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Sections

 

 

1 - INTRODUCTION

 

 

2 - RISK ANALYSIS

 

 

3 - IMPLEMENTATION OF EMERGENCY PLAN

 

 

4 - EVACUATION / Containment & Notification

 

 

5 - DECLARATION OF AN EMERGENCY

 

 

6 - EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTRE

 

 

7 - CONCEPT OF SITE COORDINATION

 

 

8 - MEDIA POLICY

 

 

9 - PRIMARY CONTROL GROUP - Responsibilities

 

 

10 - SECONDARY CONTROL GROUP - Responsibilities

 

 

11 - AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER SERVICES

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 1

 

 

INTRODUCTION

 

1.1     Emergency Definition

 

1.2     Legislation

 

1.3     Aim of Plan

 

1.4     Intent of Plan

 

1.5     Conceptual Response

 

 

1.6     Implementation

 

 

1.7     Callout

 

 

1.8     Emergency Management Program Committee

 

 

1.9     Emergency Management Reporting Structure Chart

 

 

 

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Section 2

 

 

RISK ANALYSIS

 

 

2.1     Risk Analysis Definition

 

 

2.2     Technique of Assessment

 

 

2.3     Reason for a Risk Analysis

 

 

2.4     Potential Threats

 

 

2.5     Additional Information Sections

 

 

2.6     Population

 

 

2.7     Rail Lines and Air Service

 

 

2.8     Waterways

 

 

2.9     Health Care

 

 

2.10   Utilities

 

 

2.11   Communications

 

 

2.12   Amateur Radio

 

 

2.13   Media Coverage

 

 

2.14   Public Transportation

 

 

2.15   E.A.R.S.  Emergency Alert Radio System

 

 

2.16   Cable Television

 

 

2.17   Reciprocal Aid Agreements

 

 

 

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Section 3

 

 

IMPLEMENTATION OF EMERGENCY PLAN

 

 

3.1     Emergency Preparedness

 

 

3.2     Types of Emergencies

 

 

3.3     Type of Management Operations

 

 

3.4     Pre Emergency Operations

 

 

3.5     Life Saving Operations

 

 

3.6     Recovery Phase

 

 

3.7     Reconnaissance

 

 

3.8     Activation of Primary Control Group

 

 

3.9     Notifying Primary Control Group

 

 

3.10   What Implementation Results In

 

 

3.11   Implementation

 

 

3.12   Actual Callout

 

 

3.13   Actual Callout (Continued)

 

 

3.14   Notify Primary Group for Aamjiwnaang Community

 

 

3.15   When it is used

 

 

          Communications Flow Chart (Diagram)

 

 

 

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Section 4

 

 

EVACUATION / Containment & Notification

 

 

4.1     Evacuation Definition

 

 

4.2     Shelter-in-place Definition

 

 

4.3     Public Notification Definition

 

 

4.4     Evacuation Routes

 

 

4.5     When to Evacuate

 

 

4.6     When to Issue A Shelter-In-Place Order

 

 

4.7     How to Evacuate

 

 

4.8     Public Notification

 

 

4.9     Reception Centre Definition

 

 

4.10   Who Sets Up a Reception Centre

 

 

4.11   Reception Centre Manager

 

 

4.12   Reception Centre Kit

 

 

4.13   Recognized Large Scale Reception Centres

 

 

4.14   For smaller incidents

 

 

 

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Section 5

 

 

DECLARATION OF AN EMERGENCY

 

 

5.1     Declaration of Emergency Definition

 

 

5.2     Who Declares an Emergency

 

 

5.3     How is an Emergency Declared

 

 

5.4     A Community Emergency may be terminated any time by:

 

 

5.5     When terminating an emergency, the Mayor will notify:

 

 

5.6     EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL PROTECTION ACT

 

 

 

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Section 6

 

 

EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTRE

 

 

6.1     Emergency Operation Centre Definition

 

 

6.2     When it is Used

 

 

6.3     Location

 

 

6.4     Alternative Location

 

 

6.5     Operation Centre Equipment

 

 

6.6     Flow of Communications

 

 

6.7     Incident Command System

 

 

6.8     Operating Cycle

 

 

          Event Information Tracking

 

 

 

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Section 7

 

 

CONCEPT OF SITE COORDINATION

 

 

7.1     Site Co-ordination Definition

 

 

7.2     Emergency Site Management Definition

 

 

7.3     Municipal Emergency Site Manager Definition

 

 

7.4     Emergency Mobile Command Post Definition

 

 

7.5     Incident Commanders Definition

 

 

7.6     Emergency Site Managers & Primary Control Group

 

 

7.7     Primary Control Group

 

 

7.8     Purpose of Emergency Response

 

 

7.9     Aim of Emergency Site Management Team

 

 

7.10   Available Resources

 

 

7.11   Personnel Management

 

 

7.12   Vital Information

 

 

7.13   Reconnaissance Efforts

 

 

7.14   Maintain Good Communication

 

 

7.15   Pre-Planning

 

 

7.16   Line of Authority

 

 

7.17   Legal Authority

 

 

7.18   Conserve Resources

 

 

