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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR11-149 adopting emergency operations plan appendix OCommissioner moved adoption of the following Resolution: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO Resolution No. 2011 - 4 q q RESOLUTION ADOPTING EAGLE COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN, APPENDIX O WHEREAS, Section 24 -32 -2107 of the Colorado Revised Statutes states each political subdivision shall be within the jurisdiction of and served by the division and by a local or inter - jurisdictional agency responsible for disaster preparedness and coordination of response; WHEREAS, Section 24- 2 -2107 of the Colorado Revised Statutes states each county shall maintain a disaster agency or participate in a local or inter jurisdictional disaster agency that otherwise has jurisdiction over and serves the entire county; WHEREAS, Section 24 -32 -2107 of the Colorado Revised Statute states each local and inter - jurisdictional disaster agency shall prepare and keep current a local or inter - jurisdictional disaster emergency plan for its area; WHEREAS, the Eagle County Emergency Operations Plan was adopted by Resolution No. 2010 -072 on June 29, 2010; and WHEREAS, it is desirable to update and supplement the Eagle County Emergency Operations Plan through the adoption of various appendices as detailed below. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO: THAT, the Eagle County Emergency Operations Plan, Appendix O be adopted in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by reference. THAT, the Eagle County Emergency Operations Plan, Appendix O set forth herein shall be effective as of December 27, 2011. THAT, should any section, clause, provision, sentence or word in this Resolution be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of this Resolution as a whole or any parts thereof, other than the part so declared to be invalid. For this purpose, this Resolution is declared to be severable. THAT, the Board hereby finds, determines and declares that this Resolution is necessary for the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Eagle County. MOVED, READ AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado, at its regular meeting held the J-1- of �•L<sr 2011. Commissioner COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO, By and Through Its BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners 001 Commissioner _1261:1Z - I" seconded adoption of the foregoing resolution. The roll having been called, the vote as follows: Commissioner Stavney Commissioner Runyon Commissioner Fisher This Resolution passed by - ND vote of the Board of County Cormmissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado. Sara J. Fisher Appendix O Eagle County Emergency Operations Plan GENERAL INFORMATION: Explosive Devices are usually either manufactured devices used for a variety of legitimate purposes or Improvised Explosive Devices (IED or bombs) which may be built with stolen legal explosives or homemade explosives and they can be constructed to look like almost anything and can be placed or delivered in any number of ways. The probability of finding one that looks like the stereotypical bomb is almost nonexistent. The only common denominator that exists among IED's is that they are designed or intended to explode. Most IED's are homemade and are limited in their design only by the imagination of, and resources available to, the builder. Remember, when searching for an IED, suspect anything. The general rule is that the normal occupants of a building or area will be the ones to identify an IED by noticing suspicious or out of place items. Only specially trained EOD personnel or bomb technicians should handle explosives or incendiary materials and devices. This Explosive Device annex will cover six common scenarios or incident classifications Incident Classifications • Explosive Materials • Bomb Threats • Unattended Packages • Suspicious Package or Item • Confirmed Explosive Device • Post Blast Explosive Materials • An explosive material is a substance that contains a great amount of stored energy that can produce an explosion a sudden expansion of the material after initiation, usually accompanied by the production of light heat, sound and pressure • Have many legitimate purposes including construction projects, avalanche control, etc. • Explosive materials are considered a hazardous materials and the Regional Hazardous Materials Association of Eagle County (RHMAEC) shall be the lead agency in managing incidents involving legal explosive materials. The law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall be the lead agency for all other incident classifications. Bomb Threats • Definition - any threat received by any employee or person that an Explosive Device has been or may be left in or around your property. Appendix O Eagle County Emergency Operations Plan Special Considerations • Do Not use radios or cellular phones within the evacuation area. • 800 MHz Radios, Cellular phones and pagers often emit finder signals to maintain contact with their system. — Even though you are not calling or talking on your cellular phone it is emitting RF energy. — Cellular phones and radios may activate remote control devices. Establish Unified Command • Resources needed for EOD calls — Incident Commander —shall be Initial Officer on scene until relieved — Additional Patrol Officers for scene security — Bomb Squad — The FBI certifies bomb squads and assigns response areas. The assigned Bomb Squad for Eagle County is the Grand Junction Bomb Squad. With the understanding that in many instances the Jefferson County Bomb Squad can respond quicker, for the sake of consistency the request for a Bomb Squad should be made through Grand Junction 970- 244- 3500 and they will coordinate the appropriate response. — Fire /EMS /RHMAEC — Activate Eagle County EOC Size does not matter • Never underestimate the power of an explosive device by its size. • Even small explosive devices can cause death or serious injury. Pipe Bombs • Never underestimate the lethality of a pipe bomb • Large fragments of the pipe are projected out at between 2000 to 12,000 fps depending on the explosive used Unexploded Ordnance • The areas south of Minturn, predominately the Camp Hale and Homestake areas are known to contain a variety of unexploded military ordnance UOX. • Responders in that area should complete the "Camp Hale Unexploded Ordnance Hazard Recognition Training" from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. • Notifications for unexploded ordnance; • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Omaha District) • Project Manager (402) 221 -7709 • UXO Safety Officer (402) 221 -7687 • Safety Officer (402) 221 -7689 Evacuation Considerations • Evacuation must be above and below as well as around the device. • Size and location of the suspect device • Shelter in place —vs.- Evacuation — Are we putting people at greater risk by making them evacuate? Page 0-3 December 2011 Appendix O Eagle County Emergency Operations Plan — Search prior to staging or setting up equipment Targets of Secondary Devices • The first responders • Bomb Technicians • Medical and Fire personnel • Police Officers • Bystanders • Media Secondary Device Motives • With some groups the intended target is not the business or location. — Their grievance is with the govermnent and /or those responding to the scene to help. — If a terrorist group is able to take out a group of responders it does more to cripple those agencies responding. Secondary Device Warning Signs • The following are danger signs of possible secondary or multiple devices. — Bomb threats called into this location prior. — Type of location: • Family Planning • Furs, Meat packing, Etc. • Location in conflict with local group Traffic Control • Isolating an incident and setting up the proper perimeter at a scene will require additional resources. — Pedestrians/ Sidewalks/ Hallways/ Elevators/ Rooms — Vehicles / Roads / Parking lots / etc. Post Blast Actions — Always check for secondary devices — Do not assume that the scene is safe just because one device has gone off. — Scene must be cleared by EOD prior to evidence collection — Explosive evidence collection will require specialists with explosive knowledge and equipment (ATF, FBI, etc.) Type of Post Blast Evidence — Victims may carry evidence of the device from the scene to the hospitals — Many pieces of the devices hardware will survive the blast. — Explosive residue will be present. — Packaging of the device will present. — Explosive evidence is like piecing a puzzle together. Page 0-5 December 2011 Appendix O Eagle County Emergency Operations Plan Caller's Voice E Accent E Angry E Calm E Clearing throat C Coughing E Cracking voice C Crying C Deep C Deep breathing E Disguised C Distinct E Excited E Female E Laughter C Lisp C Loud E Male C Nasal C Normal C Ragged C Rapid C Raspy C Slow E Slurred C Soft C Stutter Background Sounds: E Animal Noises E House Noises C Kitchen Noises C Street Noises E Booth C PA system C Conversation C Music E Motor L Clear Static E Office machinery E Factory machinery E Local E Long distance Page 0-7 December 2011