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2022 ORGANIZATIONAL\Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan—Adopt Annually
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ADOPTION OF
TOWN OF QUEENSBURY COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR 2022
RESOLUTION NO.: ,2022
INTRODUCED BY:
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY:
WHEREAS, New York State Executive Law §23 provides in part that in preparing a
Town Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, the cooperation, advice and assistance shall
be sought from local government officials, regional and local planning agencies, police agencies,
fire departments and fire companies, local civil defense agencies, commercial and volunteer
ambulance services, health and social services officials, community action agencies,
organizations for the elderly and the handicapped, other interested groups and the general public,
and
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury's Fire Marshal received such advice and assistance
from local police, fire, public health agencies and other Departments within Warren County as
well as the State Emergency Management Office, Glens Falls Hospital and the American Red
Cross, and by Resolution No.: 361,2014, the Town Board adopted its Comprehensive Emergency
Management Plan (Plan) for the Town of Queensbury, based upon such advice and assistance as
well as the State Emergency Management Sample Plan, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board must adopt such Plan on an annual basis and therefore
wishes to adopt such Plan for 2022 substantially in the form presented at this meeting,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby adopts the Town of Queensbury
Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (Plan) for 2022 substantially in the form presented
at this meeting, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs the designated Town officials
and employees to act in accordance with the terms and provisions of such Plan, including the
Deputy Town Supervisor and Town Board Members to support a continuity of government in the
event that the Town Supervisor should not be available to act in accordance with the Plan in the
event of an emergency and authorizes and directs the Town's Fire Marshal to file such Plan with
the Town Clerk and submit such Plan to the Director of the Warren County Office of Emergency
Services and/or any other appropriate state or local agencies in order to cause the Plan to be
effective for all purposes provided under law, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor
and/or Town Fire Marshal to take any actions necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution
and Plan.
Duly adopted this 3rd day of January, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES
NOES
ABSENT :
COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PLAN
Town of Qyeensbury
John Strough
Supervisor
Home of Natural Beauty... A Good Place to Live"
Note: This plan represents general guidelines, which may be modified by emergency personnel as
appropriate. This plan does not create any right or duty that is enforceable by a court of law.
Rev. 2/2021
TOWN OF QUEENSBURY COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCYMANAGEMENT PLAN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Section I: General Considerations and Planning Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
A. Policy Regarding Comprehensive Emergency Management
B. Purpose and Objectives of the Plan
C. Legal Authority
D. Concepts of Operations
E. Plan Maintenance and Updating
Section II: Risk Reduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-16
A. Town Hazard Mitigation
B. Identification and Analysis of Potential Hazards
C. Risk Reduction Policies, Programs and Reports
D. Emergency Response Capacity Assessment
E. Training of Emergency Response Personnel
F. Education and Public Awareness
G. Monitoring of Identified Risk Areas
Section III: Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17-32
A. Response Organization and Assignment of Responsibilities
1. Town Supervisor Responsibilities and Powers
2. Line of Command
3. The Role of the Safety Officer
4. Town Emergency Response Organization
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B. Managing Emergency Response .
1. Incident Command Post and Emergency Operations Center
2. Notification and Activation
3. Assessment and Evaluation
i. ICS Function and Response Activities by Agency
C. Declaration of Local State of Emergency and Promulgation of Local
Emergency Orders
D. Public Warning and Emergency Information
E. Emergency Medical and Public Health
F. Meeting Human Needs
G. Restoring Public Services
H. Resource Management
I. Instructions for Declaring a State of Emergency and Issuing
Emergency Orders
II. Sample Declaration of Local State of Emergency
III. Q & A on Declaring a State of Emergency
IV. Sample Emergency Order
V. Q & A on Issuing Local Emergency Orders
Section IV: Recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38-45
A. Damage Assessment
B. Planning for Recovery
C. Reconstruction
D. Damage Assessment
E. Reconstruction Operation
F. Public Information on Recovery Assistance
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Annexes
Annex 1. Hazard Analysis Ranking and Ratings
Annex 2. Emergency Shelters
Annex 3. Chain of Command
Annex 4. Contact List
Annex 5. Definitions/Acronyms
Annex 6. NYS Executive Law 2-B
Annex 7. Media Contacts
Annex 8. Transportation Options
Annex 9. Emergency Planning Committee Team
Annex 10. List of Typical Duties/Responsibilities
Annex 11. Guidelines for Field Assessments
Annex 12. WC Disaster Declaration Kit
Annex 13. Adopted Plan Resolution / Continuity of Government
Annex 14. Activity Center Set Up Diagram
Annex 15. Assigned Portable Radios
Annex 16. Base Station Radio Frequencies
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Introduction:
This plan results from the recognition on the part of local government and state officials
that a comprehensive plan is needed to enhance the Town of Queensbury's ability to
manage an emergency or disaster situation in the Town of Queensbury. It was prepared
by Town officials in coordination with Warren County Office of Emergency Services.
This plan constitutes an integral part of the statewide Emergency Management program
and contributes to its effectiveness. New York State Executive Law Article 2 - B, gives
the authority to the Town of Queensbury to establish a Comprehensive Emergency
Management Plan, and also empowers the Town Supervisor to act during an
emergency.
The development of this plan includes an analysis of potential hazards that could affect
the Town of Queensbury and an assessment of the capabilities existing in the Town to
deal with potential problems.
Comprehensive Approach:
Dealing with disasters is an ongoing and complex undertaking. Through implementation
of risk reduction measures before a disaster or emergency occurs, timely and effective
response during an actual occurrence, and provisions both short and long term recovery
assistance after the occurrence or disaster, lives can be saved and property damage
minimized. Comprehensive emergency management emphasizes the interrelationship
of activities, functions and expertise necessary to deal with emergencies.
Management Responsibilities:
The role and responsibilities of Town departments and related agencies, both
emergency and non-emergency related, are outlined in this plan. Assignments are
made within the framework of the present Town of Queensbury capability and existing
organizational responsibilities. The EOC Manager or designee shall coordinate all
emergency management activities for the Town.
The Town of Queensbury shall use the National Incident Management System (NIMS)
as a guide to coordinate the response to emergencies. Through the NIMS system,
Incident Command System (ICS) will be the management tool for all command, control
and coordination of resources and personnel.
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Town responsibilities are closely related to the responsibilities of Warren County, in
managing all phases of an emergency. The County of Warren has the responsibility to
assist local government in the event that they have fully committed its resources, and is
still unable to cope with the emergency. Similarly, New York State is obligated to provide
assistance to the County, (through NYSOEM) after County resources have been
exhausted and the County is unable to cope with the emergency.
Conclusion:
This plan provides general all hazards emergency management guidance, using
existing organizations to allow the Town.of Queensbury to meet its responsibilities
before, during and after an emergency.
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SECTION 1 - GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS AND PLANNING
GUIDELINES
A. Policy.Regarding Comprehensive Emergency Management
1. A wide variety of emergencies caused by nature or technology result in loss of
life, property and income and disrupt the normal functions of government,
communities and families, and can cause human suffering.
2. Town government must provide leadership and direction to prevent,mitigate,
respond to and recover from dangers and problems arising from emergencies
in the community.
3. Under authority of Section 23 of the New York State Executive Law, a town is
Authorized to develop a Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan to
prevent, mitigate, respond to and recover from emergencies and disasters. To
meet this responsibility, the Town of Queensbury.has developed this
Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan.
4. This concept of Comprehensive Emergency Management includes three
phases:
a. Risk Reduction - Prevention and Mitigation.
i. Prevention refers to those short or long term activities which
eliminate-or reduce the number of occurrences of disasters.
ii. Mitigation refers to all activities which reduce the effects of
disasters when they do occur.
iii. Section II of this Plan, Risk Reduction, describes activities to
prevent or minimize the impact of hazards in the community.
b: Response
i. Response operations may start before the emergency materializes,
for example, on receipt of advisories that floods, blizzards, or ice
storms could impact the jurisdiction. This.increased readiness
response phase may include such pre-impact operations as:
o Detecting, monitoring, and assessment of the hazard
o Alerting and warning of endangered populations
o Protective actions for the public
o Allocating/distributing of equipment/resources
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ii. Most response activities follow the immediate impact of an
emergency. Generally, they are designed to minimize casualties
and protect property to the extent possible through emergency
assistance. They seek to reduce the probability of secondary
damage and.speed recovery operations.
iii. Response operations in the affected area are the responsibility of
and controlled by the community, supported by the Warren
County Office of Emergency Services, as appropriate
c. Recovery
i. Recovery activities are those following a disaster to restore the
community to its pre-emergency state, to correct adverse conditions
that may have led to the damage, and to protect and improve the
quality of life in the community. It includes risk reduction actions to
prevent or mitigate a recurrence of the emergency.
B. Purpose and Objectives of the Plan
1. This Plan sets forth the basic requirement for managing emergencies in the
Town.
2. The objectives of the Plan are:
a. To identify, assess and prioritize vulnerabilities to emergencies or disasters
and the resources available to prevent or mitigate, respond to, and recover
from them.
b. To outline short, medium, and long range measures to improve the Town's
capability to manage hazards.
c. To provide that the Town government, in concert with the County
government, will take appropriate actions to prevent or mitigate the effects
of hazards and be prepared to respond to and recover from them when an
emergency or disaster occurs.
d. To provide for the efficient utilization of all available resources during an
emergency.
e. To provide for the effective utilization and coordination of County, State,
and Federal programs to assist disaster victims, and to prioritize.the
f. response to the needs of the elderly, disabled, low income, and other
groups which may be inordinately affected
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C. Legal Authority
1. This Plan in whole or in part, may rely upon the following laws (as amended and
updated) for the power necessary for its development, adoption, and
implementation:
a. New York State Executive Law, Article 2-13
b. New York State Defense Emergency Act
c. Robert T. Stafford Federal Disaster Relief& Emergency
Assistance Act
d. Town of Queensbury Resolution
D. Concept of Operations
1. By NYS Law, the primary responsibility for responding to emergencies rests
with town government, and with the Town's Supervisor. Town government
agencies and the emergency service organizations in the town play an
essential role as the first line of defense and response when Responding to a
disaster, the Town is required to utilize its own facilities, equipment, supplies,
personnel, and other resources first. The Town Supervisor has the executive
authority for the direction and coordination of disaster operations. The.Town's
Safety Officer, who is designated as the EOC Manager serves as the front line
manager of the Town's emergency management activities.
2. The Town of Queensbury will utilize the Incident Command System (ICS) and
the,National Incident Management System (NIMS) to manage all emergencies
requiring multi-agency response. The Town of Queensbury recommends and
encourages.all emergency services organizations in the Town to utilize ICS.
3. When Town resources are inadequate, the Town Supervisor or Incident
Commander may obtain assistance (under mutual aid agreements/plans)
from other political subdivisions and from the County government.
4. A request for assistance from the County will be made by the Town
Supervisor to the Warren County Office of Emergency Services.
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5. The Warren County Office of Emergency Services Emergency Manager has
the authority to coordinate the County disaster operations, and coordinate
response to requests for disaster assistance from the local governments
6. The Warren County Office of Emergency Services may coordinate requests
for assistance from other political subdivisions within Warren County, and
(through NYSOEM) with other counties in the State.
7. When the disaster is beyond the management capabilities of Warren County,
the Warren County Office of Emergency Services may request NYS
assistance through the State Office of Emergency Management (NYSOEM).
8. State assistance is supplemental to local and county emergency efforts.
9. Direction/control of State risk reduction, response and recovery actions is
exercised by the NYS Disaster Preparedness Commission (DPC) and
coordinated by the Warren County Office of.Emergency Management. The
Warren County Office of Emergency Services will assist the Town, and serve
as liaison to the State.
10.Upon the occurrence of an emergency or disaster which is clearly beyond the
management capability and emergency resources of State and local (town
and county) governments, The Governor may find that federal assistance is
required and may request such assistance from the president of the United
States by requesting a declaration of a major disaster or emergency.
E. Plan Maintenance and Updating
.1. 'The Town Board, along with the CEMP committee is responsible.for
maintaining and updating this plan and will adopt same annually.
2. All Town departments and agencies are responsible for annual review of
their emergency response role and procedures, and shall provide input on
any changes to the Plan to the Town's Safety Officer by November 1st of
each year.
I. The Plan should be reviewed and updated annually or after any incident
requiring implementation of the plan.
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SECTION II - RISK REDUCTION
A. Town Hazard Mitigation Planning
1. The Town Supervisor is the central point of contact for hazard mitigation.
2. The Town Supervisor is responsible for coordinating with the Warren County
Hazard Mitigation Coordinator in reducing hazards potentially affecting the Town
of Queensbury.
3. All Town agencies/ Departments will participate in risk reduction activities at the
direction of the Town Board.
B. Identification and Analysis of Potential Hazards
1. The Town Safety Officer and Town Supervisor, with the assistance of such other
persons as they deem appropriate, hereinafter known as the Emergency
Management Planning Committee, and in coordination with the Warren County
Office of Emergency Services, and Hazard Mitigation Coordinator, has and will:
a. Identify potential hazards in the Town, and outside the Town that could
affect the Town;
b. Determine the probable impact each of those hazards could have on
people, property and infrastructure
c. Where possible, delineate the geographic areas affected by potential
hazards (e.g. flood inundation zones), plot them on maps, and designate
them as hazard areas
2. Significant potential hazards to be identified and analyzed include natural,
technological and human-caused hazards.
To comply with Sections B (1) and (2) above, hazards that pose a potential threat
to the Town have been identified and analyzed by the Town Emergency
Management Planning Committee using the computer program HAZNY, provided
by the NY Office of Emergency Management.
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This Hazard Analysis:
a. Provides a basic method for analyzing and ranking the identified hazards
including identification of geographic areas and populations at risk to
specific hazards
b. Establishes priorities for planning for those hazards which have received a
high ranking of significance
c. Was conducted by the Town of Queensbury with guidance from Warren
County Office of Emergency Services, and New York State Office of
Emergency Management.
d. Has been submitted to the Warren County Office of Emergency Services.
Note. The complete Hazard Analysis is located in Annex >, and is attached to and made
a part of this plan
C. Risk Reduction Policies, Programs and Reports
1. Town agencies will coordinate with Warren County in promoting and planning;
programs and activities to reduce hazard risks in their areas of responsibility and
to encourage hazard awareness education and post-disaster self-sufficiency
amongst Town of Queensbury residents and businesses.
a. Examples of the above include:
o To encourage the review of the Queensbury CEMP, zoning
ordinances, & building codes to take into account significant
hazards in the Town
o Promote compliance with and enforcement of existing laws,
regulations and codes that are related to hazard risks, e.g.
building and fire/life safety codes, flood plain regulations
o Encourage Town ( County and State) Highway Department(s)
to address dangerous conditions on roads used by hazardous
materials carriers
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2. The Queensbury Town Board is responsible for land use management of Town
owned land and the review (with the Planning Board and Zoning Board of
Appeals) of land use management actions throughout the Town, including:
o Authorizing Town land use management programs
o Developing and adopting comprehensive master plans for community
development, zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations and building codes
o Coordinating with Warren County agencies in developing and adopting plans
for community development in the Town
3. In all of the above activities, the Town Board will take into account the significant
hazards identified in the Town of Queensbury.
4. The Town of Queensbury Emergency Management Planning Committee will
participate in risk reduction workshops sponsored by The Warren County Office
of Emergency Services or NYSOEM, if and when such are offered. The
Committee will meet annually to identify specific hazard reduction actions that
could be taken for those hazards determined by the HAZNY analysis to be the
most significant.
5. A report of the proposed hazard reduction activities will be presented to the Town
Supervisor and the Warren County Hazard Mitigation Coordinator for
consideration and funding.
D. Emergency Response Capability Assessment
1. Periodic assessment of the Town's capability to manage the emergencies that
could be caused by the hazards identified in the Town is a critical part of Risk
Reduction.
2. The Emergency Management Planning Committee will, every two years:
a. Assess the Town's current capability for dealing with those significant
hazards that have been identified and analyzed, including, but not limited
to:
o the likely time of onset of the hazards
o the impacted populations' preparedness levels
o the existence of effective warning systems
o the Town's means to respond to anticipated casualties and damage
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3. To assist the Emergency Management Planning Committee in its assessment,
the Town Safety Officer, in coordination with the Warren County Office of
Emergency Services (and with the assistance of the regional office of NYSOEM)
will conduct table-top exercises based upon specific hazards and hazard areas
identified by the Committee.
4. The Emergency Management Planning Committee will identify emergency
response shortfalls and make recommendations for implementing corrective
actions to the Town Safety Officer and the Town Supervisor.
A. Training of Emergency Response Personnel
1. The Town of Queensbury Fire and EMS agencies, in coordination with the Town
of Queensbury Safety Officer, and the Warren County Office of Emergency
Services, has the responsibility to:
a. Arrange and provide, with the assistance of state agencies including but
not limited to NYS Office of Emergency Management, New York State
DOH Bureau of EMS, and New York State Office of Fire Prevention
training programs for Town emergency response personnel, including all
volunteers
b. Encourage and support training for emergency response in the Town,
including (but not limited to) training that would:
o Include information on the characteristics of the hazards and their
consequences and the implementation of emergency response
actions including protective measures, notification procedures and
available resources
o include appropriate level Incident Command System (ICS) training, as
mandated by the NIMS program
o Provide emergency personnel with the skills necessary to help reduce
or eliminate hazards and increase their response capabilities
o Cover crisis management situations, which would require additional
specialized,training and perhaps refresher training
c. Conduct periodic exercises and drills to evaluate the Town's capabilities
and preparedness that test major portions of the elements and
responsibilities in the Town's Comprehensive Emergency Management
Plan and the readiness of warning and communication equipment.
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2. Volunteers participating in emergency services response such as fire and rescue
operations, ambulance services, first aid and other emergency medical services,
emergency shelter operations, etc. should be trained by those agencies in
accordance with established procedures and NYS recognized standards.
F. Public Education &Awareness
1. The Warren County Office of Emergency Services (or agencies to whom it
delegates or with whom it shares such responsibilities) is responsible for:
o Providing education on hazards and home/business preparedness to the
public and making the public aware of hazards in their communities
o Offering the public with the opportunity to review plans the County has
developed.
2. The Town of Queensbury shall participate in the public education activities,
including offering Town facilities, such as meeting rooms in the Town Hall, for
public education forums. Such forums shall:
o Share information for the purpose of encouraging emergency
preparedness & self-reliance amongst Town residents
G. Monitoring of Identified Hazard Areas
1. All Town agencies will attempt to be aware of known hazards in the Town, so that
they might detect a hazardous situation in its earliest stages.
o The Town will share with appropriate response agencies information it
receives, for example, about the storage of hazardous materials in the
Town.
2. As a hazard's emergence is detected, this information is to be immediately
provided to the Warren County 911 Communications Center, and disseminated to
Town officials and emergency response agencies per established county
protocol.
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3. When appropriate, monitoring stations may be established regarding specific
hazard areas where individuals responsible for performing the monitoring tasks
can be stationed.
4. Monitoring tasks include detecting the hazard potential and taking measurement
or observations of the hazard. Examples of such are: rising water levels in rivers
and streams, toxic exposure levels for hazardous chemicals (liquids or gases),
slope and ground movement, shore erosion, formation and breakup of ice jams,
dam conditions, mass gatherings.
5. All Town hazard monitoring activity will be coordinated with the Town's Safety
Officer and the Warren County Office of Emergency Services.
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SECTION III - RESPONSE
A. Response Organization and Assignment of Responsibilities
1. Town Supervisor Responsibilities, Powers, and Succession
The Town Supervisor is ultimately responsible for Town emergency response
activities and:
o Controls the use of all Town owned resources and facilities for disaster
response,
o May declare a local state of emergency in the Town, and may
promulgate emergency orders to waive local laws, ordinances, and
regulations,
o Requests assistance from other towns, and Warren County, when it
appears that the incident will escalate beyond the capability of Town
resources,
o May provide assistance at the request of other local governments both
within and outside Warren County.
2. In the event of the immediate unavailability of the Town Supervisor, the following
line of command and succession has been established to ensure continuity of
government and the direction of emergency operations:
o The Deputy Town Supervisor will assume the duties and
responsibilities until the Supervisor is available.
o If none of the above officials are available, the responsibilities shall
pass to the senior member of the Town Board.
3. The Role of the Safety Officer
The Town of Queensbury Safety Officer is designated as the EOC Manager:
a. Maintains and manages the Town Emergency Operations Center
b. Facilitates coordination between the Town and:
o The Incident Commander
o Town response agencies
o Local governments outside the Town
o Warren County
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o Private emergency support organizations
4. The Town Emergency Response Organization
The Incident Command System (ICS)
a. The Town of Queensbury adopts the use of the Incident Command
System (ICS), as developed by the National Incident Management System
(NIMS), and formally adopted by Warren County, and the State of New
York, for emergencies requiring multi-agency response. ICS allows
flexibility in its implementation so that its structure can be tailored to the
specific situation at hand. ICS should be initiated by the emergency forces
first responding to an incident.
b. ICS is organized by functions. There are five:
o Command
o Operations
o Planning
o Logistics
o Finance
c. Under ICS, an Incident Commander (IC) has the overall responsibility for
the effective on-scene management of the incident, and must ensure that
an adequate organization is in place to carry out all emergency functions.
.The IC directs emergency operations from an Incident Command Post, the
only command post at the emergency scene.
d. In minor incidents, the five ICS functions may all be managed directly by
the IC
e. Larger incidents usually require that one or more of the functions be set up
as separate sections under the IC.
f. Within the Command function, the IC has additional responsibilities for
Safety, Public Information, and Liaison. These activities can be assigned
to staff under the IC.
g. An on scene ICS with all five functions organized as sections as depicted
as:
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Command
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Operations Planning Logistics Finance/Admin.
h. During an emergency, Town response personnel must be cognizant of the
Incident Command System in place and their role in it. Some Town
personnel may be responders to the scene and part of the on-scene ICS
structure in a command or general staff role. Other Town personnel may
be assigned to the Town Emergency Operations Center (EOC) or other
locations where they will provide support to the responders at the scene.
