Ada County Flood Response Plan This plan covers the following jurisdictions: Ada County City of Garden City Ada County Highway District City of Kuna City of Boise City of Meridian City of Eagle City of Star 7200 Barrister Drive ♦ Boise ID 83704-9293 ♦ 208 577-4750 ♦ www.accem.org ) EMERGENCY INSTRUCTIONS ( TO USE THIS PLAN IN A FLOOD EMERGENCY DO THE FOLLOWING: Go to section IP-1, find and follow the appropriate CHECKLIST. Flood Plan Revision 06-1 1/20/06 Page i Forward Flood incidents can endanger human life, cause extensive property damage and result in significant harm to the environment. Efficient and coordinated response to flood incidents demands a well-written emergency response plan. This Flood Plan was developed to assist this community in dealing with the wide variety of flood hazards that exist locally. This plan defines who does what, when, where and how they will do it. By training on and following this plan emergency responders can reduce the danger to themselves and the general public and lessen the likelihood and extent of damage to property and the environment. Doug Hardman, Director Ada City-County Emergency Management Flood Plan Revision 06-1 1/20/06 Page ii TABLE OF CONTENTS TOPIC PAGE Emergency Instructions ................................................................................................................... i Forward........................................................................................................................................... ii Table of Contents........................................................................................................................... iii Distribution List............................................................................................................................. vi Record of Changes........................................................................................................................ vii Promulgation Document .............................................................................................................. viii BASIC PLAN Purpose.............................................................................................................................................1 Legal Authority for the Plan ............................................................................................................1 Planning Factors and Assumptions..................................................................................................2 Analysis of Ada County Flood Hazards ..........................................................................................4 How the Plan Works ......................................................................................................................11 General flooding ............................................................................................................................11 Who's In Charge.............................................................................................................................11 Boise River flooding......................................................................................................................14 Boise Foothills Tributary flooding ................................................................................................14 Organizational Responsibilities .....................................................................................................19 Relationship to Other Plans ...........................................................................................................26 Communications Among Responders............................................................................................26 Methods for Alerting the Public ....................................................................................................27 Methods for Informing the Public .................................................................................................28 Critical Incident Stress Management.............................................................................................29 Public Protection Strategies...........................................................................................................29 Testing and Updating the Plan.......................................................................................................30 ICS Diagrams.................................................................................................................................31 Boise River High Flow Notification Diagram...............................................................................32 Definitions and Abbreviations.......................................................................................................33 IMPLEMENTING PROCEDURES TITLE SECTION Incident Commander Checklist..................................................................................IP-1.01 Safety Officer Checklist.............................................................................................IP-1.02 Public Information Officer Checklist ........................................................................IP-1.03 Liaison Officer Checklist...........................................................................................IP-1.04 Operations Section Chief Checklist...........................................................................IP-1.05 Staging Area Manager Checklist ...............................................................................IP-1.06 Agency Representative ..............................................................................................IP-1.07 911 Dispatch Center Checklist ..................................................................................IP-1.11 American Red Cross Checklist ..................................................................................IP-1.12 Flood Plan Revision 06-1 1/20/06 Page iii Building Department Checklist .................................................................................IP-1.13 Emergency Management Checklist ...........................................................................IP-1.14 Emergency Medical Services Checklist ....................................................................IP-1.15 Fire Service Checklist................................................................................................IP-1.16 Flood Control District #10 Checklist.........................................................................IP-1.17 Health Department Checklist.....................................................................................IP-1.18 Highway District Checklist........................................................................................IP-1.19 Initial Flood Responder Checklist .............................................................................IP-1.20 Law Enforcement Checklist.......................................................................................IP-1.21 Public Works Checklist .............................................................................................IP-1.22 State EMS Communications Center Checklist ..........................................................IP-1.23 Utility Checklist.........................................................................................................IP-1.24 ValleyRide Checklist .................................................................................................IP-1.25 Water Master Checklist .............................................................................................IP-1.26 Citizens Instructions for Flash Flooding....................................................................IP-2.01 Citizens Instructions for Flooding .............................................................................IP-2.02 Emergency Alert System Procedure ..........................................................................IP-2.03 Evacuation Notification Procedure............................................................................IP-2.04 Evacuation Pre-Scripted Message .............................................................................IP-2.05 Shelter-in-Place Pre-Scripted Message......................................................................IP-2.06 Transfer Possessions Pre-Scripted Message..............................................................IP-2.07 Evacuation Bus Loops ...............................................................................................IP-3.01 Command Post Setup Procedure................................................................................IP-3.02 Public Protection Strategies.......................................................................................IP-3.03 Emergency Response Levels .....................................................................................IP-3.04 Flash Flood Notification Procedure...........................................................................IP-3.05 Boise River Flow Data...............................................................................................IP-4.01 Emergency Phone Numbers.......................................................................................IP-4.02 Foothills Tributaries Flow Data.................................................................................IP-4.03 List of Canals in Ada County ....................................................................................IP-4.04 Sandbag Construction ................................................................................................IP-4.05