resources
5: Traffic
6: Security
7: Transport needs.
What if someone refuses evac?
Inform of risks and left to stay. Document address
What are Evac Branch responsibilities?
1: Resources
2: Police, command Liaison
3: Establish Sectors
4: Provide objectives and shelter locations
5: Provide with routing instructions for evacuees going POV
6: Obtain other transport (bus ambo)
7: Greatest risk first
8: Great concentration next
9: Individual sectors for large concentrations (school apartments)
10: When area evacuated reassign to another area that needs
11: Document to avoid duplication, and those who refuse.
Walk through and drive throughs should be conduct for evac. Who should be assigned to hazardous areas?
Fire for hazardous areas, PD to safe areas
Door to door is time consuming, how can we speed it up?
1: Air horns, sirens, PA systems
2: Reverse 911 (provide dispatch with desired location)
When making door to door notifications how do we do it?
1: In uniform with PPE
2: Explain this is an emergency and they are in danger and to leave immediately
3: Tell when the shelter is and what route to take or if they need ride
4: Take wallet, keys, money, glasses, meds, proper clothing, pets
How do we perform rapid evacs?
1: 3 5 second horn blasts with siren
2: Provide the same info over PA as door to door over maximum volume
4: Proceed slowly
5: Start at beginning of each block and 50 yards there after
How can we persuade those refusing?
1: In turnouts with SCBA face piece (not on air)
2: Ask for next of kin info and write down
3: Report over radio to Branch
4: If continue to refuse we must triage and help the most we can, they will be left to fend for themselves
What are Transportation Branch’s responsibilities?
1: Obtain Buses (min of 2) and other vehicles
2: Stage vehicles
3: Provide each vehicle with a FF
4: Coordinate pick up sites with Evac sector
Who is the liaison with the EOC?
Senior Adviser then Planning Section Chief
What are the Planning Section’s EOC liaison officers responsibilities during evac?
1: Obtain radio link cell phone link with EOC
2: Provide report to EOC initially and every 30min
3: Provide command with info, direction from EOC
Who is the sole person responsible for the order to return evacuees?
Command, or if in operation EOC
