Fort Wayne and Allen County emergency operations plan

              3. Red Alert
Operations conducted under this alert are based on priorities
dictated by the nature of the emergency and according to
priorities aimed at saving the greatest number of lives.
a. The chief executives must evaluate the information
available and make decisions to utilize resources to
accomplish the mission of preserving life and property.
b. Each agency conducts its operations according to the
tasks and responsibilities it was given in this plan
and as outlined in the annex which each agency submits
as its part of the emergency operations plan.
H. Recovery Period
1. The operations conductedduring this period consists mainly
of actions that will:
a. Alleviate suffering by providing such things as medical
and welfare services.
b. Repair essential utilities, such as power, water,
sewer systems.
c. Open communications and transportation routes into and
out of damaged areas.
2. Activities for recovery may begin during Red Alert.
3. After a nuclear attack, recovery operations cannot be
initiated until radiation levels permit.
I. Communications Procedures
To facilitate the optimum use of the communications available
in the City and County, all communications facilities of Fort
Wayne and Allen County shall be utilized during an emergency and
shall be coordinated by the designated communications' officer,
who shall assign priorities in the use of such equipment. Details
for the use of equipment are in the Coordination of Communications
Annex.
J. Training Procedures
1. There are a number of steps for each department to take in
order to be ready to operate in the event of a disaster.
These are the departmental planning and training steps.
They are to be explained as an attachment to the annex
each agency attaches to this plan.
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