SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATION
ALEXANDER COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN
Updated: July 26, 2004
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PURPOSE
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The purpose of this procedure is to outline the
steps and to identify the resources necessary to ensure the timely response
for the evacuation of all people identified as without any available means
of transportation or having special needs. |
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| II. |
SCOPE |
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This procedure addresses all transportation
disadvantaged or dependent people with emphasis on the homebound handicapped
persons. |
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| III. |
GENERAL |
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Transportation dependent people within the County have
been pre-identified and a list is available
to ensure coordination and control of available evacuation transportation.
To these requirements the necessary resources are further identified herein to
ensure
this special population is safely and timely evacuated to shelters outside
the endangered area. |
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| IV. |
PROCEDURES |
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| A. |
NOTIFICATION |
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On receipt of a notification of emergency after consultation with the Chairman of the Alexander County
Commissioners, the EOC Operations Officer or the Emergency Management
Coordinator will direct the Director of
Social Services and/or Director of Health on the EOC Staff to effect a
direct notification to individuals/agencies to prepare for a possible
evacuation of handicapped or special needs persons and to place their resources on standby alert.
Those agencies normally involved in direct evacuation and assistance to special needs populations are: |
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| 1. | Alexander County Sheriff's Department | ||
| 2. | Superintendent, Alexander County Schools | ||
| 3. | Director, Department of Social Services | ||
| 4. | Captain, Alexander Rescue Squad | ||
| 5. | Director, Alexander County Health Department | ||
| 6. | Director, Emergency Medical Services | ||
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COORDINATION AND RESOURCES |
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The Director of Social Services will coordinate vehicle
transportation assistance. School buses made available for this purpose
would be driven by adult drivers. Backup vehicles for handicapped persons
may be provided by the Alexander County Transportation Department. |
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Alexander Rescue Squad and
Alexander County EMS will evacuate non-ambulatory people from their homes by
ambulances, to facilities designated by the EOC staff. Identification of
these people is maintained in a
data base. |
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DIRECTION AND CONTROL |
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DIRECTION |
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The Director of Social Services and/or
the Director of Health on the EOC staff is delegated the authority and
assigned the responsibility to act for the County in coordinating the
evacuation of the transportation dependent population. They will maintain, as
a minimum, a list of known
homebound handicapped people and that portion of
population which has, through direct contact, requested transportation in case of an evacuation
resulting from any disaster or localized emergency requiring evacuation. |
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CONTROL |
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| The Director of Social Services and/or Director of Health will cause the dispatch of appropriate vehicles through the Operations Officer. | |||