ML20246H328
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| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 05/31/1989 |
| From: | MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF |
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7.evision 1 to Ocmprenensive Emergency 7.esponse Plan TO:
All hc1ders Plan, cf Massachusetts Compretetstve Emergency Response dated 1978 rROM Mr. Robert J. Soulay. Otracter, Mass. 01vil .efense Agency and Of fice of Energency Response OATE: June 15, 1964 All holders of Massachusetts Comprehensive Daergency Response Plan ,
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Initially issued in 1978, are requested to post the changes as indicated below r.o their copter of the plan. Requirements for additional copies of this revision are available, requests in writing to Director, Mass. Civil Defense Agency ATTN DPIG, P.O. Box 1496 Tramingham, MA 01701.
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THE T;1.:.0 WING ARE PEN AND INK CHANGES TO BE MADE AS INDICATED:
tien Where cr 70AA,the text reads either Tederal Disaster Assistance Ads:inistra-CHANGE TO RTAD rederai Daergency Management Acency (FEMA)
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Section CNE, pages: 11, 30, 32, 35, 36, 37, 43, 58, 59, 61, 63, 75, 86, 87 Section 30, pages: 6, 10, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 37, 39, 41, 42, 43.
Annexe s , page s :
A-2, B-3, C-2, C-4, C-5, E-l, E-2, E-4, T-4.
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AEMOVE THE T01.:.0 WING PAGES AND REPIACE WITH ATTACHED PAGES.
Front Section: Remove cover page and all pages up to CNE-1, and insert new cover page and pages i to vii.
Section CNE, pages 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, li, 18, 19, 20, 21, I 26, 27, 28, 29, 39, 40, 49, 50, 54, 55, 64, 65, 67, 68, 73, 74, 60, 81, 88, 89, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99.
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- tr!':! ::Ms Matural Disaste; Jriven watsr, :1:al.--wave, any.hurra: ate, istnade, storm, flood, high water, wind suna 1, eartnquake, landslide, mues11de, snow-s::r , drouent, fire, exploston, nar: snap, s.f f:rins er ;:ssiste:r1:ss einer:f:atastrepne life. resulting in damage, Emeree-:V --
any nur:1:ane, ::enade, ster =, flood, h12h water, wind driven water, tidal w. ave, tsunama, earthquake, veleanic explosi:n, er c:ner .
- atastr:pne wni:n requires retersi emergen:y assistance te. s.ppleren: 3:ste and ,10:a1 ef t:::s to save lives and pro:ect property, ;ubli: neal:n and safety.
. or te avert r lessen the thr' Of a ma;or disaster. .
Ma r 01saster -- any hurricane, ::rnaco, secrm, flood, high water, wind
(? von wa er, :1dal wave, tsunami, eartnquaxe, volcanic eruption, lancs11de.
udslide, snowstorm, drought, fire, explosion, or other catastrophe wnl:n, in the determination of the President, caused damage of sufficient severity
.anc magnitu e to warrant mayor disaster assistance under Pus 11: Eaw 9 3-2B8, aceve and beyoni erer7ency servi:es by the Federal government, to supple-ent
- ne e:f:rts and avallatie rescur:es of the State, local governments, and f.saster relief cr;anizations in alleviating damage. loss, hardsnip or suffering.
Emercenev Oceratine center IEOC)--a fa:111:y with the necessary communica-tiers .'nere state gevernment of ficia's can exercise direction and control of
- crees ana resources to provide essential emergency fune:lons.
!:ste ef Emeroency -- a proclamatten, issued by the Oeverner under :ne
- 1v11 :efensa A:: of 1950, as amended, (Chapter 639) fellowing whicn':ertain
+xt:2crdi:.ary powers may be exercised :y sne Governer to prctect the puell:
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Itsaster assistance Center iOAO) -- a :ne-s:cp fa:111:7 in or near a disaster area, staf fed y representatives cf various local, State and/or Federal agen:les, and private relief Organizations.
Federa. E ervency Manacement Acency (FEMA) -- agency responsitie for
- cor:inating Tcderal disaster assistance Operattens in a Residentially l, declared disaster.
- Tederal' Coordinating Of ficer f r001 --- person appointed by the Director, TEMA, ;
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_RECO'.'ERY PRCORAMS I. Purpose II. C.:ncep t . of. Ooerations 70-1 740-2 III. Organization and Responsibilities 740-4 IV. Federal Assistance Programs . V. Requests for Federal Assistance 740-13 < VI. 70-19 Management and Administration of Federal Assistance .740-26 TAB A: Emergency Assistance i' TWO-29 TAB B: Damaged Facilities-WO- 30 TAB C: Debris Removal WO-31' TAB D: Temporary Housing WO-33 j TAB E: Unemolovment Assistance TWO-34 TAB F: Individual and Familv Assistance WO-35 TAB C: Food Stamos WO-36 TAB H: Food Commodities TWO-37 TAB I: 1.egal Serv:.ces TWO-38 TAB J: Crisis Counseling WO-39 TAB K: Community and Disaster Loans WO-40 TAB L: Emergency Communications WO-41 i TAB M: Emergency Public Transportation WO-42 I TAB N: Fire Suppression WO-4 3 i TUNCTIONAL ANNEXES ANNEX A Search and Rescue,' Victim Identification and A-1 Mortuary Service ANNEX B Evacuation and Emergency Transportation B-1 ANNEX C Debris Removal C-1 ANNEX D Police Services D-1 1 ANNEX E Damage Assesment E-1 ANNEX F Medical Services F-1 ANNEX G Emergency Welf are Services C-1 ANNEX H Private Relief Organizations H-1 ANNEX 1 Temporary Housing I-l AN::EX J Plan Implementation, Updating and Training J-1 i l i vi
l [ ,. Pagn 8 of 210 k Rev. ; CE?.P 6/15/8-l APPENDICES
-APPENDIX 1:
-APPENDIX 2: American National Red Cross / State. Agreement The Individual and Family Grant Program --
Massachusetts Administrative Plan
-APPENDIX ): Emergency Response.to Nuclear Incidents --
State. Area.and Local Plans-APPENDIX.1: Federal Assistance Request Forms:
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Pederal' Disaster Relief Act.and APPENDIX'6: ' Massachusetts Civil Air Patrol -- CivilCivil Defense Defense Act Plan Support k i vii
Paga 9 of 210 e 1. . PURPOSE The purpose of Part One of this Plan is to identify responi.- { 4 bilities and describe actions and procedures required of State and local government in order to respond effectively to the threat or occurrence of any non-military disaster or emergency. 9 D 8 ONE-1
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u U. MISSION 1 l State and local government must assure the effectiveness of ! PREPAREDNESS, WARNING, RESPONSE and RECOVERY measures taken to avert or minimize the effects of disaster agents. Specifically, toe mission of government with respect to these measures is:
--PREPAREDNESS - To assure that all feasible steps are taken to avera. disaster, or to mitigate its effects or pro-tect the public from them;
--WA RNING To assure that information on the possible impact of disaster agents is gathered and dis-seminated irl the most timely and effective manner pos-sible:
--RESPONSE To provide for the organization, mobilization, augmentation, direction, and control of all resources and facilities necessary to minimize the effects of natural disaster agents;
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--RECOVERY To assure the most rapid and com-plete social and economic re-integration of disaster-stricken communities that is feasible through the co-ordinated application of available local. State. and Federal resources, tO Q) ,
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P193 11 of 210 III. PI,ANNING BASIS . A. Authorities and References __ 1. Federal Disaster Relief Act of 1974. (Public Law 93-2 66.) 2. Massachusetts Civil Defense Act of 1950 (Chapter 639. Acts of 1950. as a mended). 3. Massachusetts General LPws. iChapter 179. Acts of 1968). 4. C urrent Executive and Administrative C 'ders of the Governor issued pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 639 Acts of 1950. [ Functionally-spectiic and Agency-specific Authorities are cited in appropriate Annexes and Append xes to this document.3. B. Situation Disaster agents resulting from meteorological and other natural phenomena, and from man-caused incidents constitute a continuing threat to the safet and welfare of the residents of Massachusetts. Experience and analysis indicate that all or parts of the State are especially vulnerable to the effects of the following disaster agents:
-41URRICANE AND STORM SURGE Massachusetts coastal areas are particularly vulnerable to the storm su se effects of both tropical hurriccnes and winter northeasters. The devastation wrought by wind and storm surge upon North and South Shore communities during the " Blizzard of '78"is only the most recent example. Areas along Cape Cod with a southerly exposure suffered extensive tropical hurricane damage j in 1938.1944. and in 1954. Increased development and economic activity in highly vulnerable icw-lying coastal areas over recent years has heightened the vulnerability of these areas.
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--RIVERINE FLOODING Flood hasard areas have been identified by the United States Department of Houstng and Urban Development (HL*Db in esery community in the State. However ,
communities along major rivers such as the Connecticut, the Nashua, the Merrimac and the Blackstone and their tributaries, and others with a history of flooding. are particularly vulnerable to rivertne flood damage. Historical population and economic patterns have favored intensive use of the State's floodplains, increasing our vulnerability to major flood-caused disaster.
--TORNADO AND WINDSTORM Massachusetts has suffered more recorded tornadoes, and more recorded tornado damage, than all but a very few mid- and southwestern states. All counties have experienced tornadoes. but Worcester County and the Counties to its West are most vulnerable.
Meteorological conditions make a tornado occur-rence on Cape Cod. or in Bristol County most unlikely. Tornado-ilke windstorms spawned by thunder squall-lines typically cause loss of life, injury. and damage about equal to that caused by tornadoes in a given ten -year period.
--URMN CONFLAGRATION Densely popu-lated older urban areas, such as those that charac-terize Massachusetts, are vulnerable to urban con-(lagration. This is particularly true when preventive fire ordinances are not strictly enforced, when fire ways are narrow and difficult to negotiate, and when water pressures for fire-fighting are less than ade-
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extensive forest areas face a critical forest fire hazard dying dry periods, usually from early summer through late fall. F
--EARTHQUAKE While expert opinion on the extent of the earthquake haasrd in Massachusetts differs, much of the State, partic-utarly Boston and the areas to its North and West, appears to be vulnerable to this hasard. A damaging earthquake was experienced in Boston in 1755.
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--WINTER STORM The combination of an often harsh winter climate and aging, densely s
( populated urban areas results in a high degree of vulnerability to the hazards of winter storm. The i
" Blizzard of '78" resulted in countless stranded .j motorist emergencies, fuel outages, food shortages, medical transport emergencies and emergency shelter {
1 staffing and supply problems; all over and above the devastating simultaneous effects of coastal storm i surge.
--INDUSTRIAL ACCIDEN TS Nuclear and conventional power plants, LNG and other facilities, hazardous rpterials transport, gas pipelines, and countless other industrial and transport functions render virtfly every community in the State highly vulnerahle to these hazards.
--OTHER HAZARDS Other disaster threats, including drought, frost and freezes and ecological disaster represent potential hazards to all communities in the State.
C. Assumptions The effectiveness of this State Plan rests upon the following five assumptions: 1. The primary responsibility and capaoility for immediate disaster response lies with each city and town.
- 2. At any given time, though the relative disaster
- preparedness and response capabilities of various communities will differ. the following j key elements will be present:
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l,, a. Governing officials will have oesignated. and will support, some individual, usually in the community, as disaster coordinator, and assure that both an alternate and ap-propriate support are available to him;
- b. Local emergency forces have inventoried an11able resources, and are prepared to deal effectively with limited disaster or emergency occuring within the community:
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- c. Effective mutual aid arrangements will exist with neighboring communttles for
. securing supplemental resources. when needed.
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State agencies with disaster response espabilities and resources ws!! be pressired to meet appro-priate local requests for disaster assistance. Such requests will be routed through the Massa-
- chusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA). and co-ordinated by the State Coordinating Officer (SCO).
Executive Office of Public Safety.
- 4. The State will maintain a capability for both fixed-based and mobile disaster support and coordination operations. such as that presently provided by the Massachusetts Civil Defcase Agency (MCDA).
- 5. Local authorttles. State-agency personnel, or appropriate Federal agencies will inform MCDA as soon as possible of the threat or occurrence of any event likely to result in an emergency situatiot beyond the effective response capabil-tties of threatened or stricken communities.
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Paga 15 of 210 IV. ORGANIZAT!ON AND RESPONSIBILITIES Efficient and effective response by a'gencies of government and associated organizations must involve clearly specified units, with clearly assigned missions and responsibilities. This Section outlines the responsibilities of the various levels of government and of some of the key instrumentalities within them. A. Local Governments Legally and practically, the primary responsibility for the safety or citizens and the protection of property rests with the government of each city and town. While this plan deals primarily with the responsibilities ard actions of State government, it is based on the premise that a substantial part of the State's total emergency resources are represented by the personnel and equipment of local everyday emergency forces. Maintaining the safety and well-being of the citizenry . requires that local government undertake a program of preparedness which will assure that the following respon-sibilities are met: 1. Identify and avoid those public actions which might increase the vulnerrsbility of the community to disaster agents, or heighten their effects (e.g. zoning so as to needlessly encourage overdevelop-ment of the floodplains); .
- 2. Encourage those public acticrtt which reduce the community's vulnerability to a disaster agent, or mitigate its effects (e.g. floodworks, tree removal, or participation in the National Flood Insurance Program);
- 3. Develop and maintain a capability to receive warning of threater.ing disaster agents, and to rapidly disperse this warning to the public:
- 4. Maintain emergency forces (e.g. police and fire) adequate to respond effectively to limited local emergencies:
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V Pr.g3 16 of 210 5. Develop or maintain the capability to rapidly augment existing emergency forces through the use of auxiliaries or through mutual aid arrangements;
- 6. Develop or maintain the espability to assess the severity of the situation. and, when re-quired, to efficiently request the assistance of State or Federal autherttles:
- 7. Effectively utilize such resources through the coordination of a local official authorized by ordinance to perform such functions; 6.
Assist State and Federal officiais in required recovery actions (e.g. participation in such activities as selection of sites for temporary housing or assistance centers, and the conduct of damage assessment surveys). B. State Government
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Emergency and disaster do not change the basic responsibilities of State and local governments, but rather increase the need for fulfilling them promptly and adequately, under emergency cond'tions . The capability of local government to protect life, public health, and property: to maintain and re-pair public property: and to continue essential public services may be overwhelmed under emergency conditions. In such instances. State government must be pre-pared to augment local government relief efforts through the effectively coordinated delivery of resources and personnel to stricken areas. The State emergency organlaation thus conforms to the normal governmental structure, but is limited to those elements with spect!!c emergency functions. As such. State government response is an extraordinary extension of response and activity. I coupled with business as usual. i ONE-B
l 1 Pag 3 17 of 210' Rev. CIRP' i 6 15/64 Key elements in the State gevernment energency organization and their responsibilities are: ( i
- 1. .covernor L'ltimate responsibility fer' preparing for and responding to the threat or occurrence of disaster rests with the Governor under the Civil Defense Act.
Section 5 cf this Act authorizes the Governor to declare. a State of Emergency upon occurrence or in anticipation of disaster er er.argency. Sections 5 ano 7 of the Act authorize the Governor to exercise certain emergency powers following such a declaration. l
- 2. State Coordinating Officer (SCO)
Responsibility for the day-to day disaster pre-paredness of the State, and for the direction of disaster response, is exercised on behalf of the Governor by the Secretary of Public Safety, in his capacity of State. Coordinating Officer (SCO).
- 3. Massachusetts Civil Defense Assney (MCDA)
The Director, Massachusetts Civil Def.ense Agency (MCDA), and Civil Defense Headquarte.rs and field staff, are the operating arm of the State Coordinating Officer (SCO). MCDA is responsible for all aspects of emergency cperations,' including preparedness, warning, response and recovery. Additionally, following a declaration of a State of Emersency by the Governor, the Director, MCDA, esercises additional authorities and responsibilities on behalf of the Governor, and through the direction of the State Coordinating Officer (SCO). These in-clude the specific authority to:
- a. Order the use of personnel.. equipment, supplies and facilities of the Common- I wealth or its political subdivisions, anywhere in the Cossoonwealth to combat the effects of disaster; on an around-the-clock basis; i
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- 5. Order the evacuation or elesing of places threatened by disaster:
- c. Order any street or highway closed to the public, when deemed necessary for the efficient movement of emergency forces in connection with an actual or impending emergency.
- 4. State Aaencies
'Certain State agencies have assigned disaster responsa functions -- either as the lead agency in a given functional. field, or for the provision of support and assistance'in carrying out functions assigned elsewhere.
Such assignments are made through the Executive or Administrative Order, through enabling legislation, or through this Plan or other
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Section V' of' this Part One, " Tack Assignments," summarizes such agency assignments. Respon-sibilities are further developed.. and procedures for. carrying them out, are detailed in the Func-
-tional Annexes to this State Plan.
C. Federal Covernment The President is primarily responsible for ensuring that the Federal government is organized and prepared to provide supplementary emergency aid and disaster assistance to State and local governments whose re-sources are insufficient to meet their particular emergency or disaster problem. Such assistance is intended ' to supplement, rather than replace, the efforts and available resources of State and. local government.
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' Disaster Assistance Administration (FDAA), of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Federal assistance under Public law 93-28tl is available upon approval by the President of a well-documented request sent by the Governor to the President through the Regional Dtrector of FDAA. Details of these actions are specified in Part Two of this Plan. The nature, scope, and requirements of Federal disaster assistance programs are presented in detail in Part Two of this Plan. ONE-ll
F. g pig 2 20 of 210 V. AGENCY TASK ASSIGNMENTS A. General 1.
~ Activities at the Direction of the Governor Under provisions of the Civil Defense Act. the Governor may direct any agency of State govern-ment to prepare for and carry out a variety of disaster functions, including:
a. Those for which there is an obvious functional parallel (e.g. the Division of State Police with the Police and Security function).
- b. Those for which agency resources are
- useful for various disaster response purposes (e.g. agency mobile radio cars for emergency communications).
- c. Gentral support of disaster response and preparedness operations (e.g.
clerical support to agency represen-tatives during disaster relief operations).
- 2. Agency Disaster Plans Each State agency with disaster task assignments will develop and maintain an Agency Disaster Response Plan detailing agency organizational arrangements for emergency, specific einergency _
task assignments, and such special procedures for implementation as may be necessary.
- 3. Continuity of Activity All Stati officials and agencies will provide for continuity of management and control of govern-mental activities, and of public services, during periods of emergency. If necessary, provision will be made for the conduct of such operations from the State and/or from an alternate State Emergency Cperating Center (EOC).
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Paga 21 of 210 1 4. Coordination with the Massachusetts Civil Defense Asenev (MCDAl Upon the request of the Director, MCDA, each agency with assigned emergency response functions will appoint personnel to provide liaison between MCDA at the Headquarters and Area level, and headquarters and district elements of the agency they represent. The authorities and responsibilities of such person-net will be set forth in the agency's Disaster Response Plan. 5. Assistance to Political Subdivisions State agencies having emergency responsibilities will render direct assistance, in their areas of responsibility, to political subdivisions of the State, when so required by the situation and so requested by local autherttles.
- 6. Mutual Emergenev Field Support Plans Those agencies having geographically decen-tralized operations (divisions, districts, local offices, etc.) will direct the supervisors in charge of such operations to develop mutual emergency field support plans in cooperation with MCDA Ares personnel.
B. Specific Assignments Assigned responsibilities for specific State sgencies with clear-cut emergency roles and responsibilities , are listed below. Such assignments are made under the provisions of Executive Order 144.
- 1. Administration and Finance, Executive Office of
--Recommends transfer of State appropriations to finance emergency operations or to match Federal disaster funds:
--Controls the use of State-owned vehicles to meet emergency transportation needs:
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--Provides guidar.ce to local governments in tne management of disaster assistan:e fun:s.
- a. ;1 vision of Tapital Plans E ;ersti: s
--Assists in the conduct :f da age assesment of publically-owned, state and ;; cal build-ings:
--Suptrvises construction of me:11e or pre-f abricated housing sites and installation of utility services.
O. Depart ent of Pevenues
--Conducts State audits of rederally-funded disaster assistance programs:
--Provides staffing at Disaster Assistance Centars (CAC), to worn with IRS in assist-ing taxpayers to compute casualty losses.
c. Massachusetts Commission Acainst Discriminations
--Assures that all recipients of disaster assistance are in full compliance with non-discrimination regulations.
- 2. Attorney "eneral . Department of
--Establishes procedures to assure cases of discrimi-nation or consumer fraud in the expenditure of disaster assistance prosecuted funds are investigated and, if necessary,
--Provides legab assistance to low-income individuals affected by disaster, or arranges for such assistance through the Massachusetts Bar Association
--Provides legal staffing at Disaster Assistance Centers, or assures the provision of such assistance througn arrangements with the Massachusetts Bar Association.
- 3. Communities and Development. Executive office of Division of Community Development
* --Provides staffing to the Disaster Asstance Centers to administer the State's Temporary Housing program.
See Annex I, Part TWO, this plans
--Provides for the timely distribution of emergency information to local government, including informa-tion on available disaster assistance:
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--Assists local governments in ene appla-cation for and administration of Federal disaster assistance fellowing a Presidential declaration.
4 Consumer Af f airs. Executive Offi e of
--Arranges for the provision of legal assistance and services to disaster victims:
--Provides staffing to the Disaster Assistan:e Center, to provide Censumer Assistance in coordt-nation with Federal Trade Commission.
--Develeps and operates programs to protect disaster victims against fraud and other amuses during recovery periods.
- a. Division of Insursnee '
--Provides staffing to the Disaster Assistance Center to assist in providing insurance infor-mation to taxgsyers,
- b. Department of Public Utilities
--Develops, maintains, and operates the Massachusetts Civil Oefense Agency's Utilities Services
--Acts as a liaison between public agencies and
. private utility companies:
--Provides for the utilization and coordinates the procurement of public and private resources required by the utilities industry in time of of emergency
--Assists in the conduct of damage assessments of public and private utilities.
- 5. Education, State Board of
- 4. Department of Educatien
--Develops, maintains and operates the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency's Education Servicer
--Assists local educational agencies in preparing grant application for the reconstruct 1en of senool facilities damaged by major disasters
--Assists in the conduct of damage assessments of public and private non-profit school facilaties:
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--Provides emergency. food supplies from senool lunch program stocks:
--P_eceives donations or loans of surplus property and USDA surplus fced proeucts.
- b. Massachusetts firefighters Academy
--Develops, maintains, and operates tne Massachusetts Caval Defense Agency's Tire Service.
- 6. Elder Affairs. Department of 1
-- Advises the Governor end Civil Defense Agency '
ef the impact of emergency decisions (e.g. deelstens to issue food vouchers) upon the elderly:
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Assumes the maintenance or restoration of continuity j of the Area Agencies on Aging;
--Insures that aging network agenezes conduct an assessment of the extent of'any disaster impact upon persons aged 60 years of age and over:
--Assists in coordinating public and private resources in the field of aging alsaster areas; .
--Coordinates the re-allocation of resources from aging pro]ects in unaffected areas to areas affe ceo ey disasters
--Coordinates the utilization of Title VI:
nutrition project resources and alternative food resources in support of disaster operations:
--Assists in staffing of Disaster Assistance Centers, j
7 Environmental Affairs. Executive Office of
- a. Department of Environmental Management
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--Coordinates forest fire suppression efforts:
--Assists in the conduct of damage assessment of water control facilities, parks, and recreation areas {1 k
i l --Provides emergency communications, intelligence. 4 and search and rescue support.
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- b. recart en et Envirensentsi uality Incineering
--Exercises responsibility for ne clearan=e of decris from waterways, dams, and - ficod control works under its controls
--Exercises responsibility for evaluating ene quality of water supplies and fer maintaining or restoring the adequacy and safety of water supplies:
--Assures public safety enrougn a program of -
routine inspection of dams, dikes, and levees
--Monitors air quality and coordinates the response to air pollution emergencies
--Implements the Commonwealth's Environ-
- mental Clearance regulations:
--Ass:.sts in the conduct of damage asses-ments of water supply, sewerage and wasta dispesal systems.
- c. Oepartmimt of Fisheries, Wildlife and Recreational */ehicles
--Utilizes watercraft in search and rescue operations.
- d. Department of food and Agricultural
--F.equests Federal Agricultural Emergency Declarations
--Provides staffing to the Cisaster Assistance Centers to assist taxpayers in applying for assistance to USDA/ASCS -
--Assists in the conduct of damage assessments of Agricultural structures, homes, crope and livestock.
- e. Departrent of Metropolitan District Commission
--Ferforms emergency functions associated with maintaining water and sewer systems, parks and recreation areas, harbors and wate rways :
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--Assists 'in the performance of police and law enforcement serva:es and pr: vices emergency communications support
--Assists'in the conduct =f damage asses-ment of roads, bridges, water and sewer systems, and parks and recreation areas:
--Performs evacuation and sear:n and rescue activities, particularly enosa involvina the utilization of ampnitious vehiele capa-bility;
--Undertakes or assists in the emergen:y snow and ice removal operations, emergency flood protection work, and other engineering-oriented emergency activities.
B. Human Services. Executive office of
- a. Oecartment Of Mental Health
--Provides for crisis counseling and related assistance for disaster victims:
--Arranges for the provision of Federal crisis counseling an.4 training (P.L. 93-288, Sec. 413) following a Presidential disaster declaration:
--Assists in the staffing of Disaster Assistance Centers (CACs), and the provision of :rtsts inter-vention services at DACst
--Coordinates the utilization of resources avail-Able through the' regional mental health structure for disaster or emergency application.
- b. Department of Public realth
--Coordinates the Massachusetts Civil Cefense Agency's Medical Service
--Issues declarations of public health emergencies:
--Maintains a health surveillance system and monitors and controls communicable disease
--Monitors radiation levels and is responsible for combatting radiation emergencies (see " Emergency Response to Nuclear Incident", Attachment 2, Part Cnelt
--Arranges for the acquisition and distribution of vaccines, drugs, and other medical supplies required in disaster areas ONE-18
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--Advises County Medical Examiners in ne preparation of plans f:r emergency mor-tuary services.
- t. Department of Public Welfare
--Develops, maintains, and operates tne Massachusetts Civil D'c.'s.'.se Agency's Welfare Service:
--Administers the individual and family assistance programs, including the Individual and family Grant Frogram (see TAB T to Part Two and Appendix 2 to tr.is Flan):
--Administers the Emergency food Stamp Program:
--Assists 1.. the staffing of the Disaster Assistance Centers.
- 9. E:enemic Affairs, Executice office of
- a. Department of Commerce and Development
--Maintains inventories of goods and sup-plies needed in disaster situation:
--Maintains inventories of vacant industrial land and buildings:
--Advises tne Governor and Civi* Defense Agency of the impact of emereeney decisions te.g.
decisions to close business or regulate com-merce) upon business and industryr
--Assists business and industry by securing material, manpower and other servi:es essential to the restoration and continuity of industry and business in disaster-stricken areas;
--Develops and operates economic recovery programs in disaster-stricken communities
--Develops and releases emergency public information of Industrial Development Commissions, Chambers of Commerce, but.iness associations, etc.,
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--Assists in the' peration of Oisaster Centers, particularly with respect to , assisting applicants for. ousiness assis-tance programs.
- b. Division of Emoloyment Security
--Administers the Disaster *.~ unemployment Program:
--Assists in.the staffing of. Disaster Assistance Centers,-for unemployment-
- compensation assistance.