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i. The Incident Commander is usually selected due to his or her position as
the most qualified responding officer at the scene. The IC must be fully
qualified to manage the incident. As an incident grows in size or becomes
more complex a more highly qualified Incident Commander may be
assigned by the responsible jurisdiction.
j: A major emergency encompassing a large geographic area may have
more than one emergency scene. In this situation, separate Incident
Commanders may set up command at multiple locations. In this case, an
Area Command may be established, and may be instituted or supported
by County government.
k. Town response personnel operating at the Town EOC will be organized by
ICS function, as depicted below and interface with their on-scene
counterparts, as appropriate.
Emergency Operations Center
Operations Planning Logistics Finance/Admin.
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5. Section Chiefs
a. Whenever the EOC is established, Town response forces should be
assigned to specific ICS functions wherever they are needed including at
the scene, at the EOC in a support role, or at an Area Command, if
established. See Table 1 for probable ICS functional assignments by
agency. Assignments may change as situation dictates or as directed by
the EOC Manager
b. Agency Responsibilities
i. The Town Supervisor shall exercise ultimate responsibility and
oversight for emergency response, and shall delegate ICS.
responsibilities as described in Table 1, or as special circumstance
warrants. The Town Supervisor has designated the Town's Safety
Officer as the EOC Manager.
B. Managing Emergency Response
1. Incident Command Post and Emergency Operations Center
a. On-scene emergency response operations will be directed and controlled
by the Incident Commander from an Incident Command Post located at or
near the emergency site. This will be the only command post at the
emergency scene. All other facilities at the scene used by agencies for
decision-making should not be identified as a command post. A Command
Post will be selected by the Incident Commander based upon the logistical
needs of the situation and located at a safe distance from the emergency
site.
b. The Town EOC will be used to support Incident Command Post activities
and to coordinate Town resources and assistance. The EOC can also be
used as an Area Command Post when Area Command is instituted. The
Town EOC is located at the Activities Center. Alternative sites may be a
fire station, or the Warren County Office of Emergency Services
Communication Bus.
c. The EOC Manager is responsible for managing the EOC or auxiliary EOC
during emergencies.
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d. If required, the EOC will be staffed to operate continuously on a twenty-
four hour a day basis. In the event of a 24-hour operation, two 12 & Yz hour
shifts will be utilized. (The additional 1/2 hour is for shift change briefings.)
Designation of shifts will be established as conditions warrant by the Town
Supervisor or the EOC Manager.
e. Work areas will be assigned to each agency represented at the EOC.
f. If required, staging areas for emergency equipment and personnel will be
established. Staging areas may include:
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o Town of Queensbury Fire Stations
o Queensbury School District Campus
o Town Municipal lot(s)
o Warren County Municipal Center
o or any area deemed suitable to the operation by IC
g. If security is needed during an emergency activation, this may be provide
by the Warren County Sheriff's Department, NYS Police or the Town of
Queensbury designated security officer.
- all persons entering the EOC will be required to to check in at the
information table
- all persons will be issued a permanent or temporary pass which
must be displayed at all times.
2. Notification and Activation
o An initial notification of an emergency situation may originate from the
public, police, fire, Town agencies, or from Warren County, and will
usually be received via the Warren County Communication Center.
o Upon receiving initial notification of an emergency impacting the Town,
the agency that received the notification will contact the Town
Supervisor or Deputy Supervisor. If required an emergency will be
declared and an appropriate response level determined (see page 21)
o If the emergency notification requires dispatch of the Town's Fire and
EMS personnel, the Supervisor, Deputy Supervisor or EOC manager
will establish contact with the Incident Commander.
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First responders may or may not require additional response personnel, or may request
minimal assistance from other response personnel, such as mutual aid between fire and
EMS agencies.
When the incident is beyond the capabilities of the initial responding agency(s), the
Incident Commander will notify the Warren County 911 Center, and update the
response level.
Each emergency is to be classified into one of three Town Response Levels according
to the nature and magnitude of the incident
o Controlled Emergency_ Controlled emergency situation without serious
threat to life health, or property, which requires no assistance beyond
initial first responders, and involving only Town owned buildings, vehicles
or infrastructure.
o Limited EmergenpT. Limited emergency situation with some threat to life,
health, or property, but confined to limited area, usually within the Town, or
involving a small population
o Full Emergency_ Full emergency situation with major threat to life, health,
or property involving large population, County and possibly State
involvement
Upon notification of an emergency response level, the Incident Commander, via the
Warren County 911 Center, will request that the Town Supervisor or Deputy Supervisor
be notified.
Town emergency response personnel will be activated according to the Response Level
classification:
o Controlled Emergency: Possibly only the Safety Officer and the Town
Supervisor or Deputy Supervisor.
o Limited Emergency: The Safety Officer is activated, and augmented by
select members of the Town response organization as determined by the
Safety Officer and the Town Supervisor or Deputy'Supervisor.
o Full Emergency: Full EOC staffing is achieved as soon as possible.
Except for first responders to the scene, assignment of Town response
personnel'to other locations including the emergency scene will be made
through the EOC. Inform all staff that the EOC will open, but indicate which
shift (am or pm) is to respond. The other shift should be encouraged to
rest and get their affairs in order and be ready for the next shift
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3. Assessment and Evaluation
As a result of information provided by the EOC Section Chiefs, the Command Section at
the EOC will, as appropriate, in coordination with the on scene Incident Commander:
o Develop policies by evaluating the safety, health, economic,
environmental, social, humanitarian, legal and political implications of a
disaster or threat
o Analyze the best available data and information on the emergency
o Explore alternative actions and consequences
ICS Function and Response Activities by Agency
AGENCY RESPONSE ACTIVITIES
Town Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ultimate situation responsibility, Declaration of
State of Emergency, Promulgation of
Emergency Orders.
Police Command (WCSO) . . . . . . . . . . . Law enforcement, communications, warning of
evacuation, traffic control, and crime control.
Fire Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Possible Incident Command of initial
emergency responding agencies; firefighters
and hazardous material spill response
EMS Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Medical care and treatment, transport
Public Information Officer (PIO) . . . . . . . Disseminate public information through the
media liaisons
Highway Superintendent . . . . . . . . . . . . .Damage control, debris removal, assessment,
restoration
Director of Building and Codes . . . . . . . .Structural damage assessments, code
violations
Water Superintendent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Water supply, sewage control,
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Town Health Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liaison, medical advice, disease control
Director of Planning & Zoning . . . . . . . . Situation assessments, advance.planning,
mitigation review
Town Attorney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Legal advice
Animal Control Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Animal safety, displacement issues, carcass
removal
Budget Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Funding, purchasing, financial recordkeeping
Assessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liaison for property owners and insurance
companies
Town Clerk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Legal documents and filings
Director of IT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liaison for information technology issues. (This
function may be performed by an outside firm,
under contract to provide these services)
Activity Center Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liaison for personal needs assessments, work
with support groups and outside agencies
Town Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Liaison with ward residents, provide
information related to specifics within their ward
in conjunction with the PIO
Safety Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The facilitator of the CEMP and the activities of
the CEMP committee, when the EOC is not
active. Is also designated EOC Manager.
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C. Declaration of Local State of Emergency and Promulgation of Local Emergency
Orders
1. In response to an emergency, or its likelihood, upon a finding that public
safety is imperiled, the Town Supervisor or Deputy Supervisor may proclaim a
state of emergency pursuant to section 24 of the State Executive Law Article
2-B.
2. Such a proclamation authorizes the Town Supervisor to deal with the
emergency situation with the full executive and legislative powers of Town
government.
3. This power is extended through the promulgation of local emergency orders.
For example emergency orders can be issued for actions such as:
o Establishing curfews
o Restrictions on travel
o Evacuation of facilities & areas
o Closing of places of amusement or assembly
4. Describes the requirements for proclaiming a State of Emergency and
promulgating Emergency Orders.
5. Emergency responders have implicit authority and powers to take reasonable
immediate action to protect lives and property absent an emergency
declaration or emergency orders.
D. Public Warning and Emergency Information
1. In order to implement public protective:actions there should be a timely,
reliable and effective method to warn and inform the public.
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Activation and implementation of public warning is an EOC Manager or
Incident Command responsibility.
Information and warnings to the public that a threatening condition is imminent
or existing can be accomplished through the use of the following resources.
Though public warning may, in many cases, be implemented solely by on-
scene personnel, the use of the systems in (a), (b), (c) and (f) below-require
strict coordination with the Warren County Office-of Emergency Services or
the Warren County Emergency Communications Center.
a. Emergency Alert System (EAS)
Formerly known as Emergency Broadcast System (EBS), involves
the use of the broadcast media including television, radio, & cable
TV, to issue emergency warnings. EAS can be activated by select
County officials
b. NOAA Weather Radio (NWR)
Is the Voice of the National Weather Service providing continuous 24-
hour radio broadcasts of the latest weather information including
severe weather warnings directly from the Weather Service office in
Albany. NWR will also broadcast non-weather-related emergency
warnings. NWR broadcasts on select high-band FM frequencies, not
available on normal AM-FM radios. Radios with NWR frequencies,
automated alarm capabilities, and Specific Area Message Encoding
(SAME) technology are generally available. NWR broadcast signal
can be received by County-wide. NWR is also a component of EAS.
Emergency broadcasts on the NWR can also be initiated by select
County-officials.
c. Stationary Fire Sirens
There is one type of stationary warning siren in use in the Town of
Queensbury, fire sirens. Located at fire stations throughout the Town
for alerting volunteer firefighters, these sirens are not always in repair
or working condition. They may activate to indicate an emergency but
are not part of the alert procedures associated with this plan.
d. Emergency service vehicles with siren and public address capabilities.
Many police and fire vehicles in the Town are equipped with siren
and public address capabilities. These vehicles may be available
during an emergency for route alerting of the public.
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e. Door-to-door public warning
Can be accomplished in some situations by the individual alerting of
each residence/business in a particular area. This can be undertaken
by any designated group such as, police, fire police, and firefighters;
visiting each dwelling in the affected area and relating the emergency
information to the building occupants. To achieve maximum
effectiveness, the individual delivering the warning message should
be in official uniform.
f. Mass Notification
i. The Town of Queensbury has an inter municipal agreement
with Warren County the use of the Mass Notification System
allowing the Warren County Sheriff's Office to send phone
messages to targeted areas requiring notification.
2. Town and County officials will advocate, as part of their normal dealing with
special institutions such as schools, hospitals, nursing homes, major
industries and places of public assembly, that they obtain and use tone-
activated receivers/monitors with the capability to receive NOAA Weather
Radio (NWR) with SAME reception and /or sign up for current mass
notification systems.
3. Special arrangements may be made for providing warning information
for the hearing impaired.
4. The Command Staff position of Public Information Officer may be established.
This should be done in coordination with on-scene Incident Command, and
the EOC Manager. The PIO will coordinate with the Incident Commander,
Town EOC manager and if activated, the County EOC's PIO. The EOC
Manager activates the PIO position; if not activated, the EOC Manager is PIO.
5. In some cases, depending upon the magnitude of the incident, the Town may
rely upon Warren County to establish and maintain a Joint Information (JIC)
Center. Regardless, the Public Information Officer may establish and manage
a Joint Information Center (JIC) from where to respond to inquiries from the
news media and coordinate all official announcements and media briefing.
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This will be at a location away from the EOC. The following items would be
undertaken by the PIO:
o Provide essential information and instructions including the appropriate
protective actions to be taken by the public, and identification of shelter
locations to the broadcast media and press.
o Coordinates the release of all information with the key departments and
agencies involved both at the EOC and on-scene.
o Check and control the spreading of rumors. (Watch TV, listen to radio,
social media websites).
o Arrange and approve interviews with the news media and press by
emergency personnel involved in the response operation.
o Arrange any media tours of emergency sites (Coordinate with County
PIO and Incident Commander).
E. Emergency Medical and Public Health
A high impact disaster can cause injury and death to large numbers of people.
In addition, damage to and destruction of homes, special facilities, and vital utilities may
place the public at substantial risk including but not limited to food and water
contamination, communicable diseases, and exposure to extreme temperatures.
There may be established within the Operations section an appropriately designed
Emergency Medical/Public Health functions to ensure that health and medical problems
for the public are being addressed.
Note: The Town Health Officer will ask physicians designated by the Town to coordinate
this function through Public Health.
F. Meeting Human Needs
The Planning and Operations functions are responsible for ascertaining what human
needs have been particularly affected by an emergency and responding to those unmet
needs with the available resources of Town and County government and the assistance
of volunteer agencies and.the private sector. This includes the needs of emergency
responders and their families.
There may be established within the Operations section a Human Needs Group to
perform the tasks associated with the functions above.
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Note: The EOC Manager will ask the person designated by the supervisor to coordinate
this function.
G. Restoring Public Services
1. The Operations and Planning sections are responsible for ascertaining the
emergency's effect on the infrastructure and the resultant impact on public
services, and ensuring that restoration of services is accomplished without undue
delay.
2. There may be established within the Operations section a Public Infrastructure
function, assigned appropriately, to perform the tasks associated with (1) above.
3. During response operations relating to debris clearance and disposal, the Town
of Queensbury should act in cognizance of and in cooperation with the Warren
County Department of Public Works.
H. Resource Management
1. The Planning Section is responsible for the identification and Logistics is
responsible for allocation of additional resources needed to respond to the
emergency situation.
2. Resources owned by the Town should be used first in responding to the
emergency.
3. All Town-owned resources are under the control of the Town Supervisor during a
declared emergency and can be utilized as necessary.
4. Resources owned by other municipalities can be utilized upon agreement
between the requesting and offering government, and should be coordinated
through the Warren County Office of Emergency Services.
5. Resources owned privately cannot be commandeered or confiscated by
government during an emergency. However, purchases and leases of privately
owned resources can be expedited during a declared emergency. In addition, it is
not uncommon for the private sector to donate certain resources in an
emergency.
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I. Instructions for Declaring a State of Emergency and Issuing Emergency Orders
1. The Town Supervisor, or legal designee pursuant to this plan, can declare a local
State of Emergency for all of, or anywhere in, the Town. The County Executive
can declare a State of Emergency for anywhere in Warren County, including the
Town of Queensbury. All States of Emergency and Emergency orders shall go
through Warren County OES.
2. A local State of Emergency is declared pursuant to section 24 of the State
Executive Law.
3. It can be declared in response to, or anticipation of, a threat to public safety.
4. A declaration of a local State of Emergency may be verbal or written.
5. If it is verbal, it must be followed with a written format within a reasonable amount
of time.
6. The declaration should include the time and date, the reason for the declaration,
the area involved, and the expected duration.
7. The written declaration shall be kept on file in the Town Clerk's Office, with
copies to the Warren County Clerk, and the New York Secretary Of State (via the
NYSOEM, WCOES).
8. A local State of Emergency must be declared BEFORE Emergency Orders are
issued.
9. A local State of Emergency should be formally rescinded when the declaration is
no longer needed.
10.Only the Town Supervisor, or legal designee, may rescind a local State of
Emergency.
11.Though a recision may be verbal or written, if the declaration was written, the
rescission should also be written.
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12.The rescission should include the time and date of the original declaration, the
reason for the local State of Emergency, and the time and date the State of
Emergency is rescinded.
13.The written recision should be kept on file in the Town Clerk's Office with copies
to the Warren County Clerk , NYSOEM and the NY Secretary of State, via
WCOES. Public notification shall be made through media outlets.
14. Reference the Warren County Disaster Declaration Kit
II. Sample Declaration of a Local State of Emergency
A State of Emergency is hereby declared in effective
For:
(Area within the town;or the entire town)
on
(Time) (Date)
This State of Emergency has been declared due to:
(Description of situation that led to the declaration being issued)
This situation threatens public safety.
This State of Emergency will remain in effect until 1) a certain date; or 2) rescinded by a
subsequent order.
As the Chief Executive of the Town of Queensbury,
(Name of Town Supervisor or acting Chief Executive of the Town)
exercise the authority given me under section 24 of the New York State Executive Law,
to preserve the public safety and hereby render all required and available assistance
vital to the security, well-being, and health of the citizens of the Town of Queensbury. I
hereby direct all departments and agencies of the Town of Queensbury to take whatever
steps necessary to protect life, property, and public infrastructure, and provide such
emergency assistance deemed necessary.
Signature Title Date
Print Name:
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III. Questions and Answers on declaring a State of Emergency
Why should/declare a local state of emergency?
It increases your powers as the Chief.Executive Officer. These new powers can include:
o Issuing emergency orders
o Implementing public protective measures
o Suspending local laws
o Requesting supplemental assistance.
Cana declaration give legal protection?
Yes. A declaration of a local State of Emergency provides legal protection and
immunities for the Chief Executive and local emergency officials when they make
decisions and take actions to respond to disasters or emergencies.
Will the declaration help raise public awareness?
Yes. A declaration of a local State of Emergency helps make the public aware of the
hazards associated with a disaster. It also can emphasize the protective measures you
may need to ask citizens to take.
Can a State of Emergency be declared at any time?
No. A local State of Emergency can be issued when a situation exists that has or will
place the public at risk and that will require extraordinary measures for proper
protection.
When should l declare a local State of Emergency?
You should consider declaring a local State of Emergency when a dangerous situation
is present or imminent and emergency officials are considering protective actions such
as:
o Evacuation of people for a large or heavily populated area street, road,
housing development multi-resident buildings
o Sheltering people in designated areas or buildings
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o Large-scale closing of roads due to conditions considered to be dangerous to
lives and property
You should also consider declaring a local State of Emergency if the following
conditions are present and pose a dangerous threat to the municipality:
o Riots or civil unrest
o Hostage situations
o Terrorist situations
o Impending emergency or disaster caused by natural forces (floods, blizzards,
ice storms, tornadoes)
Can l issue the declaration verbally?
Yes. The Chief Executive may issue a declaration verbally if time is a crucial matter.
However, you must follow the verbal declaration with a written declaration
Must the declaration be filed?
Yes. It should be kept on file at the Office of the Town Clerk. (With copies as noted
above).
Do/have to extend the declaration of State of Emergency after 5 days?
No. The State of Emergency does not have to be extended, but Local Emergency
Orders do, and since one cannot issue Local Emergency Orders without a State of
Emergency being in effect, one should extend the State of Emergency.
Does the law establish a time limit for a State of Emergency?
No. But for Local Emergency Orders to be in effect, there must be a State of Emergency
in effect, it is best to include a time of duration in the original Declaration of the State of
Emergency. If the emergency continues beyond that time, a succeeding declaration may
be issued with a time limit (or a statement that the State of Emergency is continuing until
it is formally rescinded). When the proclamation is no longer needed, it should be
formally rescinded.
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Can l issue Local Emergency Orders without a State of Emergency?
No. A State of Emergency must be declared before you may issue Local Emergency
Orders.
Willa declaration help in getting assistance from the state?
Yes. If you declare a local State of Emergency and you determine the disaster is beyond
the capacity of County resources, the County Executive may request the Governor to
provide assistance from state resources.
Must/rescind a declaration of State of Emergency?
No. However, a written rescinding statement should be made when the emergency no
longer exists. The Chief Executive can rescind the declaration of emergency at any
time.
/f l don't rescind a State of Emergency, does it end automatically?
Maybe. If a time limit was indicated in the declaration of State of Emergency it will end
automatically at that the time and date indicated. If no time limit was specified, the State
of Emergency does NOT end automatically.
When should l rescind a State of Emergency?
You should rescind it when the conditions that warranted the declaration no longer exist
Must the rescission be issued in writing?
It is recommended, in the same manner as a declaration of State of Emergency is
recommended, to be issued in written form.
Must the rescission be filed?
Yes. It is recommended that it be filed in the Office of the Town Clerk
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IV. Instructions for issuing local Emergency Orders
1. Local Emergency Orders can be issued only if there is a State of Emergency in
effect pursuant to section 24 of the State Executive Law (see section A. above).
2. Local Emergency Orders can be issued at the Town level only by the Town
Supervisor and or a person acting for the Supervisor pursuant to this plan. The
County Executive can issue emergency orders for anywhere in Warren County,
including the Town of Queensbury, following the declaration of a local State of
Emergency by the County Executive.
3. Local Emergency Orders must be written.
4. Local Emergency Orders should include the time and date they take affect, the
reason for the declaration, the area involved, and the duration.
5. A Local Emergency Order expires automatically after five (5) days. It can be
rescinded before that by its own terms, or by a recision by the County Executive.
It is also automatically rescinded when the State of Emergency is rescinded.
6. The Town Supervisor may extend Local Emergency Orders for periods not to
exceed five (5) days each during the State of Emergency.
7. Local Emergency Orders must be published as soon as practicable in a
newspaper of general circulation and provided to radio and television media for
broadcast.
8. Local Emergency Orders must be executed in triplicate and filed within 72 hours
or as soon as practicable in the Office of the Town Clerk, County Clerk, NYSOEM
and the Office of the Secretary of State via WCOES.
9. Local Emergency Orders must be re-filed if they are extended.
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V. Sample Local Emergency Order
Local Emergency Order Evacuating Vulnerable Areas
I, Supervisor of the Town of Queensbury, in accordance with
a declaration of a State of Emergency issued at on ,
(Place) (Time) (Date)
and pursuant to Section 24 of the New York State Executive Law hereby order the
evacuation of all persons from the following Ward(s)/ District(s):
This evacuation is necessary to protect the public from:
This order is effective immediately and shall apply until removed by order of the Town's
Chief Executive.
Failure to obey this order is a criminal offense.
Signed this (day) of (month), at (time)
in the Town of Queensbury, New York.
Signed:
Name: Title:
Witness: Name:
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VI. Questions and Answers on issuing Local Emergency Orders
Can anyone issue a Local Emergency Order?
No. Only the Chief Executive of a county, city, town or village may issue a Local
Emergency Order.
What can a local Emergency Order include?
An emergency order can require whatever is necessary to protect life and property or to
bring the emergency situation under control as long as what it is within the constitutional
powers of county government.
Can a Local Emergency Order be issued at any time in an emergency?
No. A Local Emergency Order can be issued only after the Chief Executive declares a
local State of Emergency.
Is it in effect indefinitely?
No. A Local Emergency Order is effective from the time and in the manner prescribed in
the order. It terminates 5 days after issuance, or by recision by the Chief Executive, or a
declaration by the Chief Executive that the State of Emergency no longer exists,
whichever occurs sooner.
Can an order be modified once it's issued?
Yes. A Local Emergency Order may be amended, modified, or rescinded at any time by
the Chief Executive during the State of Emergency.
