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COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN (CEMP) the Town of Palm Beach November 2012 Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) for the Town of Palm Beach, Florida November 2012 by Peter Elwell, Town Manager developed under contract by All Hands Consulting Columbia, Maryland all rights reserved © copyright 2012, Town of Palm Beach, Florida This Page Is Left Blank Intentionally Town of Palm Beach, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Florida ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CEMP REVISION PROJECT WORKGROUP REPRESENTATIVES Name Title Department JAY BOODHESHWAR Emergency Management Director Town Manager’s Office MIKE GALVIN EOC Coordinator Town Manager’s Office CHERYL KLEEN Executive Assistant Town Manager’s Office KAREN TEMME Risk Manager Town Manager’s Office SPENCER WILSON Information Services Manager Town Manager’s Office RICK HOWE Major Police GINO SILVESTRI Sergeant Police DARRELL DONATTO Deputy Chief of Fire-Rescue Fire- Rescue BRODIE ATWATER Assistant Fire-Rescue Chief Fire-Rescue ROGER LANE Division Chief of Training Fire-Rescue ERIC BROWN Assistant Director of Public Works Public Works DOUG TERRY Water Resources Manager Public Works ROD GARDINER Assistant Director of Recreation Recreation JOHN PAGE Director of Planning, Zoning and Building Planning, Zoning & Building JEFF TAYLOR Chief Building Official Planning, Zoning, & Building KATHRYN DYSON Human Resource Analyst Human Resources AMY WOOD Accounting Supervisor Finance Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) i November 2012 Town of Palm Beach, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Florida This Page Is Left Blank Intentionally Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) ii November 2012 Town of Palm Beach, TABLE OF CONTENTS Florida TABLE OF CONTENTS BASIC PLAN SECTIONS. .............................................................................................. BP I. INTRODUCTION. ..................................................................................................... 1 A. INTRODUCTION. ............................................................................................................................................. 1 B. PURPOSE, SCOPE, ASSUMPTIONS. ................................................................................................................. 1 C. OBJECTIVES..................................................................................................................................................... 2 D. METHODOLOGY. ............................................................................................................................................ 3 E. STATEMENT OF LIMITATIONS. ....................................................................................................................... 4 F. POLICIES. ........................................................................................................................................................ 5 G. AUTHORITIES AND REFERENCES. (PUBLISHED SEPARATLY.) .......................................................................... 5 II. SITUATION (Updated 091312)................................................................................. 7 A. POTENTIAL EMERGENCY CONDITIONS........................................................................................................... 7 B. HAZARD ANALYSIS (SUMMARY). .................................................................................................................... 7 C. VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS. ............................................................................................................................. 8 D. PERSONS WITH ACCESS AND FUNCTIONAL NEEDS. ....................................................................................... 8 E. TOWN OF PALM BEACH ECONOMIC PROFILE. ............................................................................................... 9 F. TOWN OVERVIEW/DEMOGRAPHICS. ........................................................................................................... 10 G. TOWN OF PALM BEACH MAP....................................................................................................................... 12 III. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS.................................................................................... 13 A. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PHASES. ....................................................................................... 13 B. NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS)................................................................................. 14 C. TOWN OF PALM BEACH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION. ..................................................... 15 D. EMERGENCY AUTHORITIES........................................................................................................................... 16 E. CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT. .................................................................................................................. 17 F. INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM (ICS). ........................................................................................................... 17 G. INCIDENT RESPONSE LEVELS (LEVELS OF DISASTER).................................................................................... 18 H. DIRECTION AND CONTROL. .......................................................................................................................... 19 I. EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER – ACTIVATION. ..................................................................................... 20 J. EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER (EOC): ORGANIZATION, OPERATIONS AND STAFFING......................... 22 K. FACILITIES. .................................................................................................................................................... 26 L. ALERT AND WARNING.................................................................................................................................. 27 M. EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION, REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE AND RESOURCE REQUESTS............................. 31 N. PUBLIC PROTECTION: EVACUATION AND SHELTER...................................................................................... 33 O. RECOVERY FRAMEWORK.............................................................................................................................. 37 P. PALM BEACH COUNTY EOC. ......................................................................................................................... 39 Q. STATE OF FLORIDA RESPONSE...................................................................................................................... 40 R. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RESPONSE............................................................................................................. 40 IV. RESPONSIBILITIES................................................................................................. 43 A. GENERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES. ......................................................................... 43 B. GENERAL PREPAREDNESS RESPONSIBILITIES. .............................................................................................. 44 Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) iii November 2012 Town of Palm Beach, TABLE OF CONTENTS Florida C. GENERAL RESPONSE RESPONSIBILITIES. ...................................................................................................... 44 V. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.....................................................................................45 A. GENERAL....................................................................................................................................................... 45 B. POLICIES. ...................................................................................................................................................... 45 C. ADMINISTRATION......................................................................................................................................... 45 D. FISCAL........................................................................................................................................................... 46 E. LOGISTICS. .................................................................................................................................................... 47 F. INSURANCE................................................................................................................................................... 48 VI. ATTACHMENTS......................................................................................................49 A. GLOSSARY OF TERMS, ACRONYMS............................................................................................................... 49 ANNEX I: MITIGATION. ..................................................................... Annex I A. GENERAL......................................................................................................................................................... 1 B. POLICY. ........................................................................................................................................................... 1 C. SUMMARY OF TOWN GENERAL MITIGATION PROGRAMS AND ................................................................... 2 DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBILITIES. D. REFERENCES. .................................................................................................................................................. 5 ANNEX II: PREPAREDNESS................................................................ Annex II