- 10. Public Safety , Executive Office cf
- a. . Massachusetts Civil Defense Acenev (MCOA)
--Organizes and staff Emergency Cperating Centers (EOCs) to insure effective response to emergency:
--Receives and reviews State agency plans for incorporation into Functional Annexes to this Plans
--Encourages and assists in the develop--
ment of local emergency response plans and programs:
--Coordinates'the emergency response activities of all State agencies:
--Maintains statewide warning systems, l and emergency communications capa-bilities:
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--Receives and disseminates emergency alerts and warnings:
--Operr.tes State and Area Emergency Operating Centers (EOCal:
--Supports the Secretary of Public Safety in the preparation of Emergency Dec-larations and supporting intelligence for the Governor and disseminates such declarations:
--Receives, processes. prepares and transmits requests for Federal as-sistance:
--Directs receipt, allocation and status accounting of resources recetved from Federal agencies or from other States:
--Maintains liaison with the American National Red Cross and other voluntary disaster relief organizations:
--Coordinates emergency operations with neighboring States.
- b. National Gua rd
--Suppcrts civil authorities in maintaining law and order. providing secarity. and eatsb11shing traffic control in disaster areas:
--Assists local authorities in the evacua-tion of critical areas and the performance of search and rescue operations:
--Provides emergency medical care and transportation for injured disaster victims:
--Assists in debris clearance and in emergency repair of critical facilities:
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--Provides emergency water supplies and supports emergency mass feeding
--Provides emergency communications services:
--Provides engineering personnel to assist in damage assess ment:
--Assists in victim identification and mortuary services.
- c. Registry of Motor Vehicles l
--Provides support in alerting and warn-ing to communities or areas threatened with disaster: j I
--Provides support to emergency com-munications operations:
--Assists in providing disaster intelligence: 1
--Provides support to damage assessment through use of mobile radio units:
--Provides support to emergency medical operations through use of special RMV vehicles and trained emergency medical techntetans;
--Provides support to search and rescue operations;
--Provides support to State and local police forces in emergency policing activities;
--Provides support to transportation and evacuation activities through control of such movements or use of RMV vehicles.
- d. Division of State Fire Marshal (Department of Pu3b,gfetyv} t
--Assists in operation of the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency's Fire Service:
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training services in the handling of hazardous matertals incioents, e. Division of State Police (Department g Public Safetv) -
--Lead-agency responsibility for Massa-chusetts Civil Defense Agency's Police Servicet
--Lead-agency responsibility for co-ordinating traffic control in wide-spread disaster areas:
--Provides emergency alerting and warning of State agencies and local governments through various communications systems (e.g. NAWAS LEAPS);
--Provides mobile communications, di-stater intelligence, and helicopter support as required:
--Provides security for critical emergency operating installations; -
--Assists local authorttles in search and rescue operations.
11. Lraggortatig and Constructi,on. Ex,ecutive Qfice of
- s. Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority
--Provides MBTA resources for emergency transportation, debris clearance, and other emergency functions:
--Provides specialized intelligence and advice to the Civil Defense Director '
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- b. Massachusetts Port Authority
--Provides engineering equipment and services for debrts clearance, snow and ice fighting, and related emer-gency services.
- c. Massachusetts _Tmuike Authority
--Provides engineering equipment and services for debris clearance, snow knd ice fighting, and related emer-gency services.
- d. Dewrtment of Public Works
--Develops, maintains, and operates the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency's Engineering Service:
--Coordittates debris clearance operations and the repair and reconstruction of State highways:
--Develops and implements emergency traffic regulations:
--Assists in the conduct of damage assess-monts of ro,tds, streets, and bridges And estimates riebris clearance and ;;rntactive measures costs:
--Supplies equipment and materiels for the emergency reps.fr of roadways:
--Aasists 100a1 governments in their debris removal and road repair projects by pro-vidtng personnel, rnateriels, and equipment.
e. Massa,cp,uggs_,A,eronautics Co_ Amtaston
--Coordinates the utilization of civil aircraft in search and rescue operations and nther e mergency operations requiring the use of civil aircraft.
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f: .. P ga 34 of 210 VI. Rav. 1 CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS CERP gf 3jo Organized response to any emergency or disaster by government - ,, disaster concepts. relief organization and others includes certain key Sectica VII. Part I AttachmentThe procedures described and contained 1 in P and in the Functional Annexes are based upon the key concepts described in this section. ! A. } Phases of Disaster Oeeraticns !' Disaster response is viewed in the context of this Plan as a coordinated disaster effects. effort designed to deal efficiently with
, Four distinct operational phases --
the preparedness phase', the warning phase, the response phase. and ' the recovery phase -- have been -defined, and are described below.
- 1. Preparedness Phase Effective emergency operations demand that every local government, and all State agencies and of-ficials with assigned disaster responsibilities, maintain an adequata level of disaster prepared-ness. The preparedness phase is characterized by day-to-day planning, organization, and train-ing required to meet this demand.
- 2. Warning Phase Depending agent, upon the nature of a particular disaster the warning phase may be relatively short, quite long, or not occur at all. Extended warnings can be expected, for instances, for hurricanes; warnings from days to a few hours fer flooding, in most cases: several minutes, with luck, in the {
case of tornadoes; and, ordinarily, no warnin;; at all of earthquake. i Trom the State perspective, three tasks are involved in warning the publict
- RECEIPT AND EVALUATION of warning information from the National Weather Service, local or State emergency officials, or other authoritative tources;
-FORMULATION AND DISSEMINATION of warning messages to State agencies, cosumunities, and the public;
--MBtITORING of the response to warning messages, and reformulation, where necessary.
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- 3. Reseense Phase The response phase involves activities undertaken in anticipation of a disaster (when warning has been teceived), or following disaster impact, which are designed to prctect people and property, reduce disaster effects, bring prompt and effective relief to af f ected individuals, and pave -ene way f or for ef fective recovery measures.
All response phase activities are either evaluation actions (e.g. intelligence gathering and damage assessment), or resources application a:tions (e.g. es acuation and mass feeding) . The respe sse phase is characterized by three operation 41 levels, which involve specific preparatory actions to be taken by officials with emergency responsibilities:
--STANDBY LEVEL This increased level of reaainess on the part of' agencies, rfficials and communities is directed when there is warning of a potential disaster situation.
The status of disaster response capabilities, communications, resource capabilities, and similar matterr are chetked, ar.d key officials and agencias are instructed to await further info rmation.
--ALERT LEVEL Appropriate disaster staffs and resources are activated when a poten-tial disaster impact appears likely or certain. This level involves such pre-paredness steps as preparation for evacu-ation of threatened areas, pre-positioning of emergency resources, and assembly of disaster response units.
- 4. Recovery Phase When the critical phases os disaster response are completed and the need for provision of immediate relief to the victims of disaster are me t , the Recovery phase of disaster operctions begins.
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1 1 J This phase involves long-term relief and rehabilitation, and lasts until the ef-fects of disaster on communities, business, and families and individuals are over-come as fully as possible. Such actions may well extend over a reriod of months, or even years. Coordinated State recovery phase activi-ties are described in detail in Part Two of this Plan. (In most disaster situations, the response phases, which are set forth above in logical sequence, will overlap for various locations, for different disaster functions, c,r, for the respective governmental response level -- local State or Federal.) B. Centralized Response Coordination It is important that government emergency response to natural disaster be accomplished through existing organizational arrangements, augmented, as necessary, by additional personnel and re-sources as required by the situation. Such an approach, a logical extension of governments' dealing with day-to-dst emergency, allows identification by disaster victims with well-known government officials and processes during times of extraordinary need. The principal focus of emergency response tu disaster should be upon:
--EXPANSION of routine emergency services, such as police, firefighting, and sanitation;
--PROVISION of those things which the individual citizen normally takes care of by himself, but which must be publically provided follow-inging disaster, such as food, housing, and individual welfare:
-- SPECIAL, PROVISION of emergency medical care to assure speedy and adequate treatment of the injured.
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gL , l'1 l I l Based upon analyses of needs revealed from intelligence reports, emergency resources and personnel are marshal-led, and utili ed to reduce disaster effects. Application of these resources results in a modified situation, and in a need for revaluation. Meeting extraordinary needs effectively demands that' certain key f unctions be carried out centrally, at s whatever governmental level is involved. Ad3ng these ] key functions are: ?
--COMMUNICATIONS AND WARNING I
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--EMERCENCY INTELLIGENCE CATHERING AND ANALYSIS j
--COORDINATION OF EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
--PUBLIC INFORMATION At the local level, such functions should be carried out by a duly appointed emergency preparedness officer, usually the local civil defense director. The circumstances under which such centralized coordinative control is to be exer-cised should be clearly set forth in local emergency plans.
At State level, centralized response coordination is the responsibility of rho Secretary of Public Safety, and is effected through the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA). A detailed description of the way in which these key functions are performed by MCDA is set forth in Attachment 1. " Emergency Response functions," j to this Part One.
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P;ga 3B of 210-At the Federal level centralized response coordination is carried out by the Federal Diwater A4ststance Admints-- tration (FiliLA). in Part Two of thisFederal Plan. disaster assistance is desertbed C, Disaster Support Action
- 1. Basic Local Responsibility The prtmary responsibility for dealing with the effects of disaster lies with each city or town.
Most materiel useful for emergency operations. and most of the trained personnel accustomed to dealing with emergency situations, are already at the disposal of the cities and towns. Local resources can be brought to bear more quicidy and effectively than resources from outside the community. Disaster conditions will often overwhelm a com-munity's abilities to cope with its effects. In such cases, a community should first look for assistance from its neighboring cities and towns -- either through existing mutual aid arrangements, or on an emergency basis. The Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA), has the authority to transmit requests from the city or town in which the disaster has occurred to other cities or towns, but he.s no legal authority to order any city or town to assist any other city or town eacept during a State of Emergency de-clared by the Governor. Because of the possibility that the transmission of such requests may be misinterpreted it is j MCDA policy to advise cities or towns originating ! j such requests to transmit them directly to the + recipient communities. unless it is not reasonably possible to do so, and failure by MCDA to transmit the request would jeopardtre life or property.
- 2. Support from Civil Defense Area Resources When local resources are insufficient in number or type to cope with the effects of disaster local 3 1
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PIga 39 of 210 State resources, or resources of communities beyond their mutual aid membership, through their MCDA Area Emergency Operating Center (EOC). The Area Director may call upon State agencies within the Area for such support and following a declaration of a State of Emergency by the Governor, may direct the use of local resources within the area to provide needed support. If State and local resources within the Area are insufficient to meet justified local requests. Lhc Civil Defense (MCDA) Area Director will relay the requests to MCDA Headquarters.
- 3. Support from the State Level The Secretary of Public Safety exercises overall responsibility for providing required emergency assistance to cities and towns. The Civil De-fense Agency (MCDA) will evaluate requests for assistance, and seek such assistance through State agencies, or, follouring a declaration of a State of Emergency by the Governor, from cities and towns. If such resources prove in .
sufficient, or poorly located, the Civil Defense Director may request assistance from adjacent States under the Interstate Civil Defense Compact.
- 4. Support from Federal Agencies Federal disaster assistance is intended to sup-piement, but not to be a substitute for. that afforded by the States and their political sub-divisions, and by private relief organtastions.
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f Paga 40 of 210 i VIL PROCEDt'RES 4-This Section sets forth. In summary form, procedures to be followed by officials at wrious levels of government in re-sponse to the threat or actual occurrence of disaster. These procedures represent a standardized response to the full range of disasters to which the Commonwealth is known to be vulnerable, and is, necessarily, generalized. In instances where etther the nature of the dis' aster agent or the nature of emergency response to it permit more detailed planning before the event, hazard-specific procedures have been developed. These appear as supplements to this Part One (see Attachment 2r
- Hazard-Specific Supplements).
A. Warning and Alerting Actions Generally, the State's warning and alerting systems will be triggered in one of two ways:
--EXTERNALLY Information on a developing disaster situation often will' reach State Civil Defense (MCDA) officials through their monitoring of National Weather Service teletypes, or may be transmitted to the State over the National Attack Warning System (NAWAS);
--INTERNA LLY Information on developing or actual disaster situations may be transmitted to MCDA by local officials, or State officials, from the threatened l
or stricken area. t l ' Upon notification of threatened or actual disaster, the. following actions will take place: 1. The Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency will l alert State officials, the Federal Disaster As-sistance Administration (FDAA), the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency (DCPA). the American National Red Cross and other ser-vice agencies, and appropriate other Federal agencies:
- 2. Public warning will be affected through established warning systems, in accordance with Attachment 1 to this Part One:-
- 3. State. Area and local Emergency Operating Centers (EOCs) will be activated as rapidly as possible.
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- 1. ' STANDBY Level a The MCDA Director will declare a STANDBY level when the likelihood of emergency conditions requiring A LERT level actions increases sigrcficantly, rollow. '
ing a STANDBY level declaration. the following actions will be taken:
- a. State agencies with disaster functions will review their current state of preparedness, and take all steps necessary for timely response to ALERT and EMERGENCY OPERATIONS level declarations. The detailed steps involved are set forth in the agency plans developed in conjunction with this Plan.
- b. Voluntary disaster relief agencies will be nottfled of the STANDBY condition in ac-cordance with Section IV, " Coordination of Emergency Operations," of Attachment I to this Part One, and will take such prepa-ratory action as may be required or previously agreed upon:
.c. Local authorities will be similarly notified.
and will review local preparedness, and insure the continued availability of required disaster response personnel for so long as the STANDBY condition continues:
- d. The Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA) will gather and analyze intelligence on the
' potential disaster situation, and utilize this information to keep threatened communities.
State agencies, the Secretary of Public Safety, and the Governor informed, and to determine what additional steps shou;d be taken:-
- e. MCDA willinform the Governor, through the Secretary of Public Safety, and appropriate State and Federal agencies of action taken as a result of the STANDBY condition.
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- 2. \LERT Level-The MCDA Director will declare an ALERT level when a disaster or major emergency situation is imnunent.
Following an ALERT level declaration, the following actions will be taken:
- a. Local Action Local authorities will immediately implement alert levet measures as set forth in local emer-gency response plans. Such measures may in-clude, but are not ilmited to the following:
(1) Activation of emergency operating centers: (2) Alerting citizens of the threatened area of the haaard, its nature, its tinung, and possible protective actions that can be taken ; (3) Activatioe of disaster response units: (4) Evacuation of threatened ares- (5) Notification of neighboring cory.t.1.tities of the potential need for mutual Ld assistance: (6) When local retources -- including those j available throt$ mutual aid arrangements -- are likely to pnwe insufficient in quantity or type to cope with tha ;nrestened situs- 4 tion, requesting State and/or Feder21 as-sistance through the appropriate Ares Civil Defense (MCDA) Hes,dquarters.
- b. State Action State officials will immediately take ALERT level i msasures as set forth in State Agency Disaster '
Response Plans, or such actions as are otherwise , directed. Such actions may include, but are not 11mited to the following: .] (1) Activation. to the extent deemed necessary, of the State Emergency Operating Center (EOC). Framingham, and of required MCDA Area { Headquarters; { ONE -34 I l
p ::; .t n lc Pagt 43 of 210 p 4 (2) State agencies with disaster functions: will acttate designated agency staff and mobile resources, as provided in their respective agency plans: (3) The Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDAl . will gather and analyze intelligence as avail-able, and prepare and forward required re-ports through the Secretary of Public Safety to the Governor. the Federal Disaster As-sistance Administration (FDAA), and other appropriate Federal agencies (see Section III.
" Emergency intelligence." of Attachment I to this Part Onet.
- 3. EMERGENCY OPERATIONS Level The MCDA Director will declare the EMERGENCY OPERA-TIONS level in effect whenever an emergency or disaster situatba develops to the point whet e large-scale organized disaster response is required. Following an EMERGENCY OPERATIONS level declaration, the fo!!owing actions will be taken:
- a. Local Jurisdictions (1) Activate emergency operating centers; (2) Activate required emergency response uruts:
(3) Invoke mutual aid arrangements if local arrangements are insufficient, or respond to aid requests upon receipt: (4) When local resources, including mutual aid, are inadequate to cope with the situation, request State assistance in accordance with the provisions of Section IV of Attachment 1 to this Part Onet (5) Provide required intelligence reports in accordance with Section III of Attachment 1 to this Part One: l (6) Take all other steps necessary to minimize loss of life, injuries, and damage to property. ON E -35 ' 4 i
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- b. State Govert; ment (1)
The MCDA Director will execute all or a. part of this Plan, will so inform the '- Secretary of Public Safety, and will pro-vide the Secretary with :he information the Govemor needs to determine af and
; when an Emergency Declaration is neces- -
sary; (2) MCDA State and Area Emergency Operating Centers (EOCs) will coordinate the provtston of State support to affected communities in accordance with the procedures :,et forth in Section IV of Attachment I to this Part One: (3) The Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA in coordination with and on behalf of the Secre-tary of Public Safety, will gather required in-formation and develop requests for Fe:leral assistance, including requests for Presidential declarations of " Emergency" and ** Major
. Disasters". (Guidelines for requesttag Federa!
assistance appear in Part Two of this Plan.s . (4) The Secretary of Public Safety will forward such requests, with required supporting information. to the Federal Disaster as-sistance Administration (FDAA) through the Govenor. When the disaster situation reaches such a magnitude that State resources are required, such resources are committed as the situation demands in accor-dance with the procedures set forth in Section IV of Attachment 1 to this Part One. I The most readily available assistance to communities from State agencies prior to a major disaster decla-ration is described b61ow: State Police and MDC Radio communications at the scene Control of traffic Security First Aid Rescue and evacuation ONE -36 _.__________.-_,----__...,__s.
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Debris removal Flood fighting - Traffic regulation 1 Darnage assessment Trans portation ' Department of Public Welfare (and voluntary agencies) Registration of displaced persons y Reuniting familfes En:argency feed!ng Emergency clothing and shelter National Guard Communications
. Security Traffic control Scarch, rescue, and evacuation Transportation
- c. Federal Actions When the combined efforts of local and State government are insufficient to cope with the effects of the disaster situation, the State may request assistance from Federal agencies having statutory responsibilities for disaster i relief. If the magnitude of the disaster war-l rants assistance beyond that available under statutory authorities of individual Federal agencies, the Governor will request a major disaster or emergency declaration from the President.
Federal action will include the following: (1) The Regional Office of the Feders! Disaster Assistance Administration (FDAA) will pro-vide coordination of State requests for I disaster assistance: (2) FDAA will take such action as will assist in expediting State requests for Federal assistance. When circumstances require I l j ON E -37 I l
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' Governor, such action may include as-signment of Federal agency personnel to joint Federal / State fictd assessment teams:
(3) Take such steps as the disaster situation warrants. . (Federal disaster assistance is covered in detail
. in Part Two of this Plan.)
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/ Paga 47 of 210 Re v. 1 CERP 6/15/84 I. INTRODUC* ION' Cne of the primary goals of government, with respect to dealing with fasaster and emergency, is the develcyment of the capability, at totn State and local levels, to effectively coordinate disaster operations. This capability involves having the plans, organizations, procedures facilities, and equipment necessary for governments to analyze an emergency situation, and take effective action to preserve lives and property, and manage emergency resources. During day-to-day operations, most governments conduct their business from offices grouped into departments or agencies. These units may be in the same building, or widely dispersed throughout the Juris-diction. Since continuous close coordination is generally not neces-sary *cr day-to-day operations, the telephone, inter-office mail, or personal appointments suffice. Mayor emergencies present problems quits different from those arising in daily civil government operations. Meeting these unique problems at the State level, which involves a need for greatly accelerated decision-making and action, is the task of the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency and Office of Emer-gency Prep' redness (MCDA). MCDA accomplishes this task through ths coordination of various resources -- personnel and material -- useful in combatting disaster effects. 1 These resources- are brought to bear through the general plans and procedures set forth in Parts One and Two of this Plan, and the more specific procedures detailed in the Functional Annexes to the Plan. MCDA views four very general emergency response functions as criti-cal to carrying out any emergency response task, and as an integral component of Part One, " State and Local Response " of this Plan. These key functions are: A. Warning and Communications Emergencies which are preceded by a recognized buildup period can provide a basis for advanced warning to p*ople in areas which might be effected. Other emer-gencies occur without advanced warning, but nonetheless require the prompt mobilization and coesmitment of emergency forces following the onset of emergency. O O ONE-39
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to evaluate and respond to such situations. Basic to suen response are effective warning systems, and effective com-munications systems to carry boch warning messages, and the ) traffic necessary to coordinate emergency response. j B. Emergency Intelligence Gatherine and Analysis An accurate determination of the nature and extent of eacn emergency situation, and the on-going effectiveness of remedial measures, is the basis upon which rapid decisions on are the large numbers of problems which attend an emergency made. The efficient collection, collation, evaluation, and dissemination of situation information is a first step in bringing supportive resources to bear. C. Coordination of Emerceney Coeratioot Emergency situattens require prompt, concentrated and coordinated response. Direction and control of emer-gency operations can best be accomplished through the 1 use of Emergency Operating Centers (EOCs) which pro-vide for overall analysis of the situation and centralized control of the emergency organization. If necessary the EOCs can be staffed and operate on a 24-hour basis to meet the needs of the situation. , l D. Public Information The public requires and expects timely and factual warn-ing, emergency information, advice, and action instruc-tions. All levels of government chare the responsibility of' developing the means and methods of providing this information. These four critical response functions are described, and pro-cedures for carrying them out set forth, in this Attachment. These Sections are designed to both supplement and amplify Part One, " State and Local Response," of this Plan O ONE-40
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'paga 49 of 210 i II. l WARNING AND COMMUNICATIONS A. Purpose The purpose of this Section is to provide guidelines and procedures for:
(1) Effectise dissemination of warning of predictable natural disaster; and. (2) Effective utiliza-tion of existing communications capabilities to receive j and disburse such warning; and to conduct emergency operations. B. Responsibilities .
- i. Local It is the responsibility of city 2nd town governmer:ts to develop effective warning systems so that pre-cautions can be taken to lessen the effects of severe weather and other hazards. Each city or town should strive to provide the following capabilities for the protection of its citizens:
- a. An outdoor warning system capable of being heard throughout densely settled areas of the community. (Such systems may involve strens.
horns, or whistles. Since such systems are ordinarily used for multiple purposes, e.g.
. fire, enemy attack and natural disdater, dis-tinctive signals for each eventuality must be devised. Frequent testing for public signal recognition and appropriate public response is necessary.);
- b. An indoor warning system. Public outdoor' warning devices do not effectively penetrate all modern buildings and homes, nor are such devices feasible in areas of low popu-lation density. Radio and television broad-casts are excellent alternatives where stations are available. Tone activated monitor radios, tuned to the National Weather Service FM frequency can be used by communities to provide warning in large public buildings;
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- c. Participation in emergency communications warrung networks. These may include the networks of regional law enforcement as-sociations. fire departments civil defense units, highway departments. or amateur radio groups:
d. Emergency warning and communications plans detailing mechanisms through which the tr.axt-mum number of citizens can be reached under various hazard conditions, including provisions for warning of people with sensory handicaps: e. An emergency operating center (EOC) equipped and manned to receive incoming information, with the responsibility of analyzing and eval-uating that information, and with the authertty to disseminate a public warning when the need arises;
- f. The capability to train appropriate personnel in communications and weather spotting and reporting procedures, and to test the compe-tence developed through such training.
- 2. State J
While the prime responsibility for receipt and dispersal of warning messages rests with each communitv. the q State has an important coordinative role in assuring that timely warning reaches communities, and that ] communications capabilities permit its rapid dispersal. ; Besides haung considerable communications capability of its own, the State, because of its larger size and its , regulatory powers. is in a better position to integrate private sector communications capabilities for emer-gency use. The lead State agency for assuring that these objectives are met is the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA). MCDA is assisted in this task by the State Bureau of Data 1 Processing and Telecommunications, State Police, the Department of Public Works. the Division of Law Enforce- { ment of the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs and other State agencies with communications capabilities. ) i State responsibilities for warning and communications are: ' ONE -42 i I 1 _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Pnga 51 of 210 i a. Provide for the receipt and dissemination of National Attack Warr.isg System (NAWAS) warnings, intelligence, and alerts; b. Provide and direct a Statewide emergency comraunications system through integration of community warning systems with State, i regional, local, and amateur (RACES) communications systems:
- c. Staff, organize, and operate a State Com-munications Center (MCDA Emergency Operating Center, Framingham):
d. Assist, advise, and encourage local govern-ment in the development of effective outdoor and indoor warning systems, Emergency Operating Centers (EOCs) and communica-tions networks for the dispersal of warning; e. Subscribe to the National Weather Service's teletypewriter service, monitor reports, and relay severe weather warnings to local communities, as conditions dictate.
- 3. Federal
- a. National Weather Service (1) Maintain a system of weather stations providing weather information including flood and severe storm warning and forecasting:
(2) Disseminate weather warning by all means available, including weather teletype. newspapers, radic and television, and other means such as the National Attack Warning System (NAWAS).
- b. Defense Civil Preparedness Agency (DCPA)
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1 Paga 52 of 210 maintaining the National Attack Warning System (NAWAS), and surhorizing its use by the National Weather Service to disseminate severe weather warning information. C. Organization 1. The State Warning Point is State Police Headquarters.
. Boston; 2.
The State Police Communications Officer oversees the Primary Warning Point functions in accordance with procedures established by the Director Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA), through the State Warn-ing Officer. MCDA. (MCDA may assume control of the National Attack Warning System (NAWAS) network et any time during emergencies tests or exercises at the discretion of the State Warntng Officer MCDA.),
- 3. The Alternate State Waming Point is the State Emer-gency Operating Center (EOC). Framingham.;
- 4. Massachusetts NAWAS warning points are listed in TAB C;
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Pertinent National Weather Service operations are as fo!!ows:
- a. The National Meteorological Center, Sultland Maryland;
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The National Severe Storms Forecast Center. Kansas City. Missourt:
- c. River Forecast Center. Hartford. Connecticut;
- d. National Weather Service Office Logan Airport.
Boston. D. Procedures 1. The National Weather Service maintains a Weather Wire Service Teletypewriter System in New England. This system makes around-the-clock weather in-formation available to all mass dissemination media such as newspapers, radio and television stations, news wire services, and to other interests willing to pay the cost of terminal access to the syrtem. ONE -44 [. 1.
y - Paga 53 of 210 The National Weather Service keeps all subscribers to the Weather Wire Service continuously advised on weather conditions by providing the latest weather bulletins, weather watches, local weather statements, forecasts, and warnings throughout Massachusetts. Severe weather transmissions take top prtority, and ( have precedence over all routine transmissions until the emergency ends,
- a. Severe Weather Watches. Warnings. Reports .
and Summaries are unscheduled. They are issued as required, but at least hourly when any part of Massachusetts and neighboring . States is included in a Severe Weather Watch area,
- b. River Summarses and Forecasts are daily river stages and forecasts for principal area rivers,
- c. Flood Reports and Forecasts are issued as needed.
- 2. The above reports. in addition to direct dissemination to local community warning centers equipped to receive them, are disseminated to the State Warning Point (State Police Headquarters. Boston) via the National 1.ctack Warning System (NAWAS) and the National Weather Service Teletypewriter Service. The State Emergency Operating Center (EOC) provides a back-up communications network. Communications avail-able are as listed in TAB A.
