Policy Text
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MJ/RCCC
OPERATIONS ORDER
Evacuation Plan – Main Jail
The purpose of this Order is to o utline evacuation procedures f or a partial or a full
evacuation of the Main Jail.
I. Policy
Evacuation of any portion of the Main Jail shall be conducted in a manner which
maximizes safety and security of staff and prisoners. Superviso rs have the authority to
modify the evacuation procedures a s necessary to fit the circum stances of a particular
incident. Any evacuation proc edure must be aut horized by the Watch Commander ,
Incident Commander, or his/her designee.
II. General Guidelines
A. In the case of a fac ility-wide evacuation, the Watch Commander will
initiate the Incident Command System and mobilize departmental or
outside resources as needed. The initial Incident Command Post will be
the second floor briefing r oom or other designated area.
1. Departmental resources include all available personnel, vehi cles
and equipment, including but not limited to Main Jail Staff, Court
Security Officers, and deputies assigned to Field Services.
B. The primary evac uation point for the Main Jail in the event of a full facility
evacuation will be the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center (RCCC).
Conversely, the Main Jail will be the primary ev acuation point for RCCC.
1. RCCC buses will be the primary tr ansportation for evacuation of
prisoners.
2. Other transportation means ut ilized will be approved via the
Incident Commander.
C. The Incident Commander or his/her designee shall coordinate the
evacuation of the facility. Pri or to the evacuation of prisoner s, the Incident
Commander should confirm the following using avai lable communication
means:
1. All deputies are at their assigned posts with the proper equ ipment.
2. All visitors, non-sworn staf f, and the public have been evac uated.
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MJ/RCCC 3. All exterior doors are secured or manned.
D. The following guidelines may be used in determining how to p rioritize the
evacuation of individual housin g units. The guidelines are to b e used as a
planning tool for evac uating the facility:
1. Evacuate prisoners exposed to i mmediate risk of injury first .
2. Evacuate Infirmary (2 West) and Sub-Acute (2 East) prisoners.
3. Evacuate female prisoners. 4. Evacuate High Security, di sciplinary housin g and Acute Psych iatric
prisoners separate from the general population.
5. Evacuate Booking a nd Court Holding Areas.
E. If full evacuation of the Main Jail is not necessary, prisoners will be
evacuated to another secure ar ea within the facility. The Incident
Commander will assign the evacuation priorities as appropriate.
F. Each housing unit shall follow the evacuation procedure cont ained in this
order unless direct ed otherwise by the Incident Commander.
1. Housing unit officers should account for prisoners in their housing
area, by both locator card and Control Point Group List (PF-11)
unless the resources are unavailable.
2. If locator cards or the PF-11 lists are unavailable, handwritten lists
or location boards may be substituted.
G. Weapons and special equipment deployment during an evacuatio n will be
at the discretion of the Incident Commander.
III. Visitors
A. Custody staff shall be respons ible for directing visitors th rough the public
emergency stairwell during an ev acuation. Visitors unable to ne gotiate the
stairwell may be evacuated using the public elevators. All visi tors will be
directed by custody staff to exit the facility through the Public Lobby as
quickly as safety allows.
1. If the Public Lobby is not available for evacuation, visitors may be
evacuated through an alternate route as determined by the
Incident Commander.
2. Assigned officers will search all visit areas to confirm all visitors
have been evacuated. Once the evacuat ion of visitors has been
confirmed, officers will report the completion of each area
evacuated to the Incident Command Post.
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MJ/RCCC IV. Non-sworn Personnel
A. Custody staff shall be respons ible for directing non-sworn s taff to
evacuate offices, exam rooms, k itchens, workshops, classrooms, and any
other area where non-swor n staff may be present.
B. Non-sworn staff shall repor t to the second floor briefing ro om or other area
as designated by the Incident Commander.
C. If possible, in-custody pri soner records should be evacuated along with
non-sworn staff, and a current a lpha list of in-custody prisone rs will be
generated for the facility and taken to the Incident Command Post.
D. Central Control staff will remain at their po sts until directed to evacuate
by the Incident Commander.
V. Post Assignments
A. Prior to evacuation of prisoners, the Incident Commander will assign
armed deputies to the following interior posts in the Main Jail:
1. Post #1 will be outside the east emer gency stairwell door to the
Vehicle Sally Port.
2. Post #2 will be outside the west eme