Franklin County Disaster Recovery Plan Franklin County, Massachusetts The Franklin County Disaster Recovery Plan Project was supported by the Western Massachusetts Regional Homeland Security Advisory Council. This document was prepared under a grant from FEMA's Grant Programs Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Points of view or opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of FEMA's Grant Programs Directorate or the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Record of Amendments & Modifications i Date Rev # Description Feb. 2012 1.0 First draft May 2012 2.0 Final draft ii Contents GENERAL ........................................................................................................................................i Purpose ..........................................................................................................................................i Scope ............................................................................................................................................ii Organization ................................................................................................................................iii Coordination................................................................................................................................ iii Relationship to Other Plans ........................................................................................................iii Concept of Recovery Operations ................................................................................................iii Plan Updates ...............................................................................................................................iv RECOVERY AND RESTORATION POLICIES ............................................................................v A. Residential, Commercial and Industrial Rehabilitation ..........................................................v B. Public Sector Services .............................................................................................................v C. Economic Recovery ...............................................................................................................vi D. Land Use, Re-Use and Mitigation Activities .........................................................................vi E. Organization and Authority ...................................................................................................vii F. Psychological Rehabilitation .................................................................................................viii G. Vital Records ........................................................................................................................viii H. Public/Private Partnerships ..................................................................................................viii I. Traffic Mitigation..................................................................................................................... ix PRE-DISASTER PLANNING AND MITIGATION .....................................................................ix RECOVERY PLANNING CHECK LIST....................................................................................... x RESPONSIBILITIES DURING DISASTER RECOVERY........................................................... xi ESTABLISHING POST-DISASTER RECOVERY GOALS .........................................................xi RECOVERY TASK FORCE.......................................................................................................... xii Organization & Membership .....................................................................................................xii Role of the Recovery Task Force ...............................................................................................xii UNMET NEEDS COMMITTEE ...................................................................................................xii Role of the Unmet Needs Committee ........................................................................................xii Organization ..............................................................................................................................xiii DAMAGE ASSESSMENT........................................................................................................... xiii Direction and Control................................................................................................................ xiii Concept of Operations ..............................................................................................................xiii iii Tracking Structures ...................................................................................................................xiii Damage Assessment Policies ....................................................................................................xiv Appeal Procedures ....................................................................................................................xiv Absentee Property Owner Notification..................................................................................... xiv PUBLIC INFORMATION AND OUTREACH............................................................................ xiv Concept of Operations ..............................................................................................................xiv Public Meetings .........................................................................................................................xv Individuals Requiring Additional Assistance (IRAA) ...............................................................xv Press Tours ................................................................................................................................xvi Rumor Control ..........................................................................................................................xvi Disaster Assistance Center ........................................................................................................xvi PUBLIC SAFETY........................................................................................................................ xvii Curfew...................................................................................................................................... xvii Reentry..................................................................................................................................... xvii Arson Control.......................................................................................................................... xviii Traffic Control......................................................................................................................... xviii DEBRIS MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................xviii PUBLIC HEALTH...................................................................................................................... xviii Water Quality ..........................................................................................................................xviii Food Safety ...............................................................................................................................xix Contamination ...........................................................................................................................xix Hazardous Materials .................................................................................................................xix Vector Control ...........................................................................................................................xix Animal Control and Mortality Management ............................................................................xix Immunization .............................................................................................................................xx Testing ........................................................................................................................................xx COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE............................................................................... xx Telephone ...................................................................................................................................xx Cell Phones ................................................................................................................................xx Internet and Email Service .........................................................................................................xx ESSENTIAL SERVICE RESTORATION..................................................................................... xx Electricity................................................................................................................................... xx iv Water and Sewer ........................................................................................................................xx Gas/Heating Oil......................................................................................................................... xxi TRANSPORTATION.................................................................................................................... xxi Roads and Bridges ....................................................................................................................xxi