- 3. Massachusetts NAWAS could be expected to be actWated for severe weather warning or other emergency under the following or similar circumstances:
l 2 Time is of the essence and existing public media or key cincials are not sufficiently flexible or capable of otherwise alerting ! all of those who need to know within the time avsilablet
- b. Public media and key officials are not readily available, e.g. early morning hours when most radio and television stationa are shut down and offices are closed. (NAWAS warning l
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P293 55 of 210 III. EMERGENCY INTELLIGENCE CATHERE4G AND ANALYSIS A. Purpose The purpose of this Section is to prodde guidelines and procedures for the gathering and analysis of inform. tion on the nature and extent of an emergency situation, tts evaluation. and the dissemination of intelligence on the part of officials at each level of government for use bv officials at higher. lower, or para!!el levels. The efficient collection, collation. evaluation, and dis-semination of such information is among the first critical steps in bringing supporting resources to bear on the emer-gency situation. B. Organization and Responsibilities The natJe of emergency situations is such that pertinent information may originate at various levels of government, or externally to them. A graphic example is a tornado wh8.h may first come to the attention of officials through e,ysWon on National Weather Service radar. through e.wvation hv State emergency personnel monitoring tornado conditions, or through a siting and report by a citizen to local police. Accordingly, the basic responsibility of each jurisdiction at any level of government is to maintain the capability to: (1) gather information needed within the jurisdiction or level of government. and extract and disseminate appropriate intelligence; and (2) be prepared to receive, evaluate, and act upon intelligence disseminated by other jurisdictions or levels of government. Specific responsibilities which must be met in order to meet this basic responsibility are de-scribed below.
- 1. Local Local responsibilities include:
- a. Developing the capability to receive, evaluate, and act upon emergency intelligence dissenunated by State or Federal government. Such intelligence includes NAWAS (National Attack Warntng Systems warntags. National Weather Service bulletins. and warnings disseminated by Mawaschusetts Civil De-fense Agency (MCIM) officials; l
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- b. Developing and maintaining the ' capability on the part of local emergency forces to observe and report situations which already are. or
.could become, an emergency:
- c. Establishing quick and effective liaison with the appropriate MCM Emergency Operattng Center (TAB D) and directly with neighboring communities also threatened, when necessary.
. d. Assuring that local emergency response plans 1 1
include procedures for analyzing emergency information, and developing clear and concise \ intelligence reports for transmission to MCM; and that the local civil defense director. or another appropriate local official is adequately trained to carry out local int.elligence procedures.
- 2. State The prime responsibility for the development and dis-semination of emergency intelligence at the State level rests with the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCM). To facilitate this and other emergency-oriented tasks. MCM is organized into four operating Areas, which blanket the State (TAB DI. Besides the State ,
Emergency Operating Center (EOC) at Framingham. j each Area is equipped with an Emergency Operating Center (EOC), where emergency intelligence gathering and disseminating activities take place (TAB D). Chapter 639 of the Massachusetts General Laws permits the utilization of other State agency personnel for civil defense purposes in time of need. Accordingly, such personnel are available and are utilized to gather and toport emergency information independently, to assist in Emergency Operating Center (EOC) intelligence analysis, and to gather information as a part of field survey teams. State-level intelligence responsibilities therefere include developing and maintaining capabilities to:
- a. Monitor sources of emergency infort sation, particularly the National Weather Service:
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- b. i Receive reports from localities on actual or potential smergency satuations:
c. Organtae and transport field survey teams of trained observers to gather on-the-spot information d. Develop and disseminate accurate emergency intelligence for use by State and local , emergency forces by Federal emergency forces
- n some instances, or by such organizations j as tne American Red Cross e.
Analyze a M ecllate emergency information for transmittal through the Secretary of Public Safety to the Governor for his use in determining effective remedial measures.
- 3. Federal Several Federal agencies play key roles in efforts to provide effective emergency intelligence, while the personnel and equipment of all Federal agencies are available to assist in such efforts in time of need.
Key agency roles and responsibilities arts a. National weather service -- constantly monitors environmental conditions to detect potenttal weather hasards, and disseminates weather intelligence by a variety of means (including weather teletype and the National Attack Warna ing System (NAWA5) -- see Section II of this Attachment): b. Tederal Emergency Management Agency f rD'.A l 1
--coordinates Federal disaster response and recovery assistance as required by P.L. 93-288.
This responsibility includes coordinating the Federal presence on disaster intelligence survey teams, notably in the area of field assess-ment, based on actual observations by government engineers or inspectors of the nature and extent of damages, and of potential eligibility for Federal assistance, as described in Part Two of this plan. IT.MA maintains the National Warning Attack System (NAWAS). ONE-49
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- c. Oopartment I of Defense -- The U.S. Army l
Corps of Engineers provides intelligence 1 on the condition of dams. dxkes and levess. and other Defense Department units are avail-able to assist in emergency intelligence gathering efforts. O. Procedures
- 1. Local The nature of emergency intailigence operations will vary widely from community to community, mostly as a function of size, but also as a result of other variables, such as the way in which a community's government, or its services, are organa ed.
The procedures set forth here, insofar as they reflect internal municipal operations, are recommendations only, but the organizational capabilities implied constitute the minimum neces-sary to carry out this important funetton. a. Each local civil defense director should appoint an intelligence officer and, where desirable, one or more deputies, who in turn should be familiar with intelligence procedures plans as reflected in local emergency
- b. The local intelligence officer, or the local civil defense director, should make arrange-ments with the enief, or controller, or the local message center to receive eeples or advice of all incoming messages received at the local control centers c.
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- d. Each community should organize one or more damage survey teams, with radio communica-tions to the local control center, which can -
provide reliable information to the intelligence officer. If no specific channel as available for such use, arrangements should be tr%de for ' utilizing one of CP existir.g mobile racio systems in the comm1.nity;
- e. When a STANDBY operational level has been declared by the State Civil Defense Director, or when the likelihood of local conditions re-quiring emergency actions lacreases signifi-cantly, the intelligence function should be activated;
- f. As ac emergency develops, status information should be continuously gatnered and analyzed.
and intelligence reports prepared and forwsrded to the community's chief executive officer, and where necessary, to the Area Civil Defense Emergency Operating Center (EOC) in a format consistent with current intelligence guides;
- g. When an ALERT operational level has been declared by the State Civil Defense Director.
or when an emergency situation develops that otherwise warrants such action liaison should be established with the Area Emergency Oper-ating Center IEOC), and with neighboring com-munities where necessary.
- 2. State Emergency intelligence operations are carried out at the State level by the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA). As in the case of other MCDA oper-attons, intelligence functions can be carried out at the Area level in the case of geographically limited emer-gency, or may involve Str,te Civil Defense Headquarters in the etse of more widespread or serious emergency.
or disaster. in which case the resources of more than one Area are required. The procedures described below are alplicable to either Area or Headquarters operations. either of which can and do involve utillaation of other State agency resources for the gathering, analysis, and dissemination of emergency intelligence. ONE-51 l
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- s. Upon notification of the threat er existence of an emergency or disaster situation, or upon declaration of a STANDBY operational-level by the State Cidl Defense Director.
Intelligence Sections will be activated at the State Emergency Operating Center (EOC), and at Area Emergency Operating Centers (EOCs).
- b. Intelligence Sections will consist of an Intelligence Chief, his Deputies, a Map Officer. a Report Officer, and required map, report, and intelligence clerks:
- c. The intelligence Section will establish contact with meteorological, police. State agencies, and other sources, and begin assembling information of an intelligence nature:
- d. Intelligence reports will be furnished by State Civil Defense Headquarters to Area Emergency Operating Centers (EOCs) for transmittal to local elvil defense directors.
Area Emergency Operating Centers (EOCs) will in turn furnish intelligence reports to the State Emergency Operating Center (EOC):
- e. All such reports will be in conformance with MCDA interul emergency situation reporting Intelligence Bulletins. The standard geographic basis for reporting intelligence is the U. 5.
Geological Survey, National Topographical Map Series 71/2 minute, with scale 1:24.000;
- f. When essential information is lacking, or con-firmation is desired, survey teams will be I constituted for field intelligence duties.
Such teams will be made up of Civil Defense personnel, represe: natives of the functional Services working with Civil Defense (see I Section IV of this Attachment) and, in some cases, representatives of the Federal govervi-ment and others:
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- 3. Federal Federal agencies involsed in disaster operations have developed procedures for gathering and di>-
semtrating intelligence which are cons 2 stent *tth the responsibilities outlined under III. B. above. 4 ON E -53 I l
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ODCRDINATION CF EMER0ENCY OPERATIONS A. Purpose Emergency operations comprise all actions taken during an emergency period to protect life and property, to care fer af fected people, and to maintain or restore essential ccm-munity services. Because major emergencies present problems quite different f rom those arising in everyday government operations , a higher level of coordination is required to effect the greatly accelerated decision-making and action needed at every level of government. Coordination of emergency operations is a task of the Massa-chusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA). This Section sets forth the guidelines and procedures through wnich that task is carried out. B. Crqanization
- 1. Authority to coordinate Deergency operations The direction of emergency response, is exercised, on behalf of the Governor, by the Secretary of Public Safety, and coordinated through the Massachusetts Civil Def anse Agency (MCDA) . These authorities Gro outlined in Part One of this Plan.
- 2. Geographic opersting zones for purposes of emergency response, the state has been divided, by Executive Order of the Governor, into four operating areas. Each Area has been further divided into four or more Sectors. While the MCDA field struc-ture consists of professional staff working from each of the four Area Emorgency operating Centers (EOCs),
and from Sector ECCs in Westfield and Amherst, the Agency also has the capability, from both the logistical and coennunications perspectives, to operate mobile com-mand posts or temporary EOCs in any Sector.
- 3. Augmentation of Resources The smallest unit in the emer?ency response structure is expected to handle each problem as it arises, if it CNE-54
p l7 Peg 3 63 of 210 tev. 1 CEP.P-i e 13/s. has the capability to do so. Thus a city or town does not request assistance unless it has already used its own resources. or can reasonably be expected to do so. In tuch cases, cities and towns request assistance from to meet their Civil Defense Area, which in turn attempts the problem from uncommitted resources avail-able within the Area. 10nly if needed resources, in-cluding personnel, are not available within the Area will a request for help from other Areas, other States of the Federal Government reach State Civil Defense Headquarters. 4 Emertenev Operating Centers The most effective and economical way to accomplish { coordination of emergency operations is to congregate ' key officials within a single site -- an Emergency Operating Center (EOC). The EOC is available to respond on a 24-hour basis to any emergency situation that may arise. It is equip sponse as long as necessary. ped to sustain Staffing of thesuch EOCre-vnuld normally be on a 12-hour basis utilizing 2 shift: 4 1 Personnel.of MCDA and other state alencies are assigns , to roles in the event of an emergency. Besides the j EOC at Framingham which headquarters the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA), each Area is equipped
- with a staffed EOC. Each of these has the communica-tions equipment necessary to carry out extensive coordinative tasks, involving all levels of Fovernment.;; .{
- 5. Augmentation of EOC Staffs Previous emergencies have shown that qualified persons i are needed to augment EOC staffs in time of threatened )
or actual disaster or emergency. To that end. Executive 1 i Order 144 assigns civil defense functions to certain key State agencies. Additionally, Administrative Order No.13 directs all State agencies to make available their resources, including personnel, for performance i I of civil defense functions in time of need. l I I l ONE-55 1
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such personnel are Organized ant: hn::: nal servi:es wnten maan:31n centa:: .. tta tr.e t r Opera:Ing asencies enrougn pre-dest;r.ated C :rdinators assacr.ed to the g CS. Itate agentf [2snassacr.mentsarelas:edinFart One of :nts clan. Ar.d dis::ssed in dep:n :n ::s T.n:::enal annexes. ONE-55A h - _ _ . . _ _ . . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ . _ _ _ . - _ _ _ . - _..__________m.__.-______.m . _ . _ _ _ _ _ _. _ . _ - . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ . . _ _ _ _
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- 6. Federal Assistance All requests for Federal assistance should be directed to the State Civil Defense Director. Procedures for securing emergency assistance from the Federal -
government are set forth in Part Two of this Plan. C. Responsibilities and Procedures Responsibilities and procedures for the coordination of emergency operations among local, State and Federal government are summarized below. The operating re-responsibilities and procedures for variot:s levels of government are set forth on a functional basis in the Functional Annexes to this Plan, while detailed responst-bilities and procedures for key State agenctes appear in State agency plans.
- 1. Local Local civil defense organizations will become opera-tional at times indicated by the seriousness of the situation, or upon order of the State Civil Defense Director. They will take such steps as are necessary for the protection of their communities if it appears threatened. or for the support of other communities if it appears their own will escape the force of the emergency.
Upon becoming operational the local civil defense organization shall:
- a. Confer with the chief executive of the community, advising him of the estimate of the situation as a basis for his decision whether or not to declare a local state of emergency; b.
Activate local civil defense emergency operating centers and establish liaison with the proper Area (or Sector) Emergency Operating Center:
- c. Mobilize regular municipal services;
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- e. . Establish 11aison with the local Chapter of the American National Red Cross, sad other local disaster relief organizations:
- f. Determine what outside' assistance is needed; g.- Notify. neighboring communities of assistance required tader existing mutual aid agreements;
- h. Report the type of emergency and the ares affected to the State Director of Civil Defeat through the proper Area Civil Defense Head-quarters, advise whether a local state of-emergency has been declared, and request necessary assistance;-
- 1. All requests for assistance directed to the State Civil Defense Director should contain, at a nunimum the following information:
--Name address, telephone number and title of persons reporting the emergency situation:
--Nature and extent of the disaster or emer-gency;
--Danger to life and property;
--What has been done or is being done to respond to the situation:
--Type of assistance required;
--Local contact by name, title, address, and telephone number.
~2. State Key responsibilities of the Secretaryef Public Safety, exercised through the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA), are summarized below. The opera-tional roie and responsibilities of other State agencies are summarized in Part One, and appear in detail in the Functional Annexes to this Plan (Part Threep, and in State agency plans.
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- a. Activate the State Emergency Operating Center (EOC) at Tramingham, and ap-proprtate Area and/or Sector EOCs; -
- b. Establish liaison among Emergency Operating Centers (EOCs) and other civil defense forces;
' c. Alert and mobilize other State agencies, as required:
- d. Alert the National Guard and the Civil Air Patrol:
- e. Establish liaison at both the State and Area level between the Civil Defense Agency and voluntary agencies (the American National Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the Mennonite Di-saster Service, and others) equip-ped and trained to assist in meeting the effects of disaster:
- f. Notify the Regional Director, Federal' Disaster Assistance Administration (FDA.A), Region 1, of the type and extent of the disaster or emergency, local and State relief efforts taken.
and any intention of the Governor to request a declaration of disaster or emergency;
- g. Receive and act upon requests for assistance from municipal govern-monts in affected areas:
- h. Assist local governments and local civil defense directors in organizing disaster forces, in combatting effects of disaster, and in preparing and for-warding requests for assistance to State and Federal officials:
j i . Request assistance from adjoining States, under mutual aid compacts. (Massachusetts has agreements with l ONE -58 -h__sJ.ai--______o__ m___m___-_.__m.__.m.__________ ______..m__ .m_ _.m_____.-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - . _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ __ __________m -.__._.-u.-__.m ____--._ _m___ ___-. m m_________-.m._m._-_m._
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New Hampshire. Vermont. and New York.)
- 3. Federal A wide range of Federal assistance is anilable in the event of disaster or emergency. Such assistance is supplemental to.'and not a sub-stitute for to:a! or State resources. Such assistance is coordinated by the Federal Di -
saster Assistance Administration (FIKA). Federal responsibilities and procedures in the coordination of disaster operations are ! detailed in Part Two of this Plan. d I
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- h. V. PUBLIC IN FORMATION A. Purpose The purpose of this Section is to provide guidelines for the dissemination of accurate and timely information to the public during periods when emergency or disaster conditions prevail. Such information, including warnings of added hazards, sources of assistance, and authoritative dental of unfounced rumors is essential to providing for the public safety and welfare.
B. Organization and Responsibilities
- 1. Federal. State and Local Responsibilities Each level of government -- Federal. State and local -- is responsible for the collection, analysis, and dissemination of information regarding disaster operamons within its respective sphere of responsi-bility.
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- a. Local --If a local government does not have a public information officer, all emergency public information should be released through the head of the local government; or an ap-propriate official should be appointed to act as interim emergency information officer.
- b. State -- The Governor's Presa Secretary will release emergency information on behalf of the Commonwestth. In some circumstances, particularly following activation of the State Emergency Operating Center (EOC) in Framingham the Governor's Office may authorize the release of emergency informa-tion by the Secretary of Public Safety, the Director of Civil Defense. or their designees.
directly from MCDA. Framingham,
- c. Federal -- Federal agencies will release public information through their own public information offices, in accordance with internal operating policies and procedures relative to their own operations, or in areas
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- a. Durtng periods of emergency. a central point i I
for collect 6n. evaluation. and dissem.tnation of public information (Public information Center) should be established. This should be at or near the center of disaster operations. In the event of widespread emergency operations. the site would logically be either the State EOC. or an MCDA Area EOC. During localized operations, a local site, pref-eraoly a local emergency operating center, should be designated for coordinated public information acttuties.
- b. Particular care should be taken by spokesmen at each level of government to avoid issuing any statement which could be construed as indicating commitment of the resources of any other level of government without clear prior authorization from the agency control-ling such resources. Special care should be k taken to auld presuming Federal recovery assistance prior to notification by Federal Disaster Assistance Adnanistration (FDAA) that such assistance will become available.
C. Procedures
- 1. Local In order to meet its responsibility to disseminate accurate and timely information on local disaster conditions. local governments should be prepared to do the following:
- a. Appotnt a public information officer, if only temporary, to be responsible for the collection, evaluation, and dissemination of information;
- b. Establish a central point for the collection.
evaluation and release of such information:
- c. Maintain close liaison with Federal and State g agencies in dissemmation of public information:
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- e. Maintain strict control and appropriate records of all news releases.
- 2. State State agencies will cooperate with the Governor's Office, the Secretary of Public Safety, and the Director, Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA),
in estabilshing a Public Information Center during
. periods of disaster or emergency. Agencies having specific tasks to perform which require dissemination -
of information to the public shall work with the Public . Information Center in releasing such information as early as possible. Examples of such functions are:
- a. Department of Public Health information on major health hastrds, protection and treat-ment, medical assistance, and first aid:
- b. Department of Public Works information on debris clearance on public roads or private property, and condition of roads, streets, and bridges:
- c. State Police. MDC, and Registry of Motor Vehicles information on public safety, security, and traffic control:
- d. Department of Public Welfare information on emergency welfare services:
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- e. Division of Employment Security information on unemployment compensation and reemploy-ment assistance:
- f. National Guard information on security, trans-portation. evacuation, and emergency debris removal.
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and in assuring that the release of public information is well coordinated among the various levels of govern-ment. Public announcements and releases on Federal assistance will be coordinated with and issued by the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration (FDAA) in coordination with the State (Governor's Press Secretary) . 4 4 ONE -63 i l
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f-i p g3 73 of 210 i Rev. 1 CERP f3 6/15/84 L) TAB A Conusunications Available at the S_ tate Emerzenev Operating Center, Framineham The communications capabilities listed below would be available se in for u disaster warning and operations, if not damaged beyond use . Disaster-National Guard or other State agency radio nets for outsid e, nunications, or upon Radio Amateur Communications Emergency Service (RACES) nets . CDNAYS Federal telephone system to the Tederal Regional Center, Maynard, and the contiguous States NAWAS National Attack Warning System -- land-line warning net to NORAD Headquarters, all 50 States, and the warning points listed in TAB C CDNATS Computerized teletype system providing com-munications to FEMA, Region I, and with world-wide consnunications capabilities CDNARS Radio net constituting a backup for CDNATS, I and providing voice communications nationally and world-wide RACES Radio Amateur Communications Emergency Service - Amateur Radio stations licensed for Civil Defense purposes, and providing voice and telecommunications capability world-wide MNC Massachusetts National Guard has radio communications capabilities to all armories, and mobile capabilities MSP Massachusetts State Police provide state-wide radio and teletype capabilities, in-cluding station-to-station, station-to-car, and car-to-car, police interfaceand State Poluce-municipal DPW Department of Public Works provides statewide radio communications capability, including mobile. DLE Division of 1.aw Enforcement (Eaecutive Of-fice of Environmental Affairs) has forest (~ fire and law including mobileenforcement radio capability, C ONE 64 1
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PI9s // OI 4Av Rev. 1 CERP o, 6/15/Sc TA3 C NATIONAL ATTACK WARNING SYSTEM (SAWAS) Massachusetts Warning Points State Warning Point State Felice Headquarters Boston, MA (617) 566-4500 Alternate Point State Warning Massachusetts Civil Defense ency Ag Framingnam MA (617) 875-1381 (617) 237-0200 Second Alternate State Warning Point Mass. State Police Barracts Northampton (413) 584-3000 (413) 584-3001 Other State Warning Points Capitol Police t Logan - National Weather Service (617) 727-7570 MCDA - Area I (Tewksbury) (617) 223-3100 MCDA - Area II (Bridgewater) (617) 851-7251 MCDA - Area III (Westboro) (617) 697-3111 or 3600 MCDA - Area IV (Belchertown) (617) 366-5321 or 2139 National Guard, Boston (413) 323-6306 or 5055 (617) 782-7842 Barnstable County Sheriff Berkshire County (617) 362-3434 Boston City Police (413) 445-5992 Boston, Federal Reserve Bank (617) 247-4680 Brockton Police (617) 973-3602 ' Chicopee Fire (617) 973-3603 Fall River Fire (413) 594-6633 Fitchburg Fire (617) 675-7411 Greenfield Fire (617) 343-4803 Haverhill Fire (413) 774-4737 New Bedford Fire (617) 373-3833 Newburyport Police (617) 997-9431 North Adams Fire (611) 462-4411 Pittsfield Alternate (413) 663-3726 Quincy Fire Alarm Headquarters (413) 1292 Quincy Alternate (617) 773-9800 Revere Fire (617) 472-6116 Southbridge Tire (617) 284-0014 Springfield Police * (617) 764-2547 Springfield Alternate (413) 785-5841 j Taunton Fire (413) 739-2181 [ Westfield Police (617) 824-4022 Worcester Fire Alarm Headquarters (413) 562-5411 Worcester Weather (617) 752-2806 (617) 796-3815 l l
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P293 79 of 210 t INTRODUCTION l The procedures set forth above in Part One of this Plaa represent a standardized response to the full range of disasters to which the Commonwealth is known to be vulnerable, and are sufficiently generalized to be effective in the event of unde-fined et.sergency situations. The Hazard-Specific Supplements included in this Attachment are intended to amplify the general procedures and responsibilities of Part One proper. Sup-plements have been developed for these particular hazards for one or both of two reasons:
--The nature of the hazard is such that the generalized preparedness, warning or response actions described in Part One proper can be supplemented with more specific information. Weather-related hazards, such as hurricane or tornado, involving specialized warning systems developed by the National Weather Service are examples.
--The nature of the measures taken in response to a specific disaster agent can be tr'are fully developed. An example is the planned re-sponse to possible major accidents at nuclear power stations. Be-(g) cause there are presently only three such sites potentially affecting Massachusetts, detailed evacuation plans for tne very limited threat-ened areas can be developed, and specialized warning and communica-tions systems established.
e The information contained in the Hazard-Specific Supplements does not, of itself, constitute a complete response plan for dealing with a particular hazard. The material is intended to be used in conjunction with the general procedures of Part One of this Plan. O) e i ON E-70 '
P2g3 80 of 210 HAZARD-SPECITIC SL*PPLEMEN't .Mo.1 Flood Protection
- 1. Vulnerability and Nature of the Hazard Flooding is by far the costliest natural disaster in econorme terms, both nationally and in Massachusetts, where camages average over
$13 million each year.
Two types of flooding affect Massachusetts -- coastal flooding from severe ocean storms or hurncane-related storm surge, and inland flooding of rivers, streams, lakes, reservoirs, and low-lytng areas caused by eacessive rainfall often aggravated in Spring by rapid snow melt. Severe ocean storms cause their most serious flooding when accom ' panted by strong northeasterly winds and abnormally high tides. For these reasons, high spring tides and New England coastal weather patterns have repeatedly resulted in damaging Spring storms along the north and south shores of Massachusetts Bay. Inland flooding occurs in a!! pans of the State. 'Ite federalInsurrace Administration has identified flood hazard areas in each of the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts. In connection with its National Flood In-surance Program. Communities along major rivers, such as the Connecticut Nashua, Merrimac and Blackstone, and their tributanes, are particularly vulnerable. Spring conditions, charactertred by heavy rainfall together with frozen or saturated grounds, often re-sult in serious flooding. II. Authority and Responsibilities A. U.S. Army Corps of Ennneers in time of flood or coastal storm, emergency operations will be undertaken by the Corps of Engineers to supplement local and State resources in flood fighting efforts to protect life or improve property, and to rehabilitate flood control wcrks. Emergency protective flood control measures will generally be of a temporary nature. Corps of Engineers assistance under Public Law B4-99 may include the following: furmshing technical advice and assistance; providing flood fighting ma-tertals. i.e., sandbsgs, polyethylene sheeting, It mber. l ONE ~1 ____-_____w
P293 81 of 210 pumps, riprap to stabilize eroston that threatens improved property, hiring of equipment and opersters for flood fight-ing operations: and removal of debrts or ice Jams that are blocking stream flow and are caustag, or likely to cause. Gooding of communities. Corps of Engineers Emergency Operattans authorities under P.L. 64-99 include: flood emergency preparation: flood fighting and rescue operations. repair or restoration of flood control works threatened. damaged, or destroyed by flood: emergency protection of Tederally Luthorized hurricane or shore protection projects: and the repair and restoration of any Federally authertzed hurricane or shore protection structures damaged or destroyed by wind, wave, or water action of other than an orcintry nature. The law as amended includes for provtsion of emergency supplies of clean drinking w*ter. CKher Corps of Enctneers special continutng authorities relating to flood control include:
--Snsartnr and Clearing Channels for riood Control (Sec. 208 of the Flood Control Act Approved 3 Sep 54 as amended). This authority provides for removal of snags and debris, for channel clearance, and for straitening or other construction to im-prove natural channels in the ir.terest of flood control.
-Emertenev Bank Protection (Sec.14 of riood Control Act Approved 23 Jul 46 as amenced).
This authority provides for construction repair, restoration and modification of emergency streamtank and shoreline protection works to prevent damage to highways, bridge approaches, other pub!1c works, churches. hospitals, schools, and other nonprofit services.
--Small Flood Control Proiects ass Specifically Authorized by Congress (Sec. 205 of the 1948 Tlood Control Act as amended). This spectal continuing authcrtty provides for construction of small flood control projects on an expedited basis subject to each being complete in itself and also meeting other spectfied criterta.
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h ., POg3 82 of 210 Fev. . i ;EPJ [ .. 6/15/t S. Tederal Insuraree Administration The Federal Insurance Aamanistration, (Tederal 1 Emergency ?.anagement Agencyl eperates under i P.L. 93-234 a Naticnal riood incurance Program tavolving land use and roning provasiets wnl:n will mit: Sate the flood hazard througn dzsecur- - aging unwise development cf floodplains, and encouraging floodproofing. C. Nattenal Weatner fervlee
*he National Weatner Service providet floed warnings.
weatner f: recasts, predicted river stages, peak flows. and high-water durataon Fredartions. O. U. E. Sell erservat ten Servlee The U.S. Soll Ccnservatica Service assists an rural stems with plannsng and installation cf flood water proteetten systems. E. State Acenetes State agency respenstbalitzes are set fcrth in Part One of this Plan, under " Agency task Assignments." Key flood-related responsibilities are exeressed byt
--Department el Environmental Quality Encineerine in the areas of State response to water-related emergencies. flood-eaused santtation emergencies.
and damage assessment cf water pollution contrcl and water supply systems:
--De partment ef Puelle Health an the areas of flood and water contamination inspection, disease vector control, and insect controls l --Departsent of Publie weeks in the areas of damage assessment f or roads, streets and brsdges, dobras l
- clearance, and traffte regulations:
--State Pelice and_ Metropolitan Distract Cemmassion (within ats Jurtsetetton) in the areas of rescue l and evacuatton, traf fic control and securaty.