Can a Local Emergency Orderbe extended beyond five days?
Yes. The Chief Executive may extend an order for additional periods up to 5 days each
during the local State of Emergency. Each extension must be re-filed.
Must the media be informed?
Yes. The Local Emergency Order must be published as soon as practicable in a
newspaper of general circulation in the area affected by the order. It should be
published under the paid legal advertisement section. It must also be provided to radio
and television media for broadcast.
Can a citizen who disobeys an emergency order be arrested?Yes. Any person who
knowingly violates any Local Emergency Order of a Chief Executive issued pursuant to
Section 24 of the Executive Law can be found guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
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SECTION IV - RECOVERY
A. Damage Assessment
1. The Town will participate in and cooperate with Warren County Office of
Emergency Services, New York State Office of Emergency Management
(NYSOEM and the Federal agencies (DHS/FEMA) in damage assessment
activities.
2. The Town Safety Officer shall coordinate with the County, State and Federal
agencies in developing a Town damage*assessment protocol used to coordinate
damage assessment activities in the Town during and following an emergency,
designating a Town official (perhaps the Code Enforcement Officer or Highway
Superintendent) to coordinate with the damage assessment officer from the
County, and maintaining detailed records of emergency expenditures.
3. All Town department and agencies in the Town will cooperate fully with the County OES,
and participate in damage assessment activities, including:
4. OES, and participate in damage assessment activities, including:
a. Risk Assessment
o Identifying Town agencies, personnel, and resources to assist and
support damage assessment activities
o Identifying non-government groups such as non-profit organizations,
trade organizations and professional people that could provide damage
assessment assistance; i.e. Engineer, building contractor.
o Fostering agreements between Town government and the private
section for technical support
b. Response
o Obtaining and maintaining documents, maps, photos, and videos of
damage
o Reviewing procedures and forms for reporting damage to higher levels
of government
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c. Recovery
o Selecting personnel to participate in damage assessment survey teams
o Preparing and submitting Request for Public Assistance in applying for
Federal Disaster assistance (if such designation has been made)
o Assigning local representatives who will accompany the County/
State/Federal Survey Team(s)
o Following-up with the County's authorized representative and NYSOEM
submitting proof of insurance, if required
o Preparing and submitting project listing, if small project grant is sought
follow eligibility regarding categorical or flexibly funded grants
o Maintaining accurate and adequate documentation for all costs on each
project observing FEMA time limits for project completion
o Requesting final inspection of completed work, and/or providing
appropriate certificates
o Preparing and submitting final claim for reimbursement
o Assisting with the mandatory state audit consulting with the Governor's
authorized representative for assistance, as needed, if they are present
o Maintaining a detailed and accurate summary of damage suffered and
recovery actions taken
B. Planning for Recovery
1. Recovery includes community development and redevelopment
2. Community development is based on a comprehensive community development
plan (part of the Town's Comprehensive Plan) prepared under the direction of the
Town Board.
3. Following a public hearing process, the Comprehensive Plan is officially adopted
by the Town Board as the policy for the Town.
4. The Town must have public and political support for land use planning and the
corresponding plan implementation tools such as zoning ordinances, subdivision
regulations, private road and driveway regulations, and building codes, and the
Warren County Hazard Mitigation Plan. As a result, by applying these
laws/regulations successfully after a disaster, the Town will have pre-disaster
prevention and mitigation capability (with a view towards future
disasters/emergencies).
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5. A central focal point on analytical and coordination planning skills, which could
obtain the necessary political leadership and support when needed, is required to
coordinate the programs and agencies necessary to bring about a high quality of
recovery and community redevelopment.
6. A recovery taskforce will be developed by the Town Board with assistance from
the Comprehensive Emergency Planning Committee, and will:
a. Direct the recovery with the assistance of the Town department and
agencies coordinated by the Town's Safety Officer.
b. Prepare a local recovery and redevelopment plan as appropriate, unless
deemed unnecessary pursuant to Section 28-a of the NYS Executive Law.
That recovery and redevelopment plan shall include:
o Replacement, reconstruction, removal, relocation of
damaged/destroyed infrastructures/buildings
o Establishment of priorities for emergency repairs to facilities, buildings,
and infrastructures
o Economic recovery and community development
o New and/or amended zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations,
highway, building and sanitary codes
o Sections which account for and incorporate, to the extent practical,
relevant existing plans and policies
7. Prevention and mitigation measures should be incorporated into all recovery
planning, where possible.
8. Responsibilities for recovery assigned to local governments depend on whether
or not a State disaster emergency has been declared pursuant to Article 2-13 of the
NYS Executive Law.
a. if the Governor declares a State disaster emergency, then under Section 28-a,
the Town shall have the following responsibilities: if the town is included in the
declared disaster area, it shall prepare a local recovery and redevelopment
plan, unless the Town Board shall determine that such a plan is unnecessary
and/or impractical.
b. If this scenario arises, all required forms and documentation will be prepared in
conjunction with the Warren County Hazard Mitigation Coordinator and the
Warren County Office of Emergency Services.
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C. Reconstruction
1. Reconstruction consists of two phases:
o Phase 1: short-term reconstruction to return vital life support systems
to minimum operating standards.
o Phase 2: long-term reconstruction and development which may
continue for years after a disaster and will implement the official
adopted plans, policies and programs for redevelopment including risk
reduction projects to avoid or reduce the hazards which contributed to
the disaster.
2. Long-term reconstruction and recovery includes activities such as:
o Scheduling planning for redevelopment
o Analyzing existing State and federal programs to determine how they
may be modified or applied to reconstruction
o Conducting public meetings and formal hearings
o Providing temporary housing and facilities
o Providing public assistance
o Coordinating State/Federal recovery assistance
o Monitoring of reconstruction progress
o Preparation of periodic progress reports to be submitted to the Warren
County Office of Emergency Services and to NYSOEM.
o Identifying and prioritizing areas to survey for damage
o Completing project worksheets and maintaining files of those
worksheets
It is essential that, from the outset of emergency response actions, Town response
personnel keep detailed records of all expenditures for: labor used use of owned
equipment use of borrowed or rented equipment use of materials from existing stock
contracted se
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D. Damage Assessment
Damage assessment will be conducted by County and Town government employees
such as: public works engineers, building inspectors, code enforcement officers and
assessors. They will be assisted by members of non-profit relief organizations such as
the American Red Cross for individual assistance. When necessary, non-government
personnel from the fields of engineering, construction, insurance, property evaluation
and related fields may supplement the effort.
There will be two types of damage assessment: Public Assistance (damage to
public property and the Town infrastructure, e.g. sewage, water supply, roads,
bridges, sanitation and some non - profit; and Individual Assistance (IA) teams (to
assess the impact on individuals & families, agriculture, and the private sector).
Town damage assessment information will be reported to the EOC Manager and to the
Warren County Office of Emergency Services.
1. All damage assessment activities in the disaster area will be coordinated with the
onsite incident commander (when appropriate) the EOC Manager and the Town
official assigned to coordinate damage assessments.
2. The Town official designated to coordinate damage assessment for individual
assistance will provide the following information to complete the Damage
Assessment Report: (Appendix 11)
o Destroyed property
o Property sustaining major damage
o Property sustaining minor damage.
3. That Town official will also provide information on the damage to private property
in dollar loss to the extent not covered by insurance for:
o Homes
o Businesses
o Industries
o -Utilities
o Hospitals, institutions, and private schools.
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4. That Town official will also provide information on the damage to public property
in dollar loss to the extent not covered by insurance for:
o Road systems
o Bridges
o Water control facilities such as dikes, levees, channels
o Public buildings, equipment and vehicles
o Publicly owned utilities
o Parks and recreational facilities
5. Keep track of the cost, in dollar value, for the following:
o Individual assistance in the areas of mass care, housing and individual
family grants;
o Community services provided beyond normal needs;
o Debris clearance and protective measures taken such as pumping,
sand-bagging, construction of warning signs & barricades, emergency
levees, etc.;
o Financing overtime and labor required for emergency operations
The final report will be submitted to the Warren County Office of Emergency Services,
and is required for establishing the eligibility for any State and/or Federal assistance.
Estimation of the information included in the report should be provided to the Warren
County Office of Emergency Services as soon as possible and additional information as
it becomes available. (NOTE: Forms for collecting this information are contained in
NYSOEM's Public Assistance Handbook of Policies and Guidelines for Applicants).
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E. Reconstruction Operations
Reconstruction operations must conform to existing State/Federal laws and regulations
concerning environmental impact. This would include application at designated historical
sites.
1. Role of the Town Clerk or designee
a. Unless otherwise designated by Warren County, a representative from the
Department of Public Works in cooperation with the Hazard Mitigation
Coordinator will serve as the County's authorized agent in disaster
assistance applications to the respective State and Federal government
agencies.
b. The Town Clerk will serve as the Town's authorized agent, andvill work
with the County's representative to:
c. Attend any public assistance applicant briefing conducted by Federal
and/or State Emergency management officials
d. Review NYSOEM's Public Assistance Handbook of Policies and
Guidelines for Applicants
F. Pubic Information on Recovery Assistance
1. Public Information Officers (PIO's) are responsible for making arrangements
with the broadcast and print media in adequately reporting to the public on:
a. What kind of emergency assistance is available to the public
b. Who provides the assistance
c. Who is eligible for assistance
d. What kinds of records are needed to document items which are damaged
or destroyed by the disaster
e. What actions to take to apply for assistance
f. Where to apply for assistance
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2. The following types of assistance may be available:
a. Food stamps (regular or emergency)
b. Temporary housing (rental, mobile home, motel/hotel)
c. Unemployment assistance and job placement (regular and disaster
unemployment)
d. Veterans benefits
e. Social Security benefits
f. Disaster and emergency loans (Small Business Administration and
Farmers Home Administration)
g. Tax refunds
h. Individual and family grants
i. Legal assistance
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3. All the above information will be prepared jointly by the Federal, State, County
and Town PIO's as appropriate and furnished to the broadcast & print media
for timely reporting to the public.
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Record of Meetings and Revisions
• 7/29/2015-Committee members conducted new Hazard analysis (HAZNY)
• 12/2/2015-Committee members approved plan.for 2016 adoption
3/9/2016-Table top activity to verify trailer inventory
• 8/24/2016-Committee members conducted new Hazard analysis (HAZNY)
• 12/13/2016-Committee members approved plan for 2017 adoption
• 3/3/2017-Committee meeting, table top to verify trailer inventory
• 415/17-Committee meeting to begin planning of disaster drill
4/26/2017-Committee planning meeting for tabletop
• 11/30/2017-Committee meeting for 2018 plan adoption
• 3/9/2018- Committee members conducted HAZNY analysis
12/13/2018 -Committee meeting for 2019 plan adoption
• 4/30/2019-Committee members conducted HAZNY analysis
12/12/2019-Committee meeting for 2020 plan adoption
Modified Emergency call list
Modified Transportation list
Modified Shelters list
Modified page 27, Mass Notifications
• 12/1/2020-Committee meeting by phone for 2021 plan adoption
Modified Emergency Call List
Modified Shelters list
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• 2/19/2021 - Modified page 9, Section D, Item 2
Modified page 10, Section E, item 1
Added page 21, Section B, bullet g
Updated Emergency Shelter page
Updated Chain of Command page
Updated Emergency Call List
Replaced NYS Executive Law 2b
Update Position descriptions
Updated Warren County Disaster Declaration Kit (sample)
Added current resolution of adoption for CEMP plan
• 3/23/2021 - NAZNY analysis completed
• 11/10/2021 -phone conference to adopt plan for 2022
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Background
On 3/23/2021,the Town of Queensbury conducted a hazard analysis using the
automated program, HAZNY(Hazards New York). HAZNY was developed by the American Red
Cross and the New York State Emergency Management Office.
The results of this hazard analysis are presented in this report.
HAZNY and Town of Queensbury
HAZNY is an automated interactive spreadsheet that asks specific questions on
potential hazards in a community and records and evaluates the responses to these questions.
HAZNY also includes historical and expert data on selected hazards. HAZNY is designed
specifically for groups, rather than individual use. The Town of Queensbury assembled a group
of local officials to consider and discuss the questions and issues raised by the HAZNY program.
Representatives from Warren County Office of Emergency Services facilitated the meeting and
recorded the results.
The Results
The Group analyzed hazards potentially affecting the Town of Queensbury. HAZNY rated each
hazard based on the Group's assessment and assigned a numerical value.
These values are categorized as follows:
321 to 400 HIGH HAZARD
241 to 320 MODERATELY HIGH HAZARD
161 to 240 MODERATELY LOW HAZARD
44 to 160 LOW HAZARD
The Group rated the 17 hazards as follows:
�Hazard Rating
FLOOD 238;
'EARTHQUAKE . 223�
,CYBER SECURITY 215# .
TORNADO 212
HAZMAT(IN TRANSIT) 200
HAZMAT(FIXED SITE) 198
WINTER STORM(SEVERE) 19
FIRE" . . `1811
EXTREME TEMPS,, 176
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HURRICANE 174!
!SEVERE STORM`` � '1641 _
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STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE 158:
,TRANS ACCIDENT 158
DAM FAILURE 149
EPIDEMIC
(TERRORISM 134�,
`UTILITY FAILURE 122
Hazards) rated as moderately low: FLOOD, EARTHQUAKE, CYBER SECURITY,TORNADO,
HAZMAT(IN TRANSIT), HAZMAT(FIXED SITE), WINTER STORM (SEVERE), FIRE, EXTREME
TEMPS, HURRICANE, SEVERE STORM
FLOOD: 238, Moderately Low Hazard
Potential Impact: Throughout a Small Region
Cascade Effects: Some Potential
Frequency: A Frequent Event
Onset: One Day Warning
Hazard Duration: One Day
Recovery Time: Three Days to One Week
Impact:
• Serious Injury or Death Unlikely
• Moderate Damage to Private Property
• Moderate Structural Damage to Public Facilities
EARTHQUAKE: 223, Moderately Low Hazard
Potential Impact: Throughout a Small Region
Cascade Effects: Some Potential
Frequency: A Regular Event
Onset: No Warning
Hazard Duration: Less Than One Day
Recovery Time: Three Days to One Week
Impact:
Serious Injury or Death Unlikely
• Little or No Damage to Private Property
• Moderate Structural Damage to Public Facilities
CYBER SECURITY: 215, Moderately Low Hazard
Potential Impact: Single Location
Cascade Effects: Some Potential
Frequency: A Regular Event
Onset: No Warning
Hazard Duration: Two to Three Days
Recovery Time: One to Two Days
Impact:
• Serious Injury or Death Unlikely
• Little or No Damage to Private Property
• Moderate Structural Damage to Public Facilities
TORNADO: 212, Moderately Low Hazard
Potential Impact: Several Locations
Cascade Effects: Some Potential
Frequency: A Regular Event
Onset: Several Hours Warning
Hazard Duration: Less Than One Day
Recovery Time: Three Days to One Week
Impact:
• Serious Injury or Death is Likely, but not in Large Numbers
• Moderate Damage to Private Property
• Moderate Structural Damage to Public Facilities
HAZMAT(IN TRANSIT): 200, Moderately Low Hazard
Potential Impact: Several Locations
Cascade Effects: Some Potential
Frequency: An Infrequent Event
Onset: No Warning
Hazard Duration: One Day
Recovery Time: One to Two Weeks
Impact:
• Serious Injury or Death Unlikely
• Moderate Damage to.Private Property
• Moderate Structural Damage to Public Facilities
HAZMAT(FIXED SITE): 198, Moderately Low Hazard
Potential Impact: Single Location
Cascade Effects: Some Potential
Frequency: A Regular Event
Onset: No Warning
Hazard Duration: Less Than One Day
Recovery Time: Three Days to One Week
Impact:
• Serious Injury or Death Unlikely
• Little or No Damage to Private Property
• Little or No Structural Damage to Public Facilities
WINTER STORM (SEVERE): 193, Moderately Low Hazard
Potential Impact: Throughout a Large Region
Cascade Effects: Some Potential
Frequency: A Regular Event
Onset: Several Days Warning
Hazard Duration: One Day
Recovery Time: Three Days to One Week
Impact:.
• Serious Injury or Death Unlikely
• Little or No Damage to Private Property
• Moderate Structural Damage to Public Facilities
FIRE: 181, Moderately Low Hazard
Potential Impact: Single Location
Cascade Effects: Some Potential
Frequency: An Infrequent Event
Onset: No Warning
Hazard Duration: Less Than One Day
Recovery Time: One to Two Days
Impact:
• Serious Injury or Death is Likely, but not in Large Numbers
• Moderate Damage to Private Property
• Moderate Structural Damage to Public Facilities-
EXTREME TEMPS: 176, Moderately Low Hazard
Potential Impact: Throughout a Small Region
Cascade Effects: Highly Likely
Frequency: An Infrequent Event
Onset: Several Days Warning
Hazard Duration: Two to Three Days
Recovery Time: Three Days to One Week
Impact:
• Serious Injury or Death is Likely, but not in Large Numbers
• Moderate Damage to Private Property
• Moderate Structural Damage to Public Facilities
HURRICANE: 174, Moderately Low Hazard
Potential Impact: Throughout a Large Region
Cascade Effects: Some Potential
Frequency: An Infrequent Event
Onset: Several Days.Warning
Hazard Duration: One Day
Recovery Time: Three Days to One Week
impact:
• Serious Injury or Death is Likely, but not in Large Numbers
• Moderate Damage to Private Property
• Moderate Structural Damage to Public Facilities
SEVERE STORM: 164, Moderately Low Hazard
Potential Impact: Throughout a Large Region
Cascade Effects: Highly Likely
Frequency: An Infrequent Event
Onset: Several Days Warning
Hazard Duration: One Day
Recovery Time: Three Days to One Week
Imp_
• Serious Injury or Death Unlikely
• Moderate Damage to Private Property
• Little or No Structural Damage to Public Facilities
Hazard(s) rated as low:STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE,TRANS ACCIDENT, DAM FAILURE, EPIDEMIC,
TERRORISM, UTILITY FAILURE
STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE: 158, Low Hazard
Potential Impact: Single Location
Cascade Effects: Highly Unlikely
Frequency: An Infrequent Event
Onset: No Warning
Hazard Duration: Less Than One Day
Recovery Time: One to Two Days
Impact:
• Serious Injury or Death is Likely, but not in Large Numbers
• Little or No Damage to Private Property
• Little or No Structural Damage to Public Facilities
TRANS ACCIDENT: 158, Low Hazard
Potential Impact: Single Location
Cascade Effects: Some Potential
Frequency: An Infrequent Event
Onset: 'No Warning
Hazard Duration: Less Than One Day
Recovery Time: Less Than One Day
Impact:.
• . Serious Injury or Death is Likely, but not in Large Numbers
• Little or No Damage to Private Property
• Little or No Structural Damage to Public Facilities
DAM FAILURE: 149, Low Hazard
Potential Impact: Several Locations
Cascade Effects: Highly Likely
Frequency: A Rare Event
Onset: One Day Warning
Hazard Duration: Less Than One Day
Recovery Time: Three Days to One Week
Impact:
• Serious Injury or Death is Likely, but not in Large Numbers
• Moderate Damage to Private Property
• Severe Structural Damage to Public Facilities
EPIDEMIC: 136, Low Hazard
Potential Impact: Throughout a Large Region
Cascade Effects: Highly Unlikely
Frequency: A Rare Event
Onset: More Than One Week Warning
Hazard Duration: More Than One Week
Recovery Time: More Than Two Weeks
Impact:
• Serious Injury or Death is Likely, but not in Large Numbers
• Little or No Damage to Private Property
• Little or No Structural Damage to Public Facilities
TERRORISM: 134, Low Hazard
Potential Impact: Single Location
Cascade Effects: Some Potential
Frequency: A Rare Event
Onset: No Warning
Hazard Duration: Less Than One Day
Recovery Time: Three Days to One Week
Impact:
• Serious Injury or Death is Likely, but not in Large Numbers
• Little or No Damage to Private Property
• Little or No Structural Damage to Public Facilities
UTILITY FAILURE: 122, Low Hazard
Potential Impact: Single Location
Cascade Effects: Highly Unlikely
Frequency: A Rare Event
Onset: No Warning
Hazard Duration: Less Than One Day
Recovery Time: One to Two Days
Impact:,
• Serious Injury or Death Unlikely
• Little or No Damage to Private Property
• Moderate Structural Damage to Public Facilities
HAZARDS THAT OCCUR WITH NOWARNING*
EARTHQUAKE
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CYBER SECURITY
HAZMAT(IN TRANSIT) ^
HAZMAT(FIXED SITE) 4
'FIRE
{STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE
TRANS ACCIDENT
TERRORISM
`UTILITY FAILURE i
* No warning was selected from the Onset Tab.
FLOOD
*A frequent event was selected on frequency Tab.
