Fairfield County, South Carolina, Emergency Operations Plan

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Introduction/Letter of Promulgation vii

Legal Basis--Fairfield County Ordinance viii

I. AUTHORITIES AND REFERENCES 1

A. Purpose 1 B. Authority 1 C. References 1 D. Maps 2

II. SITUATION AND ASSUMPTIONS 2

A. Situation 2 B. Assumptions 4

III. MISSION 5

IV. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS 5

A. General 5 B. Municipalities 5 C. Fairfield County Government 5 D. State Government 6 E. Federal Government 6 F. Other Supporting Organizations 6 G. Actions by Phases of Emergency Management 6 H. Level of Readiness 8 I. Requesting Aid 8 J. Incident Command System 9 K. Damage Assessment 9

V. ORGANIZATION AND ASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES 9

A. County Government 9 B. Municipalities 12 C. Incident Command 13 D. Responsibilities 13 E. Coordinating Instructions 14 TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED) PAGE HEADING

VI. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS 14

A. Reporting Requirements 14 B. Computer Capability 14 C. Logistics 15 D. Mutual Aid Agreements 15 E. Support 15 F. Augmenting Response Staff 15 G. Documentation 15 H. Resources 15

VII. DIRECTION AND CONTROL 16

A. Emergency Operating Center (EOC) 16 B. Line of Succession 16

VIII. PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE 17

A. Implementation 17 B. Development 17 C. Maintenance 17

IX. DISTRIBUTION 17

ATTACHMENTS 18

1. Organization Chart 19 2. Tasks and Responsibilities 20 3. Alert List 21 4. Supporting Plans and Their Sources 22 TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED)

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ANNEXES

A. Emergency Operations Center

Appendix 1--Organization Chart 9 Appendix 2--Alert List 10 Appendix 3--Call Down System for EOC Activation 12 Appendix 4--Layout of EOC 13

B. Communications

Appendix 1--Organization Chart 7 Appendix 2--Alert List 8 Appendix 3--Chart of Available Communications (EOC) 9 Appendix 4--Communications Net 10 Appendix 5--EMP Countermeasures 11

C. Warning Service

Appendix 1--Organization Chart 8 Appendix 2--Emergency Notification List 9 Appendix 3--Warning Point SOPs 10 TAB A - Aircraft Accidents 11 TAB B - Dams & Reservoirs Emergency 12 TAB C - Earthquake 13 TAB D - Fire 14 TAB E - Flood 15 TAB F - Hazardous Materials, Transportation and Facilities 16 TAB G - Hurricane 17 TAB H - Nuclear Attack Warning 18 TAB I - Riot 19 TAB J -Search & Rescue 20 TAB K - Sonic Boom 21 TAB L - Tornado 22 TAB M - Unexploded Ordinance or Explosive Devices 23 TAB N - Water Supply Emergency 24 TAB O - Winter Storms 25 TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED) HEADING PAGE

D. Public Information

Appendix 1--PIO Organization Chart 6 Appendix 2--PIO News Media Alert Roster 7 Appendix 3--PIO News Release General Information for Farmer 8 Appendix 4--PIO Sample News Releases 9 Appendix 5--PIO EAS Operational Plan 10 Appendix 6--PIO Emergency Public Information (FAN) 12

E. Law Enforcement

Appendix 1--Organization Chart 7 Appendix 2--Alert List 8 Appendix 3--Fallout Shelter and Congregate Care Facilities 9 Appendix 4--Vital Facilities 10 Appendix 5--County Law Enforcement Communications Net 13 Appendix 6--Personnel and Resources List 14 Appendix 7--Traffic Control Points and Evacuation Routes 15 Appendix 8--Identification Criteria 16 Appendix 9--Host Area Requirements Statement 17 Appendix 10--Dam Failure/Flooding 18

F. Fire Service

Appendix 1--Organization Chart 8 Appendix 2--Alert List 9 Appendix 3--Resources List 10 Appendix 4--Host Area Requirements 13 Appendix 5--Communications Net 14 HEADING TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED)

G. Rescue Service PAGE

Appendix 1--Organization Chart 6 Attachment 1-A --Internal Organization Chart 7 Appendix 2--Alert List 8 Appendix 3--Resources List 9 Appendix 4--Communications 10 Appendix 5--Host Area Requirements Statement 11