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*he primary responsittlity fer preparedness planning fer emergenezes of all typea rests with local govern-nent. T1oco protection plans, providing fer the utt11tation of manpower and equipment of local gevern-ment agencies and the private secter, should address tne following functien:
--Monitoring and evaluating the threats
--Pub;1c varning:
--fearch, rescue and evacuations
--Felocatten and receptten of evacuees:
--Emergency transportation
--Traffic and spectater centrel:
--hequesting State and/ct Tederal assistance.
111. Precedures A. Warntne and Alertino Aetters River condittons .re monitored continuously by the
. National Weather Eervice New England River Tore-cast Center at Harticrd, Connecticut. Based on river condittens and storm forecasts, the National Weather Service transmits TLOOD WATCHES and TLOOD WAANINGS ever the Nattenal Weather Serv &ce teletype.
*te .w. massachusetts Otyt1 efense Agency (MCDA) nay receive the first Indicatten of possible condatacns from the Nattenal Weatner serv &ce teletype at the State Emergency Operating Canter iEOC) at framingham, er from a local etvil defense directer, or other Iccal ef ficial.
L*pon receipt of such nettfication, tke State Osv11 Defense Directer will place the Agency on a STAND 8Y basis, contact local civil defense directors or other officials fer statvs reports. and/or dispatch Civil Defense staf f to F trvey the s&tuation. B. Response Aettons Upon determining requirements, the State Civil CNE-74
P;ga 84 of 210 i Defense IXrector may take any or all of the following actions: 1. Alert the Secretary of Public Safety, and, through him, the Governor: 2. Alert the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration (FDAA), briefing them on the situation and the potential need for Federal assistance:
- 3. Place the Civil Defense Agency on full ALERT. and activate the State and other needed Emergency Operating Centers (EOCs) on a 24 hour-per-day basist.
- 4. Contact State officials and agencies for EOC staffing and other emergency duties (see Part One)
- 5. Where necessary, request U.S. Army Corps of Engineers assistance for flood-fighting and rescue assistance under P.L. 84-99;
- 6. Provide Civil Defense personne; to adsise and assist lomt officials in obtaining needed assistance.
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Fag 3 85 of 210 HAZARD SPECIFIC SUPPLEMENT No. 2 Tornado and Windstorm
- 1. Vulnerability and Nature of the Hazard Tornados are the single most violent and destructive force on Earth.
These brief local storms are charactertred by wind speeds up to 500 miles an hour, and tremendous pres-sure differences, which !!terally cause buildings to explode. Tornacos form several thousand feet above the earth's surface, usually during warm, moist, unsettled weather, and in conjunction with a squall lane of severe thunder-storms. As the squall line moves, tornados may form at intervals along its path travel for a few mtles, and dissipate. Tornados often are accompanied or preceded by violent hailstorms. To an observer, tornado funnels first appear as an extension - of the dark cumulonimbus thundercloud, and gradually stretch toward the ground. The familiar funnel shape appears light at first. and darkens as dust and debris are picked up. Tornado paths run from a southwest to s. northeast direction and are, on the average, only an eighth mile wide, and seldom more than ten miles long. There are exceptions. The 1953 Worcester tornado was one quarter mile wide, and travelled over 30 miles on the ground.
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i While tornados are thought of as a mid-west and south-central phenomena, tornados have occurred in every State. Massa-chusetts appears to be highly vulnerable. and suffers more tornados per 10.000 square miles than all but a few " tornado-belt" States. Worcester County and the Counties to its west are the most vulnerable, while Bristol County and Cape Cod are least so. Tornados can occur at any time of year, but their frequency at this latitude begins to increase in April and peaks in June. The violent windstorms that are spawned by the same squali lines that generate tornados can also result in heavy dardage, although they are not as great a threat to life. 1 ONE ~6
i Pagn 86 of 210 I l II. Responshilities ) l A. National Weather Service The National Weather Service (NWS) is responsible for continuously monitoring weather conditions, and for identifying conditions that can produce severe wind-storms and tornados. 4 Two types of tornado advisortes are issued by the NWS to news media. law enforcement and civil defense authorities: 1. TORNADO WATCHES are used to alert the public that weather conditions are such that the threat of tornados developing in a given area is a strong possibility, and that the public should be ready to take precsutf awy action in the event tornado warnings are ganet
- 2. TORNADO WA'\tgg are issued whenever a tornado has actually been sigh:ed in the area or its presence has been detected by radar. 'Ihe warning will indi-cate where the tornado was discovered, the area through which it is expected to move. and the time period during which the tornado will move through the area warned. Following issuance of a tornado warnin5. persons in the indicated path should take shelt er..
B. Massachusetts Civil Defense Atenev The Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCIM)is responsible for monitoring the National Attack Warning System over which tornado watches and alerts are trsas-mitted. and assuring that communities in the expected path of any tornado detected have been warned. MCDA also exercises the coordinative preparedness. response and relief functions covered in Part One of this Plan. C. Other State Agencies State agencies with mobile personnel and communications capabilities. such as the State Police and Department of Public Works. are responsible for assuring that mobile personnel are aware of the potential threat of tornados. can recognize a tornado funnel if sighted, and wi!! take appropriate steps to initiate warning. CNE-77
Pig) 87 of'210 k D. Local Government l Tornado preparedness involves planning,' training, and public education, much of whtet must take place at the local level. Such actinty rmght include: 1. Provision for public wkrning. such as audible warning signals, arrangements with local radlo and television stations for broadcast interruption, and installation of National Weather Service activated UHF receivers in vulnerable public buildings. such as schools and shopping ms!!s; 2.
' Development of tornado preparedness plans, and training of local officials and emergency forces in their use:
- 3. Undertaking programs of public education on warning procecures and precautionary measures.
III. Procedures A. Warninr and Alerting Actions 1. When conditions dictate such action, the National Weather Service will issue TORNADO WATCHES or TORNADO WARNINGS. and transmit these via National Attack Warmng System (NAWAS). Emer-gency Broadcast System (E35). teletype, telephone or other arallable means of communication to radio and television stations the State Police and the Massachusetts Cint Defense Agency (MCDAl. 2. MCDA will assume a STANDBY posture upon nott!! cation of a TORNADO WATCH. and an ALERT posture upon notification of a TORNADO
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- 3. Given the short warning times involved with tornados. local authorities must use all anil-able means to assure that citizens take shelter ONE ~ s
1 Pr.g3 88 of 210 1 immediately. ' Radio and TV broadcasts are among the more effective means of disseminating tornado warnings and, since many local stations are not equipped with National Weather Service teletype, local authorities should alert such stations upon receipt of tornado warnings. Because radio and TV stations depend on com-mercial power sources which may be interrupted during tornado conditions, and because radio and TV stations are ordinarily not on the air 24 hours, local authorities should use alternative means -- civil defense sirens, telephone or police cruiser public address systems to advise citizens to take shelter. B. Response Actions The suddenness with which tornados strike, and the fact that their effects are ordinartly localized, places the major burden for initial response upon local authorities and emergency forces. The range of local response actions, and procedures for securing Str.te assistance are detailed in Part One of this Plan. ONE -7 9
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. /21..erac111ty and Nature of the Hazard Hurricanes are trcpical cyclones in which winds reach speeds of 74 males per nour or more, and blow in a large spiral icounter-clocnwise in tne Nortnern Hemisphere) around a relatively talm center -- the " eye" cf the hurricane.
Hurricanes trang devastation through destructive winds, flood-produca..; rains, and lethal wind-;enerated storm surge. This storm surge, in wnich gigantic waves riding tides up to fif teen feet aoove normal can inundate areas up to 20 feet above mean hign tide, has direct 1/ caused 9-out-of-lO hurricane related deatns. Coastal areas along the southerly exposure of Cape Cod are par-ticularly vulnerable to storm surge effecta, although Massachusetts Bay communities are similarly vulneracle when the eye of the storm passes to their immediate east permitting counterclockwise winds to drive waters toward their shores. II. Concect Of Operattens Because hurricanes are slow-moving disturbances, with forward speeds usually 15-30 miles per hour, their paths can be monitored and the future course reasonably well predicted. This ability to monitor and predict a hurricane's path, permits a period of warn-ing unparalleled for any other natural occurrence of such magnitude and pctential devastation. II:. Re spons ibilitie s A. National Weather Servlee The National Weather Service is respot.31ble for issuing notificaticm whenever there are indications that a hur-ricane may affect the Massachusetts area. " hose include "Advisortes", " Hurricane Watches", " Hurricane Warnings", and " Bulletins" which are transmitted through the teletype network and are broadcast to the public via radio and television.
- 1. ADVISORIES are issued by the National Weather Service whenever there are indications that a hurricane is forming.
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Paga 90 of 210 Fov. . EFJ L 1L84 These advisories are issued as frequently as necessary, througneut the day and night, and identify where the storm is, how intense it is, and its speed and the direction in which it is moving.
- 2. KURRICANE WATCHES are included in the "advisortes" whenever a hurricane moves toward the mainland.
A " hurricane watch" indicates that a hurricane as close enough so that everyone in the area covered by the " watch" should listen for further advisories and be ready to take precautionary action.
- 3. HURRICANE WARNTNCS identify coastal areas where winds.of at least 74 mph are predicted and are issued whenever hurrteane conditions are ex-rected to occur within 24 hours. A " hurricane warning" may also describe coastal areas where dangerously high water or exceptionally high waves are forecast, even though winds may be j less than hurricane force.
4 BULLETINS are issued by the National Weather Serv;ce to help the press, radio and tele-i vision keep the public informed of the pro- - gress of the storm and to advise people of , appropriate preventive measures. ' B. Federal Insurance Administration (FEM.A)
'iae Federal Insurance Administration, in conjunction with 1 ats National Tlood Insurance Program, is developing rate maps for communities entering its regular insurance pro-gram. Such maps should be useful to coastal communities in developing maps of vulnerable coastal areas, and evacuation zones.
O. Massachusetts Civil refense Acenev The Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency is responsible for monitoring National Weather Service advisories, disper-sing warning information, assisting communities with hur- ; ricane preparedness programs, coordinating State assis- I tance when required, directing evacuation efforts when so ordered by the Governor following a proclamation of a
" state of amargency."
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l should develop preparedness programs, including plans which provide for:
- 1. The identification of hasardous areas;
- 2. An assessment of potential needs vis-a-vis available resources;
- 3. Evacuation of threatened areas, and care and shelter of evacuees;
- 4. Formulation and testing of emerpacy operations plans.
A checklist of highlights of such plans appestra as Tab A to this Supplement. IV. Procedures Based upon National Weather Service advisories, and other availabis intelligence, the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA) will order a STANDBY or ALENT condition at its Headquarters in Framingham and the Aress' Emergency Operating Centers (EOCs). Because of the relatively long warning time ordinarily available in the case of hurricanes, Stste agency assignees are ordinarily in place in the EOCs when operations commence, and key State agencies with emergency operating responsibilities have begun operating under their own emargency plans. Detailed response operating procedures appear in Part One of this Plan. l ONE-82
Pag 3 92 of 210 l TAB A Checklist for Community Hurrienne Preparedness Plan IDENTIFICATION OF HAZARDOUS AREAS Zone of E::treme Danger includes shorefront areas which
--have a southerly exposure;
--lie less than 10 feet above normal high tido:
--are within 100-203 yards of the shoreline.
Zone of Moderate Danger includes areas inland from the Zone of Extreme Danger which lie
--up to 15 feet above normal high tide;
--up to 400 yards from the shoreline.
EVACUATION RESOURCES Shelters Survival Requirements
--water
--emergency power
--fuel
--nonperishable foods Emereenev Medical Care Communications capability
-4o receive warning
--to direct actions
--for mobile control
-40 monitor disaster status
-40 request outside assistance Transportation requirements
--for evacuation
--for medical emergencies
--for supplies Inventory of Resources
--manpower
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P193 93 of 210 FORMULATION OF EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN Flood-prone areas Shelters Emergenev Operattar Center Evacuation roses Communications and warntar Transportation Traffic control Protection of property , Authonty to Recommend or Order Evacuation 4 ONE -84
P193 94 of 210 HAZARD-6PECIFIC SUPPLEMENT No. 4 _ Forest Fire Suppression I. Vulnerability and Nature of the Hazard in recent decades, the hazard of forest fires in Massachusetts has increased as more open lands revert to woods, as more people use the woods for recreation, and es developments extend into wooded areas. In addition, economic pressures have reduced governmen'.at and private presuppression work. Under certain weather conditions -- especially in the Spring and Fall -- the woods and forests of Mar,sa-chusetts can become extremely dry, and extensive fires can occur, as has happened in the past. In such situations, a wide range of Federal. State and local resources may be nesded to supplement the basic forest fire-fighting efforts of cities and towns. II. Responsibilities A. Local Basic authority and responsibility for fire-fighting in Massachusetts lies with the individual town and city governments. By law, the local forest warden hr.s complete charge of extinguishing forest fires m each commumty; generally the positions of forest warden and fire chief have been combined. Except in extra-ordinary circumstances, the State role is one of supporting local efforts (including use of mutual aid resources) within one or more communities. B. State Basic State authority and responsibility for forest fire-fighting is assigned to the Division of Forests and Parks of the Department of Environmental Mansgement. In i
- addition, the Civil Defense Act spectSes that forest fires are one type of natural disaster for which the Massachusetts j
Civil Defense Agency must be prepared, in support of the { Division of Forests and Parks, In enraordinary situations, the Osvernor can declare a state of emergoney in part er all of Massachusetts, invoking additional authority to pro-vide required support of forest fire operations. j i ONE-85
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l-Pcgn 95 of 210 C. Federal IJnder the pronstons of Section 417 of the Federal Disaster Assistance Act of 1974. the President is authertzed to pro-vide grants, equipment, supplies anri personnel to any State for the suppression of any forest or grass fire which threat-ens to become a major disaster. 'i This authortty is exercised through the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration (FDAA), which in turn has executed an agreement with the Commonwealth, establish-ing reimbursement rates for eligible forest fire-fighting expenditures. .; ' III. Procedures A. Local fire chiefs may call upon the D(vision of Forests and Parks for required assistance. In hassrdous situations, the District Fire Warden may dispatch assistance prior to a formal request. B. The District Fire Warden will first commit those Forests and Parks resources within his District. If these appear likely to be insufficient, he can request additional assis-tance from other Districts in the Forests and Parks Region through the Regional Director. Further resources may be secured from curside the Regtm through the Director of the Division, or the Chief Fire Warden. Should either local fire defense authorities,' or officials of the Division of Forests and Parks determine that additional State resources may be required, such assistance can be requested through the appropriate Massachusetts Civil De-fense Agency Emergency Operating Center (see Pan One. i Mischment 1 " Coordination of Emergency Operations"). Additional support includes, but is not limited to:
- State Police and/or other law enforcement and traffic control assistance.
--Air reconnaissance or emergency air transport: I 1
--Mobile communication and emergency landlines;
--Trucks and drivers; i
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--Earthmonng equipment ar.d transport:
--Water tank trucks and supplemental fire-fighting -
units such .ts powered spray trucks and tratters:
--Emergency medical aid;
--Housing ud feeding for forest fire-fighters.
C. If resources avallat,le within Massachusetts are insufficient - in type or quantity, the Chief Fire Warden may call upon the - forest fire-fighting resources of other States, and certain Canadian provinces, under provisions cl the Northeastern Interstate Forest Fire Compact. This organization also is the channel for tapping the resources of the U.S. Forest Service. D. Massachusetts also may request appropriate resources of
~ Federal' agencies (other than the U.S. Forest Service) by request 'of the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration (FDAA). Under the provisions of an annually updated Federal / State Forest Fire Suppression Agreement, the Governor's Authorized Representative for forest fire is the State Director of Forests and Parks. or, in his absence.
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l. Page 97 of 210 Fev . 2:7J L 11. E 4 HAZARD-SPEO T:" r.PPLEMENT No. 5 Spills of 011 or Other Hazardous Substances in OcaF.a1 Waters I. Vulnerability and Nature of the Hazard in a period of a little over a month, beginning in December,1376, three oil tanker accidents -- the grounding of the barge Bouchard
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No. 65 in Buzzard Bay, the break-up of the coastal tanker Chester A. Poling of f Cloucester, and the near-disastrous break-up of the tanker Argo Merchant on the Nantucket shoals -- demonstrated dramatically the susceptibility of coastal areas of Massachusetts to the effects of spillage of oil and other marine cargoes. New England in general, 4 and Massachusetts in particular, are uniquely vulnerable to the spil-lage of oil distillates and residual fuel oil because of their high degree of dependence on these products, and upon small tankers and barges for their distribution. Development of off-shore oil and gas resources, and of refineries er a deepwater port would increase - the State's vulnerability. Spills of hazardous substances are potentially disastrous both eco-nomically and ecologically. Coastal properties may become unusable, clean-up costs can be staggering, and marine resources damaged f cr long periods or beyond recovery. Effective response, both in terms of containing such spills anId of alleviating, their ef fects, is the objective of this supplement. II. Authority and Responsib111 ties A. Local local communities, through the exercise of local police powers, are respcasible for meeting any need for spill-related traffic control on local roadways.
- 3. State The responsibility for promulgating and enforcing regu-lations for preventing or minimizing oil spills in the coastal and inland waters of Massachusetts rests with the Department of Environmental Quality Engineering's Division of Wate pollution Control, and is exercised under Chapter 21, Sections 50-50A, of the General Laws.
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P gs 98 of 210 ,,,,,, IFJ c !! S41 Coordination of preparedness action, and of emergency operations following an emergency declaratten cy the Governor, is a responsibility exercis$d by the Secretary of Fuelic Safety 'tnrougn the Massaciasetts Civil Oefense Agency under Chapter 639 of the General Laws. C. Federal The U. S. Coast Guard exercises broad responsibility over all U.S. Territorial Waterways, under various Federal statutes and the conventions of international maritime law. III. Procedures A. Warning and Alertine Actions
- 1. Local When local authorities become aware of a situation involving an actual or threatened oil spill (ordinarily through observation or reports of tanker equipment in difficulty, or of oil wash-up on beaches), all ava11-able pertanent information should be transmitted immediately to the State Departmsnt of Environmental Quality Engineering's Division of Water Pollution Control, (CWPC). Such information should include as a minimum
--date and time of observations
--suspected nature of substances
--suspected source of substancer
--local actions taken or anticipated.
The DWPC telephone number is (617) 727-3855 during normal duty hours. After hours, calls should go , 1 to the State Police Communication Section in 8 Boston (6171 566-4500, who maintain an emergency list for OE;E.
- 2. State The lead State agency for warning dispersal in oil spill situations is the Department of Environmental Quality Engineering's Division of Water Pollution Control (DWPC). Upon receipt by any other state i
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Paga 99 of 210 agency (State Police. Civil Defense. Department of Public Works. etc.) of Yay information indicating the occurrence or threat of such a sp111. such infor-mation will be conveyed immediately to DWPC. Based upon its evaluation of the possible impact of an actual or threatened spill. the Division of Water Pollution Control (DWPC) will. as appro-priate, alert all or some of the following:
--Commissioner, Delartment of Environmental Quality Engineering
--Secretary of Environmental Affairs
--Department of Environmental Management
--Divisions of Fishartes. Wildlife & Recreational Vehicles. Law Enforcement. Marine Fisheries, and Coastal Zone Management
--Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (which in turn notifies the Executive Office of Public Safety)
--U.S. Coast Guard
--U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
--Local Authorities (The Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency communications and alerting systems may be utilized to alert local officials when necessary. See Attachment 1 to Part One of this Plan, " Warning and Communications".)
--Private sector clean-up contractors.
- 3. Federal Primary responsibility for oil spill warning and alerting at the Federal level rests with the U.S. Coast Guard.
Upon receipt of information indicating an actual or threatened serious oil spill, the Coast Guard routinely transmits such information to the Massachusetts Division of Water Pollution Control and the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency. B. Response Actions l-k.0. Leal Upon notification of the threat or occurrence of a serious oil spill, the local cidl defense director, or other local authority should execute local emergency plans. Appropriate ON E-90
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those actions taken followtng the issuance by State Civil Defense Headquarters in framingham, of a-
' declaration of STANDDY or ALERT. (See Part One of this Plan.)
- 2. State
- a. Divtston et Wster Pollution Ct.ntrol Upon notification of the threat or occurrence of any oil spill, the Division of Water Pollution Control (DWPC) will immediately execute its own internal operations plans for dealing with such emergencies. Such plans are well developed.
involve extensive coordination with Federal and local authorities and other State agencies, and are adequate to cope with the overwhelming - - percentage of oil spills affecting the Common-wealth. In instances where the resources available to DWPC through its own institutional arrangements appear as though they may prove inadequate to meet a situation. DWPC will request the coor-dinative assistance of the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency.
- b. Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency Upon notification of the threat or occurrence of a serious oil spill the Massachusetts Civil De-fense Agency (MCDA) will begin intelligence gathertng and analysis operations. Such intel-ligence will be used to support any further coor-dinative efforts that's required, and any recom-mendations through the Secretary of Public Safety to the Governor on the advisability of a Presidential Emergency Declaration or other extraordinary action. (See Part One. Attachment 1. " Emergency Intelligence Gatherug and Analysis.")
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" Coordination of Emergency Operations."
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The National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Continsencv Plan (40 CFR 1510) provides an extensive organization to pro-tect the environment from the damaging effects of pollution discharges, and identifies five primary and five advisory Federal agencies for carrying out the plan. The Plan establishes a National Response Team (NRT) to serve as an emergesey response team in major pollution incidents, which is chaired by either the U.S. Coast Guard (coastal spills) or the Environmental Protection Agency (inland spills). The Plan also establishes a National Response Center (NRC), located at Coast Guard Head-quarters in Washington, which is continuously manned and equipped with extensive communica-tions facilities.
- b. Regional Contingenev Plans In New England, there are two Regional Contingency Plans: one for dealing with coastal spills, prepared by the First Coast Guard District; and one for inland spills preps. red by the Environmental Protection Agency ( 3PA).
Similarly, there are two Regional Response Centers (RRCs); the coastal RRC at Coast Guard District Office in Boston; and the inland RRC located at the .PA Regional Laboratory in Lexington. ONE-92 ! l 1
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- c. Restonal Response Team There is one Regional Response Team (RRTL led by the Coast Guard for coastal sp111s and by the Environmental Protectica Agency for inland spills. Current RRT membership is
' listed in Tab A to this Supplement.
When activated, the team monitors and evaluates reports from a previously designated Federal On-Scene Coordinator, recommends courses of actica, requests other Federal, State, local or private agencies to take actice when necessary, and acts as a focal point for public information on the incident. State representatives to the ., RRT are responsible for liaison with the Governor and concerned State agencies, although a broader . role for them has been sought. (See al Snill Prevention and Herrr: Report of the Mases-
' chusetts Interamancy Task Force on Oil Spills.
April,1977.)
- d. Atlantic Strike Team Generally, immediate response to coastal spills is taken by the sWiler himself, by regular Coast Guard tanits in the vicinity of the spil, or by con-tractors to either the sW11er or the Coast Guard.
When major sW11s occur which require a respcase beyond the capabilities of the forces in the region, the assistance of the National Strike Force may be requested. Within the Natices! Strike Force, the Coast Guard matatnina three Strike Teams (Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific). The Atisatic Strike Team, located at Elizabeth City, North Carolina, is manned and equipped to provide communications support and advice and assistance in ott and hazardous sub-stances removal. It includes expertise in ship salvage, diving, and oil removal techniques. The Atlantic Strike Team can be quickly deployed at the request of either the Federal On-8cene Coordinator, or the Regional Response Team. ONE -93
Pcgm 103'of 210 Re v . . CIRP 6/15/B4 TAB A Federal Recional Response Team for C11 or Hazardous Substances Spills (Note: Initial reports of oil spills should be made to the Outy officer at the National Response Center, tele-phone tell-free (800) 424-8802.) Pri.ary Acenezes.
*0hief, Marine Safety Division Tirst Coast Guard District 150 Causeway Street (617) 223-6915' Boston, Massachusetts 02114
** Director, Surveillance & Analysts Division Environmental Protection Agency, Region I 60 Westview street (617) 861-6700 Lexington, Massachusetts 02173 extension 202 Staff Operations officer Tourth Naval Director Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19112 (215) 755-3871 TTS 485-3871 Chief, Navigation Branch U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New England Division (617) 894-2400 424 Trapelo Road extension 330 Waltham Massaenusetts 02154 Coordinator of Environmental Programs U.S. Geological Survey Office of Marine Geology Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543 Regional Director National Marine Fisheries Service (617) 281-3600 Tederal Building 14 Ela street extension 250 01oucester, Massachusetts 01970
- Leads Coastal Regional Pasponse Teem
** Leads Inland Regional Response Team i
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+ ll i4 Advisery Agenetes Regional Director Department of Energy (617) ;;3 5;C" 150 Causeway Street Boston, Massachusetts 02114 Regional Director
( Tederal Emergency Management Agency 1617) ;3-4741 John W. McCormack Post Office & Courthouse Boston, Massachusetts 02109 Principal Regional Officer Department of Health & Human Services John F. Kennedy Tederal Su11 ding - Room 2403 (617) 223-6830 Boston, Massachusetts 02203 State Liaisons
*he following State agencies provide representation on the RRT as apptcpriates
*** Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Water Compliance and Hazardous Substances Section 122 Washington Street Hartford, Connecticut 06115 Department of Environmental Protection Augusta. Maine 04330 Massachusetts Division of Water Pollution Control 1 Winter Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 New Hampantre Water Supply & Pollution Control Commission 105 Loudon Rcod Concord, New Hampshire 03301 Department of Health Division of Water Pollution Control State office Building Providence, Rhode Island 00903
- Department of water Supply and Pollution Control State Office Building Montpelier, Vermont 05602
*** Note: for coastal spills, Connecticut provides representation to the New York RRT.
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Q Paga 105 of 210 Fe~ . l IIFJ i 13. 64 KAZARD-SPECITIO SUPPLEMENT No. 6 Emercency P.esponse to Nuclear !*cidents I. Vulnerability and Nature of the Harard There are three types of hazards involving nuclear materials wnich can cause radioactivity in amounts potentially hazarcous to pub 11: health. These are:
--Type A Accidents occuring at installations such as educational, medical, industrial, or other fixed sites other than nuclear power gener-ating stations:
--Type B:
Accidents occurring during che transportation of nuclear or radioactive materials, including new or spent nuclear fuel
--Type C: Accidents occurring at nuclear power stations.
Such accidents can result in the release of enough radioactivity so that fatalities or an3urtes could occur immediately or within a few weeks. In addition, some people receiving lower exposure may notice no ef fects, t.at the likelihood of their suffering from diseases such as cancer or thyroid illnesses, or of suffering genetic effects may increase over extended periods of time. Limited environmental contamination is also pessible.
!!. Authority and Responsibilities A. Massachusetts Department of Public Health Basic responsibility and authority for dealing with any type of accident involving nuclear materials is assigned by law to the Department of Public Health, and exercised through its Radiation Control Program.