7.19   Promote Co-operation and Co-ordination

 

 

7.20   Logistics of Emergency Site

 

 

7.21   Compliance and Ownership

 

 

7.22   Three Stages of Emergency Management

 

 

7.23   Initial Response Phase

 

 

7.24   Identification of Site Command Post

 

 

7.25   Placement of the Site Command Post

 

 

7.26   Perimeters and Emergency Zones/Site Layout

 

 

7.27   C.V.E.C.O. Passes

 

 

7.28   Access and Egress Routes

 

 

7.29   Staging Area

 

 

7.30   Media Information Centres

 

 

7.31   Temporary Morgue and Property Office

 

 

7.32   Responsibilities of Individual Agencies

 

 

7.33   Initial Relief

 

 

7.34   Assurance of Continuity

 

 

            Emergency Plan Flow Chart (Diagram)

 

 

 

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Section 8

 

 

MEDIA POLICY

 

 

8.1     Media Outlet Definition

 

 

8.2     Division of Media Policy

 

 

8.3     Three Stages of an Emergency

 

 

8.4     The Infancy Stage

 

 

8.5     Control Stage

 

 

8.6     Restoration Stage

 

 

8.7     Life Saving Stage

 

 

8.8     Pre-Emergency Notification

 

 

8.9     Infancy Stage

 

 

8.10   Head of Council and Media Releases

 

 

8.11   Communicating Progress of an Emergency

 

 

8.12   Medias Efforts to Cover the Story

 

 

8.13   CAER Media Identification Cards or Industry Incidents

 

 

8.14   Site Media Centre

 

 

8.15   If Emergency Site is not accessible

 

 

8.16   Location of Secondary Media Briefing Room

 

 

8.17   Media Briefings

 

 

8.18   Out-of-Town Media

 

 

8.19   Public Information Officers Emergency Communications

 

 

8.20   City of Sarnia Public Awareness Program

 

 

 

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Section 9

 

 

PRIMARY CONTROL GROUP - Responsibilities

 

 

9.1     Primary Control Group Definition

 

 

9.2     Purpose of the Primary Control Group

 

 

9.3     Head of Council Responsibilities or City Council as a Whole

 

 

9.4     Chairman of Operations Centre

 

 

9.5     City Manager

 

 

9.6     Police Designate (Police Chief)

 

 

9.7     Fire Chief

 

 

9.8     Medical Officer of Health

 

 

9.9     Emergency Information Officer (Public Information Officer)

 

 

9.10   Community Emergency Management Co-ordinator (CEMC)

 

 

9.11   City Clerk

 

 

9.12   Director of Community Services

 

 

9.13   Municipal Industrial Advisor

 

 

9.14   Medical Co-ordination Hospital Rep. & EMS Manager

 

 

9.15   Director of Engineering / Public Works

 

 

9.16   Chief of Aamjiwnaang

 

 

9.17   Emergency Operations Centre Staff & Volunteers

 

 

9.18   Telecommunications (ARES) Coordinator, Support Services

 

 

9.19   Emergency Management Ontario

 

 

 

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Section 10

 

 

SECONDARY CONTROL GROUP - Responsibilities

 

 

10.       Secondary Control Group

 

 

10.1     City of Sarnia Chief Building Official

 

 

10.2     City of Sarnia Purchasing Department (Purchasing Agent)

 

 

10.3     City of Sarnia Transit Manager (Sarnia Transit)

 

 

10.4     City of Sarnia Planning & Development Dept.

 

 

10.5     City of Sarnia Human Resources Dept.

 

 

10.6     City of Sarnia Airport Manager

 

 

10.7     Manager, Operations Services

 

 

10.8     Manager of Information Services

 

 

10.9     Manager, Bell Canada, Sarnia

 

 

10.10   Manager, Bluewater Power Distribution

 

 

10.11   Operations Manager, Union Gas, Sarnia

 

 

10.12   Bluewater Health (Local Hospital Sites)

 

 

10.13   Educational Institutions

 

 

10.14   Alternates or Designate

 

 

10.15   Recovery Plan

 

 

 

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Section 11

 

 

AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER SERVICES

 

 

11.1     Ambulance Service (Lambton EMS)

 

 

11.2     Area Hospitals

 

 

11.3     Bell Telephone

 

 

11.4     Bluewater Power Distribution and Union Gas

 

 

11.5     St. John Ambulance Association

 

 

11.6     Lambton Kent District & St. Clair Catholic School Boards

 

 

11.7     Canadian Red Cross, Sarnia - Lambton Branch

 

 

11.8     Department of National Defense 1st Hussars

 

 

11.9     Canadian Coast Guard

 

 

11.10   A.R.E.S. Amateur Radio Emergency Service (Thames West)

 

 

11.11   The Sarnia Salvation Army

 

 

11.12   Lambton College

 

 

11.13   Municipal Mutual Aid Agreements

 

 

11.14   International Cross Boarder Agreements

 

 

 

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City of Sarnia Community Management Coordinator (CEMC)

Cal Gardner

Phone: 519 344 8861 ext. 5206

Fax: 519 344 6001

E-Mail: cgardner@police.sarnia.on.ca