TOWN OF QUEENSBURY
EMERGENCY SHELTERS
Shelters Contact Station Cell
WGF Fire Station Jeff Dailey 7928144 3616217 idwgffire@vahoo.com
WGF EMS Mark Desimone 7985011 683 1854 medic9152003@vahoo.com
South Q Fire John Harrington 7928669 2223669
Central Fire Charles Lombardo 7928539
Bay Ridge Fire Chuck Mellon 7926979 3611303
North Q Fire Pete Carr 6569614 7961254 epcarrs6@gmail.com
SUNY Adirondack Gym Anthony Palangi 74302246 7966673 palangia@sunvacc.edu
Queensbury School Scott Whittemore8 824 5604 swhittemore@gueensburyschoo;.org
Kyle Gannon '824 5602 kgannon@qL
TOQ CEMP Annex 2 updated 8, 2/19/2021
TOWN OF QUEENSBURY
CHAIN OF COMMAND
Town Supervisor
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Deputy Town Supervisor
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Town Board
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Safety Officer
Federal State Warren County-------------I
(DHS-FEMA) (SOEM) (Director of OES)
EOC Manager
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Operations Planning Logistics Administration/ Finance
Fire/EMS Police Highway Human Needs Damage Transportation Supply Accounting
I I I I I I
FDs WCSD Housing Codes---Hwy Super. IT Procurement
I I I I I
Chief NYSP Food Planning/Zoning Human Resources Record Keeping
I I I
Captain Medical Assessor
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Clothing
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Counseling
TOQ CEMP Annex 3 updated 2/19/2021
STAFFING OF EOC
LONG DURATION INCIDENTS
As outlined in the plan,Section 111 Response, Part 11 managing Emergency Response,Section A 4, page
20,the following outlines a probable staffing matrix,with rotation on a 12.5 basis:
Title Shift 1 Shift 2
Chief Operating Officer Supervisor Deputy Supervisor
EOC Manager Mike Palmer Dave Hatin
Planning/OPS Craig Brown Bruce Frank
Logistics Chuck Rice TBD
Finance Barb Tierney Joanne Watkins
PIO Ted Bigelow Rollie Merrill
Communications Gary Stillman Richard Goedert
Descriptions of each job function have been attached
TOWN OF QUEENSBURY
EMERGENCY CALL LIST
TOWN OFFICIALS Contact Office Home Cell Email
Supervisor John Strough 7618230 798 9696 7912495 gbysupervisor@queensbury.net
Town Board Tony Metivier 1793 8027 932 1109 wardl@gueensbury.net
Harrison Freer 1571243 8239 ward2@gueensbury.net
George Ferrone 793 4595 796 3572 ward3@queensbury.net
Tim McNulty 480 7236 728 7739 ward4@gueensbury.net
Town Clerk Caroline Barber 7618234 7617008 307.9944
Hwy Super. Dave Duelli 7618210 743 0938 857 0725 daved@queensbury.net
Deputy Hwy Super D Marc Benware 7618212 marcb@queensbury.net
Codes Dave Hatin 7618253 2225044 daveh@queensbury.net
Assesor Terri Ross 7618243 798 1069 744 1067 terir@queensbury.net
Water Dept Chris Harrington 792 8866 793 5818 9447237 chrish@queensbgr .net
Planning/Zoning Craig Brown 7618218 7916394 craigb@queensbury.net
Accounting/Budget Barb Tierney 7618240 3698483 barbarat@queensbury.net
Facilities Chuck Rice 7618258 893 2214 3614257 chuckr@gueensbury.net
Gary Austin 7618259 747 6881 223 2209
IT Alan Van Tassel 7931111 choose option for emergency
FM Mike Palmer 7618206 3610241 firemarshal@queensbury.net
Gary Stillman 7618205 7451718 955 8535 garys@queensbury.net
Health Officer Brian Nelson MD 609 439 2841
Bnelson334@vahoo.com
Fire Departments
Bay Ridge Chief Chip 1 Mellon 7926979 7613825 cmmellon@gmail.com
North Q Chief Pete Carr 656 9614 7961254 epcarrs6@gmail.com
Central Chief Richard Jones 7928539 3613553 richard iones@efiglobal.com
South Q Chief John Hariington 7928669 2223669 iharrington32@sgfd.org
West Chief Jeff Dailey 7928144 361.6217 idwgffire@yahoo.com
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EMS
BUS Jake Bensol 743 9566
NQRS Doug Wildermuth 3610218 dougwildermuth@e5supposrtser
WGF Captain Mark Desimon 798 5011 683 1854 medic915200@vahoo.com
Warren County
Dispatch WCSD Comm 7432501 Derrick.Helms@warrencountysh
OES
Ann Marie Mason 824 6652 3217875 masona(c@warrencountyny.gov
Sheriff James Lafarr 742 2518 307 5042
Public Health Ginelle Jones 7616571
DPW Kevin Hajos 8248842
NYS
State Police Queensbury 745 7803 watch Center 292 2200
DOH Glens Falls 1 7933893
ENCON Warrensburg 6232407
DOT Warrensburg 6234141
OEM Queensbury 2922200 Shannon Finnegan
City of GF Steve Gurzler 17613820 124 hr 3762707
National
FEMA Region 2 212 680 3600
National Weather Albany 4359580 1800 342 4511
Red Cross GF Office John Vale 7926545 Disaster Relief
Medical
GFH Laura Stebbins 9263122
Saratoga 587 3222
Albany Medical 2625486
HHHN Queensbury 7610300
Conv. Medical Care A792 2181
Utilities
National Grid Gas 800 892 2345
Electric 800 898 8501
Verizon 18008374966
Time Warner 866 892 4243
John Ray 2724432
Amerigas 5810158
Blue Flame 7451570
Suburban 800 776 7263
Shaw 793 7755
G A Bove 7477761
PIO
Ted Bigelow 791 1709 7911709 tedbigelow55@hotmail.com
Rollie Merrill 7922399 7443722 rmerrill@roadrunner.com
Communications
Richard Goedert 7921696 7966034 dgoedert@gmail.com
Director of Community Services
Rob York 7927143
TOQ CEMP Annex 4 updated Jul-21
TOWN OF QUEENSBURY DEFINITIONS
Article 2B- The section of New York State Executive Law that establishes NYS Disaster Preparedness
Commission,gives authority to local governments for preparing their own Comprehensive Emergency
Management Plans,and empowers local Chief Executives to act during an emergency.
Section 24—The section of Article 2-13 of the NYS Executive Law that grants the Chief Executive of a
municipality or his/her designee the power to declare a local state of emergency within his/her
jurisdiction and to issue local emergency orders.
CEO(Chief Executive Officer)-The chief elected official of a municipality—the mayor of a city,village;
the supervisor of a town;the county executive or the chairman of the governing body of a county-and
/or his/her designee.
Continuity of Government—Under Section 27 of Article 2—B,the city,town, county or village shall by
local law provide for its continuity by designating a line of succession for elective and appointed officers.
Local Emergency Order- An order issued by the Chief Executive official of a municipality that
specifically limits or curtails actions or freedoms of the population or uses of facilities within a
jurisdiction, in order to protect the health and safety of the public. It is also known as an executive
order.
Rescission—A formal discontinuation of the declaration or order of a local state of emergency or local
emergency order.
State of Emergency- A declaration by the Chief Executive Official or his/her designee of a city,county,
town or village in which the jurisdiction is faced with an emergency or disaster that endangers the
population and/or property of that jurisdiction and requires extraordinary resources to adequately
respond.
Emergency Management Planning Committee- That group of individuals charged with the
responsibility to identify hazards and specific hazard reduction actions, review and implementation of
the plan periodically or after an event, and recommend and implement corrective actions.
EOC Manager —maintains and manages the Town EOC,facilitates coordination with other agencies
like; Incident Command,Town response agencies,Town Supervisor, local government, county
government, private agencies.
Safety Officer- An employee of the Town of Queensbury who is the facilitator of the CEMP
committee and the activities of the CEMP,when the EOC is not active.
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ACRONYMS
CEMP Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan
CEO Chief Executive Official
DHSES Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services
DOH Department of Health
DOT Department of Transportation
DPW Department of Public Works
EAS Emergency Alert System
EBS Emergency Broadcast System
EMS Emergency Medical Services
EOC Emergency Operations Center
FEMA Federal-Emergency Management Agency
GFH Glens Falls Hospital
HAZMAT Hazardous Materials
HAZNY Hazard Analysis
IC Incident Commander
ICS Incident Command System
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NIMS National Incident Management System
NWR National Weather Radio
NYSOEM NY Office of Emergency Management
NYSP NY State Police
OES Office of Emergency Services (Warren County)
PIO Public Information Officer
SOEM State Office of Emergency Management
WCSD Warren County Sheriff's Office
TOQ CEMP Annex 5 updated 7/28/2014
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NYS Executive Law Article 2-13
§20. Natural and man-made disasters; policy; definitions
1. It shall be the policy of the state that:
a. local government and emergency service organizations continue their essential role
as the first line of defense in times of disaster, and that the state provide appropriate
supportive services to the extent necessary;
b. local chief executives take an active,and personal role in the development and
implementation of disaster preparedness programs and be vested with authority and
responsibility in order to insure the success of such programs;
c. state and local natural disaster and emergency response functions be coordinated
using recognized practices in incident management in order to bring the fullest
protection and benefit to the people;
d. state resources be organized and prepared for immediate effective response to
disasters which are beyond the capability of local governments and emergency service
organizations; and
e. state and local plans, organizational arrangements, and response capability required
to execute the provisions of this article shall at all times be the most effective that
current circumstances and existing resources allow.
2. [Eff.until April 30, 2021] As used in this article the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
a. "disaster" means occurrence or imminent, impending or urgent threat of wide spread
or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property resulting from any natural or man-
made causes, including, but not limited to, fire, flood, earthquake, hurricane, tornado,
high water, landslide, mudslide, wind, storm, wave action, volcanic activity, epidemic,
disease outbreak, air contamination, terrorism, cyber event, blight, drought, infestation,
explosion, radiological accident, nuclear, chemical, biological, or bacteriological release,
water contamination, bridge failure or bridge collapse.
b. "state disaster emergency" means a period beginning with a declaration by the
governor that a disaster exists and ending upon the termination thereof.
c. "municipality" means a public corporation as defined in subdivision one of section
sixty-six of the general construction law and a special district as defined in subdivision
sixteen of section one hundred two of the real property tax law.
d. "commission" means the disaster preparedness commission created pursuant to
section twenty-one of this article.
e. "emergency services organization" means a public or private agency, voluntary
organization or group organized and functioning for the purpose of providing fire,
medical, ambulance, rescue, housing, food or other services directed toward relieving
human suffering, injury or loss of life or damage to property as a result of an
emergency, including non-profit and governmentally-supported organizations, but
,excluding governmental agencies.
f. "chief executive" means:
(1) a county executive or manager of a county;
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(2) in a county not having a county executive or manager, the chairman or other
presiding officer of the county legislative body;
(3) a mayor of a city or village, except where a city or village has a manager, it shall
mean such manager; and
(4) a supervisor of a town, except where a town has a manager, it shall mean such
manager.
g. "Disaster emergency response personnel" means agencies, public officers,
employees, or affiliated volunteers having duties and responsibilities under or pursuant
to a comprehensive emergency management plan.
h. "Emergency management director" means the government official responsible for
emergency preparedness, response and recovery for a county, city, town, or village.
L "incident management team" means a state certified team of trained personnel from
different departments, organizations, agencies, and jurisdictions within the state, or a
region of the state, activated to support and manage major and/or complex incidents
requiring a significant number of local, regional, and state resources.
j. "executive level officer" means a state agency officer with the authority to deploy
agency assets and resources and make decisions binding a state agency.
k. "third party non-state resources" means any contracted resource that is not owned or
controlled by the state or a political subdivision including, but not limited to, ambulances,
construction crews, or contractors.
2. [Eff April 30, 2021]As used in this article-the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
a. "disaster" means occurrence or imminent threat of wide spread or severe damage,
injury, or loss of life or property resulting from any natural or man-made causes,
including, but not limited to, fire, flood, earthquake, hurricane, tornado, high water,
landslide, mudslide, wind, storm, wave action, volcanic activity, epidemic, air
contamination, terrorism, cyber event, blight, drought, infestation, explosion, radiological
accident, nuclear, chemical, biological, or bacteriological release, water contamination,
bridge failure or bridge collapse.
b. "state disaster emergency" means a period beginning with a declaration by the
governor that a disaster exists and ending upon the termination thereof.
c. "municipality" means a public corporation as defined in subdivision one of section
sixty-six of the general construction law and a special district as defined in subdivision .
sixteen of section one hundred two of the real grooer y tax latiF.,.
d. "commission" means the disaster preparedness commission created pursuant to
section twenty-one of this article.
e. "emergency services organization" means a public or private agency, voluntary
organization or group organized and functioning for the purpose of providing fire,
medical, ambulance, rescue, housing, food or other services directed toward relieving
human suffering, injury or loss of life or damage to property as a result of an
emergency, including non-profit and governmentally-supported organizations, but
excluding governmental agencies.
f. "chief executive" means:
(1) a county executive or manager of a county;
(2) in. a county not having a county executive or manager, the chairman or other
presiding officer of the county legislative body;
(3) a mayor of a city or village, except where a city or village has a manager, it shall
mean such manager; and
(4)a supervisor of a town, except where a town has a manager, it shall mean such
manager.
g. ".Disaster emergency response personnel' means agencies, public officers,
employees, or affiliated volunteers having duties and responsibilities under or pursuant
to a comprehensive emergency management plan.
h. "Emergency management director" means the government official responsible for
emergency preparedness, response and recovery for a county, city, town, or village.
i. "incident management team" means a state certified team of trained personnel from
different departments, organizations, agencies, and jurisdictions within the state, or a
region of the state, activated to support and manage major and/or complex incidents
requiring a significant number of local, regional, and state resources.
j. "executive level officer" means a state agency officer with the authority to deploy
agency assets and resources and make decisions binding a state agency.
k. "third party non-state resources" means any contracted resource that is not owned or
controlled by the state or a political subdivision including, but not limited to, ambulances,
construction crews, or contractors:
§ 21. Disaster preparedness commission established; meetings; powers and
duties
1. There is hereby created in the executive department a disaster preparedness
commission consisting of the commissioners of transportation, health, division of
criminal justice services, education, economic development, agriculture and markets,
housing and community renewal, general services, labor, environmental conservation,
mental health, parks, recreation and historic preservation, corrections and community
supervision, children and family services, homeland security and emergency services,
and people with developmental disabilities, the president of the New York state energy
research and development authority, the superintendents of state police and financial
services, the secretary of state, the state fire administrator, the chair of the public
service commission, the adjutant general, the office of information technology services,
and the office of victim services, the chairs of the thruway authority, the office for the
aging, the metropolitan transportation authority, the port authority of New York and New
Jersey, the chief professional officer of the state coordinating chapter of the American
Red Cross and three additional members, to be appointed by the governor, two of
whom shall be chief executives. Each member agency may designate an executive
level officer of that agency, with responsibility for disaster preparedness matters,who
may represent that agency on the commission. The commissioner.of the division of
homeland security and emergency services shall serve as chair of the commission, and
the governor shall designate the vice chair of the commission. The members of the
commission, except those who serve ex officio, shall be allowed their actual and
necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties under this article but
shall receive no additional compensation for services rendered pursuant to this article.
2. The commission, on call of the chairperson, shall meet at least twice each year and
at such other times as may be necessary. The agenda and meeting place of all regular
meetings shall be made available to the public in advance of such meetings and all
such meetings shall be open to the public. The commission shall establish quorum
requirements and other rules and procedures regarding conduct of its meetings and
other affairs.
3. The commission shall have the following powers and responsibilities:
a. study all aspects of man-made or natural disaster prevention, response and recovery;
b. request and obtain from any state or local officer or agency any information
necessary to the commission for the exercise of its responsibilities;
c. prepare and, as appropriate, revise a state comprehensive emergency management
plan. The commission shall report all revisions to such plan by March thirty-first of each
year to the governor, the legislature and the chief judge of the state, unless a current
version of the plan is available to the public on the website of the division of homeland
security and emergency services. In preparing such plans, the commission shall consult
with federal and local officials, emergency service organizations including both
volunteer and commercial emergency response organizations, and the public as it
deems appropriate. To the extent such plans impact upon administration of the civil and
'criminal justice systems of the state, including their operational and fiscal needs in times
of disaster emergency, the commission, its staff and any working group, task force,
agency or other instrumentality to which it may delegate responsibility to assist it in its
duties shall consult with the chief administrator of the courts and coordinate their
preparation with him or her or with his or her representatives;
d. prepare, keep current and distribute to chief executives and others an inventory of
programs directly`relevant to prevention, minimization of damage, readiness, operations
during disasters, and recovery following disasters;
e. direct state disaster operations and coordinate state disaster operations with local
disaster operations following the declaration of a state disaster emergency;
f. (1) unless it deems it unnecessary, create, following the declaration of a state disaster
emergency, a temporary organization in the disaster area to provide for integration and
coordination of efforts among the various federal, state, municipal and private agencies
involved. The commission, upon a request from a municipality and with the approval of
the governor., shall direct the temporary organization to assume direction of the local
disaster operations of such municipality, for a specified period of time not to exceed
thirty days, and in such cases such temporary organization shall assume direction of
such local disaster operations, subject to the supervision of the commission. Upon the
expiration of the thirty day period the commission, at the request of the municipality,
may extend the temporary organization's direction of such local disaster operations for
additional periods not to exceed thirty days. The commission, upon a finding that a
municipality is unable to manage local disaster operations, may, with the approval of the
governor, direct the temporary organization to assume direction of the local disaster
operations of such municipality, for a specified period of time not to exceed thirty days,
and in such cases such temporary organization shall assume direction of such local
disaster operations, subject to the supervision of the commission. Upon expiration of the
thirty day period the commission, after consultation with the municipality, and with the
approval of the governor, may extend the temporary organization's direction of such
local disaster operations for additional periods not to exceed thirty days. In such event,
' such temporary organization may utilize such municipality's local resources, provided,
however, that the state shall not be liable for any expenses incurred in using such
municipality's resources. The state shall not be liable for the expenses incurred in using
third party, non-state resources deployed to the affected area by the temporary
organization, which are necessary to protect life and safety;
(2)The state incident management team shall have the authority to act as the
operational arm of the temporary organization. When called to duty and deployed by the
state, members of any state or local incident management team shall be deemed
temporary employees of the state and shall have the same privileges and immunities
afforded to regular state employees, subject to the rules and regulations promulgated by
the president of the state civil service commission pursuant to section one hundred
sixty-three of the civil service law;
g. assist in the coordination of federal recovery efforts and coordinate recovery
assistance by state and private agencies;
h. provide for periodic briefings, drills, exercises or other means to assure that all state
personnel with direct responsibilities in the event of a disaster are fully familiar with
response and recovery plans and the manner in which they shall carry out their
responsibilities, and coordinate with federal, local or other state personnel. Such
activities may take place on a regional or county basis, and local and federal
participation shall be invited and encouraged;
i. submit to the governor, the legislature and the chief judge of the state by March thirty-
first of each year an annual report which shall include but need not be limited to:
(1) a summary of commission and state agency activities for the year and plans for the
ensuing year with respect to the duties and responsibilities of the commission;
(2) recommendations on ways to improve state and local capability to prevent, prepare
for, respond to and recover from disasters;
(3) the status of the state and local plans for disaster preparedness and response,
including the name of any locality which has failed or refused to develop and implement
its own disaster preparedness plan and program; and the extent to which all forms of
local emergency response assets have been included, and accounted for in planning
and preparation for disaster preparedness and response; and
j. develop public service announcements to be distributed to television and radio
stations and other media throughout the state informing the public how to prepare and
respond to disasters. Such public service announcements shall be distributed in English
and such other languages as such commission deems appropriate.
k. [Redesignated]
4. All powers of the state civil defense commission are assigned to the commission.
5. The state office of emergency management within the division of homeland security
and emergency services shall serve as the-operational arm of the commission and shall
be responsible for implementing provisions of this article and the rules and policies
adopted by the commission. The director of the state office of emergency management
within the division of homeland security and emergency services shall exercise the
authority given to the disaster preparedness commission in section twenty-nine of this
article, to coordinate and direct state agencies and assets in response to a state
disaster emergency, through their respective agency heads, on behalf of the governor
and the chair of the disaster preparedness commission, when the governor, the
lieutenant governor, and the chair of the disaster preparedness commission are
incapacitated or without an available means of reliable communication with the state
office of emergency management. If the director of the state office of emergency
management is unable to exercise this authority, then the executive deputy
commissioner of the division of homeland security and emergency services shall act in
this capacity. In the event that the executive deputy commissioner is unable to exercise
this authority, then such authority shall be exercised by the official willing and able to do
so in the following order: the superintendent of the division of state police; the state fire
administrator; or the director of the office of counterterrorism within the division of
homeland security and emergency services. Nothing in this subdivision shall be
construed to limit the authority of the governor, lieutenant governor, or the chair of the
disaster preparedness commission to oversee the director of the state office of
emergency management within the division of homeland security and emergency
services or any official exercising authority given to the disaster preparedness
commission in section twenty-nine of this article.
§ 22. State disaster preparedness plans
1. The commission shall prepare a state disaster preparedness plan and submit such
plan to the governor for approval no later than one year following the effective date of
this act. The governor shall act upon such plan by July first of that year. The
commission shall review such plans annually.
2. The purpose of such plans shall be to minimize the effects of disasters by: (i)
identifying appropriate measures to prevent disasters, (ii) developing mechanisms to
coordinate the use of resources and manpower for service during and after disaster
emergencies and the delivery of services to aid citizens and reduce human suffering
resulting from a disaster, and (iii) provide for recovery and redevelopment after disaster
emergencies.
3. Such plans shall be prepared with such assistance from other agencies as the
commission deems necessary, and shall include, but not be limited to:
a. Disaster prevention and mitigation. Plans to prevent and minimize the effects of
disasters shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) identification of hazards and assessment of risk;
(2) recommended disaster prevention and mitigation projects, policies, priorities and
programs, with suggested implementation schedules, which outline federal, state and
local roles;
(3) suggested revisions and additions to building and safety codes, and zoning and
other land use programs;
(4) suggested ways in which state agencies can provide technical assistance to
municipalities in the development of local disaster prevention and mitigation plans and
programs;
(5) such other measures as reasonably can be taken to protect lives, prevent disasters,
and reduce the impact of disasters.
b. Disaster response. Plans to coordinate the use of resources and manpower for
service during,and after disaster emergencies and to deliver services to aid citizens and
reduce human suffering resulting from a disaster emergency shall include, but not be
limited to:
(1) coordination of resources, manpower and services, using recognized practices in
incident management and utilizing existing organizations and.lines of authority and
centralized direction of requests for assistance;
(2)the location, procurement, construction, processing, transportation, storing,
maintenance, renovation, distribution, disposal or use of materials, including those
donated, and facilities and services;
(3) a system for warning populations who are or may be endangered;
(4) arrangements for activating state, municipal and volunteer forces, through normal
chains of command so far as possible and for continued communication and reporting;
(5) a specific plan for rapid and efficient communication, and for the integration of state
communication facilities during a state disaster emergency, including the assignment of
responsibilities and the establishment of communication priorities, and liaison with,
municipal, private and federal communication facilities;
(6) a plan for coordinated evacuation procedures, including the establishment of
temporary housing and other necessary facilities;
(7) criteria for establishing priorities with respect to the restoration of vital services and
debris removal;
(8) plans for the continued effective operation of the civil and criminal justice systems;
(9) provisions for training state and local government personnel and volunteers in
disaster response operations;
(10) providing information to the public;
(11) care for the injured and needy and identification and disposition of the dead;
(12) utilization and coordination of programs to assist victims of disasters, with particular
attention to the needs of the poor, the elderly, individuals with disabilities and other
groups which may be especially affected;
(13) control of ingress and egress to and from a disaster area;
(14) arrangements to administer federal disaster assistance;
( 05) a system for obtaining and coordinating situational awareness including the
`�-�' centralized assessment of disaster effects and resultant needs; and
(16) utilization and coordination of programs to assist individuals with household pets
and service animals following a disaster, with particular attention to means of
evacuation, shelter and transportation options.
c. Recovery. Plans to provide for recovery and redevelopment after disaster
emergencies shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) measures to coordinate state agency assistance in recovery efforts;
(2) arrangements to administer federal recovery assistance; and
(3) such other measures as reasonably can be taken to assist in the-development and
implementation of local disaster recovery plans.