The Department, util..ing such other public and private resources as may be of assistance, is responsible for assessing any potential or actual accident or hazard-ous situation involving radioactivity, and for advising State and local authorities and private interests of the measures which should be taken. The Commissioner of Public Health may proclain a public health emergency relative to such situations. ONE-96
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- FJ ll i4 B. Massaenusetts 01 ell refense Agency Coordinating the preparation and execution of contingency plans of local governments and State agencies so as to carry cut the reeemmendations of tne Commissioner of Public Health is tne responst-b111ty of the Secretary of Public Safety, and, under Chapter 639 of the General Laws, is carried out tnrough the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency. ,
C. Nuclear Power Etations Nuclear power stations, by virtue of their . licensing agreements with the Federal Nuclear Regulatory Com-f1 mission (NRC), and agreements with the Commonwealth have accepted responsibility for on-site plans and ( 1 procedures including initiating the necessary im- . mediate action required tot '
- l. Limit. consequences of an incident
- 2. Evaluate conditions and determine the magnitude of an, incident:
- 3. Immediately notify appropriate State and Federal agencies
- 4. Minimize public and plant personnel radiation exposure and/or injury;
- 5. Take immediate steps to limit or reduce the lass ta property.
The operating utility's on-site and procedures in ; the event of an emergency situation described in detail in their Emergency Plan Submissions to the NRC, and have been coordinated by the State and local plana through meetings, presentations and required exercises on an ongoing basis. I I l i ONE-97
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- . oneopt cf Opersticas A. Approa ch Rapid response in identifying the existence, nature, and extent of a radiological hazzard, limiting t.Te numoer of individuals exposed to the hazard pro-viding immediate medical attention to those exposed, and effective decontamination of the environment will greatly reduce the adverse affects of nuclear accidents.
Effecting such a response is the objective of the following sections. B. Nuclear Incident Adviserv Team (NIAT) The Department of Tublic Health, in cooperation with the Massachusetts state Felice, operated a well-tested system of response to the threat or occurrence of nuclear incidents. This response, led by the Radiation control Program of the Department of Public Health, is conducted by N,uclear J,ncident Advisory T,eems (NIAT), with assistance from the State Police on both initial alerting and emergency response. The nature of the NIAT response to notification by govern-mental or private agencies of a potential or actual incident involving radiation release depends upon the type and sever-aty of the incident. NIAT team composition and procedures are described in a NIAT Information Brochure published and periodically updated by the Division of Environmental Health of the Department of Publi' Health (see Appendix 3 to this Plan). C. Accidents at Nuclear Power Stations Because of the limited number of Nuclear Power Stations in or near the State, and the fact that resulting accidents can be pin-pointed geographically and their effects predicted based on radiological and meteorological data gathered, de-tailed planning for accidents at such stations is possible. In Massachusetts, each Civil Defense Ares potentially affected I by such ace & dents has drawn up plans which will provide for the adequate assessment and response to any emergency situation, in-ciuding the orderly evacuation of people from areas which could become contaminated when such a co"; 4e is recommended by the Oepartment of Public Health. Area' response plans for Plymouth, Rowe, and Vernen, Vermont nuclear power station accidents appear as Appendix 3 to this Plan. All localities which may be required to evacuate citizens, or to act as host communities under these Area plans have developed local evacuation and/or reception plans to facilitate these processes ONE-98 I
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'The opers:Ano ut:1;;;es in ea:n :f t..ese :nree areas have also filed tn-s :e I.ercency Plans wita :ne '.
Tederal Regula-tery Ocamassien TNOR) wntch addresses the actions for wnt:n the .::laty if respons: le.
- l . Procedures A. Ty_:e A and Tyre B Inciderts (Fixed site other tnan nuclear Pcwer stations, and transportattent
~ 1. NIAT is alerted, either. directly cr thecuch :ne 3 tate Police..and the nearest N:1T team is activated anc dispatched to the scene. *ceal authorities :crcon eff. the area, untti N:AT de-termines what tne nazards are and what course of action should te f:llowed by local and State efficials.
- 2. :f additional technt a1 resources ere required 4 NIAT is the source.
'3. If public safety cr other resources in add:::n to those available are required, they may be requested from the Secretary of Public Safety through the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agen:y.
(See Par: One of this Plan.)
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Oetailed procedures and classifications fer in:Idents a: ; ruelear pcwer statter.s appear tr. ne Radiolog:041 E ergency 1 Response Plan (REKF) Appendix 3, and Area an: ic:a1 Fesponse: Flans for towns knaca magnt te affected by such incider.:s. These plans are included 3n Appendtx 3 to this Flan. They are also referenced in the Emergency Plans covel: ped by . each utility =cmpany. Descriptions of each class of ace:- , dent that can occur at a nuclear power station are cental..edi in the RERP. , I l ONE-99 L .. _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ ._:_._. _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ . _ . . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS The procecures and requirements of the recovery programs described in this Part Two, and in the recovery-related Functional Annexes to this Plan. rest upon certain key concepts desertbed below. A. Disaster Operations -- Recovery phase Part One of this Plan defines four distinct phases of disastar operations -- the preparedness phase. the warning phase, the response phase, and the recovery phase.' The recovery phase is vtewed as beginning when the most critical immediate relief neens of disaster victims have been met. and longer term relief, rehabilitation, and long-term recovery open.Mw can begin. Recovery operations are an extension of response phase operations, with relief activities overlapping the two phases. Recovery operations continue until the physical. social and economic character of the community has been restored to the pre-disaster or other acceptable condition. B. Planning Basis A key planning assumption of Part One o' this Plan as that the primary responsibility and capability for immediate disaster response rests with each city and town. The responsibility for effectit.g recovery actions also rests pCmarily with cities and towns, but often local govern-ments will not have the resources to cope with the 51Lried problems of restortng social and economic viability fol-lowing a disaster. Part Two assumes that a large measure of State and/or Federal assistance will often be necessary to restore the i basic social fabric of communities stricken by disaster, and, together with the recovery-related Functional An-nexes to this Plan. establishes the responsibilities and procedures for applying needed supplies, equipment, personnel, facilities. technical assistance, and funds. I C. Flexible Recoverv Planning I j J l The nature of relief and recovery requirernents, and ! consequently of the recovery measures taken to meet i such requirements, will vary greatly from disaster to disaster, even when such disasters are caused by the same or similar agents. O TWO-2 ! l I i i L______________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ __
Paga 110 of 210 f l Tactors as diverse as population trende, geography, the econorme situation, the adequacy of response actiors. ( vulnerability of the area to the same disaster agent in i l the future, adequacy of property insurance coverage. and many others will affect the nature of r.eeded re-covery measures. l For thesie reasons recovery from each disaster situation must be viewed separately, and approached flexibly. While the recovery-oriented Tunctional Annexes to this Plan assign resp:mstbilities and establish procedures for carr34ng out spect!!c functions often necessary to che recovery effort (Housing Welfare Servtcas etc.) Part Two proper is concerned with the institutional arrangements and with assuring effective utilization of avails,ble State and Federal assistance. Key institutional elemects for flexible recovery are: the State Coordinating Of8cer, and his Federal counterpart, I the Federal Coordinating Officer: State Disaster Assistance Centers: Federal / State Disaster Assistance Centers: Federal Disaster Field Offices; and the State Inter-Secretariat Emer-renev Ccordinattnr Committee. G S TWO-3
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'i Pgga 111 of 210 I. PURPOSE Part Two ef this Plan identtfd.es responsibilities and desenbes the actions and procedures required of State and local government in l order to assure that, following a disaster, effective relief, reha-bilitation, and long-term social and economic recovery measures are carried out.
Such measures require the coordinated utilization of all available resources -- the public resources of local, State and Federal govern-inent, and private sector resources. Because disaster, by its nature, often overwhelms the capabilities of local and State governments, localities and States often are forced to rely heavily on supplemental Federal resources in their recovery efforts. A large part of Part Two therefore is devoted to desertbing the nature, requirements and procedures associated with Federal einergency assistance. Such assistance in support of those State and local emergency response phase measures described in Part One of this Plan are described along with Federal recovery assis-tance in Part Two, for the sake of continuity and clanty. O TWO-1
Ptga 112 of 210 111. ORGANIZATION AND RESPONSIBILITIES - This section outlines the recovery responsibilities of the various levels of government, and of some of the key instrumental 1ttes within them. A. Local Governments While Part Two deals primartly with State and F :deral recovery assistance programs, the effectiveness cf such programs will often depend upon the capability of each commurdty to:
- 1. Identify recovery assistance needs:
2. Mohilize commumty resources for recovery planning (e.g. local and regional planning agencies, line ageneses of local government, civic and volunteer organization);
- 3. Request State or Federal assistance, as appropriate, and comply with the administrative and procedural requirements associated with developing such re-questst
- 4. Facilitate the deliver; of recovery assistance to individuals by the State or Feders.1 government, or by private relief organizations, through utilization of local resources (facilities and/or personne!H
- 5. Responsibly manage tecovery assistance program funds, and comply with all State and Federal admin-istrative and re!:orting requirements.
B. State Government The general responsibility of State government, with respect to disaster recovery, is to provide, from among its own re-sources or through coordination with the Federal government. long <erm relief assists.nce to individuals, and to help meet the technical assistance, capital, and physicalinfrastructure needs of communities and institutions. The complexity and variability of these tasks demands, and the centralized Cabinet system organization of Massachusetts government permits, a flexible amroach to disaster operations. Key institutional elements, and their responsibilities, include: TWO-4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . -_ _ . - - - - - - . . 1
Pag 2 113-of 210 l l' Secretariats and Departments, usually at the Under-Secretary or AssistaDt Secretary level, appointed by each Secretary. Cornmittee re-sponsibilities include:
- a. Maintaining u.miliartty with this Plan. and associated disaster and emergency plans;
- b. Maintaining familiarity with the potenttat disaster response functions of the vartous State agencies within each Secretariat;
- c. Overseeing the development or completion of required agency-specific emergency plans within each Secretariat:
- d. Advising the Secretary of Public Safety of potential or existing situations which call for emergency preparedness measures by the Commonwealth;
- e. Recommending to the Governor, through the Secretary of Public Safety, the utilization of a,d Loc inter-agency task forces to develop recommendations for recovery measures relative to spectfic disaster or emergency situations.
- 5. State Disaster Assistance Centers State Disaster Assistance Centers (DACs) are established and managed by the Civil Defense Agency (MCDA), at or near the disaster site, utilizing personnel as needed from anous State agencies.
One-stop DACs are intended to .anable disaster victite.s to obtain the kinds of individual assistance they require as quickly and conveniently as possible,
- a. Establishment MCDA. working with State and local officials and representatives of private relief, business, charitable, or public service organizations and groups, may select one or more sites for a DAC immediately following a disaster.
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- e. Maintaining liaison with the Regional Director, Federal Disaster Assistance Administration (FDAA), and informing him of any situation likely to lead to a request for Federal assis-tance.
- 3. Governor's Authorized Representative "the Governor's Authorized Representative 4 GAR) is named by the Governor in the Federal 4tatw Agreement (see Section V of this Part Two), to execute, on behalf of the State, all necessary documents for dissater assistance following the dec'aration of an emergency. or disaster. GAR responsittlities include:
- a. C**aimia: and documenting State and local commitment figures certified in the Gov-ernor's requests for Federal disaster or emergency assistance;
- b. Acting as financial manager and grant processor for Federal disaster grant funds:
- c. Assuring the development and implementation of effective procedures and provisions for administering State accounts for all Federal funds made available through the provisions of the Federal Disaster Relief Act:
- d. Assuring the timely preparation and submission of required accounts, reports, and Federal-State Asreement amendments to the appropriate Federal autherttles:
- e. Notifying the State Coordinating Officer (SCO) and the Goveract of the financial status of federally assisted State disaster operations, and making recommendations regarding ap-propriate State actions.
- 4. Inter 4ecretariat Emeraency Coordinating Committee The inter-Secretariat Emergency Coordinating Comnuttee consists of one individual from each of the ten Cabinet-level TWO-6
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provide. The OAC concept tf delivery of disaster services is an integral part Of Federal disaster assistance policy, and is well understood by Federal officials. When such needs as, for example, aid from the Small Business Administration (SEA) or the Post Office exist, the Massachusetts Civil Def ense Agency (M00A) will arrange for rederal agency representa-tion an the DAC. (rollowing a Presidential declaration of Emergency or Major 01saster, Federal-State DACE are established, through the coordination of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). These are described on p. 11 of this Part Two.) C. Federal The Disaster P.elief Act of 1974 authorizes the rederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to epordinate the activities of rederal agencies in providing disaster assistance, and to direct any rederal agency to utilize its available personnel, supplies, facilities, and otner resources in providing such assistance as a result of a major disaster or emergency determination. Key elements of the field organization assemcled by TEMA and associated responsibilities, are described below ;
- 1. FEMA Recional Direeter TEMA Maintains a Regional Office serving New England at 442 McCornack (POCH), Boston. 1 MA. The Regional is headed by a Regional Director whose responsiba: 8,tles include the following:
- a. Contactino the State Agency responsible for disaster assistance and local of-fleials to coordinate activities and obtain information needed to evaluate a Governor's request for the declara- .
tion of a ma]or disaster or emergency. I
- b. Assignano and deploying Regienal Office representatives to the affected di-saster areas to establish temporary field offices or to perform damage assessments or surveys:
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As many State agency representatives as re-quared to reflect the full range of State di-baster services needed will be assigned to staff the DAC operation. These will include such State agencies as the Department of Public Welfare (emergency food, snelter, clothing, financial aid, and administration of general relief), the Department cf Com-munity Affaire (temporary housing), the Division of Employment Security - (emergency unemployment)..the Attorney General and Executive Office of Consumer Affairs (for legal aid, consumer protection), and the Department of Mental Health (crists counsel-ing). Other State agencies, suen as the. Insurance Commissioner (claims), will be included as required. The Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA) will also arrange, through its liaison with Red Cross, the Salvation Army, Catholic Charities, Seventh-Day Adventists, Mennonite Disaster Service, and others, for representatives of voluntary organizations to assist the Da-taster Assistance Center (DAC) . In addition,, MCDA may call upon such organizations as 3couts, K1wants, Rotary and Chambers of Commerce fot DAC help as may be necessary. Tull publicity as to location, hours of operation, and services will be arranged through newspapers, r-dio, television and outreach programs.
- c. Tederal Partleipation in State Disaster Ass 1Jeance Centers (DACs_t DisaJter victine may be need of services that Tederal agencies are best equipped to l
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Paga 117 of 210 the affected area. These offices are under the supernston of the Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) and are staffed with representatives ci appropriate Federal agencies. The location of these offices will be closely coordinated with the State Coordinating Officer (Secretary of Public Safetyp. State and Federal Coordinating-Officers may co-locate their disaster field office operations. These field personnel. In addition to providing prompt assistance to dissater viettms. are responsible for advising the State on Federal project eligibility and on project app!! cations. including the timely completion of accurate damage survey reports.
- 4. Federal-State Disaster Ass! stance Centers When a Presidential declaration has been issued and Federal disaster assistance becomes available to the State in accordance with the provisions of the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 (P.t 93-288), the State Disaster Assistance Center (DAC). described under "B" above, becomes a Federal-State partner-ship under the direction and management of the Federal government. State and Iccal agencies and private relief organizations are joined by an array of Federal agencies, such as: Farmers Home Administration: Health. Education, and Welfare:
Housing and Urban Development: Small Business Administration; and the internal Revenue Service. The Individual and Family Grant program (Sec-tion 408 of P.L. 93-288) may become available and the State Department of Public Welfare may be called upon to administer this joint Federal-State program of grant assisoce for necessary expenses and se-rious needs stemming from the disaster (see TAB F of this Part Two). In any disaster requiring State aid to individuals and families, the "one-stop" Disaster Assistance Center (or Centers) is the basic method for delivering such aid. It becomes a joint Federal-State operation. through coordination between the Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) and the State Coordinating Officer (SCO). when there has been a Presidential declaration. TWO-G
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- c. Alerting Federal agenctes for parttelpatton if required:
- d. Requesting Federal disaster damage assess-ments if required:
- e. Directing and coordinating the disaster assis-tance activities of Federal agencies:
- f. Ensuring that Federal disaster assistance supplements, not substitutes for, assistance afforded by State, local, and private agencies.
- 2. Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO)
The Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) is appointed by the Administrator of the Federal Disaster Assistance Admtmatration (FDAA) for Each major disaster. FCO responsibilities include:
- a. Mr. king an initial appraisal of the types of assis-tance most urgently needed;
- b. Rendering Federal disaster assistance as ex-peditiously as possible;
- c. Bringing together all Federal agencies having disaster assistance programs and coordinating their activit:es;
- d. Establishing held offices at the disaster scene, with the required representation by Federal agency personnel:
- e. Coordinating the efforts of private relief organi-rations, such as the Red Cross, that agree to operate under his supervision;
- f. Taking any other approertate action to help local citizens and public officials obtain the assistanee to which they are entitled.
- 3. Field Offices After the President has declared a major disaster or an emergency, the Federal Disaster Assistance Administra-tion (FDAA) may establish temporary field offices athin l
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P292 119 of 210 D. Private Relief Organtrations An essential element of almost any disaster relief effort is the assistance provided by pstvate relief organttations in the distribution of food, manictne and supplies: the provtsion of emergency shelter: and the restoration of commumty services. The American National Red Cross, which operates tmder a Federal Charter (as provided by P.L. 5B-4 approved January 5.1905, 33 Stat. 599). provides grants and other types of assistance to indi-viduals and families in disasters to meet their emergency needs. The Salvation Army, the Mennomte Disaster Ser-vice, and other charitable organtrations and church groups also provide significant assistance to those in need of help. (See Annex H to this Plan.) 1 l 1 l TWO42 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .- i
t y Pags.120.of 210 I threatens to become a major disaster. This authertty has been delegated to the Administrator of the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration (FDAA). The Governor of a State must request such assistance through the FDAA Regional Directer and should sup-port his request with detailed information on the nature of the threat and the need for Federal assts-tance.
- 4. Health and Welfare The Department of Health. Education, and Welfare can provide assistance to State and local welfare agencies and to State vocational rehabilitation agen-ctes. The Public Health Service can aid States and local communities in emergency health and sanitation measures. The Food and Drug Administration can work with State and local governments in establishing public hostth controls through the decontamination or condemnation of contaminated food and drugs.
- 5. Emersonev Conservation Measures The county and State ASCS Committees may designate areas eligible for the Emergency Conservation Measures program of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conserva-tion Service. This program provides for payments of up to 80 percent of the cost *.c rehabilitate farm lands damaged by natural disasters.
- 6. Emerzenev Loans for Agriculture In areas designated as eligible by the Secretary of Agriculture under his own statutory authorities, the Farmers Home Administration may make emergency loans to farmers, ranchers, and oyster planters.
- 7. Disaster Loans for Homeowners and Businesses The Small Business Administration can provide both direct and bank-participation disaster loans to quall-fled homeowners and businesses to repair or replace damaged or destroyed private property when the SBA Administrator declares a " disaster loan area" under his own statutory authortty. SBA economic injury loans can help small firms suffersng economic losses as a result of a disaster.
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Paga 121 of 210 IV. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS A. Nature of Federal Assistance Federal disaster assistance is intent;ed to supplement, but not be a substitute for, that provideo by cities or towns, or by the State. Generally, such assistance can be described as: 1) assis-tance from Federal agencies without a Presidential decla-ration of emergency or disaster; 2) assistance resulting from a Presidential declaration of Emergency, or, 3) assistance resulting from a Presidential Major Disaster declaration. Such assistance is described below. B. Assistance Without a Presidential Declaration in many instances, disaster assistance mr.y be obtained from the . Federal government without a Presidential dec-laration of a major disaster or an emergency. Such assis-tance is catalogued in a Dinost of Federal Disaster Assis-tance Programs, published by the Federal Disaster As-sistance Administration (FDAA) and available at their Boston Regional Office, ne following are examples of the kinds of assistance available from various Federal agencies.
- 1. Search and Rescue The U.S. Coast Guard can assist in search and rescue operations, evacuate disaster victims, and transport supplies and equipment.
- 2. Flood Protection -
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers exercises certain authorities relative to flood control, preparedness. I protection and restoration which are described in Attachment 2 of Part One of this Plan, Hazard Specific Supplemsat No.1.
- 3. Fire Suppression Assistance The Disaster Relief Act of 1974, authorizes the President to provide assistance, including grants, equipment,'sup-plies, and personnel to a State for the suppression of a forset or grassland fire on public or private lands that TWO -13
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- c. Temporary assistance with mortgage or rental payments for persons faced with loss of their residences because of disaster <:reated finanetal hardship for a period not to exceed 12 months;
- d. Disaster unemployment asststance and job place-ment assistance for those unemployed as a re-sult of a major disaster:
- e. Disaster loans to individuals, businesses, and farmers for refinancing, repair, rehabilitation, or replacement of damaged real and personal property not fully covered by insurance;
- f. Agricultural assistance, including technical as61 stance: payments of up to 80% of the cost to eligible farmers who perform emergency conservation measures on farmland damaged by the disaster: and donation of federally-owned feed grain for commingled livestock and herd preservation;
- h. Distribution of food coupons to eligible disaster victims;
- 1. Individual and family grants of up to $5,000 to meet disaster-related necessary expenses or serious needs of those adversely affected by a major disasaster when they are unable to meet such expenses or needs through othat programs or other means;
- j. Legal services to low-income families and individuals;
- k. Consumer counseling and assistance in obtaining insurance benefits;
- 1. Crisis counseling and referrals to appropriate mental health agencies to relieve disaster caused mental health problems.
- 2. Assistance to State and Local Govetttments States, cities or towns, Indian tribes, or, under certain circumstances, non-profit institutions may submit project TWO-16 i
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- 8. Repairs to Federal Aid Svstem Roads The Federal Highway Administration. Department of Transportation, can provide assistance in a wide-spread disaster to restore roads and bridges on the Federtl Aid System.
- 9. Tax Refund The Internal Revenue Service can assist certain eligible individuals in obtaining tax refunds for uncompensated losses resulting from natural disasters.
C. Assistance Available with a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration The President may, at the request of the Governor, declare all or part of the State a Major Disaster Area, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Disaster Relief Act of 1974 (P. L. 93-288). As soon as possible following the President's action, the Administrator of the Federal Disaster Assistance Adminis-tration (FDAA). based on the Governor's request, designates those counties or other political subdivistoc.s eligible for assistance. The broad range of Federal disaster assistance available following a Presidential declaration of a major disaster, can generally be divided into that available to individuals and that available to local governments.
- 1. Assistance to Individuals Assistance available to individual victims of disaster may include:
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- a. Temporary housing for disaster victims whose l homes are uninhabitable until other housing )
resources are available. No rental is charged for up to 12 months of occupancy:
- b. Minimum essential repairs to owner-occupied residences in lieu of other types of temporary housing resources. so that families can return quickly to their damaged homes:
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- 1. Use of Federal equipment, supplies, facilities.
l personnel, and other resources (other than the extension of credit) from various Federal agen-cie s. Federal major disaster assistance available under key provisions of the Federal Disaster Relief Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-268) is further described in TABS B-M of this Part Two. D. Assistance Available with a Presidential Emergency Declaration Assistance which may be provided under a Presidential declaration of an emergency is more limited in scope than that which may be made available under a major disaster declaration. It is special-ized assistance to meet a specific need and is generally limited to those actions which may be required to save lives and protect property, public health and safety or to lessen the threat of a more severe disaster. Examples of emergency assistance are:
- 1. Emergency mass care, such as emergency shelter, emergency provision of food, water and medicine, and emergency medical care;
- 2. Clearance of debris to save lives and protect property and public health and safety;
- 3. Emergency protective measures, including search and rescue, demolition of unsafe structures; warning of furth tr risks and hasards; public information on health and safety measures; and other actions necessary to remeve or to reduce immediate threats to public health and safety, to public property, or to private property when in the public intsrest;
- 4. Emergency communications support to State and local government officials; and
- 5. Emergency repairs to essential utilities and facilities as necessary to provide for their continued operation.
In general, in a declared emergency the President is authortzed by law to direct any Federal agency, with or without reimburse-ment, to utilize all available personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, and other resources; including managerial and tech-nical services, in support of local and State emergency assis-tance efforts. Federal assistance available following a Presi-dential emergency declaration is summarized in TAB A of this Part Two. TWO-18
-Pago 125 of 210 applications to the Federal government for the funding of a vartery of projects, which may in- {
clude:
- a. I Clearance of debris on public or private lands or waters:
- b. Eniergency protective measures for the pre-servation of life and property;
- c. Repair or replacement of roads, streets, and bridges:
- d. Repair or replacemaet of water control facil-ittes (dikes levees, irrigstion works, and drainage facilities);
- e. Repair or replacement of public buildings and related equipment;
- f. Repair or replacement of public utilities;
- g. Repair or restoration to predisaster condition of public facilities damaged whia under con-struction;
- h. Repair or restoration of recreational facilities and parks;
- i. Repair or replacement of private nonprofit educational, esility, emergency, medical, and custodial care facilities, including those for the aged or disabled, and facilities on Indian reservations:
- j. Disaster loans from the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration (TDAA) to those communities that may suffer a substantial lose of tax and other revenues and have demonstrated a need for financial assistance in order to perform their governmental func-tions; j k. Repairs and operating teststance to public ele-mentary and secondary schools by the Office of Education. U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; and TWO-17
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--contain a certification by the Governor of a reasonable expenditure of State and local funds for disaster relief, and an estimate of the ex-tent and nature of Federal assistance required for each affected county and the State:
--indicate that appropriate action under State law has been taken, and that the State emergency plan (this Plan) has been executed.
The Governor sends the completed request, addressed to the President, to the FIRA Regional Director, Region 1, where it is evaluated and forwarded through . the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to the President with a recommenda-tion for a course of action.
- 2. Execution '
Upon his declaration of a Major Disaster, the Prestdent appoints a Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) to operate in the affected area. The responsibi!! ties of the FCO are described in this Part Two, 'under " Organization and Re-sponsibilities," and include joining the Governor in executing a Federal-State Agreement for Ms}cr Disaster which pre-scribes the manner in which Federal aid under Public Law 93-288 is to be made available. The Agreement !!sts the areas within the State eligible for assistance and specifies the incidence period which is officially recognized as the duration of the disaster. Provision of Federal assistance under Public Law 93-288 is the responsibility of the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration (FDAA), and is administered by the FDAA Regional Director, Region I. at Boston. 3. Recuests for Emersonev Declaration in certain instances, the full range of assistance available with a Major Disaster declaration may not be required. 1 in such cases, the Governor may decide to request a declaration by the President of an " emergency". which would provide specialized assistance to meet a specific need that the Federal government is uniquely able to provide. As with the request for a major disaster dec- , J 1aration, the Governor's request should contain specific {
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Paga 127 of 210. V. REQUESTS FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE The procedural requirements associated Mth requests for Federal assistance vary with the nature of the assistance needed, and the program authority through which it is available. Request procedures which can be generalized are described in this Section. A. Assistance with a Presidential Declaration
- 1. Initiation When the Governor decides to request the President to declare a major disaster, the Secretary of Public Safety in conjunction with the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA), and other State and local officials, will:
--survey the affected areas (Jointly with the Federal Disaster Assistance Administra-tion (FIRA) regional disaster specialists.
if possible) to determine the extent of pub!!c, private and agriculture damage;
--estimate types and extent of Federal disaster assistance required;
--consult with FDAA Regional Director on the eligibility criteria for Federal disaster as-sistance:
--advise FDAA Regiona; G ice of State's in-testion to request an Emergency or Major Disaster declaration.
