Planning:
Ensure the public is well
informed regarding hurricane watches and warnings.
Coordinate with the
National Weather Service for timely watches and
warnings affecting local jurisdictions.
Coordinate with local
broadcast media to ensure timely and accurate
Emergency Alert System activation.
Coordinate with schools,
daycare centers, hospitals, etc. in proper precautions
and emergency actions prior to hurricane "season."
Coordinate and plan at
least one exercise (table top or practical) every three
years.
Coordinate with local planning boards and inspections
departments regarding building codes and code
enforcement to minimize damages.
Coordinate the
establishment of local laws to strengthen building codes
in hurricane prone areas.
Conduct hazard analysis of
vital facilities and
the impact of a hurricane on one or more of those
facilities.
Procure or produce
information pamphlets for distribution to the
public, as applicable.
Determine the availability
of shelters and obtain shelter agreements if the Red
Cross (or designated lead agency) has not.
Coordinate with Red Cross,
public agencies and/or the
Salvation Army for shelter operations.
Coordinate with department
of transportation officials for information regarding
roads and bridges likely to be used for evacuation.
Establish evacuation
routes and an overall evacuation plan, in conjunction
with an overall hurricane plan.
Coordinate with inland
jurisdictions to host evacuating population.
Coordinate with electric
utilities to share information concerning power outages.
Response:
Identify immediate action
or response requirements.
Immediately carry out
those action requirements necessary to preserve life and
or property, including the deployment of required
resources.
Activate the EOC as
appropriate and implement hurricane plan, if developed.
Organize or
establish the EOC, based on operational procedure or
guideline .
Issue
alert and warning based on procedure or guideline ,
as warranted.
Establish communications with responding agencies.
Through communications
with responding agencies determine as quickly as
possible:
Evaluate overall county situation.
Establish communications with the state.
Establish communications with the
National Weather Service and
National Hurricane Center .
Establish communications with and request a liaison from
affected telephone, electric and gas utilities.
Establish ongoing
reporting from the response forces services, private
agencies and utilities.
Establish command post(s)
as needed.
Coordinate with Red Cross (or designated lead agency)
the opening of appropriate number of shelters in the
appropriate areas, based on
shelter procedure or guideline .
On order,
evacuate effected areas with assistance from
response forces.
Conduct first staff
briefing as soon as practical after EOC / Command post
activation.
Activate or establish
rumor control through the
public information officer (PIO).
Establish a schedule for
briefings.
Brief
city/county/agency/utility executives.
Provide PIO with updated information.
Provide response forces
with updated information, as appropriate.
Cause public information
to be released, via the
public information officer (PIO) as soon as
practical.
Issue action guidance as
appropriate.
Establish 24/7 duty roster
for the EOC and or command post.
Develop and post any
required maps or diagrams.
Activate an events log.
Insure all appropriate forms
(ICS) are being used to track personnel and resources.
Review and follow
resource procurement procedure or guideline .
Inventory
additional resources that may be used or called upon
for use.
Activate formal resource
request procedure or guideline and resource tracking.
Coordinate all
resource requests being forwarded to the state.
Activate financial
tracking system coordinated by the
Finance Officer.
Activate damage assessment
and follow
damage assessment procedure or guideline.
Develop a 12 hour incident action plan outlining
actions that must be accomplished in the next 12 hours.
Conduct a "second shift" or relieving shift briefing, if
you a being relieved.
Discuss with and present to your relief,
the incident action plan for the next 12 hours.
Recovery:
Gather
damage assessment information (public ,
housing ,
business ) from damage assessment teams.
Obtain information from
Red Cross (or designated lead agency) regarding number
of shelterees and support necessary for continued
operation.
Obtain from Red Cross (or designated lead agency) an
estimated duration period for continued
shelter operations , if any.
Assess citizen / community
needs for individual assistance and or public assistance
if applicable.
Activate local unmet needs
committee if appropriate.
Gather financial information
from the Finance Officer.
As appropriate gather
additional information to include:
Develop or generate reports
for the following, as appropriate:
Coordinate recovery
organizations including federal and state agencies and
private or volunteer relief organizations.
Establish
donations management based on policy and
procedure or guideline.
If a Presidential
declaration of disaster is made, file "Request for
Public Assistance" to apply for assistance as soon as
possible with the proper state or federal agency.
Ensure
public officials are made aware of the assistance
application process, if applicable.
Ensure
the general public is made aware, through the public
information officer, of the assistance application
process, if applicable.
Perform
an incident critique as soon as possible with all
possible response organizations.
Review
agency and self performance.
Review
the weaknesses of the plan.
Correct
weaknesses.
Implement hazard mitigation or modify hazard mitigation
plan accordingly.
Brief
elected officials with updated information and disaster
recovery progress.
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Hurricane Checklist ***