§ 23. Local comprehensive emergency management plans
1. Each county, except those contained within the city of New York, and each city with a
population of one million or more, shall prepare a comprehensive emergency
management plan. Each city with a population of less than one million, town and village
is authorized to prepare a comprehensive emergency management plan. The disaster
preparedness commission shall provide assistance and advice for the development of
such plans. Each city with a population of less than one million, town and village plan
shall be coordinated with the county plan.
2. The purpose of such plans shall be to minimize the effect of disasters by (i)
identifying appropriate local measures to prevent disasters, (ii) developing mechanisms
to coordinate the use of local resources and manpower for service during and after
disasters and the delivery of services to aid citizens and reduce human suffering
resulting from a disaster, and (iii) providing for recovery and redevelopment after
disasters.
3. Plans for coordination of resources, manpower and services shall provide for a
centralized coordination and direction of requests for assistance.
4. Plans for coordination of assistance shall provide for utilization of existing
organizations and lines of authority.
5. In preparing such plans, cooperation, advice and assistance shall be sought from
local government officials, regional and local planning agencies, police agencies,fire
departments and fire companies, local emergency management agencies, commercial
and volunteer ambulance services, health and social services officials, community
action agencies, the chief administrator of the courts, organizations for the elderly and
the handicapped, agencies and organizations that provide home health care services,
agencies and organizations that provide hospice services, other interested groups and
the general public. Such advice and assistance may be obtained through public
hearings held on public notice, or through other appropriate and practical methods,
through which such aforementioned groups may offer their input for consideration on
issues that support the effective preparation and execution of the plan. In addition, in
the case of home care and hospice, such input may address procedures by which such
providers may be granted essential access to care for such patients during an
emergency.
6. All plans for comprehensive emergency management developed by local
governments or any revisions thereto shall be submitted to the commission by
December thirty-first of each year to facilitate state coordination of disaster operations.
7. Such plans shall include, but not be limited to:
a. Disaster prevention and mitigation. Plans to prevent and minimize the effects of
disasters shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) identification of hazards and.assessment of risk;
(2) recommended disaster prevention and mitigation projects, policies, priorities and
programs, with suggested implementation schedules, which outline federal, state and
local roles;
(3)suggested revisions and additions to building and safety codes-and zoning and other
land use programs;
(4) such other measures as reasonably can be taken to protect lives, prevent disasters,
and reduce their impact.
b. Disaster response. Plans to coordinate the use of resources and manpower for .
service during and after disasters and to deliver services to aid citizens and reduce
human suffering resulting from a disaster shall include, but not be limited to:
(1)coordination of resources, manpower and services, using recognized practices in
incident management, utilizing existing organizations and lines of authority and
centralized direction of requests for assistance;
(2) the location, procurement, construction, processing, transportation, storing,
maintenance, renovation, distribution, disposal or use of materials, including those
donated, and facilities and services which may be required in time of disaster;
(3) a system for warning populations who are or may be endangered;
(4) arrangements for activating municipal and volunteer forces, through normal chains
of command so far as possible, and for continued communication and reporting;
(5) a specific plan for rapid and efficient communication and for the integration of local
communication facilities during a disaster including the assignment of responsibilities
and the establishment of communication priorities and liaison with municipal, private,
state and federal communication facilities;
(6) a plan for coordination evacuation procedures including the establishment of
temporary housing and other necessary facilities;
(7) criteria for establishing priorities with respect to the restoration of vital services and
debris removal;
(8) plans for the continued effective operation of the civil and criminal justice systems;
(9) provisions for training local government personnel and volunteers in disaster
response operations;
(10) providing information to the public;
(11) care for the injured and needy and identification and disposition of the dead;
(12) utilization and coordination of programs to assist victims of disasters, with particular
attention to the needs of the poor, the elderly, individuals with disabilities and other
groups which may be especially affected;
`� (13) control of ingress and egress to and from a disaster area;
(14) arrangements to administer state and federal disaster assistance;
(15) procedures under which the county, city, town, village or other political subdivision
and emergency organization personnel and resources will be used in the event of a
disaster;
(16) a system for obtaining and coordinating disaster information including the
centralized assessment of local disaster effects and resultant needs;
(17) continued operation of governments of political subdivisions; and
(18) utilization and coordination of programs to assist individuals with household pets
and service animals following a disaster, with particular attention to means of
evacuation, shelter and transportation options.
c. Recovery. Local plans to provide for recovery and redevelopment after disasters shall
include, but not be limited to:
(1) recommendations for replacement, reconstruction, removal or relocation of damaged
or destroyed public or private facilities, proposed new or amendments to zoning,
subdivision, building, sanitary or fire prevention regulations and recommendations for
economic development and community development in order to minimize the impact of
any potential future disasters on the community.
(2) provision for cooperation with state and federal agencies in recovery efforts.
(3) provisions for training and educating local disaster officials or organizations in the
preparation of applications for federal and state disaster recovery assistance.
§ 23-a. County registry of disabled persons; notice
1. In each county having a local disaster preparedness plan pursuant to section twenty-
three of this article, in order to meet the special needs of persons who would need
assistance during evacuations and sheltering because of physical or mental handicaps,
it is recommended.that each chief executive maintain a registry of disabled persons
located within the county. The registration shall identify those persons in need of
assistance and plan for resource allocation to meet those identified needs. To assist the
chief executive in identifying such persons, the county department of health, or such
other county department or agency as designated by the chief executive, shall provide
voluntary registration information to all of its special needs clients and to all incoming
clients as part of the intake process. The registry shall be updated annually. The
registration program shall give disabled persons the option of pre-authorizing
emergency response personnel to enter their homes during search and rescue
operations if necessary to assure their safety and welfare during disasters.
2. Upon the establishment of a voluntary registry of disabled persons as provided in
subdivision one of this section, the chief executive shall make such registry available to
the appropriate county, state and federal agencies for their use in delivering services in
the event of a local or state disaster. The chief executive shall, upon the request of the
state emergency management.office, provide such registry information to such office.
The chief executive may, at his discretion, use the registry information for local disaster
preparedness only in coordination with other political subdivisions of the state.
3. Upon the establishment of a voluntary registry of disabled persons as provided in
subdivision one of this section, at least semi-annually, each chief executive shall cause
to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the county a notice of the
availability of the voluntary registration program.
4. All records, data, information, correspondence and communications relating to the
registration of disabled persons as provided in subdivision one of this section are
confidential, except that such information shall be available to other county chief
executives for local disaster preparedness only as the chief executive of the county
maintaining such registry deems necessary. Provided, however, the individual file of a
person having registered with the registry of disabled persons shall be made available
to that person upon request.
5. All community-based services providers, including home health care providers, shall
assist the chief executive by collecting registration information for people with special
needs as part of program intake processes, establishing programs to increase the
awareness of the registration process, and educating clients about the procedures that
may be necessary for their safety during disasters.
6. A county shall not be liable for any claim based upon the good faith exercise or
performance or the good faith failure to exercise or perform a function or duty on the
part of any officer or employee in carrying out a local disaster preparedness plan.
§ 23-b. Nursing home and assisted living facility plans
1. After consultation with the commissioner of health, the director of the office for the
aging, and the director of the state office of homeland security, the commission shall
establish standards for nursing homes, adult homes, enriched housing programs and
assisted living residences regarding disaster preparedness.
2. Each such facility shall be assisted in the establishment of a disaster preparedness
plan. The plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) Maintaining a supply of food, water and to the extent deemed necessary and
feasible in the reasonable judgment of the operator of the facility, medication in reserve
in the event that obtaining such items should become difficult or impossible.
(b) In the reasonable judgment of the facility, having access to a generator or
generators sufficient to supply electrical power to the facility.
(c) Establishing an evacuation plan for residents including an alternative site suitable for
temporary use.
(d) Establishing staffing plans during a disaster.
3. Such plans shall be made available to the county emergency management office.
4. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to modify or override any requirements in
regulations duly promulgated by a state agency, or to limit any lawful authority of a state
agency to promulgate regulations, with respect to disaster preparedness of such
facilities, the contents of their disaster preparedness plans or the process for approval
of those plans.
§ 23-c. Consistency among local disaster preparedness plans
f 1. The local disaster preparedness plans for each county, city, town, or village shall be
so developed that no part of the local disaster preparedness plan of any county or any
city, town, or village within such county conflicts with any part of the local disaster
preparedness plan of any of the other said entities within such county or such county
itself. In the event of any such conflict, such conflict shall be resolved by such county.
The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to a city wholly containing more than
one county or to any county wholly contained within any such city.
2. In the event that any part of the local disaster preparedness plan of any county or any
city, town, or village within such county conflicts with any part of the local disaster
preparedness plan of any other county or any city, town, or village within any such other
county, such conflict shall be resolved by the state emergency management office, as
defined in paragraph (e) of subdivision one of section twenty-nine-e of this article. The
provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to any county wholly contained within a city
wholly containing more than one county. Any city wholly containing more than one
county shall be subject to the provisions of this subdivision as if it were a county.
3. Said state emergency management office is hereby authorized and directed to
promulgate any rules or regulations or take any other measures necessary to effectuate
the provisions of this section.
§ 24. Local state of emergency; local emergency orders by chief executive
1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, general or special, in the event of a
disaster-, rioting, catastrophe, or similar public emergency within the territorial limits of
any county, city, town or village, or in the event of reasonable apprehension of
immediate danger thereof, and upon a finding by the chief executive thereof that the
public safety is imperiled thereby, such chief executive may proclaim a local state of
emergency within any part or all of the territorial limits of such local government;
provided, however, that in the event of a radiological accident as defined in section
twenty-nine-c of this article, such chief executive may request of the governor a
declaration of disaster emergency. Such proclamation shall remain in effect for a period
not to exceed thirty days or until rescinded by the chief executive, whichever occurs
first. The chief executive may issue additional proclamations to extend the state of
emergency for additional periods not to exceed thirty days. Following such proclamation
and during the continuance of such local state of emergency, the chief executive may
promulgate local emergency orders to protect life and property or to bring the
emergency situation under control. As illustration, such orders may, within any part or all
of the territorial limits of such local government, provide for:
a. the establishment of a curfew and the prohibition and control of pedestrian and
vehicular traffic, except essential emergency vehicles and personnel;
b. the designation of specific zones within which the occupancy and use of buildings
and the ingress and egress of vehicles and persons may be prohibited or regulated;
c. the regulation and closing of places of amusement and assembly;
d. the suspension or limitation of the sale, dispensing, use or transportation of alcoholic
beverages, firearms, explosives, and flammable materials and liquids;
e. the prohibition and control of the presence of persons on public streets and places;
f. the establishment or designation of emergency shelters, emergency medical shelters,
and in consultation with the state commissioner of health, community based care
centers;
g. the suspension within any part or all of its territorial limits of any of its local laws,
ordinances or regulations, or parts thereof subject to federal and state constitutional;
statutory and regulatory limitations, which may prevent, hinder, or delay necessary -
action in coping with a disaster or recovery therefrom whenever (1) a request has been
made pursuant to subdivision seven of this section, or (2)whenever the governor has
declared a state disaster emergency pursuant to section twenty-eight of this article.
Suspension of any local law, ordinance or regulation pursuant to this paragraph shall be
subject to the following standards and limits:
(i) no suspension shall be made for a period in excess of five days, provided, however,
that upon reconsideration of all the relevant facts and circumstances, a suspension may
be extended for additional periods not to exceed five days each during the pendency of
the state of emergency;
(ii) no suspension shall be made which does not safeguard the health and welfare of the
public and which is not reasonably necessary to the disaster effort;
(iii) any such suspension order shall specify the local law, ordinance or regulation, or
part thereof suspended and the terms and conditions of the suspension;
(iv)the order may provide for such suspension only under particular circumstances, and
may provide for the alteration or modification of the requirements of such local law,
ordinance or regulation suspended, and may include other terms and conditions;
(v) any such suspension order shall provide for the minimum deviation from the
requirements of the local law, ordinance or regulation suspended consistent with the
disaster action deemed necessary; and .
(vi)when practicable, specialists shall be assigned to assist with the related emergency
actions to avoid adverse effects resulting from such suspension.
2. A local emergency order shall be effective from the time and in the manner
prescribed in the order and shall be published as soon as practicable in a newspaper of
general circulation in the area affected by such order and transmitted to the radio and
television media for publication and broadcast. Such orders may be amended, modified
and rescinded by the chief executive during the pendency or existence of the state of
emergency. Such orders shall cease to be in effect five days after promulgation or upon
declaration by the chief executive that the state of emergency no longer exists,
whichever occurs sooner. The chief executive nevertheless, may extend such orders for
additional periods not to exceed five days each during the pendency of the local state of
emergency.
3. The proclamation of a local state of emergency and local emergency orders of a chief
executive of a county shall be executed in quadruplicate and shall be filed within
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seventy-two hours or as soon thereafter as practicable in the office of the clerk of the
governing board of the county, the office of the county clerk, the office of the secretary
of state and the state office of emergency management within the division of homeland
security and emergency services. The proclamation of a local state of emergency and
local emergency orders of a chief executive of a city, town or village shall be executed
in quadruplicate and shall be filed within seventy-two hours or as soon thereafter as
practicable in the office of the clerk of such municipal corporation, the office of the
county clerk, the office of the secretary of state and the state office of emergency
management within the division of homeland security and emergency services.
4. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to limit the power of any local government to
confer upon its chief executive any additional duties or responsibilities deemed
appropriate.
5. Any person who knowingly violates any local emergency order of a chief executive
promulgated pursuant to this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
6. Whenever a local state of emergency is declared by the chief executive of a local
government pursuant to this section, the chief executive of the county in which such
local state of emergency is declared, or where a county is wholly contained within a city,
the mayor of such city, may request the governor to remove all or any number of
sentenced inmates from institutions maintained by such county in accordance with
section ninety-three of the correction law.
7. Whenever a local state of emergency has been declared pursuant to this section, the
chief executive of the county in which the local state of emergency has been declared,
. or where a county is wholly contained within a city, the chief executive of the city, may
request the governor to provide assistance under this chapter, provided that such chief
executive determines that the disaster is beyond the capacity of local government to
meet adequately and state assistance is necessary to supplement local efforts to save
lives and to protect property, public health and safety, or to avert or lessen the threat of
a disaster.
8. The legislature may terminate by concurrent resolution, such emergency orders at
any time.
§ 25. Use of local government resources in a disaster
1. Upon the threat or occurrence of a disaster, the chief executive of any political
subdivision is hereby authorized and empowered to and shall use any and all facilities,
equipment, supplies, personnel and other resources of his political subdivision in such
manner as may be necessary or appropriate to cope with the disaster or any emergency
resulting therefrom.
2. Upon the threat or occurrence of a disaster, a chief executive may request and
accept assistance which is coordinated and directed by the county chief executive as
provided in section twenty-six of this article.
3. A chief executive may also request and accept assistance from any other political
subdivision and may receive therefrom and utilize any real or personal property or the
service of any personnel thereof on such terms and conditions as may be mutually
agreed to by the chief executives of the requesting and assisting political subdivisions.
4. Upon the receipt of a request for assistance made pursuant to subdivision two or
three of this section, the chief executive of any political subdivision may give, lend or
lease, on such terms and conditions as he may deem necessary to promote the public
welfare and protect the interests of such political subdivision, any services, equipment,
facilities, supplies or other resources of his political subdivision. Any lease or loan of
real or personal property pursuant to this subdivision, or any transfer of personnel
pursuant hereto, shall be only for the purpose of assisting a political subdivision in
emergency relief, reconstruction, or rehabilitation made necessary by the disaster.
5. A political subdivision shall not be liable for any claim based upon the exercise or
performance or the failure to exercise or perform a discretionary function or duty on the
part of any officer or employee in carrying out the provisions of this section.
6. The chief executive, when requesting assistance pursuant to this section may request
assistance from the civil defense and disaster preparedness forces of any other political
subdivision, but only if the civil defense and disaster preparedness forces of the type
being requested have already been activated within the political subdivisions requesting
assistance. The chief executive of any political subdivision receiving such a request is
hereby authorized and empowered, subject to the provisions of section twenty-six of this
article, to respond thereto.
7. Any power or authority conferred upon any political subdivision by this section shall
be in addition to and not in substitution for or limitation of any powers or authority
otherwise vested in such subdivision or any officer thereof.
§ 26. Coordination of local disaster preparedness forces and local civil defense
forces in disasters
1. Upon the threat or occurrence of a disaster, the chief executive of a county may
coordinate responses for requests for assistance made by the chief executive of any
political subdivision within the county.
2. Coordination of assistance shall utilize existing organizations and lines of authority
and shall utilize any comprehensive emergency management plans prepared by the
affected municipality.
3. A chief executive or any elected or appointed county, city, town or village official shall
not be held responsible for acts or omissions of municipal employees, disaster
preparedness forces or civil defense forces when performing disaster assistance
pursuant to a declared disaster emergency or when exercising comprehensive
emergency management plans.
§ 27. Continuity of local governments
1. Every county, except those wholly contained within a city, every city, every town and
every village shall have power to provide by local law;and every other public
corporation, district corporation or public benefit corporation shall have power to provide
by resolution, for its continuity and that of its elective and appointive officers, including
members of its legislative or governing body when, in the event of a disaster and the
�% emergency conditions caused thereby, any of such officers is unable to discharge the
powers and duties of his office or is absent from the political subdivision. In any such
local law or resolution, provision may be made that the removal of a disability or the
termination of an absence from the political subdivision of an officer higher on a list or
order of succession provided therein to an office shall not terminate the service in such
office of an individual lower on such list or order of succession who is temporarily filling
such office. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law or city or
village charter, a local law or resolution adopted pursuant to this section may be made
effective without approval at a mandatory or permissive referendum but in no case shall
such local law or resolution become effective until one certified copy thereof has been
filed with the clerk of the political subdivision or other appropriate official designated for
such purpose by the respective legislative or governing body, one certified copy thereof
has been filed in the office of the state comptroller and three certified copies thereof
have been filed in the office of the secretary of state.
No provision of this subdivision shall be construed or interpreted as affecting the validity
of any ordinance, local law or resolution enacted prior to April first, nineteen hundred
seventy-nine or actions taken thereunder by the government of any county, city, town or
village.
2. The provisions of this section shall not be applicable in any case where the continuity
of the government of a political subdivision or that of any of its elective or appointive
officers is otherwise provided for by or pursuant to law.
3. This section shall be construed liberally. The powers herein granted shall be in
addition to and not in substitution of any power granted, procedure provided or provision
made in any other law.
§ 28. State declaration of disaster emergency
1. Whenever the governor, on his own initiative or pursuant to a request from one or
more chief executives, finds that a disaster has occurred or may be imminent for which
local governments are unable to respond adequately, he shall declare a disaster
emergency by executive order.
2. Upon declaration of a disaster arising from a radiological accident, the governor or his
designee, shall direct one or more chief executives and emergency services
organizations to:
(a) notify the public that an emergency exists;and
(b)take appropriate protective actions pursuant to the radiological emergency
preparedness plan approved pursuant to sections twenty-two and twenty-three of this
article. The governor, or his designee, shall also have authority to direct that other
actions be taken by such chief executives pursuant to their authority under section
twenty-four of this article.
3. The executive order shall include a description of the disaster, and the affected area.
Such order or orders shall remain in effect for a period not to exceed six months or until
rescinded by the governor, whichever occurs first. The governor may issue additional
orders to extend the state disaster emergency for additional periods not to exceed six
months.
4. Whenever the governor shall find that a disaster is of such severity and magnitude
that effective response is beyond the capabilities of the state and the affected
jurisdictions, he shall make an appropriate request for federal assistance available
under federal law, and may make available out of any funds provided under the
governmental emergency fund or such other funds as may be available, sufficient funds
to provide the required state share of grants made under any federal program for
meeting disaster related expenses including those available to individuals and families.
§ 28-a. Post disaster recovery planning
1. Whenever a state disaster emergency has been declared any county, city, town or
'village included in such disaster area shall prepare a local recovery and redevelopment
plan, unless the legislative body of the municipality shall determine such plan to be
unnecessary or impractical. Prior to making such determination, the municipality shall
notify the commission of its intent to forego preparation and provide an opportunity to
comment to the commission. Within fifteen days after the declaration of a state disaster,
any county, city, town or village included in such disaster area shall report to the
commission whether the preparation of a recovery and redevelopment plan has been
commenced, and if not, the reasons for not preparing such plan. Within sixty days after
the declaration of a state disaster, the commission shall report to the governor and the
legislature the status of local recovery and redevelopment plans, including the name of
any municipality which has failed or refused to commence the development of a
recovery and redevelopment plan.
2. The commission shall provide technical assistance in the development of such plans
upon the request of such county, city, town or village.
3. A local recovery and redevelopment plan shall include, but need not be limited to:
plans for replacement, reconstruction, removal or relocation of damaged or destroyed
facilities; proposed new or amended regulations such as zoning, subdivision, building or
sanitary ordinances and codes; and plans for economic recovery and community
development. Such plans shall take into account and to the extent practicable
incorporate relevant existing plans and policies and such plans shall take into account
the need to minimize the potential impact of any future disasters on the community.
4. Proposed plans shall be presented at a public hearing upon five days notice
published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area affected and transmitted to
the radio and television media for publication and broadcast. Such notice shall state the
time and place of_the hearing and indicate where copies of the proposed plan may be
inspected or obtained. Any county, city, town, or village preparing a recovery and
redevelopment plan pursuant to this subdivision may, upon mutual agreement with any
other such county, city, town or village, hold a joint hearing to consider such recovery
and redevelopment plan.