The Governor may rely upon intelligence gathered by the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA) or o%er government officials, but must himen. originate the formal request. His request must adhere to the following criteria: j
--be based on a finding that the severity and magnitude of the situation is such that effective respoose is be-yond the capability of Le State and affected local ,
governments, and at Federal assistance is necessary: ) i
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It is the responsibility of the individual applicant to be aware of the requirements, regulations and J application procedures for each program. That l information is available from either the Catalog of Federal Assistance or the specific Federal agency. Application procedures generally include:
- a. Pre-application coordination by the Federal
, agency;
- b. Application review under the procedures established in Part I of the Office of Management and Budget Circulat A-95:
- c. An Environmeman assessment and possible Environmental Impact Statement.
- 2. Local Governments The Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCIR) will monitor all potential and actual disaster situa-tions and will help local governments to identify those Federal programs which may be of assistance.
Application procedures and requirements vary from program to program, and are dependent upon the type and nature of the assistance requested. C. Federal Aid with Agenev Disaster Declarations Federal assistance provided under " Agency Disaster Decia-rations"_ ts coordinated Dy the Secretsry of Public Safety through the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA) and is a response to a detailed request for specific assistance. All requests for agency declarations originate with the af-fected communities and are submitted by the Governor (or his designa'ad representative) to the appropriate Federal agency. The agency then determines whether the situation necessitates a declaration. If so, a declaration is issued. and assistance is made available directly from the Federal agency to the locality or other eligible applicant. A brief description of specific agency procedures and requirements follows: 1. Small Business Administration (SBA) a. To obtain a Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster declaration. the Governor submits a report to the SBA Administrator which details: TWO-22
Paga 129 of 210 information describing State and local efforts and i resources used to alleviate the situation and a de- I scription of the exact type of Federal assistance requested. The procedures for requesting and declaring an emergency are similar to those for j major disaster declarations. l A continuing Federal-State Agreement for Emergencies has lieen executed by the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration (FDAA) and the Commonwealth. This Agreement outlines the procedures for requesting an emergency declaration, and specifies the kinds of information to be included in the Governor's request. In the event of a Presidential Emergency Declaration. an Amendment to this existing Agreement is executed, which does the following:
--specifies the areas eligible for Federal assistance and the period during which they are eligible;
--Identifies the specific Federal assistance to be made available: and,
--designates the Governor's Authorized Representative (GAR) . The GAR. usually the State Director of Civil Defense but also including such members of the Civil Defense staff as the Director deems appropriate.
executes on the State's behalf all documents necessary to disaster assistance following a Presidential decia-ration. B. Federal Aid without a Disaster Declaration Assistance provided by Federal agencies under their own statutory authorities is generally of two types: 1) assistance to individuals and private businesses; or. 2) assistance to local governments.
- 1. Individuals and Private Businesses Assistance provided to the private sector is available directly from the appropriate Federal agency. The Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA) does not coordinate that assistance. However, an agency repre-sentative can assist private citizens in identifying ap-propriate Federal programs.
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--the nature of the disaster:
" -<he' pertod during which the disaster occurred;
-<he location of the damages by county and/or -
community;
-who nunber and type of businesses affected:
--an estimate of the damages to the businesses affected, and an estimate of the resultant unemployment:- -l '
-4he types of assistance necessary.
b. The Small Business Administration (SBA) has. established crtteria for issuing a disaster declaration. These are:
- At least 25 homes or five businesses, or a combination of at least 25 eligibles in any county or other political subdivision collectively have sustained uninsured loss averaging 25 percent or more of their estimated fair replacement value; or
--At least three businesses have sustained uninsured loss averaging 23 percent or more of their estimated fair replacement value and as a result, 25 percent of the work force in the community wovtd be un-employed for at least 90 days as a result of the physical damage: or
--At least 200 homes or 40 business concerns or a combination of 200 eligibles in any county .
or other political subdivision collectively have suffered any loss as a direct result of any physical type disaster.
- 2. Denartment of Agriculture
- a. In order to obtain a Department of Agriculture (USDA) Disaster Declaration, the Governor (or his authortzed representative) submits a letter to the Secretary of Agriculture which details:
-4he nature of the disaster:
-4he incidence period of the disaster:
-4he affected counties:
-4he type of assistance requested.
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Pags 131 of 210 This letter must be supported by estimates of the damage. The latter are ordinartly obtained from the Massachusetts Depart-ment of Agneulture,
- b. Specific procedures and requirements as-sociated with the USDA Emergency Loan Program are explained below:
(1) The Secretary of Agriculture may designate a county as an Emergency Loan area when:
--Unusual and adverse weather conditions have resulted in severe production losses and/or losses to livestock, farm machinery.
farmlands, or buildings, and aquaculture operations;
--A natural disaster has substantially affected farming, ranching, and aqua-culture operations and more than 25 fr.rmers have been affected:
--The request for a designation has been made within 3 months from the last day of the occurrence of the natural disaster:
and
--A formal request for a designation has been received from the Governor. (A copy of the Governor's request should be sent to the Farmers' Home Adminis-tration (FmHA) State Director.l (2's The Director. FmHA. may authorize such loans on behalf of the Secretary of Agneulture in the event 25 or fewer farmers have been affected in any particular county without a request from the Governor, provided all other requirements are met.
- 3. Department of Health. Education and Welfare
- a. Local educational agencies requiring disaster loss related financial assistance must ask the Governor, through the State education agency, to present a reqnst for funds to the U.S. Commissioner of Education.
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- b. The Governor must submit:
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--A statement of need:
--Certification that a reasonable amount of State and local funds have been made avail-able:
--Date and cause of the disaster;
--An estimate of the damage:
--Assurance that the school district maintained ;
full insurance coverage on the damaged facilities; '
--A statement by the State Attorney General that the local education agency has the authority to conclude a loan with the Federal government.
4 . Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
- a. In order to apply for Emergency relief funds as provided in Section 125 Title 23. USC, the Com-missioner, Department of Public Works, must send to the Federal Highway Administrator through the FHWA Division Administrator:
(1) A letter of intent which serves as a notice that emergency funds will be sought; (2) A formal application which includes:
--The Governor's proclamation that an emergency exists and a request for FHWA assistance, or a copy of the Governor's request for a Prnidential declaration under P.L. 93-288; and
--Information on the natural disaster or catastrophic failure i
- b. The application must show that serious damage has occurred to Federal-aid system roads, and should reflect the gravity of the situation.
- c. In order for the Federal share of any repair or reconstruction to exceed 70 percent. the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Regional Admin-istrator must send a separate letter to the FHWA Administrator which shows that the greater funding is in the public interest because of current economic conditions.
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VI. MANAGEMENT AND AD!CNISTRATION OF FEDERAL ASSISTANCE The acceptance of Federal financial recovery assistance involves compliance with certain Federal requirements which are desertbed in detailin Handbooks published by the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration (FDAA). General requirements. and those associated with public assistance programs of the Federal Disaster Relief Act, which involve the assignment of administrative responsibility to State agencies, are outlined below. A. General Included among the responsibilities associated with the receipt of Federal financial assistance for recovery are the following:
--the obligation for the proper accounting of funds;
--the agreement to allow for audit and examination of any books, documents, papers and records that pertain to Federal funds;
--the assurance to comply with non-discrimination g regulations
--the assurance to comply with Environmental Protection regulations:
--the assurance that, in the expenditure of Federal funds, local firms shall be given preference:
--the assurance that all Insurance requirements will be met:
--the assurance that all repairs and reconstruction will be performed in accordance with applicable codes, specifica-tions and standards.
- 1. Protection of the Environment and Historic Properties
- a. Any action taken or assistance provided by the Federal government, which significantly affects the quality of the environment, requires the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement,
- b. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Quality Engineering has the responsibility for ensuring compliance with environmental clearance provisions.
- c. Those State agencies which have a direct respon-Om sibility for managing a specific Federal program, also assume the environmental review responst-bility for that prep 1Lm.
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- 2. Insurance Requirements
- a. The Flood Disaster Protection Act imposes certain restrictions on the approval of Federal financial assistance. The Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA) has the responsibility to assist communities in complying with those regulations.
- b. The Commissioner of Insurance has the responsi-bility for obtaining approval of any established State self-insurance progrant,
- c. The Commissioner of Insurance promulgates regulations which govern reasonably available.
adequate, and necessary insurance coverage for damaged community facilities.
- 3. Non-IXscrimination in Disaster Assistance
- a. The Massachusetts Commission Against Dis-crimination has the responsibility for ensuring that disaster relief will be administered without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, eco-nomic status or national origin.
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- b. The Massachusetts Department of the Attorney General has the responsibility for establishing procedures to ensure cases of discrimination are investigated and, if necessary, prosecuted.
B. Public Assistance Public assistance provided under a Presidential major disaster declaration will be administered, at the State level, by the Governor's Authorized Representative (CAR) whose respon-sibilities are described in Section In of this Part Two. The management requirements for requesting and utilizing such assistance include, but are not limited to, the following:
- 1. Submission ef Project App!! cations l
- a. In order to submit an application, the Governor's Authorized Representative (Gr.R) must obtain from the applicant:
--Notice of Interest forms: k
--Designation of Applicant's Agent; mn . - l
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--Completed Damage Survey Reports:
--Applicant's funding option:
--Applicant's insurance certification,
- b. The Governor's Authorized Representative (GAR).
after reviewing the Project Application to ensere its completeness and consistency with respect to the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration (FDAA) regulations, subndts it to the FDAA Regtonal Oface.
- 2. Management of Approved Applications
- a. The Governor's Authorized Representative (GAR) will assist applicants in the following areas:
--Supporting and substantiating applicant appeats;
--Requesting resurveys, when necessary;
--Forwarding Advance of Funds and Partial Payment requests and distributing approved funds:
--Adytsing applicants of contractors who are on the HUD list of Debarred. Suspended and Ineligible Contractors,
- b. The GAR will ensure the timely completion of Project Applications by:
--Informing applicants of time limitations:
--Organizing interim and final inspections:
--Coordinating the performance of State Audits.
- c. The Federal financial assistance received under i Emergency and Major Disaster Declarations will be channeled through the Massachusetts Civil De-fense Agency (MCDA), and the funds then trans-ferred to the Executive OfSce of Administration and Finance. The latter has the responsibility for the proper accounting and distribution of such funds.
- d. The Bureau of Accounts (Department of Revenue)
! has the responsibility to perform audits as re-quested by the Governor's Authorized Represen-Or tative (GAR) or the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA). l TWO-28
Pagn 136 of.210 TAB A EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE Program description in an emergency, the President may provide assistance to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety. Federal emergency assistance may be in the form of technical assistance and advisory personnel to the af-fected State to assist State and local governments in emergency mass care, emergency debris clearance, emergency restorative work, and emergency commumcations. References Section 305 Public Law 93-288. Disaster Reilef Act of 1974. Responsibilities The Governor may request Federal emergency assistance when the severity or magnitude of a esaster is such that effective response is beyond the capa-bility of the State and affected local governments and emergency assistance O is required to save lives, and protect property, health and safety or to avert or lessen the threat of a esaster. The Secretary of Public Safety, as the State Coordinating Officer (SCO). is responsible for coordinating State and local disaster assistance efforts with the Federal government. Procedures
- 1. The State Coordinating Officer (SCO) sad his staff will furnish informa-tion to the Governor describing State and local efforts and resources which have been or will be used to alleviate the emergency, including i that for which me Federal fundag will be requested, and will define I the particular type and specific extent of Federal aid reqidred.
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- 2. Using this information, the Governor will make a request for emer-gency assistance to the President, through the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration (FIEA) Regional Director. {
- 3. Upon determination that an emergency exists which warrants Federal
{ assistance, the Administrator. FIMA, will immeditely initiate action { to provide Federal assistance under such determination and in accor-l dance with applicable laws and regulations and the Federal.4 tate O Agreement for Emergencies. TWO-2 9 l
l { Pags 137 of 210 f h TAB B DAMAGED FACTUTIES Prerram description The President may authorize Federal assistance to State and local govern-ments for repair, restoration, reconstruction, or replacement of public facilities or private non-profit educational, utility, emergency, medical, and custocial care facilities, including those for the aged or disabled, and facilities on Indian reservations. References Sections 306, 314, 402, & 419, P.L. 93-288, Disaster Relief Act of 1974. Section 2205.54. Title 24. HUD Code of Federal Regulations. May,1975. - HUD Handbook 3300.5 Rev.. Handbook for Applicants. December,1975. HUD Handbook 3300.6. Eligibility Handbook under Public Law 93-288, December,1974. O V Responsibilities within the major disaster area designated by the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration (FDAA) Administrator, any State or local government, or any Indian tribe or authorized tribal organization are eligible for assistance. The Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA), on behalf of the Common-wealth, has responsibility for administering the damaged facilities program. Procedures 1. An eligible applicant must submit a project application through the Governor's authorized representative, to the Region I Office of the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration (FDAA). The applica-tion must be accompanied by detailed Damage Survey Reports and other required documentation.
- 2. As soon as possible following a Presidential denitration of an emer-gency or major disaster, the State Coordinating Officer (Secretary of Public Safety), with th Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) and his staff, will conduct briefings and conferences to orient eligible ap-g plicants to the Federal assistance program. Applicants are given instructions for completing the necessexy forms and documents.
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f Paga 138 of 210. l TAB C DEBRIS REMOVAL Prorram desertotion _ Use of Federal agencies or grants to State and local governments for the removal of debris and wreckage resulting from a major aisaster from publicly and privately owned lands and waters when determaned to be in the public interest. References Sections 306 and 403 Pub!!c Law 93-288. Disaster Re!!af Act of 1974. Executive Order 11795. Section 2205.55. Title 24. HUD Code of Federal Regulations May,' 1975. Responsibilities State and local governments and individuals whose property is located in e.
/* major disaster area are e!!gible to apply for Federal assistance in debris removal.
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The Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCD4 has the responsibility of administering this program on behalf of the State. State and local governments are responsible for ensuring that debris removal assistance provided by Federal agencies and public assistance programs are not duplicated. Procedures 1. The State , or local governments, may request through the Massa-chusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCD4, direct Federal agency as-sistance in emergency debris clearsace. Such requests are directed ' . l through the Executive Office of Public Safety to the Regional Director, Federal Disaster Assistance Administration (FDAA), 'who is authorized to provide such assistance to save lives and protect property and public health and safety. ; 2. Affected State or local governments shall first arrange an unconditional authortsation for removal of such debris or wreckage from public and private property, and shall agree to indemnify the Federal government
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' Officer (FCO), whenever he determines it to be in the public interest.
is authonzed to provide for debns clearance either through the use of Federal agencies, or through reimbursement of State or local governments involved. l * [See Annex C ' Debris Clearance, and Part Two. " Requests for Federal Assistance" for detailed procedures) G-O
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TAB D TEMPORARY HOUSDiG Program description The purpose of the temporary housing assistance program is to provtde temporary housing for individuals and families displaced as a result of a disaster. References Section 404. P.L. 93-268. Disaster Relief Act of 1974. Section 2205.45 is 2205.46. Title 24. HUD Code of Federal Regulations. May , 1975. Responsibilities Individuals and families displaced from their homes by a disaster are eligible to apply for temporary housing assistance. A The Department of Community Affairs, on behalf of the State, will assist the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in meeting temporary housing needs in a disaster area by coordinating State and local temporary houstr.g operations with those of the Federal government. Procedures Those eligible must apply through HUD Field Offices or Disaster Assistance Centers (DACs). 1 TWO-33 J i
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. I' UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE Program description
(* unemployment assistance As available to provide financial aid to persons unemployed as a result of a major disaster. Assistance may be available in the form of job placement and disaster unemployment ass stance and may be provided until an individual is re-employed, but no longer than cue year after the major dissster is declared. Referenees __ Section 407. P.L. 93-288. Disaster Relief Act of 1974. Section 2205.47. Title 24. 'HUD Code of Federal Regulations, May,1975. Responsibilities Individuals who are tmemployed as a result of a major disaster declared by the President are eligible to apply for disaster unemployment assistance, g Self-employed individuals, not eligible under regular unemployment assistance, may apply for disaster unemployment assistance. Job placement and disaster unemployment assistance are administered through the Massachusetts Division of Employment Secunty by the U.S. Department of Labor. Procedures Eligible applicants must make their requests to the Massachusetts Division of Employment Security. . 1 l l I I L TWO-34 1 i
Paga 142 of 210 TAB F l INDIVIDt*AL AND FAMILY GRANTS l 1 Program desertotton l The Indindual and Family Grant Program (see Appendix 2 to this Plan) provides grants of up to $5,000 to meet disaster-related necessary expenses or serious needs of individuals or farr.2lles adversely affected by a major disaster. References Section 408 P.L. 93-288. Disaster Relief Act of 1974. Section 2205.48. Title 24. HUD Code of Federal Regulations. May,1975. R,.e sponsibil! ties Individuals and families with disaster-related necessary expenses or serious needs which cannot be met through assistance under other provtsions of P.L. 93-258 or from other mes.ns are eligible to apply for a grant.
' The Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare has responsibility for ad-ministration of the grant.
The Secretary of Public Safety, as the State Coordinating Officer (SCO), and the Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) are responsible for establishing Di-saster Assistance Centers (DACs) where informr. tion on eligibility and ap-p11 cation procedures is available. Procedures Those eligible must file their applications for grants with the Department of Public Welfare at Disaster Assistance Centers (DACs), and after their closing, in the Department of Public Welfare's offices for a 60-day period after the disaster declaration. O TWO-35
Pcg3 143 of 210 TAB G JOOD STAM PS Program description The ll.S. Department of Agriculture's Emergenn rood Stan;p Program prov. des i free food stamps to insure that adequate amounts of nutrittous fooo are asailab!e to victims of a major casaster declareci by the President. This program is separate and distinct from the regular food stamp program; and is administered only in those counties which have been declared a majer. disaster area. [ Note: The regular fooo stamp program may also be adapted for use in citsasters Mth spectal "hardshig, pr> visions" for determining eligtbtlity. Food stamps pro-vided unoer the regular program may not always be free. References Section 409, P.L. 93-298 Disaster Relief Act of 1974. Food Stamp Act of lb64, as amended. F.xecutive Order 11735 (Presidential). flestonsibliitig n;ttma of a ma)cr msaster declared by the President are eligible to apply under
'he Emergency Tood Stamp Program. It is the responstbality of the Massachusetts Lepartment of Pwblic Welfare to administer this Program on behalf of the State.
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.11gible applicants for food stamps will ecntact the Department of Public Welfare
't either Disaster Assistance Centers or local welfare offices.
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'>rogram description Food commodities for disaster victims are authorized to assure that adequate food stocks will be ready and available for emergency mass feeding or distri-
, bution in a disaster area.
References Section 410 P.L. 93-288. Disaster Relief Act of 1974. Section 2205.49. Title 24. HUD Code of Federal Regulations May,1975. Responsibilities Federal food commodities for mass feeding of disaster victims are available to local, State and voluntary agencies whose capabilities are insufficient. The Massachusetts Department of Education Mll be responsible for admin-istrating this program on behalf of the State. Procedures Requests for Federal assistance are made by the Governor through the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration (FDAA) Region 1 Office after a reasonable commitment of State and other available resources. O TWO-37
Pagn 145 of 210 0 TAB 1 LEGAL SERVICES Program desertption Legal services are available from Federal agencies. State and local bar associations, and the Young Lawyers Section of the American Bar Associa-tion to provide ass'atance to low-income individuals who require legal ser-vices as a result of a major disaster. References Section 412. Public Law 93-288. Disaster Relief Act of 1974. Executive Order 11795 (Presidential). Responsibilities Low-income individuals affected by a major disaster who require legal services are eligtble. The Massachusetts Attorney General has the responsibility of providing legal assistance to those eligible, or arranging for such assistance through the Massachusetts Bar Association. Procedures 1. When a major disaster is declared. legal service provided by the Young Lawyers Section of the American Bar Association will be available at a Federal Disaster Assistance Center pursuant to an agreement with the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration.
- 2. Legal service shall be provided with the advice and assistance of appropriate State and local bar associations.
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TAB J CRISIS cot'NSELING Program description Crisis counseling assistance is available through the National Institute of
' Mental Health, funded by the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration.
to victims of major disaster in order to relieve mental health problems caused or aggravated by such major disaster or its aftermath. Assistance may also include training of disaster workers at the State and local level. References Section 413. P.L. 93-289. Disaster Relief Act of 1974. Executive Order 11795 (Presidential). Respc3sibilities Any disaster victim in the designated area t eligible for crisis counseling g assistance. U The Massachusetts Department of Mental Health has responsibility for ad-ministering such assistance on the State's behalf. Procedures 1 Application by the State for crisis counseling assistance is made by the Secretary of Public Safety, as State Coordinating Officer (SCO). upon request from the Department of Mental Health. Such requests are directed to the Director. Federal Dise. ster Assistance Adminis-tration (FDAA). And must be received no later than 60 days follow-ing the disaster declaration.
- 2. The request should include a description of the geographic area to be served; an estimate of the number of victims who may require counseling; the ktads of emotional and mental health problems likely to be encountered; the local / State mental health resources available for use: and an estimate of the length of time for which mental health crisis counseling service will be required.
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Pign.147 of 210 0 TA B K COMMt'NITY DISASTER LOANS Program description Community disaster loans are available to any local government which has suffered a substantial less of tax and other revenue as a result of major disaster. and has demonstrated a need for financial asstatance in o carry on existing governmental functions or to expand such existing func-tions to meet disaster-related needs. References Section 414. Public Law 93-288. Disaster Relief Act of 1974. ( Section 2205.56. Title 24. HUD Code of Federal Regulations. May.1975. Responsibilities Any local government which has demonstrated a need for financial assistance h as a result of a major disaster is eligible to apply for a community disaster loan. The Governor's Authonzed Representative is responsible for receiving, reviewing, and submitting requests for community loans on behalf of local governments to the Federal Disaster Assistance Adrmnistration (FDAA). ; Procedures Local government prepares and subrmts a loan request through the Governor l or his Authonzed Representative to the FDAA Regional Director. . 1 I l O I 1 T"A*O-4 0 l _ - _ ~ _ - - - _ - _ - - _ - . - - - - -
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i i TA B L EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS Program description i { Temporary emergency communications facilities are made available dunng or in anticipation of emergency or disaster by the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration (FDAA). Such facilities may be made available to State and ! local officials or others deemed appropriate by the FDAA Regional Director, { or, following a Presidential major disaster declaration, by the Federal Co-ordinating Officer. References j Section 415, P.L. 93-288. Disaster Relief Act of 1974. j Executive Order 11795 (Presidential). I' Responsibilities Federal. Stata and local government officials and other persons deemed ap-h propriate are eligible to apply for temporary emergency communications facilities. The Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA) is responsible for evaluating j coremunication needs of the State and local governments, and advising the ; Executive Office of Public Safety of those needs. I Procedurer Emergency communications assistance may be requested by the Governor, whose request is directed either to itse FDAA Regional Director, cr. in the context.of a request to the President for a Declaration of Emergency. 4 to the President. (See Part Two. " Requests for Federal Assistance.") I B nyn.a _ _ _ _ _ _ . . i
Pcg3 149 of 210 $ TAB M EMERGENCY PI'BIJC TRANSPORTATIQ Program desertption l i PLbt.c transportation to governmental offices, supply centers, stores. post offices, schools. major employment centers, and such other places as may be necessary is available to meet emergency needs when such services have been severely disrupted because of a major disaster. This assistance is intended supplement normat transportation facilities that remain in operation after a major disaster. References Section 416. P.L. 93-288. Disaster Relief Act of 1974. Section 2205.53. Title 24. HUD Code of Federal Regulations. May.1975. Responsibilities Local governments are responsible for assessing emergency public trans-
'(. portation needs. and for initiating request for assistance, when necessary.
The Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA) is responsible for evaluating such requests, and recommending action to the Governor's Authorized Repre-sentative. Procedures The Governor's Authorized Representative receives. evaluates and submits requests for emergency transportation assistance to the Federal Disaster Assistance Adnu.nistration (FDAA). (See Part Two. " Requests for Federal A s sistance.") O TWO-42
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TA B N FIRE SUPPRESSION - Program desertation Fire suppression assistance, including grants, equipment, supplies, anc personnel, is provided through the Federal Disaster Assistance Adminis-tration for suppression of any fire on publicly or privately owned forest and grassland which threatens to become a major disaster. References Section 417, P.L. 93-288. Disaster Relief Act of 1974. Section 2205.35. Title 24. HUD Code of Federal Regulations. May,1975. Executive Order 11795 (Presidential). Responsibilities The Massachusetts Division of Forests and Parks is responsible for requesting
O and executing, on behalf of the State, necessary documents and certifications.
including supplements to the standing Federal-State Agreemen: for Fire Sup-
. pression.
Procedures The Governor, or his authortted representative (either the Director of Forests and Parks or the Chief Fire Warden), submits a request to the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration (FIRA) Region 1 Office, supporting the request with factual information regarding resources committed, the nature of the threat, and the need for Federal assistance. l O TWO-4 3
POg2 151 of 210 - ANNEX A: SEARCH AND RESCUE VICTIM IDENTIFICATION. AND MORTUARY SERVICES
- 1. INTRODUCTION This Annex assigns and outlines responsibilities and task assignments associated wtth search and rescue, victim identification, and mortuary services for victims of disasters.
II. RESPONSIBILITIES A. Local The primary responstMlity for the condact of search and rescue, victim identification, and mortuary services operations rests with local government, and is carried out in time of disaster by local police, fire, civil defense and.other emergency organizations. Each city and town should have a well-developed plan providing, at a minimum, for:
--Organization and coordination of search and rescue teams, including volunteers (police auxiliaries, Appalachian Club chapters, power sqt.adrons, etc.);
--Provision of emergency Srst aid:
--IdentiScation of injured, and notification of relatives (local Red Cross chapters can assist with registration of disastar victims, and reuniting of families);
--Assistance from local funeral directors, churches, and private relief orEanisations in identification and care of the dead:
--Notification to county coroners that disaster-caused deaths have exceeded local resource capabilities, and assistance is necessary;
--Notification to the Massachusetts Civil Defenas Area Emergency Operating Center (EOC), State Police, and/or adjacent or nearby military installation, that local search and rescue capaMlities are inadequate to meet the situation, anc that State er Federal as-sistance is required; A -1 '
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--Coordination of State, Federal or other external '
assistance.
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B. . State Delivery of State assistance in search and rescue operations will be coordinated by the Secretary of Public Salety through the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA). Resources of particular tmportance are:
- 1. The State Police may provide personnel, air observa-tion, and mobile communications;
- 2. The Massachusetts National Ouard may provide man-power, vehicles, air observation, some engineertag equipment, and mobile communications:
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- 3. The Department of Public Works can provide manpower and trucks;
- 4. The Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) can pro-vide amphibious rescue vehicles, operators, and divers for rescue efforts in flooded areas
- 5. The Division of Forests and Parks can provide manpower, and is responsible for carrying out search and rescue operations within State operated forests, woodlands and parks;
- 6. If needed, the Massachusetts Wing, Civil Air Patrol, as a volunteer Civilian Aust!!ary of the U.S. Air Force, will provide its facilities, personnel and equipment to support MCDA, in accordance with their Dise. ster Support P'.an. (See AppendLx 6 Massachusetts Civil Defense and Massachusetts Wint.
Civil Air Patrol Disaster Support Plan.) C. Federal
- 1. The U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Coast Guard perform or assist in search and rescue opera-tions under provisions of their own statutory ashority.