H. Medical Service (MS)

Appendix 1--Organizational Chart 11 Appendix 2--Alert List 12 Appendix 3--Communications 13 Appendix 4--Hospital Capacities and Capabilities 14 Appendix 45--Funeral Homes 15 Appendix 6--Emergency Mortuary Service 16 Appendix 7--Host Area Requirements Statement 21 Appendix 8--Resources List 22

I. Emergency Medical Service (EMS) (Ambulance)

Appendix 1--Emergency Medical Service--Organization Chart 7 Appendix 1-A--Ambulance Service Internal Organization Chart 8 Appendix 2--EMS--Ambulance--Alert List 9 Appendix 3--EMS--Ambulance--Resource List 10 Appendix 4--Communications Net 11 Appendix 5--Host Area Requirements Statement 12

J. Mental Health

Appendix 1--Organization Chart 7 TAB A - Internal Organization Chart (Optional ) 8 Appendix 2--Alert List 9 Appendix 3--Service Locations 10 Appendix 4-- Adjacent Counties Mental Health Centers 11 Appendix 5--Host Area Requirements Statement 12 TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED) HEADING PAGE

K. Mass Care

Appendix 1--Organization Chart 12 Appendix 2--Shelter Activation Procedures 13 Appendix 3--Shelter Operations Procedures 14 Appendix 4--Shelter Lists and Locations 15 Appendix 5--Dam Failure/Flooding 16 Appendix 6--Earthquakes 17 Appendix 7--Hurricane (If Applicable) 18 Appendix 8--Radiological Event (If Applicable) 20 Appendix 9--Recommend Items For Shelterees To Take To Shelters 21 Appendix 10-- Shelter Security Planning 22

L. Transportation

Appendix 1--Organization Chart 8 Appendix 2--Alert List 9 Appendix 3--Transportation Service Resources 10

M. Engineering and Public Works

Appendix 1--Organization Chart 7 Appendix 2--Alert List 8 Appendix 3--Resources List 9 Appendix 4--Priority List for Vital Facility and Utility Restoration 10 Appendix 5--Debris Clearance Procedures 12

N. Supply and Procurement

Appendix 1--Organization Chart 6 Appendix 2--Alert List 7 Appendix 3--Resources List 8

O. Evacuation

Appendix 1--Dam Failures/Flooding 9 Appendix 2--Earthquake 10 Appendix 3--Hurricane 11 TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED)

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P. Hazardous Materials

Appendix 1--Organization Chart 10 Appendix 2--Alert List 11 Appendix 3--Resource List 12 Appendix 4--Forward Command Post 13 Appendix 5--Radiological 14 Appendix 6--Sources of Information/Assistance 16 Appendix 7--Title III 18 TAB A - Notification Procedures 24 TAB B - State Responsibilities 26 TAB C - Facility Listings 28

Q. Fixed Nuclear Facility

S. Radiological Protection

Appendix 1--Organization Chart 11 Appendix 2--Alert List 12 Appendix 3--Resources List 13 Appendix 4--Bulk-Stored Radiation Detection Equipment Distribution 14 Appendix 5--Decontamination 15 TAB A - Decontamination Staff 18 Appendix 6--Radiological Protection Functions for Fixed Nuclear Facility (FNF) Accidents 19

T. Damage Assessment

Appendix 1--Organization Chart 7 Appendix 2--Alert List 8 Attachment A--Damagement Assessment-Quick Windshield Survey 9 Attachment B--Initial Damage Assessment-Housing and Business Loss 10 Attachement C--Initial Damage Assessment-Public Assistance 16 Attachment D--Damage Assessment Summary 19 TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED)

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U. Hazard Mitigation

Appendix 1--Total Jurisdiction Mitigation Capabilities Summary 7 Appendix 2--Individual Agency and Organization Mitigation Capabilities Summary 8 Appendix 3--Program Capabilities that Could Contribute to Hazard Reduction 9

V. Recovery

Appendix 1--Operations Chart 12 Appendix 2--Donated Resources Management System 13 Appendix 3--Debris Management Procedures 16

W. Terrorism

Appendix 1--Preincident Management 25 TAB 1-A--Terrorist Weapons, Effects & Emergency Response 26 TAB 1-B--Continuous Surveillance 34 TAB 1-C--Threat Notification Structure 35 TAB 1-D--Specialized Resources List 37 TAB 1-E--Terrorism EAS Message Format 38 TAB 1-F--Checklist for Increased Readiness Actions 39 Appendix 2--Crisis/Consequence Management Chart 44 Appendix 3--Hazard Specific 45