5. Such plans shall be prepared within forty-five days after the declaration of a state
disaster and shall be transmitted to the commission. The commission shall provide its
r. comments on the plan within ten days after receiving such plan.
6. A plan shall be adopted by such county, city, town or village within ten days after
receiving the comments'of the commission. The adopted plan may be amended at any
time in the same manner as originally prepared, revised and adopted.
7. The adopted plan shall be the official policy for recovery and redevelopment within
the municipality.
8. Nothing in this section shall preclude any municipality from applying for or accepting
and receiving any federal funds.
§ 29. Direction of state agency assistance in a disaster emergency
Upon the declaration of a state disaster emergency the governor may direct any and all
agencies of the state government to provide assistance under the coordination of the
disaster preparedness commission. Such state assistance may include: (1) utilizing,
lending, or giving to political subdivisions, with or without compensation therefor,
equipment, supplies, facilities, services of state personnel, and other resources, other
than the extension of credit; (2) distributing medicine, medical supplies, food and other
consumable supplies through any public or private agency authorized to distribute the
same; (3) performing on public or private lands temporary emergency work essential for
the protection of public health and safety, clearing debris and wreckage, making
emergency repairs to and temporary replacements of public facilities of political
subdivisions damaged or destroyed as a result of such disaster; and (4) making such
other use of their facilities, equipment, supplies and personnel as may be necessary to
assist in coping with the disaster or any emergency resulting therefrom.
§29-a. Suspension of other laws [Effective until April 30, 2021]
1. Subject to the state constitution, the federal constitution and federal statutes and
regulations, the governor may by executive order temporarily suspend any statute, local
law, ordinance, or orders, rules or regulations, or parts thereof, of any agency during a
state disaster emergency, if compliance with such provisions would prevent, hinder, or
delay action necessary to cope with the disaster or if necessary to assist or aid in
coping with such disaster. The governor, by executive order, may issue any directive
during a state disaster emergency declared in the following instances: fire, flood,
earthquake, hurricane, tornado, high water, landslide, mudslide, wind, storm, wave
action, volcanic activity, epidemic, disease outbreak, air contamination, terrorism, cyber
event, blight, drought, infestation, explosion, radiological accident, nuclear, chemical,
'biological, or bacteriological release, water contamination, bridge failure or bridge
collapse. Any such directive must be necessary to cope with the disaster and may
provide for procedures reasonably necessary to enforce such directive.
2. Suspensions pursuant to subdivision one of this section shall be subject to the
following standards and limits, which shall apply to any directive where specifically
indicated:
a. no suspension or directive shall be made for a period in excess of thirty days,
provided, however, that upon reconsideration of all of the relevant facts and
circumstances, the governor may extend the suspension for additional periods not to
exceed thirty days each;
b. no suspension or directive shall be made which is not in the interest of the health or
welfare of the public and which is not reasonably necessary to aid the disaster effort;
c. any such suspension order shall specify the statute, local law, ordinance, order, rule
or regulation or part thereof to be suspended and the terms and conditions of the
.suspension;
d. the order may provide for such suspension only under particular circumstances, and
may provide for the alteration or modification of the requirements of such statute, local
law, ordinance, order, rule or regulation suspended, and may include other terms and
conditions;
e. any such suspension order or directive shall provide for the minimum deviation from
the requirements of the statute, local law, ordinance, order, rule or regulation
suspended consistent with the goals of the disaster action deemed necessary; and
f. when practicable, specialists shall be assigned to assist with the related emergency
actions to avoid needless adverse effects resulting from such suspension.
3. Such suspensions or directives shall be effective from the time and in the manner
prescribed in such orders and shall be published as soon as practicable in the state
bulletin.
4. The legislature may terminate by concurrent resolution executive orders issued under
�� .. this section at any time.
§ 29-a. Suspension of other laws. [Effective April 30, 2021]
1. Subject to the state constitution, the federal constitution and federal statutes and
regulations, the governor may by executive order temporarily suspend specific
provisions of any statute, local law, ordinance, or orders, rules or regulations, or parts
thereof, of any agency during a state disaster emergency, if compliance with such
provisions would prevent, hinder, or delay action necessary to cope with the disaster.
2. Suspensions pursuant to subdivision one of this section shall be-subject to the
following standards and limits:
a. no suspension shall be made for a period in excess of thirty days, provided, however,
that upon reconsideration of all of the relevant facts and circumstances, the governor
may extend the suspension for additional periods not to exceed thirty days each;'
b. no suspension shall be made which does not safeguard the health and welfare of the
public and which is not reasonably necessary to the disaster effort;
c. any such suspension order shall specify the statute, local law, ordinance, order, rule
or regulation or part thereof to be suspended and the terms and conditions of the
suspension;
d. the order may provide for such suspension only under particular circumstances, and
may provide for the alteration or modification of the requirements of such statute, local
law, ordinance, order, rule or regulation suspended, and may include other terms and
conditions;
e. any such suspension order shall provide for the minimum deviation from the
requirements of the statute, local law, ordinance, order, rule or regulation suspended
consistent with the disaster action deemed necessary; and
f. when practicable, specialists shall be assigned to assist with the related emergency
actions to avoid needless adverse effects resulting from such suspension.
3. Such suspensions shall be effective from the time and in the manner prescribed in
such orders and shall be published as soon as practicable in the state bulletin.
4. The legislature may terminate by concurrent resolution executive orders issued under
this section at any time.
§ 29-b. Use of disaster emergency response personnel in disasters
1. The governor may, in his or her discretion, direct the state disaster preparedness
commission to conduct an emergency exercise or drill, under its direction, in which all or
any of the personnel and resources of the agencies of the commission of the state may
be utilized to perform the duties assigned to them in a disaster, for the purpose of
protecting and preserving human life or property in a disaster. During a disaster or such
drill or exercise, disaster emergency response personnel in the state shall operate
under the direction and command of the chair of such commission, and shall possess
the same powers, duties, rights, privileges and immunities as are applicable in a civil
defense drill held at the direction of the state civil defense commission under the
provisions of the New York state defense emergency act.
2. Local use of disaster emergency response personnel.
a. Upon the threat or occurrence of a disaster, and during and immediately following the
same, and except as otherwise provided in paragraph d of this subdivision, the county
chief executive may direct the emergency management director of a county to assist in
the protection and preservation of human life or property by calling upon disaster
emergency response personnel employed by or supporting that county, as specified in
the county comprehensive emergency management plan, to perform the emergency
response duties assigned to them.
b. The disaster emergency response personnel of the county shall be regarded as a
reserve disaster force to be activated, in whole or in part, by the county emergency
management director upon the direction of the county chief executive when the county
chief.executive, in his or her discretion, is convinced that the personnel and resources
of local municipal and private agencies normally available for disaster assistance are
insufficient adequately to cope with the disaster.
c. Except as provided in paragraph d of this subdivision, the county chief executive may
exercise the power conferred upon him in paragraph a of this subdivision, or may
deactivate the disaster emergency response personnel of the county in whole or in part,
on his own motion or upon the request of the chief executive officer of a village, town or
city located within the county of which he is an officer.
d. Where the local office of public safety or emergency management in a city is
independent of the county office of public safety or emergency management and is not
consolidated therewith, the county chief executive may direct the emergency
management director of the county to render assistance within such city only when the
chief executive officer of such city has certified to him that the disaster emergency
response personnel of the city have been activated pursuant to the provisions of
subdivision three of this section and that all resources available locally are insufficient
adequately to cope with the disaster. .
e. When performing disaster assistance pursuant to this section, county disaster
emergency response personnel shall operate under the direction and command of the
county emergency management director and his or her duly authorized deputies, and
shall possess the same powers, duties, rights, privileges and immunities they would
possess when performing their duties in a locally sponsored civil defense drill or training
exercise in the civil or political subdivision in which they are enrolled, employed or
assigned emergency response responsibilities.
f. The chief executive officer of a city shall be responsible for the conduct of disaster
operations within the city, including the operations directed by the county emergency
management director when rendering disaster assistance within a city pursuant to this
section.
g. Outside of a city, the sheriff of the county, and in Nassau county the commissioner of
police of the county of Nassau, shall supervise the operations of the emergency
management director when rendering peace officer duties incident to disaster
assistance. The sheriff and such commissioner may delegate such supervisory power to
an elected or appointed town or village official in the area affected.
h. Neither the chief executive officer of a city, nor the county chief executive, nor any
elected or appointed town or village official to whom the county chief executive has
delegated supervisory power as aforesaid shall be held responsible for acts or
omissions of disaster emergency response personnel when performing disaster
assistance.
3. City use of disaster emergency response personnel.
a. Upon the threat or occurrence of a disaster, and during and immediately following the
same, and except as otherwise provided in paragraph d of this subdivision, the chief
executive of a city may direct the emergency management director of the city to assist
in the protection and preservation of human life or property by calling upon city disaster
emergency response personnel to perform the emergency response duties assigned to
them.
b. The disaster emergency response personnel of the city shall be regarded as a
reserve disaster force to be activated, in whole or in part, by the city emergency
management director upon the direction of the chief executive officer of the city when
the latter, in his or her discretion, is convinced that the personnel and resources of local
municipal and private agencies normally available for disaster assistance are insufficient
adequately.to cope with the disaster.
c. Except as provided in paragraph d of this subdivision, the chief executive officer of a
city may exercise the power conferred upon him in paragraph a of this subdivision, or
may deactivate the disaster emergency response personnel of the city in whole or in
part, on his own motion or upon the request of the head of the city police force.
d. Where the local office of emergency management in a city is under the jurisdiction of
a consolidated county office of civil defense as provided in the New York state defense
emergency act, the chief executive officer of such city seeking the assistance of disaster
emergency response personnel in the protection and preservation of human life or
property within such city because of such disaster, must request the same from the
county chief executive in which such city is located, in the same manner as provided for
assistance to towns and villages in subdivision two of this section.
e. When performing disaster assistance pursuant to this subdivision, disaster
emergency response personnel shall operate under the direction and command of the
city emergency management director and his or her duly authorized deputies, and shall
possess the same powers, duties, rights, privileges, and immunities they would possess
when performing their duties in a locally sponsored civil defense drill or training exercise
in the city in which they are enrolled, employed or assigned emergency response
responsibilities.
f. Where the city disaster emergency response personnel have been directed to assist
in local disaster operations pursuant to paragraph a of this subdivision, and the chief
executive officer of the city is convinced that the personnel and resources of local
municipal and private agencies normally available for disaster assistance, including
local disaster emergency response personnel, are insufficient adequately to cope with
the disaster, he or she may certify the fact to the county chief executive and request the
county chief executive to direct the county emergency management director to render
assistance in the city, as provided in subdivision two of this section.
g. The chief executive officer of a city shall be responsible for the conduct of disaster
operations within the city, including the operations directed by the county emergency
management director,when rendering disaster assistance within a city pursuant to this
subdivision.
h. Neither the chief executive officer of a city, nor the county chief executive, shall be
held responsible for acts or omissions of disaster emergency response personnel when
performing disaster assistance.
§ 29-c. Radiological preparedness
1. The commission:
(a) may monitor directly and record the off-site presence of radioactive material in the
vicinity of nuclear electric generating facilities located in the state of New York;
(b) shall obtain from the licensees, United States nuclear regulatory commission-
required high range radiation, temperature and pressure levels in the containment
buildings and in the containment building vents of nuclear electric generating facilities
located in the state of New York; and,
(c) shall obtain, subject to the approval of the United States nuclear regulatory
commission, any reactor data provided by the licensee to the United States nuclear
regulatory commission, which the disaster preparedness commission determines, as a
result of the report issued pursuant to section twenty-nine-d of this article, to be a
reliable indicator of a possible radiological accident.
Upon the occurrence of a radiological accident, the commission shall promptly provide
appropriate and available radioactivity monitoring data to any chief executive who
requests it. For the purposes of this section, the term "radiological accident" shall be
limited to a radiological accident occurring at a nuclear electric generating facility.
2.
(a)Any licensee of the United States nuclear regulatory commission for a nuclear
electric generating facility shall be liable for an annual fee to support state and local
governmental responsibilities under accepted radiological emergency preparedness
plans related to the facility operated by such licensee.
(b)The amount of such fee shall be one million dollars. Such fee, which shall be
payable to the commission on or before December first, shall be expended or
distributed only by appropriation.
3. Such fees shall be expended by the commission for purposes of supporting state and
local government responsibilities under accepted radiological emergency preparedness
plans, including:
(a) purchase, installation, maintenance and operation of equipment used by the
commission and local governments to monitor and record the potential and actual
presence of radioactive materials within the appropriate planning radius from a nuclear
electric generating facility;
(b) purchase, storage and distribution by the commission of equipment, drugs or other
material for the purpose of protecting public health and safety;
(c) personal service, administrative costs and contractual services;
(d) emergency services personnel training and the plans, development, implementation,
testing and revisions; and,
(e) the state or local share when applying for matching funds.
3-a.
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision three of this section, the New York
state emergency management office (SEMO)and the coalition of nuclear counties,
which constitutes the counties of Monroe, Wayne, Oswego, Orange, Putnam, Rockland
and Westchester, shall each receive an equal one-half portion of the total amount of
proceeds resulting from the total assessments and contributions made pursuant to this
section.
(b)The one-half portion of the proceeds resulting from the total assessments and
contributions made pursuant to this section received by the coalition of nuclear counties
shall be distributed pursuant to the following formula:
Monroe county 12.3%
Orange county 10%
Oswego county 12.5%
Putnam county 9.8%
Rockland county 18%
Wayne county 12.4%
Westchester county 25%
4. [Repealed]
§ 29-d. Reports
In order to assess the present preparedness in the state for any radiological accident
and to determine the need for, and appropriateness of, any additional specific steps by
state government, the commission shall report to the governor and the legislature by
January first, nineteen hundred eighty-two, its findings, recommendations and proposed
legislation where appropriate concerning:
1. The need for and appropriateness of additional specific state activities or programs
beyond those required by the accepted radiological emergency preparedness plans or
provided for under existing law, including but not limited to:
(a) radiological monitoring equipment;
(b)warning systems and equipment;
(c) medical technologies and equipment;
(d) plume transport and dose assessment models; and
(e) nuclear fuel cycle and materials licensees other than electric generating facilities.
2. Any such recommendations shall be developed in consultation with all concerned
public and private parties and shall:
(a)take into account proven safety effectiveness;
(b) outline any proposed costs and the means for meeting such costs;
(c) consider related activities of the United States nuclear regulatory commission or
others; and
(d)when appropriate, discuss alternatives and various implementation stages.
§ 29-e. New York state emergency assistance program
1. For purposes of this section the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) "Infrastructure" shall mean and include publicly owned storm and sanitary sewers,
water supply systems, drainage systems, transportation systems, roads and bridges.
(b) "Municipality" shall mean any county, city, village, or town of the state.
(c) "Public facilities" shall mean and include publicly owned buildings, including
traditional government buildings, such as courthouses, firehouses, police stations,
parks, recreational facilities, and correctional facilities.
(d) "Fund" shall mean the state's contingency reserve fund established by law.
(e) "The office of emergency management " shall mean the office within the division of
homeland security and emergency services.
2. The governor may, upon a finding that a municipality in the state has suffered
substantial damage by an unanticipated natural disaster which has resulted in
significant economic distress within such municipality, issue a declaration of significant
economic distress in accordance with the provisions herein. In determining whether
such significant economic distress exists, the governor shall consider whether the
following criteria have been met:
(a)the municipality suffered a substantial loss of assessed value;
(b)substantial damage has occurred to municipal buildings, facilities and infrastructure;
(c)the cost incurred by the municipality for clean-up operations is significant;
(d) businesses within the municipality have experienced significant economic loss due
to the inability to conduct normal business due to the disaster;
(e) a significant increase in unemployment claims filed by persons employed within the
municipality has occurred; and
(f)the county or the county within which the municipality is located has been declared
eligible by the United States small business administration for physical disaster and
economic injury disaster loans. In addition, the governor shall also consider the extent
that other financial resources, including federal assistance and insurance, are available
to assist the municipality to repair damage caused by the disaster.
3.
(a) Upon the issuance of a declaration of significant economic distress due to
unanticipated natural disaster by the governor, a municipality recognized by the
governor as being affected by such disaster which occurred on or after December first,
nineteen hundred ninety-two, may apply to the division of homeland security and
emergency services on a form prescribed by such office, for reimbursement from the
state's contingency reserve.fund for reimbursement of extraordinary and unanticipated
costs associated with the reconstruction or repair of public buildings, facilities or
infrastructure.
(b)Where the municipality applying for assistance authorized pursuant to this section is
a city, and such application pertains to a county wholly contained within such city, such
city may submit separate applications for such assistance for each such county.
C (c) Such municipality shall be granted the assistance provided pursuant to this section,
within the amounts made available by appropriation from the fund, upon approval of
such application, provided that such municipality agrees to have a local disaster
preparedness plan pursuant to section twenty-three of this article in effect by December
thirty-first, nineteen hundred ninety-three. On or after December thirty-first, nineteen
hundred ninety-three, no municipality shall be eligible for reimbursement of such
expenses unless such plan is in effect.
(d) Municipalities which have received assistance pursuant to this section shall, as soon
thereafter as may be possible, amend their respective local disaster preparedness plans
to include corrective measures that must be taken in order to avoid, to the extent
possible, similar emergencies in the future.
(e) Municipalities applying for assistance pursuant to this section shall accurately
describe the emergency conditions which necessitate the expenditure of funds for which
reimbursement is being sought pursuant to this section.
(f) In providing assistance pursuant to this section, the division of homeland security and
emergency services may give preference to applicants which demonstrate the greatest
need or which document that such assistance will be utilized to bring the applicant into
compliance with federal or state law.
(g) In the event that amounts appropriated are insufficient to provide for full
reimbursement of all extraordinary and unanticipated costs incurred by such
municipality approved for reimbursement pursuant to this section, the division of
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homeland security and emergency services is authorized to provide a pro rata share of
the appropriations, appropriated herein, to such municipality.
4.
(a) The commissioner of the division of homeland security and emergency services as
defined in article twenty-six of this chapter with the advice and consent of the disaster
preparedness commission created pursuant to this article, shall have the power to make
such rules and regulations as may be necessary and proper to effectuate the purposes
of this section.
(b)The commissioner of the division of homeland security and emergency services
shall by March fifteenth of each year report to the governor and the legislature
describing the activities and operation of the program authorized by this section. Such
report shall set forth the number of reimbursement applications received and approved;
the identities of the counties, cities, towns and villages receiving reimbursement
together with the amount and purpose of the reimbursement.
§ 29-f. [Repealed]
§ 29-g. Emergency management assistance compact
1. The emergency management assistance compact is made and entered into by and
between the participating member states which enact this compact, hereinafter called
party states. For the purposes of this agreement, the term "states" is taken to mean the
several states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and all
United States territorial possessions.
The purpose of this compact is to provide for mutual assistance between the states
entering into this compact in managing any emergency or disaster that is duly declared
by the governor of the affected state or states, whether arising from natural disaster,
technological hazard, man-made disaster, civil emergency aspects of resource
shortages, community disorders, insurgency or enemy attack.
This compact shall also provide for mutual cooperation in emergency related exercises,
testing or other training activities using equipment and personnel simulating
performance of any aspect of the giving and receiving of aid by party states or
subdivisions of party states during emergencies, such actions occurring outside actual
declared emergency periods. Mutual assistance in this compact may include the use of
the states' national guard forces, either in accordance with the national guard mutual
assistance compact or by mutual agreement between states.
2. Each party state entering into this compact recognizes that many emergencies
transcend political jurisdictional boundaries and that intergovernmental coordination is
essential in managing these and other emergencies under this compact. Each state
further recognizes that there will be emergencies which require immediate access and
present procedures to apply outside resources to make a prompt and effective response
to such an emergency. This is because few, if any, individual states have all the
resources they may need in all types of emergencies or the capability of delivering
resources to areas where emergencies exist.
The prompt, full and effective utilization of resources of the participating states,
} including any resources on hand or available from the federal government or any other
source, that are essential to the safety, care and welfare of the people in the event of
any emergency or disaster declared by a party state, shall be the underlying principle on
which all provisions of this compact shall be understood.
On behalf of the governor of each state participating in the compact, the legally
designated state official who is assigned responsibility for emergency management will
be responsible for formulation of the appropriate interstate mutual aid plans and
procedures necessary to implement this compact.
3.
(a) It shall be the responsibility of each party state to formulate procedural plans and
programs for interstate cooperation in the performance of the responsibilities listed in
this section. In formulating such plans, and in carrying them out, the party states, insofar
as practical, shall:
(1) Review individual state hazard analysis and, to the extent reasonably possible,
determine all those potential emergencies the party states might jointly suffer, whether
due to natural disaster, technological hazard, man-made disaster, emergency aspects
or resource shortages, civil disorders, insurgency or enemy attack.
(2) Review party states' individual emergency plans and develop a plan which will
determine the mechanism for the interstate management and provision of assistance
concerning any potential emergency.
(3) Develop interstate procedures to fill any identified gaps and to resolve any identified
inconsistencies or overlaps in existing or developed plans.
(4)Assist in warning communities adjacent to or crossing the state boundaries.
(5) Protect and assure uninterrupted delivery of services, medicines, water, food,
energy and fuel, search and rescue and critical lifeline equipment, services and
resources, both human and material.
(6) Inventory and set procedures for the interstate loan and delivery of human material
resources, together with procedures for reimbursement or forgiveness.
(7) Provide, to the extent authorized by law, for temporary suspension of any statutes or
ordinances that restrict the implementation of the above responsibilities.
(b)The authorized representative of a party state may request assistance of another
party state by contacting the authorized representative of that state. The provisions of
this agreement shall only apply to requests for assistance made by and to authorized
representatives. Requests may be verbal or in writing. If verbal, the request shall be
confirmed in writing within thirty days of the verbal request. Requests shall provide the
following information:
(1)A description of the emergency service function for which assistance is needed,
such as, but not limited to, fire services, law enforcement, emergency medical,
transportation, communications, public works and engineering, building inspection,
planning and information assistance, mass care, resource support, health and medical
services, and search and rescue.