- 2. Additional Federal emergsacy assistance in support of search and rescue operations may be requested by the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MChu through the Federal Disaster Assistance Administratica (FDAA).
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!!!.. PROCEDURES Generally, search and rescue operations will be carried out in -
accordnace with the procedures specified in Attachment 1 to Part One of this Plan. Procedures for requesting assistance from the military are: A. U.S. Department of Defense
- 1. Request for military resources to supplement search and rescue, evacuation and emergency transportation are mado either directly to near- -
by Poet or Base Headquarters, or to the First Army Emergency Operattag Center, at Ft. Devons.
- 2. Military assistance osanot be cosamitted until approval has been obtained from the First Army.,
unless immediate actica is required to save lives. , B. U.S. Coast Guard
- 1. Assistance from the United States Coast Guard for ses search and rescue operations may be re-quested directly by private citizens or local authorities.
- 2. Assistance inquiries can be directed to nearby Coast Guard stations, or to the Commander, First Coast Guard District, Boston. (Telephone DUTT OFFICER 617-223-3644.)
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Page 154 of 310 ANNEX B: EVACUATION AND EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION I. INTRODUCMON This Annex establishes responsibilities and assigns tasks for the evacuation of areas threatened or stricken by disaster, and for the provision of emergency transport of personnel or property in support of evacuation or other disaster relief actions. II. RESPONSIBILITIES AND TUNCVONS i A. Local The responsibility and atahority for the supervision and conduct of emergency evacuation and transportation opera-tions in a city or town rests with its chief executive, and is exercised through its opersting officials. Such operations may begin upon the occurrence of a esaster or emergency, or in anticipation of such an occurrence. In disasters such as floodng, where warnings may precede actual conditions by some time, officials should issue evacuation advisories at the earliest possible time. Effective evacuation operations require local government capability to meet the followtag responsibilities:
- 1. Developing and exercising emergency plans which designate sources of available transportation and types of vehicles, evacuation and reception areas, and reception resources. Such plans should include procedures for the provision of security in evacuated areas through use of regular and auxiliary police, where appropriate:
- 2. Organising all available local resources, public sad private, for transportation and evacuation;
- 3. Determining when local resources, includag those available through mutual aid arrangements, appear insufficient to cope with evactation requirements, and requesting the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA) for assistance in such instances;
- 4. Coordinating the utilization of State and other ex-ternal assistance.
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- 1. Governor l Following a proclamation of a State of Emergency, the Govemor in authorized to direct and compel i
evacuation of any threatened or stricken area in the State, under provisions of the Civil Defense } Act (General Laws Chapter 639, as amended). )
- 2. Massachusetts Civil Defense Atency
--Coordinates State-director evacuation opera- ,
tions on behalf of the Governor; i J
--Coordinates the delivery of required locally-requested State agency assistance in support of local evacuation operations;
--Assists local government in reception opera-tions; f
--Coordinates the marshalling and utilization of tmnsportation resources for use in support of evacuation, including both publicly and private-ly owned vehicles;
--Requests required Federal assistance in support of State evacuation efforts.
- 3. Department of Pub!!c Works Supports evacuation operations through traffic regula-tion, including, where required, implementation of provisions of the Emergency Highway Traffic Regula-tion Plan.
- 4. Law Erdorcement Asencies i
The Registry of Motor Vehicles, State Police, and Metropolitan District Commission, within the scope of their responsibilities, assist in evacuation, security, and law enforcement operations. I B-2
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- 5. Massacnusette National Guard The Massachusetts Nattenal Guard supports evacua-tion operations with both personnel and vehicles.
- 6. Degartment of Public Health
--Provides guidance and assistance in evaluating chemical, biologicas' and radiological hazards;
--Assures provision of emergency medical support and other health care services to evacuees:
--Establishes guidelines for evacuation and re-entry of contaminated areas.
- 7. i Department of Public Welfare Assures the provision of evacuee shelter, mass feeding, registration and clothing through opera-tion of Emergency Welfare Services.
C. Federal
- 1. Military bases near or adjacent to disaster areas normally can provide vehicles and personnel in support of evacuation operations under their own statutory authorities:
- 2. Under Section 416 P.L. 93-288, the Federal Di-aaster Assistance Administration (FDAA) is authorised to provide totaporary emergency public transportation service to meet needs in dias. ster areas. (See TAB M.
Part Two.) D. American National Red Crosr_ ! The American National Red Cross, by sti.tute and agreements, is charged with meeting the humaa needs of families affected j by a natural disaster. This responsibility includes the conduct of mass care operations (food, clothing, and shelter) associated with reception of evacuees, and is covered in Annex H to this Plan. I B-3
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Page 157 of 210 UI. TASK A35IGNMENTS A. . Preparedness Actions
- 1. Local governments will assure that effective evacua-tion plans exist for identified hazardous areas, and that generalized procedures have been developed for unexpected emergency.
Such plans should provide for:
--Alerting and warning of opersting ofScials . )
and the public;
--Designation or mechanisms for designation of evacuation zones;
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--Establishing reception points;
--Coordinating activities of local emergency forces;
--Requesting Federal and State assistance.
- 2. The Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA) will assist local commiinities through provision of guidanc.e in developing evacuation plans. (Appendia 3 of this Plan consists of evacuation plans for areas surrounding nuclear power stations.)
B. Response Actions State-directed evacuation, or State assistance to local evacus-tion efforts will be conducted in accordance with Part One of ! this Flaa. IV. _3410CEDQE,5, Procedures for requesting evacuation assistance from the military are: A. U.S. Department of Defense 1
- 1. Request for military resources to supplement search j and rescue, evacuation and emergency transportation I are made either directly to nearby Post or Base Headquarters, or to the First Army Emergency Operating Center. at Ft. Devens.
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- 2. Military assistance cannot be committed until approval has been obtained from the First Army, unless immediate action is required to save lives. j B. U.S. Coast Guard I 1.
Assistance from the United States Coast Guard for assistance in the evacuation of coastal or island areas may be requested directly by private citizens or local authorities. f
- 2. Assistance inquiries can be directed to nearby '
J Coast Guard stations, or to the Commander First j Coast Guard District, Boston. (Telephone DUTY j OFFICER 617-223-3644.) j l i l 1 i B-5 1 I
1 Pegn 159 of 210 ANNEX C: DEBRIS REMOVAL
!. INTRODUCTION Debris removal functions are organized to effect the timely removal of disaster-caused debris from publicly and pri-vately owned lands and waters when such is determir.ed to be in the public interest.
The Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA)' operates an Engineering Service, which will be actively involved in the coordination of debris removal operations in tianos of emergency requiring State assistance. The Engineering Service is coordinated by Executive Order 144 assignees to MCDA from the Massachusetts Department of Public Works (DPW), and is composed of personnel and resources j j of the DPW, the Department of Environmental Quality En-gineering, the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC), l private and local engineering resources, and, where ap-propnate, Federal agency representatives. j II. RESPONSIBILITIES AND FtTNCTIONS 2 k A. Local
- 1. Public Works Departments, supplemented by Water Districts, are responsible for:
- a. Pre-emergency coordination with public agencies and private contractors, utill-j ties, or other organizations for the emer-gency use of debris removal equipment;
- b. The organization, equipping and training I
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of volunteer ar.d cther supportmg aarvices; j
- c. Maintdsing up <o-date personnel alerting rosters and debris removal operstions p'.ans.
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- 2. Local or multi-jurisdictional disaster preparedness l i
agencies are responsible for determining the need ! for supplementary (State or Federal) debris removal assistance. C-1
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- 1. Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency
- a. Coordinates debris removal operations performed by State agencies;
- b. Provides guidance to local jurisdictions in the preparation and submissien of ap-plications for Federal grants for the cost of debris removal, as authorized under Section 403, P. L. 93-288 (see Tab C, Part Two of this Plan);
- c. Supports the Governor's Authortzed Repre-sentative (GAR) in the receipt, processing, and forwarding of local app!! cations for Federal debris removal grant assistance (see Part Two, " Organization");
- d. Assists the State Coordinating Officer (SCO) in his coordination, through the Federal Di-saster Assistance (FDAA), of the emergency removal of debris under authority of Section 305, P. L. 93-288 (see Tab A, Part Twol.
- 2. Department of Public Works, Maintenance Division
- a. Is directly responsible for removal of debris i from the State Highway System:
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- b. At the direction cf the Governor, or following I j
4 Gubernatorial emergency declarstlou, thtough ' the coereinstion of the SCO (Sercreta'y. of Publi Safety), undertakes menvures at required to avett Ir,cs of life or tajury, or drtmtge or de-struction to popezty, and to protect tha health, safety, convlnience, and uttfare of the people. 3. Department of rav.ronmentrMuaHLEgineeg
- a. Is directly responable for clearance cf debris from waterways uder its control, Ard for removs! of debris from dams and other flood control works which it oversees:
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- b. At the erectica of the Governor.'or, follow-tag a Gubernatorial emergemey declaration, through the coordination of the SCO (Secretary of Public Safety). adsetakes debris removal measures as required to avert loss of life or-injury, or damage or destructica to property, and to protect the health, safety, convenience, and welfare of the people.
- 4. Adiutant General Upon the direettom of the Governor, is responsible for emergency clearamos of debris from roads.
bridges, sad other essential public facilities. (Local authorities may, la the event of public canstrophe or estural asaster, summon Nattomal
, Guard assistance through issunnes of a precept, under provistos of Chapter 33, sections 42-44 and 49; of the General Laws.)
III. TASK'ABIQlfMENTS A. ] gal la antiotpation of an emergency, and as part of its general preparedness progrsa, local jurisdictions should:
- 1. ' Anticipate ==.w.;aary needs for supplies and eqdpment, inclueng spare parts and emergency fuel and luksicants;
- 2. Maintata veldeles sad othee opdpassat ta a high state af reseases; r.nd
- 3. Delet1adas, is admam, the staflability of privately-osmmt (centzseton comipment usaful for voorgency debris rerwval. and establish pt cesdures for m- {
questing the mee si such equipsume sad the prattsica of perseenalis operate and mistata it. La the efeat m' ma emergspey, local emersecy forces:
- 1. Assist ta the emergemey removal of riebris a9d rmb-hish, take appropriate rescue actions, and clear delats to perant access to impact areas and evacm-tion of the injured; i
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Pcgs 162 of 210 i 2. Coordinate closely with the Massachusetts Cid! Defense Agency (MCDM. and. through it with Federal Disaster Assistance Administration (FDAA) and other appropriate State and Federal agencies; 3. Compile and transmit, in a timely manner, adequate and accunte information on all phases of the debris removal operation; 4. Maintain accurate logs on the utilization of public and contractor manpower and equipment; and
- 5. Prepare and file accurate and complete 11saster assistance claims.
B. State 1. Massachusetts Civil Defense Arenev a. The Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA) will receive, validate and transmit through . the Executive Office of Public Safety to the appropriate Federal or State operatir.g agency local requests for emergency debris removal assistance; and
- b. Will receive and process, and forward through the state Coordinating Officer (Secretary of Public Safety), app!! cations for Feoeral debris removal assistance grants, to the Federal Coortilaating Officer (FCO).
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The Massar.husetts Nati.xn! Omrd, when co directrd lyr the Gonrnor,9rmdes available debris removat eqdpannt an:1 thi quauftsd personnel required to operate it-. j 3- Othtr Stat s Arenetes
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1 State agencies, notably the Dejartment of Public l Works and de Department of Environmental Quality Esgiacering, within the scope of their responsi-bilities, will undertake debris removal operations j to the extent that their resources permit. C-4
Paga 163 of 210 C. Federal Federal Disaster Assistance Administration When the President declares a Major Disaster in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Federal Co-ordinating Of$cer (FCO). other Federal Disaster - Assistance Administration (FDAA) officials and representatives of appropriate Federal agencies, the Secretary of Public Safety as Rate Coordinating Officer (SCO). Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA) personnel and ofScials of other State agencies and local governments jointly assess i=Mata and post emergency debris removal requirements, in that order of priority, and effect appropriate removal action. FDAA may coordinate U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or other Federal agency activity so as to utilize their material resources, personnel or funding to relieve immediate debris removal problems. 4 I l l l l l l l I C-5
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!. INTRODUCTION i
Police Services are organized to provide law enforcement resources for the protection of life and property, and to establish necessary control procedures in emergency or daaster stricken areas. The Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA) operates a Police Service coerenated by Executive Order 144 assignees to MCDA j from the State Police, and composed of personnel and resources i of the State Police, the Registry of Motor Vehicles, Metropolitan District Commission Police. Capitol Police, other state law enforcement authorities, lomi police representatives. and, where appropriate, Federal law enforcement designees. II. RESPONSIBILITIES
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A. Local I In time of disaster, local police and secunty services are provided by regular city and town police depart- ] monts, augmented, where necessary, by trained aux-iliaries and reserves. Local police service responsi-biBties include:
--Protection of life and property; enforcement of laws and regulations; control and regulation of traffic; and av.intenance of order; f
--Eniccco vehicular trs@c laws und regulaticas, f.ad coor dante the wooversmat of peepia denna f i
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~Prnvida seerity for esscuated areas., and for l j
public faci.liths requiring such security r.ro- l vistu.r. . I o i B. E,e l
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--Assist in search and rescue opentions;
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Page 165 of 210 C. Federal Under certain circumstances, personnel and equipment of the various agencies of the Department of Defenee, Depart-mest of the Treasury, and Department of Justice can assist in State and local law enforcement operations. Such assistance can be requested through the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency. III. . TASK AMIGNMENTS A. Preparedness Local and State law enforcement agencies are responsible for developtag emergency plans which permit: 1. Establishment and nr.intenance of liaison with appropriate law enforcement authottties at all levels of government under emergency conditious; 2. Establishmaar and maintenance of liaison with Headquaners and Area elemmats of the Massa-chusetts Civil Defense Agency;
- 3. Coordination of emergency law enforcement operations la emergency situations in accordance with the provisions of tMs Plan.
i B. Response Upon notificatica by the Mesanc'ausetts Civil Defense Agency (MCM or through o*ber ashorter.tive alerting aschaa!0m, the DiviMan of State Folice ahail: 1. Acuvuta the Police Serviceu at the Stats Er.orgency Opersting Cowsr (Framisgami, usw st sppropnate Area Operating Casters; , ! I I
- 2. Make aestpunee.ta of personaal based on the situance;
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- 3. C4crdists PMice Servicss roepense;
- 4. Assist MCIR in intelligence, communication, and i
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Paga 166 of 210 I TAB A i Denartment of Public Safety Communicattans laventory - Rado 950 Two channel mobile rados 44.M Hz 530 Eight channel moMle rados 53 41.MHz ) Two channel portable rados 1 62 42.MEs ' Eight channel portable rados 20 41.MRs One channel portable rados 25 44.MEs Two channel portable rados . 15 44.MEs & 45.MHz Two channel base stations 42.MHz j 27 One chamael base stations 1 6 44.MHz I Two chamael bas, stations 44.74 1 71 Dodge Walk-In Van (Command Post) 6 One chamael base stations 158.97MHz ! Note: All mobile rados are 100 Watts All portable rados are either 1 or 2 Watts All base stations are either 30, 50, 60,100 or 300 Watts j Some portable rados are availatte on a limited day-to-day basis during emergencies only. 1
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4/15 24 l :. TAB B 01vtsten of State Pelice Location L:st of All State' Police Fae111t:es with Telerner.e Numcers NAME
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North Dartmcuth- 61*-993-8373'
. Oak Biaffs- 617-693-0545 c;t Nantucke: . 617-228-0*D6
-Boure.e 4g . 59 4488 E TROCP-Westen (HO) 617-237-2931 Charlton 617-248-5816 West heid 413-562-9986 F TR00P .
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Paga 169 of 210 ; l ANNEX E: DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
!. INTRODUCTION Assessment of disaster-related damages is a large part of the intelligence gathenng and analysis function described in Attach-ment 1 to Part One of this Plan. This Annex !s limitec to those acetons which provide factual information for use by the Massa-chusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA) in determining the sever-ity and magnitude of a disaster situation. and advising the Gover-nor throgh the Secretary of Public Safety as to appropriate State response. 2bould this response involve requesting Federal as-sistance, the federal Disaster Assistance Administration (FDAA) will require damne assessment in some detail. The procedures set forth in the Annu are designed to fact!1 tate the prefustion of such information.
- 11. RESPONSIBILITIES A. Local City and town governments are responsible for notifying the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA), through
'their local civil defense director or other appropriate official, of any actual or potential disaster situation af-fecting their commistity, and for assuring that rJte follow-ing responsibilities are met:
- 1. Supplying preliminary estimates of damage to public facilities, private homes, and businesses, and of the resources available to the community to meet disaster needs:
- 2. Assisting State agency engineers ty identifying damaged areas, and providing qualified person-nel to assist in quantifying such damage:
- 3. Providing, when requested, estimates of the value of local resources committed to disaster rettei efforts for which no reimbursement will
' be sought, and maintaining records adequate to support such estimates. B. State State agencies receive and validate information from local communities in accordance with the provisions E-1 l l i 1
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of Part One of this Plan. (See Attachment 1. "Emer-gency Intelligence Gathertng and Analysis ") Ad- - ditionally, the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA) exercises the following responsibilities:
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- 1. Organizes and activates Preliminary Field j
Survey Teams, consisting of representatives L of local and State agencies, and leads 'such teams in developing initial physical and socio- {
.i economic estimates of damages and losses;
- 2. . Analyzes Pre!!minary Field S;.rvey Team reports and assesses local disaster response capabilities;
. 3. Advises the Governor, through the Secretary of Public Safety, as to appropriate state action.
and, if effective response is beyond State and local capabilities, assists the Governor in re-questing Federal assistance. C. Federal Upon notification of an emergency situation which may result in a request for Federal disaster assistance, the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration !FDAA) will ordinarily arrange for the informal participation by Federal agency personnelin Preliminary Field Survey Team efforts. Upon receipt of the Governor's request, FDAA will coordinate the conduct of field damage surveys by Federal agency personnel.
- 10. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS The procedures which follow were developed pursuant to the concept that there are three elements involved in the assess-ment of damages. These are:
--Identification of the type, location and extent of damages.
Preliminary Field Survey Teams, activated by the Ma,ssa-chusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA), prepare quantitative estimates of chmages in the public, private, and agricultural sectors, and qualitative reports on the nature and extent of those damages. E -2
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--Evaluation of the severity and magnitude of the disaster.
MCDA is responsible for interprenng the raw factual l data obtained from the preliminary iteld survey and estimating the disaster's impact on the community. To l do so. MCDA identified the response necessary to mati- { i gate the cisaster and evaluates local and/or State capa-bility to deal effecztvelv Mth the situatton. f
--Recommendation of appropriate State response. The Secretary of Public Safety, based upon intelligence from the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA). recom-mends appropriate State action and, if necessary. Federal assistance required. Federal action is necessarv only' if the situation is such that effective response is beyond the espability of State and local governments.
IV. TASK ASSIGNMENTS A. Identificat' ion 1. Verification Upon receipt of information indicating an actual or imminent disaster situation (TAB A), the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA) vertfies that information through its own field personnel or that of other State agencies.
- 2. Preliminary Field Survey Teams Ifimmediate or subsequent State action appears necessary. MCDA constitutes Preliminary Field Survey Teams from among lists of previously designated individuals from the agencies in TAB B. The actual make-up of any team will depend upon the nature of the damages in the area to whien it is assigned.
Teams are assigned specific communities, work with local officials of these communities, and report their estimates to MCDA.
- 3. Survey Methods Preliminary field survey methods consist of serial inspections, photo interpretations.
site surveys, or any other means available to assist in determining, conveying and quantifying the mag-nitude, extent and impact of disaster damages.
- 4. Report Organization in order to maintain the com-patibility of Preliminary Field Survey Team reports E-3 u______________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Pcg:a 172 of 210 with Federal assistance information requirements, such reports must be orgamsed as follows:
--work eligible under the statutory autherttles of other Federal agenetes (e.g. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Federal Highway Ad-ministration. Office of Educatitsnt must be separated from the general damage estimates:
--damage estimattes must be collected on a county or city / town tasis and subdivided into three categories -- Public, Private, and Agricultural.
These categories are defined below.
- 3. Federal Dammae Catesory Definitions The Federal Disaster Assistance Administration (FDAA) cate-
- gorizes disaster damage as follows:
- "Public damage" includes damages to State and local government owned / maintained facilities, and permanent repair to priate non-profit utility, educational, medical and custodial care faellities.
Monetary estimates of damage must be substantiated by quantity, size, number or any other physical description. In addition to tabulating damage esti-mates by community, the costs are subdivided into elght work categories. These are listed in TAB B. together with the respective State agency (ies) responsible for the damage assessment.
- "Privatat damage" takes into account the effect of the disasier on individuals, families, and busines-ses. (See TAB C.) The amount and extent of damages to L asiness establishments, homes, mobile homes, and meltiple family units, and the number of families requaing food, clothing and shelter are of primary cosmrn.
Private damage assescment is primarily a local governmental function enrdinated by the chief executive and undertaken b; local officials, who, because of normal areas of responsibility, have knowledge of community elemecs which have been damaged. Human service, public works. police and fire personnel are among the typical redesignated participants e,f a local damage assessment team. 1 E -4 1
Pega 173 of.210 I Support to local officials in their assessment of private damage can come from several sources. notably from their counterparts in neighboring commumties, from private re!!ef organizations (Massachusetts has a standing agreement with the American National Red Cross to assist in cuch efforts). business and trade assoetations, and from State agenetes. State participation in damage assessment is co-ordinated by the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCM), which composes assessment teams from amongst predesignated resters developed by those agencies with responsibilities relevant to the damage,
- *~ Agricultural damage" considers tne effect of the disaster on: farm households and their contents, farm structures and equipment, crops and livestock, and crop-land and pasture. Chief concerns include the percentage of land damaged and the length of time needed to resume normal operations.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's State-wide Emergency Board, in Amherst, has an on-going program to receive damage estimates in order for appropriate action to be taken under USDA authority. Members of the Soil Conservation Service. Emergency Conservation Measures, and the Farmers Home Administration are active participants on the emergency board. Upon request, the board furnishes the Massa-chusetts Civil Defenas Agency (MCDA) with estimates of agricultural damage and USDA relief assistance on a county-by-county basis. B. Evaluation Effective evaluation involves an assessment of both the severity of the disaster, and of its impact upon the communities involved. The Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA) conducts this assessment through a thorough analysis using the following procedures: E-5
Pcg3 174 of 210 1. Conduvts an analysis of the response setions necessary to reduce the immeciate impact on people and property. Such actions might include the executton of protection or evacuattou measures. measures to alleviate health and safety threats, flood control measures, and the-utilization ol' emergency communications anc trans-portation equipment.
- 2. Analyzes the commumty's ability to respond to the disaster situation, particularly its organtrational capabilities and its access to necessary resources
-- either its own or those available through mutual aid arrangements.
- 3. Assesses those recovery actions necessary to restore community services to pre-disaster condition. and the commumty's capability to take such actions utilizine its own resources.
C. Recom_mendation The Massachusetts C;41 Defense Agency (MCDA) will recom-mend appropriate State action to the State Coordinating Officer (Secretary of Public Safery) upon review of the field survey and its assessment of the required response. State action can in-clude:
--sssistance from the State agencies in the performance of specific respcase functions:
--the coordination ol' requests to private relief groups or unaffected municipal governments for assistance:
--a Gubernatorial emergency declaration;
--enactment of emergency financing measures inclucing legislation.
The Massachusetts Cid! Defense Agency (MCDA) will recom-mend that the Governor request Federal assistance if the ci-saster situation (actual or impending) is such that affective response is beyond State and local capability. '~ Federal assistance can include assistance and recovery setions which are available through a Federn! sgency's l 1 l w _ - __ _ _ . _ .
Paga 175 of .210 statutory authority, or that available through an
' +' Emergency" or " Major Disaster" declaration under Public Law 93-288.
Federal actions must be justified by the preliminary . field survey, an assessment of the response capability of State and local governments and, in the event of a request for an " Emergency" or " Major Disaster" declaration,' evidence that a significant comnutment of State and local resources will be made. i I l E-7 a-____-_____.__- _ _ - _ - _
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Paga 176 of 210 w TAB A DISASTER INCIDENT REPORT
' RECORDING PERSON- DATE TIME:
WHO IS CALLING: TITLE: COMMUNITY: TELEPHONE:
- NATURE OF THE DISASTER:
TIME THE INCIDENT OCCURRED: AFFECTED AREA: CHAMCTER OF AREA (AGRIC,y,LTURE, BUSINESS, RESIDENTIAL): ARE COMMUNITY SERVICES OPERATING: HOSPITA LS _ ELECTRICITY ROADS __ GAS BRIDGES WATER DA MS OTHER HOW MANY HOMES AFFECTED: ,,,,, DES TROYED DAMAGED BUT HABITABLE _ HOW MANY BUSINESSES AFFECTED: _ _ . ARE DISASTER SHELTERS OPEN & HOW MANY: ._ WHERE: BY WHOM: I REPORTED DEATHS: INJURIES: p 1. WHAT ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED: IF YOU ARE NOT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE AFFECTED COMMUNITY WHO IS: TITLE , , , , , , _ , WHERE CAN HE BE REACHED: TELEPHONE # E -6 _ - - _ _ - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ = _ - _ _ _ - _ _ _
Paga 177 of 210 i TAB B PUBLIC DAMAGE Debris Clearance: Depanment of Public Works (DPW) Metropolitan Dtstnet Commission (MDC) Proteettve Measures: Department of Environmental Quality Engineering (EQE) DPW Road Systems: DPW Massachusetts Turnptke Authority Water Control Facilities: EQE: Division of Waterways Department of Environmental Management (EM): Division of Water Resources Public Buildings: Bureau of Building Construction (BBC) Public Utilities:
- 1. Water Supply:
EQE; Division of Water Supply MDC; Water Division
- 2. Sewage Treatment:
j i EQE; Division of Water Pollution Control MDC: Sewage Division
- 3. Power and Gas:
Department of Public Utilities (DPU): ! Engineering Division E-9 l l L_----____---_______ _ _ - _ _ _ .
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- 4. . Transportation:
Massachusetts Port Authority Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority . Facilities Under Construction: All State Agencies involved in Damage Assessment . Printe Non-Profit Facilities:
- 1. Education:
Department of Education (DE): Division of School Facilities and Related Services
- 2. Utilities:
DPU
- 3. Emergency, Medical 8, Custodial Care:
BBC Parks and Recreation: 1 Beaches and Metropolitan Boston Parks: MDC: Parks and Recreation Division
- 2. Others:
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Pgg3 179 of 210 TABC PRIVATE DAMAGE
- 1. People:
- Dead
- With injuries or illness
- Hospitalized
~2. Dwellings:
- Destroyed
- With ma}or damage
- With rmnor damage
- Approximate % insured
- Approximate % of lasured value
- Approximate % owner occupied
- 3. Mobile Homes:
- Destroyed
- With major damage
- Approximate % insured
- 4. Apartments. Condominiums, etc.:
- Family units destroyed
- Family units with major damage
- Fsmily units with minor damage
- 5. Small Businesses:
- Destroyed or with major damage
- 6. Total Families Suffering Loss
- 7. Red Cross Assistance - Mass Care:
- Number of shelters
- Persons sheltered
- Victims and workers given mass care E -Il
c-- y . I l Paga 180 of'210 ANNEX F: MEDICA L SERVICES I. INTRODUCTION Emergency Health and Medical Services are organized to provide immediate care for disaster victims and to mitigate disaster-related health hazards. The Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA) operates a Medical Service, coordinated by Executive Order 144 assignees to MCDA from the Department of Public Health and composed of personnel and resources of State, local, appropriate Federal, and private relief organizations. II. RESPONSIBILITIES A. Local
- 1. City and town governments are responsible for maintaining safe water supplies, effective sewage and waste disposal, and food sanitation standards.
