GO 311 Unusual Occurences 011423

GO 311 Unusual Occurrences Page 1 of 12 Rev. 01/14/23 H GENERAL ORDER 311 UNUSUAL OCCURRENCES REVISION DATE: 01/14/2023 BY ORDER OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE SUNNY ISLES BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT ORIGINAL EFFECTIVE DATE: 11/30/22 PREVIOUS REVISIONS: 11/30/22 RESCINDS: GO 311 Dated: 11/30/22 REFERENCE : None TABLE OF CONTENTS A. PURPOSE .......................................................................................................................... 1 B. POLICY ............................................................................................................................. 1 C. DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................. 1 D. SCOPE AND APPLICABILITY ..................................................................................... 3 E. DISCUSSION .................................................................................................................... 3 F. UNIFIED INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM .............................................................. 3 G. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................................................. 4 H. EMERGENCY/UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE OPERATION PLANS ......................... 7 I. EVACUATIONS ............................................................................................................. 12 A. PURPOSE The purpose of this policy is to assign responsibilities and establish guidelines for a comprehensive emergency management system, designed to preserve life, minimize damage and ensure an efficient Department response to all types of emergencies and unusual occurrences. B. POLICY It is the policy of the Sunny Isles Beach Department to comply with this policy when responding to unusual occurrences, to include disasters, civil disturbances, and civil defense emergencies. C. DEFINITIONS Casualty Collection Point: Also referred to as a “Main Triage Point” or “Initial Injured Persons Rally Point” - it is a designated location near the area of the incident that serves as an assembly point for casualty triage, medical stabilization, and evacuation of the injured. The location should have suitable open area for helicopter transport and access for EMS vehicles. Members assigned to the Casualty Collection Point will assist the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s Office, the Miami-Dade Police Department, or the Miami-Dade Fire Department to recover and identify casualties. The release of information regarding casualties shall be the responsibility of the lead investigator of the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s Office. UNUSUAL OCCURRENCES Policy 311 GO 311 Unusual Occurrences Page 2 of 12 Rev. 01/14/23 Command Post: A command post from which the Incident Commander directs operations and all planning and responses to crisis situations. Critical Incident: An unexpected occurrence resulting in great damage, loss, or destruction. The occurrence may be deliberate, as in the case of a terrorist action, or it may be an act of nature, as in the case of a severe hurricane, or accidental and caused by human error. It may also include a large scale social event or demonstration. Emergency Operations Center (EOC): A location that centralizes command staff coordination of emergency resources while directing and managing necessary support functions. Evacuation Center: A relatively safe and secure location used for the purpose of evacuating persons from a critical incident area. Locations serving this purpose may include a parking lot, athletic field, church, etc. Incident Command Post (ICP): A field location that is in proximity to the critical incident from which on-scene response activities are directed. Incident Command System (ICS ): A nationally accepted emergency management process of organizing an efficient management structure and necessary related resources at the scene of a critical incident. Liaison Officer: A member of the Department assigned by the Chief of Police, or Incident Commander, responsible for being a point of contact for identifying and assisting representatives from other agencies, and providing information and liaison with other government/law enforcement agencies. Mutual Aid Agreement: A signed agreement between law enforcement agencies identifying which aid may be requested or rendered regarding police operations. Reporting Locations: A designated location in reasonable proximity to the critical incident where incoming resources check-in prior to deployment to a staging area. Safety Officer: A Department member, or other person designated by the Chief of Police, or Incident Commander, responsible for monitoring and assessing safety conditions, hazards, etc., at the scene of a critical incident. The Safety Officer is responsible for developing measures for ensuring the safety of personnel. Scribe: A Department member responsible for recording all incident related information and actions taken. A Scribe will be assigned by the Incident Commander to work under his/her direction. An additional Scribe may be appointed by the Chief of Police to be assigned to the Emergency Operations Center. Security Officer: A designated member responsible for providing active security at assigned locations. Locations may include the Incident Command Post, Staging Areas, points of entrance, etc. Staging Area: Specific locations at the scene of a critical incident where resources can be placed while waiting deployment. Unified Command: A unified team effort allowing all agencies with geographical or functional responsibilities toward the critical incident to manage the incident with a common set of objectives and strategies. These are accomplished without losing or abdicating agency authority or accountability. Unusual Occurrence: A situation of an emergency nature resulting from disasters, civil disturbances or civil defense emergencies which may or may not include search and rescue operations. Examples include, but are not limited to, hurricanes, demonstrations, and riots. UNUSUAL OCCURRENCES Policy 311 GO 311 Unusual Occurrences Page 3 of 12 Rev. 01/14/23 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Weapons/materials designed to inflict massive damage to property and human life. They may be chemical, biological, nuclear