2 The amount and type of personnel, equipment, materials and supplies needed, and
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a reasonable estimate of the length of time that they will be needed.
(3)The specific place and time for staging of the assisting party's response and a point
of contact at that location.
(c) There shall be frequent consultation between state officials who have assigned
emergency management responsibilities and other appropriate representatives of the
party states with affected jurisdictions and the United States government, with free
exchange of information, plans and resource records relating to emergency capabilities.
4. Any party state requested to render mutual aid or conduct exercises and training for
mutual aid shall take such action as is necessary to provide and make available the
resources covered by this compact in accordance with the terms hereof provided, that it
is understood that the state rendering aid may withhold resources to the extent
necessary to provide reasonable protection for such state.
Each party state shall afford to the emergency forces of any party state, while operating
within its state limits under the terms and conditions of this compact, the same powers
(except that of arrest unless specifically authorized by the receiving state), duties, rights
and privileges as are afforded forces of the state in which they are performing
emergency services. Emergency forces will continue under the command and control of
their regular leaders, but the organizational units will come under the operational control
of the emergency services authorities of the state receiving assistance. These
conditions may be activated, as needed, only subsequent to a declaration of a state of
emergency or disaster by the governor of the party state that is to receive assistance or
commencement of exercises or training for mutual aid and shall continue so long as the
exercises or training for mutual aid are in progress, the state, or states, of emergency or
disaster remains in effect or loaned resources remain in the receiving states, whichever
is longer.
5. Whenever any person holds a license, certificate or other permit issued by any state
party to the compact evidencing the meeting of qualifications for professional,
mechanical or other skills, and when such assistance is requested by the receiving
party state, such person shall be deemed licensed, certified, or permitted by the state
requesting assistance to render aid involving such skill to meet a declared emergency
or disaster, subject to such limitations and conditions as the governor of the requesting
state may prescribe by executive order or otherwise.
6. Officers or employees of a party state rendering aid in another state pursuant to this
compact shall be considered agents of the requesting state for tort liability and immunity
purposes and no party state or its officers or employees rendering aid in another state
pursuant to this compact shall be liable on account or any act or omission in good faith
on the part of such forces while so engaged or on account of the maintenance or use of
any equipment or supplies in connection therewith. Good faith shall not include willful
misconduct, gross negligence or recklessness.
7. Inasmuch as it is probable that the pattern and detail of the machinery for mutual aid
among two or more states may differ from that among the states that are parties hereto,
�-- ` this instrument contains elements of a broad base,common to all states, and nothing
contained herein shall preclude any state from entering into supplementary agreements
with another state or affect any other agreements already in force between states.
Supplementary agreements may comprehend, but shall not be limited to, provisions for
evacuation and reception of injured and other persons and the exchange of medical,
fire, police, public utility, reconnaissance, welfare, transportation and communications
personnel, and equipment and supplies. a
8. Each party state shall provide for the payment of compensation-and death benefits to
injured members of the emergency forces of that state and representatives of deceased
members of such forces in case such members sustain injuries or are killed while
rendering aid pursuant to this compact, in the same manner and on the same terms as
if the injury or death were sustained within their own state.
9. Any party state rendering.aid in another state pursuant to this compact shall be
reimbursed by the party state receiving such aid for any loss or damage to or expense
incurred in the operation of any equipment and the provision of any service in answering
a request for aid and for the costs incurred in connection with such requests provided,
that any aiding party state may assume, in whole or in part, such loss, damage,
expense or other cost, or may loan such equipment or donate such services to the
receiving party state without charge or cost provided, however, that any two or more
party states may enter into supplementary agreements establishing a different allocation
of costs among those states. Expenses under subdivision eight of this section shall not
be reimbursable under this provision.
10. Plans for the orderly evacuation and interstate reception of portions of the civilian
population as the result of any emergency or disaster of sufficient proportions to so
warrant, shall be worked out and maintained between the party states and the
emergency management/services directors of the various jurisdictions where any type
of incident requiring evacuations might occur. Such plans shall be put into effect by
request of the state from which evacuees come and shall include the manner of
transporting such evacuees, the number of evacuees to be received in different areas,
the manner in which food, clothing, housing and medical care will be provided, the
registration of the evacuees, the providing of facilities for the notification of relatives or
friends, and the forwarding of such evacuees to other areas or the bringing in of
additional materials, supplies and all other relevant factors. Such plans shall provide
that the party state receiving evacuees and the party state from which the evacuees
come shall mutually agree as to reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred in
receiving and caring for such evacuees, for expenditures for transportation, food,
clothing, medicines and medical care, and like items. Such expenditures shall be
reimbursed as agreed by the party state from which the evacuees come. After the
termination of the emergency or disaster, the party state from which the evacuees come
shall assume the responsibility for the ultimate support of repatriation of such evacuees.
11.
(a) This compact shall become operative immediately upon its enactment into law by
any two states; thereafter, this compact shall become effective as to any other state
�-` upon its enactment by such state.
(b)Any party state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute repealing the
same, but no such withdrawal shall take effect until thirty days after the governor of the
withdrawing state has given notice in writing of such withdrawal to the governors of all
other party states. Such action shall not relieve the withdrawing state from obligations
assumed hereunder prior to the effective date of withdrawal.
(c) Duly authenticated copies of this compact and of such supplementary agreements
as may be entered into shall, at the time of their approval be deposited with each of the
party states and with the federal emergency management agency and other appropriate
agencies of the United States government.
12. This compact shall be construed to effectuate the purposes stated in subdivision
one of this section. If any provision of this compact is declared unconstitutional, or the
p applicability thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the constitutionality
of the remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof to other persons and
circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
13. Nothing in this compact shall authorize or permit the use of military forces by the
National Guard of a state at any place outside the state in any emergency for which the
president is authorized by law to call into federal service the militia, or for any purposes
for which the use of the army or the air force would in the absence of express statutory
authorization be prohibited under section 1385 of title 18, United States code.
14. The legally designated state official who is assigned responsibility for emergency
�:.. management shall not offer resources to, or request resources from, another compact
member state, without prior discussion with and concurrence from the state agency,
department, office, division, board, bureau, commission or authority that may be asked
to provide resources or that may utilize resources from another compact member state.
15. The director of the state emergency management office shall, on or before the first
day of January, two thousand two, provide to the legislature and the governor copies of
all mutual aid plans and procedures promulgated, developed or entered into after the
effective date of this section. The director of the state emergency management office
shall annually hereafter provide the legislature and governor with copies of all new or
amended mutual aid plans and procedures on or before the first day of January of each
year.
§ 29-h. Intrastate mutual aid program
1. Creation. There is hereby created the intrastate mutual aid program to complement
existing mutual aid agreements in the event of a disaster that results in a formal
declaration of an emergency by a participating local government. All local governments
within the state, excepting those which affirmatively choose not to participate in
accordance with subdivision four of this section, are deemed to be participants in the
program; provided, however, with respect to school districts and boards of cooperative
educational services, such participation shall be limited to the sharing of facilities
management and administrative personnel and equipment.
2. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following
1 meanings:
a. "Employee" means any person holding a position by election, appointment, or
employment by a local government;
b. "Local government" means any county, city, town, village, school district or board of
cooperative educational services of the state;
c. "Local emergency management director" means the local government official
responsible for emergency preparedness, response and recovery;
d. "Requesting local government" means the local government that asks another local
government for assistance during a declared emergency, or for the purposes of
conducting training, or undertaking a drill or exercise;
e. "Assisting local government" means one or more local governments that provide
assistance pursuant to a request for assistance from a requesting local government
during a declared emergency, or for the purposes of conducting training, or undertaking
a drill or exercise;
f. "Disaster" shall have the same meaning as in section twenty of this article;
g. "School district" shall have the same meaning as in title two of the education law,
including any public school district and any special act school district as defined in
section four thousand one of the education law; and
h. "Board of cooperative educational services"shall have the same meaning as in
section nineteen hundred fifty of the education law.
3. Intrastate mutual aid program committee established; meetings; powers and duties.
a. There is hereby created within the disaster preparedness commission an intrastate
mutual aid program committee, for purposes of this section to be referred to as the
committee, which shall be chaired by the commissioner of the division of homeland
security and emergency services, and shall include the state fire administrator, the
commissioner of health, the commissioner of education and the commissioner of
agriculture and markets, provided that each such official may appoint a designee to
serve in his or her place on the committee. The committee shall also include five
representatives from local public safety or emergency response agencies and one
representative from a school district or board of cooperative educational services. Such
representatives, who shall serve a maximum two-year term, shall be appointed by the
commissioner of the division of homeland security and emergency services, with regard
to a balance of geographic representation and discipline expertise.
b. The committee, on the call of the chairperson, shall meet at least twice each year and
at such other times as may be necessary. The agenda and meeting place'of all regular
meetings shall be made available to the public in advance of such meetings and all
such meetings shall be open to the public.
c. The committee shall have the following powers and responsibilities:
(1)to promulgate rules and regulations, acting through the division of homeland security
and emergency services, to implement the intrastate mutual aid program as described
in this section;
(2)to develop policies, procedures and guidelines associated with the program,
t including a process for the reimbursement of assisting local governments by requesting
—� local governments;
^• (3)to evaluate the use of the intrastate mutual aid program;
(4)to examine issues facing participating local governments regarding the
implementation of the intrastate mutual aid program; and
(5)to prepare reports to the disaster preparedness commission discussing the
effectiveness of mutual aid in the state and making recommendations for improving the
efficacy of the system, if appropriate.
4. Local government participation in the intrastate mutual aid program.
a. A local government may elect not to participate in the intrastate mutual aid program,
or to withdraw from the program, by its governing body enacting a resolution declaring
that it elects not to participate in the program and providing such resolution to the
division of homeland security and emergency services. Participation in the program will
continue until a copy of such resolution is received and confirmed by the division of
homeland security and emergency services.
b. A local government that has declined to participate in the program may, acting by
resolution through its governing body and providing a copy of the resolution to the
division of homeland security and emergency services, elect to participate in the
program.
c. Nothing in this section shall preclude a local government from entering into mutual aid
agreements with other local governments or other entities with'terms,that supplement or
differ from the provisions of this section.
d. Nothing in this section shall affect any other agreement to which a local government
may currently be a party, or later enter into, including, but not limited to, the state fire
mobilization and mutual aid plan.
5. Fire related resources. Notwithstanding the authority vested pursuant to this section,
all fire related resources shall be administered pursuant to section two hundred nine-e
of the general municipal law.
6. Requesting assistance under the intrastate mutual aid program.
a. Subject to the restrictions on school districts and boards of cooperative educational
services set forth in subdivision one of this section, the state or a participating local
government may request assistance of other participating local governments in
preventing, mitigating, responding to and recovering from disasters that result in the
declaration of a state disaster emergency or locally-declared emergencies, or for the
purpose of conducting multi jurisdictional or regional training, drills or exercises.
Requests for assistance may be made verbally or in writing; verbal requests shall be
memorialized in writing as soon thereafter as is practicable. Notwithstanding the
provisions of section twenty-five of this article, the local emergency management
director shall have the authority to request and accept assistance and deploy the local
resources of his or her jurisdiction under the intrastate mutual aid program. The director
of the state office of emergency management is authorized to request and accept
assistance pursuant to this section.
b. Once an emergency is declared at the county level, all requests and offers for
assistance, to the extent practical, shall be made through the county emergency
management office, or in the case of the city of New York, through the city emergency
management office. All requests for assistance should include:
(1)a description of the disaster;
(2) a description of the assistance needed;
(3) a description of the mission for which assistance is requested;
(4) an estimate of the length of time the assistance will be needed;
(5)the specific place and time for staging of the assistance and a point of contact at that
location; and
(6) any other information that will enable an assisting local government to respond
appropriately to the request.
c. Assisting local governments shall submit to the state or requesting local government
an inventory of the resources being deployed.
d. The written request for assistance and all inventories of resources being deployed
shall be submitted to the division of homeland security and emergency services within
three calendar days of the request for or deployment of such resources.
7. Division of homeland security and emergency services responsibilities under the
intrastate mutual aid program. The division of homeland security and emergency
services shall provide notification by mail to each local government with a
comprehensive description of the intrastate mutual aid program, including a statement
that all local governments are participants of the program unless they expressly opt out
pursuant to subdivision four of this section; maintain a current list of participating local
governments with their authorized representatives and contact information, and provide
a copy of the list to each of the participating local governments on an annual basis
during the second quarter of each calendar year; monitor and report to the intrastate
mutual aid program committee on the use of the intrastate mutual aid program;
coordinate the provision of mutual aid resources in accordance with the comprehensive
emergency management plan and supporting protocols; identify mutual aid best
practices; when practical, provide the committee with statistical information related to
the use of mutual aid during recent regional disaster responses; and assist with the
development, implementation and management of a state-wide resource typing system.
8. Reimbursement of assisting local government by the state or requesting local
government; resolving disputes regarding reimbursement.
a. Any assisting local government requesting reimbursement under this program for
loss, damage or expenses incurred in connection with the provision of assistance that
seeks reimbursement by the state or requesting local government shall make such
request in accordance with procedures developed by the intrastate mutual aid
committee.
b. Notwithstanding the provisions of section twenty-five of this article or any inconsistent
provision of law to the contrary,'the state or any requesting local government requesting
assistance under this program shall be liable and responsible to the assisting local
government for any loss or damage to equipment or supplies and shall bear and pay the
expense incurred in the operation and maintenance of any equipment and the cost of
�` materials and supplies used in rendering assistance under this section.
C"I c. The assisting local government shall be liable for salaries or other compensation for
its employees deployed to the state or a requesting local government during the time
they are not rendering assistance pursuant to such request, and shall defray the actual
traveling and maintenance expense of its employees and equipment while they are
rendering assistance under this section. The state or requesting local government shall
reimburse the assisting local government for any moneys paid for such salaries or other
compensation and traveling and maintenance expenses incurred from activities
performed while rendering assistance under this program.
d. Notwithstanding paragraph c of this subdivision, any voluntary ambulance service
rendered pursuant to a request for assistance under this program that affects a
volunteer ambulance workers service award or supplemental service award from a
service award program or a supplemental service award program established pursuant
to article eleven-aa, article eleven-aaa, or article eleven-aaaa of the general municipal
law shall be the responsibility of the political subdivision which adopted the service
award program or supplemental service award program and not the responsibility of the
state or requesting local government.
e. Where a dispute arises between an assisting local government and the state or a
requesting local government regarding reimbursement for loss, damages or expenses
incurred in connection with the provision of aid, the parties will make every effort to
resolve the dispute within thirty business days of written notice of the dispute by the
party asserting noncompliance.
9. Performance of services. a. (1)Employees of an assisting local government shall
continue under the administrative control of their home jurisdiction. However, in all other
cases where not prohibited by general, special or local law, rule or regulation,
employees of an assisting local government shall be under the direction and control of
the director of the state office of emergency management, local emergency
management director or other official charged with performing emergency management
functions for the state or requesting local government;
(2) Performance by employees of an assisting local government of services for the state
or a requesting local government pursuant to this section shall have no impact upon
whether negotiating unit employees represented by an employee organization,
recognized or certified pursuant to section two hundred six or two hundred seven of the
civil service law, exclusively perform such services, as that phrase is used by the public
employment relations board, on behalf of the state or requesting local government;
b. Assets and equipment of an assisting local government shall continue under the
ownership of the assisting local government, but shall be under the direction and control
of the director of the state office of emergency management, local emergency
management director or other official charged with performing emergency management
functions for the state or requesting local government.
10. Liability.
a. Each local government is responsible for procuring and maintaining insurance or
other coverage as it deems appropriate.
b. While rendering assistance under the intrastate mutual aid program, employees of
the assisting local government shall have the same immunities and privileges as if such
duties were performed within their home jurisdiction. An assisting local government
providing assistance pursuant to the intrastate mutual aid program shall be liable for the
negligence of its employees, which occurs in the performance of their duties in the
same manner and to the same extent as if such negligence occurred in the performance
of their duties in their home jurisdiction.
c. Employees of an assisting local government responding to or rendering assistance
pursuant to a request for assistance who sustain injury or death in the course of, and
arising out of, their response are entitled to all applicable benefits as if they were
responding in their home jurisdiction. The assisting local government shall be liable for
all costs or payments for such benefits as required by law.
d. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the assisting and requesting
local governments from agreeing to other terms related to liability and compensation.
Local governments may choose to enter into an agreement, at any time, to alter these
terms as they deem necessary.
e. Nothing in this section shall be construed to provide any protection against liability, or
to create any liability, for an individual who responds to a state of emergency where aid
has not been requested, or where aid has not been authorized by the individual's home
jurisdiction.
11. Obligation of insurers. Nothing in this section shall impair, alter, limit or modify the
rights or obligations of any insurer under any policy of insurance.
12. License, certificate and permit portability.
a. State certified emergency medical services providers who respond outside of their
normal jurisdiction pursuant to a request for assistance under this program shall follow
their normal operating protocols as if they were responding and rendering services in
their home jurisdiction.
b. Any other individual authorized and deployed by a participating local government
when responding pursuant to a request for assistance under this program shall have the
same powers and duties as if they were responding in their home jurisdiction.
§ 294. Immunity from liability for emergency alerts
Any provider of mobile services, as defined in 47 U.S.C. 153, including its officers,
directors, employees, affiliates, vendors and agents, acting on behalf of the state, and
any third-party intermediary transmission service provider, including such third-party
intermediary transmission service provider's affiliates, officers, directors, employees,
vendors and agents, acting directly or indirectly on behalf of the state or on behalf of
any such provider of mobile services, that transmits emergency alerts similar to those
described in 47 CFR 10.10 and 10.400, or that transmits any other type or form of
emergency alert messages, shall not be liable for any act or omission related to or any
harm resulting from the transmission of, or failure to transmit, an emergency alert,
` provided that such provider, officer, director, employee, affiliate, vendor or agent acted
`� reasonably and in good faith.
§ 29 j. Acceptance of gifts
1. The state office of emergency management within the division of homeland security
and emergency services may accept any assistance, including but not limited to gifts or
grants of real or personal property, but not including money, from any public or private
source for the purpose of preparing for, responding to, or recovering from a state
disaster emergency. Such assistance may be used to support state and local disaster
operations or distributed to disaster response organizations supporting local disaster
response operations. To the extent practicable, the office of emergency management
shall distribute such assistance in consultation with local governments, not-for-profit
organizations, and other disaster response organizations that have experience
responding to state disaster emergencies.
2. The state office of emergency management shall maintain a database of all
assistance accepted during the state disaster emergency and shall make such
information available to the public on its website. The database shall include, but is not
limited to, the name of the donor, type of assistance provided, value of the assistance,
recipient of the assistance (if available), date of the donation and date of distribution.
3. The director of the office of emergency management, in consultation with the
commissioner of the division of homeland security and emergency services, may
promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this section.
§ 29-k. Quarterly claim reports. [Expires and repealed Dec 2, 2023]
The governor's office of storm recovery, shall produce a quarterly report, which shall
provide the number of all active single family housing applicants by county that have
received partial or full payments; the number of all eligible, active single family housing
applicants by county who have not yet received any payments; the number of active
single family housing applicants by county who have not received payment and are
pending an eligibility review; the number of all active single family housing applicants by
county whose application status has not been closed out; the number of all single family
housing applicants by county that have been closed out; the number of all single family
housing applicants by county that have not received payment because they have been
determined to have no unmet need or have been determined ineligible to receive
assistance; the number of all active small business applicants by county that have
received partial or full payments; the number of all eligible, active small business
applicants by county who have not yet received any payments; the number of active
small business applicants by county who have not received payment and are pending
an eligibility review; the number of all active small business applicants by county whose
application status has not been closed out; the number of all small business applicants
by county that have been closed out; the number of all small business applicants by
county that have not received payment because they have been determined to have no
unmet need or have been determined ineligible to receive assistance; the total number
of subrecipient agreements by county for the New York rising community�`reconstruction
program, and the status of all community reconstruction projects by county that are in
�' the design or construction phases. The report shall provide the same information
cumulatively for the previous reporting periods. The first report required under this
subdivision shall be delivered by February fifteenth, two thousand sixteen, with new,
updated reports being delivered on each first day of every third month thereafter. The
report shall be provided to the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the
assembly and shall be posted on the governor's office of storm recovery's public
website.
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TOWN OF QUEENSBURY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING COMMITTEE
Town Supervisor
Town Board Representative (1)
Highway Superintendent
Safety Officer
Secretary
Director of Building and Codes
Director of Zoning and Planning
Director of Facilities
Fire Service Representative (1)
EMS Service Representative (1)
Warren County OES Representative
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POSITION DESCRIPTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES
POSITION: PLANNING SECTION CHIEF
POSITION DESCRIPTION:The Planning Section Chief is responsible for the collection,evaluation,
Dissemination and use of information about the development of the incident and the status of
resources. Information is needed to understand the current situation, predict the probable course of
incident events,and prepare alternative strategies and control operations for the incident.The Planning
Section Chief conducts the Planning Meeting and is responsible for producing a written Incident Action
Plan (if so directed by the Incident Commander).The Planning Section Chief activates and supervises
units within the Planning Section; Situation Unit, Resource Planning Section Coordinator Unit,
Documentation Unit, Demobilization Unit and Technical Specialists.
Responsibilities:
- Check in and get ID tag
- Report to the EOC Director
- Consult regarding current situation
- Setup your workstation
- Maintain section logs
- Assist in modification of Incident Action Plan as necessary
- Gather,post and maintain current incident resource status
- Develop contingency plans
POSITION: LOGISTICS SECTION CHIEF
POSITION DESCRIPTION:The Logistics Section Chief is responsible for providing all support needs to the
incident(except air). Support needs include facilities,services, personnel, equipment and supplies.The
Logistics Section Chief participates in the development and implementation of the Incident Action Plan,
and activates and supervises the units within the Logistics Section.
Responsibilities:
- Check in and get ID tag
- Report to the EOC Director
- Consult regarding current situation
- Setup your workstation
- Maintain Section logs
- Identify potential incident service and support requirements
- Request resources as needed
- Oversee demobilization
POSITION: FINANCE/ADMINISTRATION SECTION CHIEF
POSITION DESCRIPTION:The Finance/Administration Section Chief is responsible for managing all
financial aspects of the incident. He/she is responsible for tracking all incident costs and providing
guidance to the EOC Manager on financial issues that may have an impact on incident operations.