- 2. Medical services are the responsibility of public and private hospitals and physicians. Local hospitals will receive support from other hospi-tals within their reg:on.
B. State
- 1. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is responsible for:
--Monitoring radiation levels and collecting suspected samples for analysis; ,
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--Certifying to food and drug safety:
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--Providing laboratory services to support the above work.
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' Qualttv E'Atneftf,t_n3g is responsible for:
--Monitt nng all environmental health concerns, with the excepcon of radiation:
--Prowding technical expertise and laboratory
- services in support of water punfication and adequate sewage and waste disposal.
- 3. . Other State agencies can augment local governments with:
--National Guard ambulance service;
--National Guard Field Hospitals;
--pre-positioned disaster hospitals;
--Technical support staff from available agency personnel.
C. Federal Upon request, Federal agencies can supplement State and local governments by providing:
--Technical expertise in health, environmental, sanitation and radiation problems: -
--Supplememary medical staff, facilities, and ambulance vehicles:
--Additional personnel and support staff.
III. CONCEPT OF OPEMTIONS A. Local
- 1. Maintaining health and medical services will be routinely performed.
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- 2. Emergency Medical Teams to administer first aid and to transport the injured will be matatained.
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Pcg3 182~of 210 3. Whenever service cannot be provided locally, mutual aid agreements and regional assocta-tions can supplement individual town require-ments. B. State 1. Department of Public Health monitoring cf disease and radiation will be performed on a routine basis. 2. Department of Environmental Quality Engneering programs to keep water quality high and sewage and waste disposal safe are to be matntained.
- 3. Periodically test and update supplementary programs.
C. Federal
- 1. U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and the Enytronmental Protection Agency will per-form normal health and medical services on a routine basts.
- 2. I.aboratory testing and technical expertise, when-ever the situation is beyond local / State capability, can be provided.
IV. PROCEDURES A. Medical Care In the event of a disaster. Emergency Medical Service Teams, private ambulance and fire / police rescue squads will transport victims to available hospitals. If the situation cannot be handled locally, hospitals in regional associations will assist with the injured. Whenever the disaster is beyond the capabilities of the local /reponal hospitals, assistance on the State level can be requested through the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA). or, a direct request to U.S. government mi!!tary hospitals in the immediate area can be made. F-3
l Pac 33 183 of 210 1 1 I i State assistance consists of National Guard Ambulance and Field Hospitals, and pre-positioned packaged disaster hospitals. Additional medical personnel. on a limited basis, can be requested from Department of Public Health hospitals and staff. Supplementary Federal assistance in the form of U.S. Army Field Hospitals, ambulance, and medical personnel can be requested through the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration (FDA.A). Other medical personnel may be available from the U.S. Public Health Service and/or Department of Defense installations. B. Health
- 1. Radiological Nhe Massachusetts Department of Pubtf e Health.
Radiation Control Unit is responsible for monitor-ing radiation levels and inspecting food, water and other supplies which were subject to radiological contamination. Laboratory and technical assistance from Federal agencies is available if the situation is beyor.d the State's capability.
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The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has the responsibility for monitoring and control-ling disease vectors communicable diseases and epidemics. An emergency declaration relative to the above problems will be declared if the health problem warrants. Assistance on the Federal level is available from the Center for Disease e Control and the Public Health Department. Monitoring and testing of water supplies, sewage and waste disposal is the responsibility of local governments. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Quality Engineering can provide technical and laboratory assistance whenever it is necessary. All situations which may develop tr.to environmental health problems are the re-sponsibility of the Department of Environmental Quality Engineering. Federal assistance from the Environmental Protection Agency is also j avallable. F-4 l 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ l
'Pcga 184 of 210 ANNEX G: EMERGENCY WELFARE SERVICES
- 1. INTRODUCTION Emergency Welfare Services are services and programs organized to provide food, clothing, shelter, and other basic necessities of life to persons unable to provide for themselves as a result of a disaster situation.
The Massachusetts Cid! Defense Agency (MCDA) operates a Welfare Service. coordinated by Executive Order 144 assignees to MCDA from the Department of Public Welfare and composed of personnel and resources of State, local, appropnate Federal, and private relief organizations. II . RESPONSIBILITIES A. Local Local government responsibilities include:
--Evaluating emergency responsibilities and requirements for food, clothing, shelter, and other personal needs of disaster victims;
--Ensuring that all available local and mutual aid resources are committed:
--Requesting required additional assistance through the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA);
--Assisting in the pre <!esignated and emergency designation of sites for mass shelter and feed-ing and for administration of financial and emer-gency services.
Local chapters of the American National Red Cross (ANRC) are expected to assume responsibility for extending relief when disaster needs cannot ade-quately be met with local resources. Additional resources are available from ANRC when local chapter resources are overwhelmed (see ANNEX H). G-1
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- 1. Department of Public Welfare The Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare provides planning, organization and direction necessary to institute welfare services both be- I fore and after the onset of emergency conditions.
These emergency measures include, but are not limited to the following:
--Coordinating emergency planning with the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA),
and other State agencies supporting emergency welfare services:
--Providing guidance and technical assistance to local communities to asstat them in de-veloping their plans and capabilities. in-cluding:
(a) Recommending standards for assistance in the areas of mass feeding, shelter, and caring for special groups; and, (b) Development of manuals, training guides, and procedures in cooperation with the Bureau of Pub!!c Assistance of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare;
--Evaluating the adequacy of welfare resources in the State, including supplies, facilities for the care of people, and professional personnel;
--Coordinating emergency welfare activities with affected local communities, the Amencan i National Red Cross WNRC), the Salvation Army and other private relief organizations;
--Coordinating activities and resources of State and Federal agencies having welfare support assignments; i
--Recommending inter-regional transfer of re-sources for care of people, including assistance to equalize distnbution of the refugce care load; l and G-2
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Federal materials food coupons, and funds made available for weifare services.
- 2. Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency The Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA) exeretses the coordinative responsibilities set forth in Part One of this Plan, which include:
--Coordinating the provision of available equipment, facilities, and personnel re-quired for emergency welfare services;
--Maintaining emergency communications for utilization by emergency welfare services personnel.
- 3. Massachusetts Department of Education The Massachusetts Department of Education administers Federal surplus food commodities programs on behalf of the Commonwealth.
- 4. Adjutant General The Massachusetts National Guard provides, when available and within its capabilities, logistics support, emergency fresh water supplies, and emergency feeding augmenta-tion.
C. Federal The U.S. Department of Agriculture (Food and Nutrition Service) makes food coupons and U.S. surplus commod-itles available, through State or private agencies, for emergency mass feeding or distribution in any area of the United States which suffers a major disaster or emergency. G-3
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ANNEX H: l COORDINATION OF PRIVATE RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS {
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INTRODt'CTION Emergency feeding, clothing. shelter, and other care of disaster victims is a responsibility snared by government, relief organi- f zations, and volunteers. This Annex describes the respective { responsibilities and roles of the Amertean National Red Cross. Salvation Army Mennomte Disaster Sernce, and other private relief organizations, and local. State and Federal agenetes an providing relief to persons affected by natural disaster.
!! . ORGANIZA TION A. Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency - Relief Agency I Adosorv Cornmittee Massachusetts has pronded, through the operation of an Advisory Committee consisting of appointees from the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA), the Massa-chusetts Department of Public Welfare, the Amencan National Red Cross (ANRC), the Salvation Army, the Mennonite Disaster Service, Catholic Chanties, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, and the Seventh-Day Adventists for coordinated pronsion of private agency resources.
The American National Red Cross (New England Division) has agreed. on behalf of all of the private relief organt-zations represented on the Adnsory Committee, to eter-cise the responsibility of providing liaison with MCDA. at both the State Emergency Operating Center (EOC) in Framingham, and at each Area Emergency Operating Center (EOC). B. Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency Welfare Service and Medical Service i i
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Medical Service prendes for the organization atid direction of medical facilities and resources to minimize the effects of disaster. and outlines the organization, functions and responsibilities of l these services. The Amencan National Red Cross (ANRC) will continue to augment extstag community medical resources to make necessary 3 medical and nurstng care available. l
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e Paga 188 of 210 2. Personnel of the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA) Welfare Service may assist in Red Cross disaster services as requested by Red Cross Chapter or Branch heads, under the direction of the American National Red Cross (ANRC). C. American National Red Cross The American National Red Cross is organized on a Chapter basis. Within the Chapter there is either a Red Cross Branch or representatives in each com-munity in the Chapter. Massachusetts Chapters re-ceive guidance, support and tield services from New England Division Headquarters, 99 Brookline Avenue.
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Boston, 02215 (Telephone 617-262-4940).
!!I. RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNC'ITONS A. American National Red Cross
- 1. The American National Red Cross (ANRC), in accordance with its respons1Mlities under Con-gressional Charter, carries out a broad program of its tradition services to those in need as a re-suit of disaster of any size or magnitude. Red Cross services include provision of, among other things, such assistance as food, clothing, shelter, medical care, household furnishings, building and repair of homes, aad occupational rehabilitation.
- 2. The Red Cross also assumes responsibility for providing individual services to families, including i information service on dead, missing, or injured; I answering welfare inquiries; and providing emer-gency assistance to individuals and families beyond the mass care services listed above.
B. Other Relief Agencies The Salvation Army Mennonite Disaster Service, Seventh-l Day Adventists, and other private relief agencies can pro-vide food and feeding facilities, emergency shelter, clothing, household items, and crisis counseling. During large-scale disaster. such activities are coordinated with Red Cross and j government disaster relief efforts through liaison provided ^ by the Red Cross. l H -2 i
Paga-189 of 210 C. State Acencies 1. The Secretary of Public Safety, as State Coorcinattng Officer, is responsible for coordinating all State agency activity in time of disaster, including that in support of Red Cross relief actions. 2.
. The Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA) is responsible for coordinating disaster actions as the operating arm of the State Coordinating Officer, and for maintaining effective liaison with the Red Cross and other relief organizations during preparedness, response, and recovery disaster operations.
D. Local Government Local officials, notably local civil defense directors, are responsible for assuring that effective planning and liaison is maintained between the city or town and the Red Cross Chapter or Branch. E. Federal Government The broad range of Federal disaster assistance available following a Prestcentially declared major disaster can, in many cases, support Red Cross and other relief efforts, when necessary. Part Two of this Plan describes this assistance. TAD F (Individual and Family Assistance). TAB G (Food Stamps). TAB H (Food Commodities and TAB J (Crisis Counseling) to Part Two are especially pertinent. IV. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS A. The basic relationship between the Red Cross and the Massachusetts Chil Defense Agency is established by a memorandum of understanding appearing as Appendix 1 to this Plan. B. In the performance of its services, the Red Cross will retain administrative and financial control of its own resources. C. The Red Cross has agreed to coordinate the performance of its services with the appropriate Civil Defer,se organi-zation, or with an appropriate official or agency of State or local government, should the magmtude of a disaster not require Civil Defense coercination. H -3
I i Paga 190 of 210 ) i D. Red Cross operations within the Commonwealth will be - carried out in accorcance with its Emergency Response Plan, which appears as TAB A to this Annex. and with existing Statements of Understanding between the Com-monwealth of Massachusetts and the American National Red Cross. E. Liaison, planning and exchange of information must be maintained between the Red Cross and the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency. Similar arrangements should be carried down to the community level by the appointment of civil defense representatives to local Red Cross di-easter committees, and by the assignment of Red Cross llatoon representatives to local civil defense staffs. H-4
Paga 191 of 210 TABA THE AMERICAN NATIONAI. RED CROSS EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
!. PURPOSE To define the role and responsibilities of the American National Red Cross in disasters within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
II. SCOPE A. The American Red Cross, by statute and agreements, is chargeo with the responsibility of helping meet the human needs of families affected by a natural disaster. Such aid is not dependent upon a Presidential or other federal disas-ter declaration but is provided regardless of the stre of the catastrophe or disaster incident. B. In war-caused situations, the American Red Cross will use its facilities and per.'onnel to support and assist welfare and emergency operaties of the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency and Office of Emergency Preparedness to the extent possible, while carrying out its other essential responsi-bilities and assignments. C. The American Red Cross will cooperate and coordinate with all sgencies, public and private, at the local, state and national 1 levels, whose activities are directed toward the alleviation of l disaster-caused suffering and needs. III. RESPONS1BILITIES The Amertean National Red Cross will provide disaster assistance in accordance with the Statement of Understanding between the Common-wealth of Massachusetts and the American National Red Cross. l A. Preparedness Measu,res - American Red Cross will:
- 1. Recrtut and train disaster personnel and maintain rosters of available staff and volunteers.
- 2. Maintain agreements with shelter facilities to be usea for disaster mass care operations.
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- 3. ' Conduct pre-survey' assessment of potential disaster areas.
- 4. Maintain an upcateo list of available material re-sources necessary for dtsaster reitef operations.
5. Assist in disseminating warmngs of approaching or impending disasters.
- 6. Assist in warning, rescue and evacuation of people.
- 7. Promote National Flood insurance Program.
B. Provide emergency information concerning welfare of evscuees. B. Emergenev Response - Depending upon the potential hazards and the nature and extent of a particular disaster, the American Red Cross may prende any or all of the following services. during the immediate emergency period:
- 1. Obtain damage assessment surveys of affected areas, and determine the kinds of services that must be provided.
- 2. Establish and administer mass care centers - provide medical and nursing coverage.
- 3. Provide food at fixed and mobile feeding stations.
- 4. Augment resources of public health and hospital fact!! ties by recruiting additional physicians and nurses.
- 5. Establish first aid stations.
- 6. Assist in transporting the sick and injured.
- 7. Assist in securing additional medical supplies.
- 6. Provide whole blood and its derivatives when needea.
- 9. Meet the immediate needs of persons requiring food.
clothing, essential household furnishings and other basic needs. i i H -6 . 1 l
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- 10. ' Provide personnel at the Massaenusetts Civil Defense i l
Emergency Operating Center at Framinenam, and the Emergency Operating Centers at Bridgewater. Tewks-bury, Westboro and Belchertown when they are estab-lished for liaison and coordination.
- 11. Provide welfare tnquiry service on a cc.ntinutng basis for those familles in need of such service.
C. Recoverv Assistance
- 1. Without a Presidential declaration of a najor :ssaster, i the American Red Cross will provice recovery assts-tance for disaster-caused needs that are beyond the resources of the family to resume normal family life in the home and community. Need, not loss is the basts of assistance, and depending on the evaluation of the needs, and resources available. assistance may include:
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- a. Food, clothing and other maintenance until the.
family income is restored or other regularly
' constituted benefits are obtainable in the com-munity.
- b. Emergency shelter and temporary housing up to thirty (30) days following a cisaster or untti other resources are available to meet the need.
- c. Repair or rebuilding of owner-occupied homes and other essential structures.
- d. Household furnishings through purchase of basic items essential to family living.
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- f. Occupational supplies and equipment.
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Pag 2 194'of.210 coordinators in :he establishment and operation of Disaster Assistance Centers. 3. In the event that all the resources of the federal, state and local governments are inadequate to , meet total family needs, the American Red Cross - may provide aeditional assistance. 4 1 K-s 1~ E__.________________________ -__.._____.____________________.___-._________________________o
Pag 2 195 of 210 o AUTHORITIES AND REFERENCES U. S. Public Law 4. 58th Congress. January 5.1905 U. S. Public Law 93-268. Disaster Relief Act of 1974. Section 303 Memorandum of Understanding. October 1973 between the rederal Dtsaster Assistance Administration and the American National Red Cross. as arnenced. September 4,1974 and December 2.1975 - Statement of Understanding between Defense Civil Preparedness Agency and th; American National Red Cross. February 24.1978 A PPENDICES Statement of Understanding between the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the American National Red Cross - 1978 Orgamration Chart. American National Red Cross Orgamzatic,a of Division and Chapters. Commonwealth of Massa.chusetts { H-9
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P292 200 of 210 ANNEXI: TEMPORARY HOl' SING,, I. INTRODt'CTION ' This Annex establishes responsibilities and procedures for provt1ing temporary housing for those requiring such housing as a result of a disaster. The objective of temporary hi using programs is to provide housing which meets minimum stancards and is within reasonable cem-muting distance during that period of time necessary for repair or con-struction of permanem housing in the area. or relocation of displaced persons into other adequate housing. II . RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS A. Local
- 1. Local housing authorities. or other appropriate local officials, are responsible for:
--Assessing damage, ascertaining habitability, and assessing the insurance situation with respect to private housing:
--Developing listings of potential temporary housing and sites prior to emergency:
--Cooperating and coordinating with appropriate private. State and Federal agencies in seektng financial assistance and temporary housing for disaster displaced victims.
- 2. Other local entities may be asked by State or local authorities to assist in efforts to identify or prende temporary housing or shelter. Apartment house owners associations. real estate brokers assocta- {
tions. motel owners associations and trailer sales ' agencies are among those organizations whose as-sistance ma" he elicited. B. State
- 1. Executive Office of Communities and Development
--The Department of Community Affairs 28st8ts the M.issachusetts Cint Defense Agency in determining ti:e availability of temporary housing units hv F 1: rn and collating ;uch information from local gusernrwr.:..
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--Provides technical assistance to local govern-ments in meeting Federal assistance require-ments for site preparation for temporary.
' housing, and in management of temporary housing under local control.
--Purchases, or otherwise acquires, temporary l housing uruts from the Federal government; and sells, or otherwise makes available, such units to local housing authorttles.
- 2. Executive Office of Consumer Affairs
--Provides inventories of temporary housing accommoantions, through its administrative relationships with vendors and financing.
institutions.
--Provides information on suitable sites for placement of mobile and other temporary housing.
- 3. Bureau of Building Construction Provides, at the direction of the Governor, for the construction of mobile homes sites and the instal-
. lation of essential facilities (e.g. utilities and plumbing).
C. Federal Pursuant to a declaration by the President that a major disaster exists, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is authorized to provide the following:
--Temporary housing, either by purchase or lease, for those who as a result of the major disaster, require such housing:
--Funds for the repair or restoration of owner-occupied housing made uninhabitable by a disaster;
--Temporary assistance in the form of mortgage or rental payments to eligible individuals who have suffered financial hardship as a result of a major disaster.
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.III. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS Providing adequate temporary housing for disaster victims in trass shelters or other emergency situations involves several elements;
--Identifying persons whose existing housing either is permanently uninhabitable, or requires a lengthy period of time for restoration:
--Identifying existing available housing within reasonable commuting distance:
--In the absence of a sufficient stock of ex2 sting available housing, providing mobile or readily fabricated housing.
The responsibility for determining and meeting the need for temporary housing rests with local communities. State government and private relief organizations, when necessa.ry, assist localities to the extent that resources and authority permit. ne facilities of both State and Federal Disaster Assistance Centers (IMCs described in Part Two of this Plan) should be utilized to identify needs and programs. IV. TASK ASSIGNMENTS A. Local Appropriate local agencies immediately activate emergency
. plans for assessing private housing damage, assessing the insurance situation, locating temporary housing, and listing i vacant land suitable for temporary emergency housing place-ment.
Such agencies function in cooperation with represen- ' tatives of appropriate State. Federal and private agencies in efforts to provide temporary housing. B. State i l The State Coordinating Officer coordinates State and local efforts to provide housing sites, locate available housing and to set up and transport mobile homes. In particular: 1. The Executive Office of Communities and Development obtains, from local government officials. estimates of damage to community housing and an assessment of housing requirements. The Executive Office of Com-munities and Development collates listings of avail-able rental homes and/or mobile housing sites in the communities. I-3 1 i
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' The Board of Real Estats Brokers (Executive Office -
of Consumer Affairs) will obtain listings of weant housing and available land for mobile or pre-fab housing.
- 3. The Bureau of Building Construction will supervise the construction of necessary mobile home sites and the installation of essential utility services.
- 4. The Executive Of8ce of Communities and Develop-ment provides technical assistance to local govern-ments in identifying Federal assistance programs for which they may be eligible, and in meeting and maintaining eligibility requirements.
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ANNEX J: ; PLAN IMPLEMENTATION. UPDATING AND TRAINING - J
. I. INTRODUCTION 1 This Annex establishes responsibilities and outlines tasks and procedures associated with implementing and updating the Massachusetts Comprehensive Emeraency Response Plan, and .
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for providing training in its provisions to officiais of State agencies and o' f local government who have been assigned re-sponsibllities through this Plan's provisicas. II. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS A. Effectiveness The Massachusetts Comprehensive Emergency Response Han, becomes officially effective upon its formal promul-gation by letter by the Governor. Because, however, the Plan consists almost entirely of working agreements between and among local. State and Federal government their agencies, and other agencies with emergency concerns, it has. in large measure, been partly or totally in effect over the two years prior to its completion and publication. B. Imstementation Part One of this Plan defines several operational readiness levels (STANDBY. ALERT. and EMERGENCY OPEPATIONS). Whenever Civil Defense assumes these levels, or advises other agencies or local governments to do so, the Plan has been implemented. Whenever the Governor declares a state of emergency, or executes the Plan through a request for a Presidential declaration (for which Plan execution is a re-quirement), the Plan also clearly has been implemented. Because the organizational system the Plan reflects has informal application on a day-to-day basis, and in " routine" emergencies, it can be partially implemented at any time when its provisions or procedures are utilized by any agency of government. C. Updating Additions sad revisions will be issued to holders periodically by the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA), and J -l __ _ - - _ - - - - _ - - - - - - - - - - =-
l PC,gs 205 of 210 a many of these. too, will reflect changes in procedure, policy, capabilities or resources that were effective before a Plan change is issued. The objective with respect to updating the Plan will i be to reflect as accurately as possible the capabilities of Massachusetts' emergency response forces, while simultaneously trying to upgrade those capabilities through improvements in the Plan. D. Training Massachusetts has no formal established training capability specifically for natural disaster prepared-ness or response, but considerable remources with application in this field. Training in the provisions and use of this Plan will therefore be accomplished through utilization of other disaster-related training opportunities (e.g. civil defense training seminars) or modification of agency-specific or oeher special-12ed training. Priority will be given to training of State officials in agencies with key roles in the emergency organiza-tion, and to local emergency officials. III. RESPONSIBILITIES A. Implementation Developing and maintaining the capabilities required to effectively implement this Plan requires the full participation of all levels of State and local government. This Plan addresses preparedness, coordination, and response capabilities of State agencies, and provides the communications and administrative mechanism for liaison with local government. It does not, how-ever. provide local planning. Because a large per-centage of Massachusetts' emergency response caps-bilities are within the effective control of local govern-ment, the development of local emergency response plans consistent with the range of local responsibilities appeartng throughout this Plan is a critical step in effective implementation. J-2
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- 1. Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency The prtmary responsibility for maintenance and update of this Plan rests with the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCER). Included in this responsibility are the following specific tasks:
- a. Continuously survey all elements of the emergency response system, and identify areas where, becauss of changes in organt-ration, resources, or legislation and authority, amendment to the Plan is neces-stry; b.
Maintain effective channels of communication with all levels of government, to permit timely notification of any requirement for imptevement or modification;
- c. Continuously survey the State so as to identify any changes in risk or vulnerability to specific disaster hazards;
- d. Assist State agencies with emergency response functions, and local governments, in developing or refining their emergency plans;
- e. Develop and maintain a system for publication, promulgation, and validation of receipt of Plan changes.
- 2. Inter 4eeretariat Emergency Coordinating Committee The responsibilities outlined for the Inter-Secretariat Emergency Coordinating Committee in Part Two,
" Organization and Responsibilities," of this Plan imply a need for periodic review of this Plan, agency-specific emergency response plans, and agency re-sponse functions, to determine areas where change is needed or desirable.
- 3. State Agencies i State agencies with emergency response functions i
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- a. Advising their respective representative to_-
the Inter-Secretariat Emergency Coordinating Committee of potential or existing situanons which require modification to the Plan:
- b. Developing and improving agency specifte emergency plans.
- 4. Local Governments '
Local governments are responsible for advising the Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA), through their local civil defense director, of potential or exist-ing situnuona at the local level which nught require modification to the Plan. C. Training
- 1. Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency The Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA) is tasked with providing training and education for local and State personnel engaged in civil preparedness functions. In support of this responsihtlity, MCDA operates a training academy for training of auxiliary police and fire personnel.' and other emergency workers, conducts radiological response training, and makes available a broad range of training re-sources, including personnel, in support of local and other preparedness training. These activities.-
and others, support the following responsibilities:
- a. Determine Statewide emergency preparedness training requirements, including those asso-cisted with dissemination of this Plan;
- b. Plan, develop, and implement emergency preparedness training programs which meet State objectives, and maximally utilize all available r esources , including Federal training rest urces:
- c. Provide guidance to etties and towns in developing emergency preparedness training plans and programs:
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- d. Evalaate or as.=1st in eval.a:Ing emerge- y training pregrams enreugn c:- uct er participation in tests er drills.
- 2. State Acencies
- a. Develop and conduct technical or skill courses which are within.the purview of a particular agency
- b. Whenever possible, assist local governe ments in disaster preparedness planning, training, and the conduct of exercises.
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- 3. Loca1 Government
- a. Determines total local emergency prepared-ness training requirements, including those associated with implementation of this Plant
- b. Develop a local emergency preparedness training program for emergency services personnel and local citizens:
- r. In coordination with State and Federal agencies, conduct disaster preparedness training and testing of local staff and operating personnel on a periodic basis.
- 4. Tederal Various rederal agencies have assumed a broad range of responsibilities associated with training of local and State officials, or of citizens, in emergency preparedness and re-sponse areas. A few illustrative examples ares
- a. Civil defense home study courses, offered by the Emergency Management Institute, i EJudtsburg, MD:
- b. Federal Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) preparedness courses offered within the region or Stater l l, J-5
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Tecnnical' assistance for natural disaster planning available f rcm the Federal ' Emergency Management Agency (TEMA). -
- d. Various guidance and training available from the National Weather *ervice rela-tive to weather-related da. aster hazards.
- 5. Amertean National Red Cross The American National Red Cross ( ANRC) has trained personnel who can gave instruction in mass feeding, shelter management, damage assessment, first aid, health services, and emergency assistance to families.
IV. FROCEDURIS A. Trainine Associated with Implementation of the Massachusetts comprehensive Emereeney Response Plan Ooidance and training in the provisions and use of this Plan will be directed primarily toward operating of ficials in State agencies with important emergency response roles, and to local officials, particularly chief executives, and heads of local departments with emergency functions (police, fire, public works, health, etc. ) . The mechanisms for cenveying training are:
- 1. Specially seneduled training sessions and drills for specific State agencies:
- 2. Joint sessions and drills with representation by several agencies:
- 3. Seminars and reviews by the Inter-Secretariat Emergency Coordinating Committee
- 4. Seminars for local elvil defense directors:
- 5. seminars for a broad range of local officials.
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- 1. Request Procedures Procedures for delivery of general emergency response training available throug".t the Massa-chusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA) are developed by that agency, which also maintains an awareness of other training and information, available through other State agencies or from the Federal government.
Requests for information on the availability of such training may be addressed to the Director, Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency., 400 Worcester Road, Framingham 01701. Requests from local officials for such information should originate with the local civil defense director, and be submitted through the concerned Civil De-fense Area Director.
- 2. Supporting Resources The Massachusetts Civil Defense Agency (MCDA) provides films, technical publications and related materials to schools, civic groups and other !
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