Citizen Evacuation and Shelter-in-Place - Ohio Emergency ...
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Resource Element DescriptionResource Elements<strong>Emergency</strong> Alert System (EAS)Public Warn<strong>in</strong>g SystemsTraffic control packagesTransportation vehiclesSecurity <strong>and</strong> law enforcementofficersNon-law enforcement trafficcontrollersSmall Animal Transport TeamsDOT <strong>Evacuation</strong> Coord<strong>in</strong>ationTeam (Type I, II, <strong>and</strong> III)DOT <strong>Evacuation</strong> Liaison TeamPlann<strong>in</strong>g AssumptionsGeneralComponents <strong>and</strong> DescriptionEstablished by the FCC <strong>in</strong> 1994 to provide the President with access tothous<strong>and</strong>s of broadcast stations, cable systems <strong>and</strong> participat<strong>in</strong>g satelliteprogrammers to transmit a message to the public.Other notification systems <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g sirens, call-out systems, televisioncaption<strong>in</strong>g system, <strong>and</strong> any system capable of reach<strong>in</strong>g 100% of the at-riskpopulation, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g a redundant capabilityTeams of law enforcement personnel <strong>and</strong> traffic control equipment (barriers,cones, directional signals)Buses <strong>and</strong> other mass transit vehicles, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g drivers, able to providetransportation to evacuees, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g for re-entryTo provide traffic control, us<strong>in</strong>g legal authority alter traffic flow <strong>and</strong> use ofhighwaysOther persons, (non-law enforcement types, such as Volunteers <strong>in</strong> PoliceService) assigned traffic control duties at other <strong>in</strong>tersections direct<strong>in</strong>g trafficflowPer NIMSPer NIMS, facilitates the rapid, efficient, <strong>and</strong> safe evacuation of threatenedpopulationsPer NIMS, provides support <strong>in</strong> State <strong>and</strong> local emergency response efforts bycompil<strong>in</strong>g, analyz<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>and</strong> dissem<strong>in</strong>at<strong>in</strong>g traffic-related <strong>in</strong>formation that can beused to facilitate the rapid, efficient, <strong>and</strong> safe evacuation <strong>and</strong> reentry ofthreatened populations.• Although applicable to several of the 15 National Plann<strong>in</strong>g Scenarios, the capability factors weredeveloped from an <strong>in</strong>-depth analysis of the Chlor<strong>in</strong>e Tank Explosion scenario. Other scenarios werereviewed to identify required adjustments or additions to the plann<strong>in</strong>g factors <strong>and</strong> national targets.• This capability applies to a wide range of <strong>in</strong>cidents <strong>and</strong> emergencies, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g accidental ordeliberate disease outbreaks, natural disasters, <strong>and</strong> nuclear <strong>and</strong> conventional events.• Large-scale evacuations, organized or self-directed, may occur. More people are <strong>in</strong>itially likely toflee <strong>and</strong> seek shelter for attacks <strong>in</strong>volv<strong>in</strong>g chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear agents than fornatural events.• <strong>Evacuation</strong> times <strong>and</strong> the frequency with which the public is notified of evacuation procedures areboth <strong>in</strong>cident driven. The times may change depend<strong>in</strong>g on whether it is an immediate or long termevacuation.• The time it takes to complete an evacuation is also <strong>in</strong>cident driven depend<strong>in</strong>g on the type of hazard.• Transportation <strong>and</strong> traffic routes will be severely <strong>and</strong> negatively affected by the evacuation• Many evacuees will require provision of transportation.• The health-related implications of an <strong>in</strong>cident may aggravate or impair attempts to implement acoord<strong>in</strong>ated evacuation management strategy.RESPOND MISSION: CITIZEN EVACUATION AND SHELTER-IN-PLACETarget Capabilities List 389