Responsibilities:
- Check in and get ID tag
- Report to the EOC Director
- Consult regarding current situation
- Setup your workstation
- Maintain Section logs
- Check in and get ID tag
- Report to the EOC Director
- Consult regarding current situation
- Setup your workstation
- Maintain Section logs
- Manage all financial aspects of the operation
- Determine appropriate purchasing limits with the EOC manager
- Forecast likely future finance needs
- Provide financial reports throughout the incident and post incident
- Demobilize the section
- Identify areas of concern for future planning
POSITION: EOC MANAGER
POSITION DESCRIPTION:The EOC Manager's responsibility is the overall management of the Town EOC.
On most incidents the command activity is carried out by a single EOC Manager.The EOC Manager is
selected by qualifications and experience.The EOC Manager may have a deputy,who may be from the
same agency,or from an assisting agency. Deputies may also be used at section and branch levels of the
ICS organization. Deputies must have the same qualifications as the person for whom they work as they
must be ready to take over that position at any time.
Responsibilities:
- Check in and get ID tag
- If necessary,face to face briefing from prior EOC Manager
- Determine incident objectives and strategies
- Determine staffing needs
- Determine the incident level (see page 22)
- Establish immediate priorities
- Review established safety measures
- Coordinate with Section representatives
- Approve PIO releases
- Order demobilization
- Post incident review
POSITION:TOWN SUPERVISOR
POSITION DESCRIPTION:The Town Supervisor coordinates the Town's emergency response activities
and activates the Town's response organization and initiates Town response activities, maintains and
manages the Emergency Operations Center, declares a local state of emergency based on the severity
of the situation and the necessity to use additional executive power to respond effectively to the
emergency, notifies and briefs Town departments,agencies and other organizations involved in an
emergency response,facilitates coordination with Warren County,State of New York and other local
jurisdictions.
Responsibilities:
- Check in and get ID tag
- Conduct face to face meeting with EOC Manager
- Execute all emergency orders or state of emergency declarations,as needed
- Assist with coordination with Section representatives
- Coordinate any interpretations of Town or local code requirements
POSITION:OPERATIONS
POSITION DESCRIPTION:The operations sector is the link between the external operations or"boots on
the ground",and the EOC.This person is the point of contact for information and resources.Will also
handle radio communications.
Responsibilities:
- Check in and get ID tag
- Report to the EOC Director
- Consult regarding current situation
- Setup your workstation
- Review the current organizational chart in place at EOC
- Establish procedures with communications-section
- Brief Communications of any special priorities or requests
- Establish a list of priorities and needs
- Coordinate information with PIO
- Deactivate when no longer needed
- Demobilize the Section
- Conduct post incident review
POSITION:AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES
An agency representative is one who has been sent to an incident to provide coordination with their
agency.The agency representatives shall report to the EOC.
Responsibilities:
- Check in and get ID tag
- Report to the EOC Director
- Set up at your assigned workstation
- Facilitate requests from the agency
- Provide necessary information to Planning section
- Provide full accountability for any resources or personnel from the agency involved in the.
incident
- Demobilize when requested
- Participate in post incident briefings
- Keep detailed records and logs
TOQ CEMP Annex 10
TOWN OF QUEENSBURY
GUIDELINES FOR FIELD .DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS
• Developing standard procedures can help communities better manage,post-disaster
recovery. Local officials may encounter a large number of damaged structures, and a
high volume of permit applications.
• Communities can effectively administer post-disaster activity, if preparation is made
prior.Some actions to consider:
1) Keep all elected officials briefed as soon as possible after the event
2) Issue permits for repairs and reconstruction
3) Prepare accurate information of building assessments
4) Coordinate with local utilities for re-establishment of services after permit
requirements are satisfied
5) Re-canvas affected areas for unauthorized construction
6) Keep the public and individual building owners informed
7) Establish a format with GIS to track status.of damaged buildings, including those
that have been inspected, pending a permit,working under a permit and
substantially damaged structures
8) Inform Warren County Office of Emergency Services to both private and public
infrastructure damages. Include estimated dollar amounts and pictures during or
just after the response phase.
• Some communities waive permit fees and inspection fees post-disaster, however
waiving of fees does not waive the requirement for permits
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• Immediately after a disaster, a "windshield review" shall be undertaken to establish a
baseline for further action.The review should be conducted by building and codes
.officials from the Town of Queensbury, or in conjunction with County, State or other
agencies.
• In addition, rapid evaluations should also be conducted.This is based on an exterior
inspection of structures within the damaged area.
• Typically, evaluated structures are tagged or placarded based on the preliminary
evaluation. A form to assist in the evaluation,ATC—45 Rapid Evaluation Safety
Assessment Form can be used to collect information and assist GIS mapping after the
inspection .
• Placarding of inspected structures, is as follows:
1) Green Placard: (Inspected)this signifies that no apparent hazard was identified,
and that there are no restrictions on use or occupancy.
2) Yellow Placard: (Restricted Use).this signifies that safety of the building
questionable or hazardous conditions exist that warrant restrictions on occupancy
and use. Further evaluation is required.
3) Red Placard: (Unsafe)this signifies an extreme hazard or unsafe condition and a
risk exists for further damage or collapse.These structures are unsafe for use and
occupancy.A Red tag is not a Demolition Order.
TOQ CEMP Annex 11 updated 7/28/2014
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SMART REBUILDL L,Building Damage-Levels and -WhatThey Mean I
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Right after a disaster,the responsibility of many Code • Moderate damage(Yellow RESTRICTED Placard/Sticker)-
Enforcement Officials or Building Inspectors responsibility is This is where there has been damage done to the foundation,
to rapidly evaluate all of the structures in the municipality for roof and/or walls of the structure,but limited structural
damage.Homeowners often don't know their homes have damage.Building equipment and systems,such as the heating
been inspected because the damage evaluations happen and ventilating,electrical and plumbing also usually need
before they return to their homes.Other times,the Code repair or replacement.A building having moderate damage
Enforcement Official or Building Inspector may be the first generally can't be occupied until work has been done to restore
public official a homeowner has contact with when they the structure to a livable condition.To live in it again,it will be
return home.In either case,the damage evaluation performed necessary to do the following:
on a home serves several different purposes. o Get the required building(and other)permits
The main purpose of rapid assessment damage evaluation is o Have the work inspected at proper intervals
to allow local governments to use the information gathered in
their application for federal disaster assistance through o Get a Certificates of Occupancy or Compliance
FEMA.Local governments can also use building damage Severe damage(Red UNSAFE Placard/Sticker)-This
totals for emergency management planning purposes.Rapid where is where a structure's foundation walls have failed,its
assessment damage evaluations may also be used to provide roof and/or bearing walls are gone,or it has moved off its
an idea of the amount of work needed to restore a home, foundation.Structures having severe damage will need to be
During a"rapid building assessment damage evaluation," almost totally rebuilt before they can be occupied,and will have
using an ATC-45 Rapid Evaluation Safety Assessment Form', to meet all of the new construction standards of the building
a Code Enforcement Official or Building Inspector will codes.Because of this,most severely damaged structures are
determine whether the structure has sustained any damage. replaced with new ones.
The inspection is usually of a structure's exterior;occasion- Destroyed-This is where a structure has damage beyond any
ally the interior is inspected.When the interior is inspected, repair,or is gone completely.
the Code Enforcement Official or Building Inspector is Before you begin rebuilding,or even get a building permit,a
usually trying to determine the level water reached in the more detailed damage evaluation/inspection of your home may
basement or first floor when it can't easily be determined necessary.These evaluations may require that you hire an
from the outside.Sometimes,placardsz or stickers are placed architect or engineer,or a licensed electrician.Because your local
on structures indicating a rapid assessment damage evalua- Code Enforcement Official or Building Inspector is probably
tion was performed.Building damage levels usually catego- already familiar with the amount of damage caused by the
rize damage the following way: disaster in your neighborhood,and may have a general idea of
• None(Green Placard/Sticker)-No damage was the damage your property sustained,your next step should be to
observed,and the structure may be safely occupied. contact your local building department and ask the following
• Minor damage(Green Placard/Sticker)-This is where questions:
the least amount of damage has occurred.You may • Who is the local Code Enforcement Official or Building
probably be able to safely occupy the structure,but some Inspector?-
repair work which may require permits)maybe necessary, '
p ( y q p ) y rY Has any post-disaster inspection of my home been
such as:
• What was the damage level(if the building does not have--
o Replacing water-damaged interior finish materials,such placard/sticker)?as gypsum board and fiberglass batt insulation;
r • Based on the damage level;do I need to have more detailed '�� ;r
o Replacing broken or missing exterior buildingfinishes evaluations/inspections before I can apply fo rabirldxrrg u' i
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other)permit,and if so,what.are.they a
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Rapid Evaluation Safety Assessment
Inspection
Inspector ID: Inspection date:
Affiliation: Inspection time: ❑.Ann El Pm
Areas inspected: ❑ Exterior only ❑ Exterior and interior
Building Description Type of Building
Building name:.
❑ Mid-rise or high-rise ❑ Pre-fabricated
Address: ❑ Low-rise multi-family ❑-One-or two-family dwelling
❑ Low-rise commercial
Building contactJphone: Primary Occupancy
Number of stories: ❑ Dwelling ❑ Commercial ❑ Government
"Footprint area"(square feet): Other residential El Offices El Historic
❑ Public assembly ❑ Industrial ❑ School
Number of residential units: ❑ Emergency services ❑ Other:
Evaluation
I the building for the conditions below and check the 6ppropriate column. Estimated Building Damage
Observed Conditions: Minor/None Moderate Severe (excluding contents)
Collapse,partial collapse,or building off foundation ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ None
Building significantly out of plumb or in danger ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ >0 to <1%
Damage to,primary structural members, racking of walls ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ 1 to <10%
Falling hazard due to nonstructural damage ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ 10 to <30%
Geotechnical hazard, scour,erosion,slope failure,etc. El ❑ El 30 to <70%
Electrical lines I fixtures submerged I leaning trees ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ 70 to <100%
Other(specify) ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ 100%
❑ See back of form for further comments.
Posting
Choose a posting based on the evaluation and team judgment. Severe conditions endangering the overa1posting.
grounds for�an Unsafe posting. Localized Severe and overall Moderate conditions may allow a Restrict❑ INSPECTED(Green placard) ❑ RESTRICTED USE(Yellow placard) ❑ UNSAFE(Re
Record any use and entry restrictions exactly as written on placard:
Number of residential units vacated:
Further Actions Check the boxes below only if further actions are needed.
❑ Barricades needed in the following areas:
❑ Detailed Evaluation recommended: ❑ Structural ❑ Geotechnical ❑ Other:
❑ Substantial Damage determination recommended
❑ Other recommendations:
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' ❑ See back of form for further comments.
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New York State Division of Homeland Security &_Eme%ency_Serv_ices
FIELD REPORT , his_is an Exercise: Yes M_No
Notes: A. When applicable-consolidate data for each jurisdiction. Request State Assistance
/ B. When applicable-provide separate reports for severely impacted jurisdictions. - Yes ; _ No
C. Do Not Delay this report for lack of data. Submit updates as new information is gained: - -
D. Submit form by Email,Fax,or verbally convey information to the State OEM Regional Office or State Warning Point
Report Number;' Event Namep ', _ _
Date Time of Event: Date Time of Report:-
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Dater Time(24 hr):, Dater ffime(24 hr):; ,
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1. State OEM Region:'-----.'County:._____________ ____;Person Submitting:-___________ ___________�
1------------------, ;----------------------------
2. Phone:' Cell Phone:. : Email:! '
3. Briefly Describe Emergency and the Area Affected(communities,region,site[s],residential,commercial,etc.):
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4. Percent of Initial Assessment Completed: '25% 'S0% ' ' ^--� 75/ 100/
5. Conditions are(Mark one): ! Worsening ! Unknown !_; Stable 1 Improving !_; Event Concluded
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h)
Human Evacuated Shelter In Requiring
Impacts Fatalities Injured Missing At Risk Relocated Sheltered Place Feeding
6.Estimated
Numbers:
Critical Bridges Public Rail
Infrastructure Roads Tunnels Transport System Water Sewer Electric Gas
7.Out of
Service
8.Damaged
9.Destroyed
Critical Police Fire EMS Nursing Fuel Comms. Dams
Facilities Station Station Station Hospital Homes Supply Systems Levees
10.Out of
Service
11.Damaged
12.Destroyed
Public
Buildings . Homes Apartments Businesses Industries Facilities. Schools Utilities Other
13.Damaged
14.Destroyed
15.Closed
16.Has a local"State of Emergency"been declared? (Mark one) :_ Yes _ No
Brief1V describe or attach anV announcements,public advisories,or ernergencV orders in effect:
17.Special Information/Concerns:
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New York State Division of Homeland Security&Emergency Services Field Report Version 3(10/2010)
Public. Infrastructure Assessment Form
Town/CRy/Villa2e: Your Name: Dater
Location Est..amount Need to Mitigate
(Road/Building/etc.(Road/Buil4Lng/etc.j Description of Damage of damage $ /N If Y-Please ex lain
Possible Infrastructure
Highway Infrastructure
• Bridges
• Culverts
• Roads
Government.Owned Buildings/ Equipment/ Vehicles
• Cemeteries
• Dams/Reservoirs
• Emergency Squad Buildings
• Fire Departments
• Libraries
• Schools
Non-Profit
• Places of Worship
• Volunteer Organizations
Individual Assistance Assessment Form
Phone Est. amount Insurance Insurance Damage
Name Address Number of damage $ Deductible Code Comments
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Damage Codes
1. Break/Seal Wall repair
2. Furnace inspection/repair/replacement
3. Appliance inspection/repair/replacement
4. Professional tool replacement
5. Electrical system inspection/repair
6. Foundation movement/repair
7. Debris removal interior and exterior. (Need for communities to develop special removal procedures at zero cost. Need to,waiver
dumping fees.).
8. Structural repair,wallboard, rotted wood, etc.
9. Lawn mowing equipment
10. Contents damage
11. Mildew abatement
12. Food spoilage
13. Wells—inspections/repair—decontaminating
14. Septic system damage—inspect/repair
15. Dwelling access—driveway, sidewalks, disabled ramps.
16. Replacement access—driveway, sidewalks, disabled ramps.
17. Replacement of handicap aide devices
18. OTHER- Please explain in comments section
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U. NSAFE
D0 NOT ENTER OR OCCUPY
(THIS PLACARD IS. NOT A DEMOLITION ORDER)
This. structure has been inspected, found to Date
be seriously damaged and is unsafe to
occupy, as described below. Time
This facility was inspected under
emergency conditions for:
(Jurisdiction)
Do not enter, except as.cspecifically 1'nspector ID ! Agency
authorized in writing by jurisdiction.
Entry may result in, death or injury.
Facility Name and Address:
Do Not Remove-, After.. or Cover this Placard
until Authorised, by Governr.ng. Authority,
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INSPECT. ED
LAWFUL OCCUPANCY PERMITTED
This structure has been inspected (as Date
indicated below) and no apparent structural
hazard has been found. Time
Inspected Exterior Only
(Caution': Aftershocks since inspection
F-1 Inspected Exterior and Interior may increase damage and risk.)
Report any unsafe condition to local
authorities; reinspection may be required. This facility was inspected under,
emergency conditions for:
Inspector Comments:
(Jurisdiction)
Inspector ID / Agency
Facility Name .and Address:
Do Not Remove, Alter, or Cover this Placard
until Authorized by Governing Authority -
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j . RESTRICTED USE
Caution: This structure has been Date
inspected and found to be damaged as
described below: : Time
Entry, occupancy, and lawful use are This facility was inspected under
restricted as indicated below: emergency conditions for:
(Jurisdiction)
lnspector.ID / Agency
Facility Name and Address:
Do Not Remove_ , Alter, or Cover this Placard
until: Authorized by Governing Authority
Appendix C
WARREN COUNTY
DISASTER DECLARA TION KI T
(New York State Executive Law Article 2-B)
DECLARING A LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY
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WARREN COUNTY
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
1. Purpose
Warren County officials recognize that our municipalities are not immune from threats
such as severe winter storms, tornadoes, prolonged power outages, hazardous material
accidents, other emergencies and disasters. The primary responsibility of the municipality
is to protect the health and safety of the people within its borders.
The time to prepare for emergencies is before they occur, not when faced with an
impending disaster. Warren County recognizes the importance of. creating and
maintaining a Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan that is in concert with the
emergency plans of local, state, and federal governments. This plan will follow intent of
Article 2-13 of the New York State Executive Law.
As a companion to the Warren County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, this
Article 2-13 Disaster Declaration Kit has been developed to assist those officials, or their
designees, as they respond to and consider the impact of, a disaster on the municipality.
This Kit specifically explains the Chief Executive Officer's (CEO) responsibilities under
-� Article 2-13, Section 24, and lists the specific tasks that the chief executive and/or his/her
designee must perform during an emergency.
The Warren County Office of Emergency Services prepared this Kit for the guidance of the
county CEO and other county officials. Use of this Kit (or parts thereof) by other municipal
governments is encouraged.
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II. Local State of Declaration
Article 2-B of the New York State Executive Law is the law that gives chief executives of
New York State municipalities the authority to declare a local state of emergency. It also
gives those officials other extraordinary powers during the course of a disaster.
In the event of a disaster, the local chief executive official (i.e. The ' a„-Chairperson
of the Board of Warren County) or his/her designee is authorized under Article 2-13 to
declare a local state of emergency. After declaring a local state of emergency the chief
executive officer may issue local emergency orders to protect life and property in order
to bring the emergency situation under control.
The chief executive official (CEO) or his/her designee is the only individual authorized to
make this broad declaration of a local state of emergency. In making the declaration, the
CEO is stating that a serious situation exists, or is imminent, that will affect public health
and safety and may require extraordinary assistance for effective response and/or
recovery. The declaration also heightens public awareness of the hazards associated with
the disaster. It can help to emphasize the protective measures that citizens should take.
A declaration is not required for the municipality to receive state and federal aid. However,
such a declaration highlights the need for assistance and is recommended when the
_ municipality expects to request help from other levels of government.
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The declaration of a local state of emergency substantially increases the powers of the
county executive or chief executive officer. It also gives greater legal protection and
immunities for the chief executive and local emergency officials for the decisions they
make and the actions they take to respond to the disaster.
It is best to include a time of duration in the original declaration of a local state of
emergency. When the proclamation is no longer needed, it should be formally rescinded.
Copies of the declaration of the local state of emergency and local emergency orders may
be provided to the media, but it is best to develop press releases detailing the declarations
and actions taken by emergency planning officials. News releases should be delivered to
local media outlets via hand-delivery, fax, mail or e-mail. Telephone notifications may be
made to alert the media that a hard copy of a news release is being delivered or
transmitted or is imminent. Consider sending news releases to media in neighboring
municipalities, as well.
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III. Local Emergency Orders
The local emergency order shall be published as soon as practicable in a newspaper of
general circulation in the area affected by the order, and transmitted to the radio and
television media for broadcast.
Local emergency order(s) may be issued, amended, modified or rescinded ONLY by the
CEO after the local state of emergency declaration.
Local emergency orders must be written. They need to include time, date, reason, area
and duration.
A local emergency order shall be effective from the time and in the manner prescribed in
the order. Local emergency order(s) shall cease to be in effect five (5) days after issued
or upon declaration by the chief executive that the local state of emergency no longer
exists, whichever occurs sooner. The CEO may extend orders for additional periods not
to exceed five (5) days during the local state of emergency.
Local emergency order(s) must be executed and filed within as soon as practicable in the
Office of the Clerk of the Board, the Office of the (County, City, Town or Village) Clerk,
NYS Office of Emergency Management and NY Secretary of the State. Warren County
Office of Emergency Services shall handle distribution to all of the above (see Filing
below)..
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Any person who knowingly violates a local emergency order issued pursuant to Section
24 of Article 2-B will be guilty of a Class B Misdemeanor.
The rescission of the local state of emergency should include the time and date of the
original declaration, the reason for the local state of emergency, and the time and date
the local state of emergency is rescinded. The local media needs to be informed of the
rescission as soon as possible.
IV. FILING
All declarations of local state of emergency with emergency orders and rescinding
documents shall be filed in the following manner within Warren County:
1. The original declaration/emergency order/rescind shall be delivered to Warren
County Office of Emergency Services as soon as responsibly possible. This original
document will be filed in the Office of the Warren County Clerk.
2. Copies,will be produced by the Warren County Office of Emergency Services for
their records, one for New York State Office of Emergency Management and one
for the Secretary of the State if the state of emergency includes emergency orders.
A 4th copy will be sent to the Clerk of the incorporated jurisdiction that signed the
document(s) (i.e., Warren County Office of the Clerk of Board, town/city/village
clerk). To expedite this process an electronic copy may be sent to
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If local emergency orders are extended, they must be filed again.
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V. Media
News releases must include the following information:
1. A contact name (CEO or designated spokesperson) and telephone number.
2. The date the news release is issued.
3. The time the news release is issued.
4. The name of the municipality where the emergency exists.
5. The name of the Chief Executive issuing the declaration or order.
6. The nature of the emergency.
7. The anticipated duration of the emergency.
8. The time the declaration of local state of emergency or local emergency order
was issued.
9. The anticipated duration of the local state of emergency or local emergency
ll orders.
10. A description of how people can get more information (e.g., "Stay tuned to this
station for further information.").
11. Any other information the public should know.
A spokesperson should be designated. This person will act as a liaison between
responding officials and the media.
The spokesperson, alone or with a designated staff, will gather information from the
officials, confirm it and resolve conflicts in the information, and then disseminate it to the
media.
The,spokesperson will also relay requests for information from the media to the officials.
The spokesperson will be the municipality's voice to the media during the emergency.
When the media requests interviews of certain officials such as the chief executive, the
spokesperson will arrange the interviews whenever possible.
The designation of a spokesperson will streamline public information efforts and minimize
the chance of conflicting reports to the media by.responding individuals or agencies.
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`J VI. Sample Formats -
Declaration of a Local State of Emergency
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of (Name) itle) :ryy
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hereby declare a local emergency ore ha6"th&-"P of owing are s7.wl in this
municipality are restricted and all p est ian:�a' �e is as move ';en , standing
and parking, is prohibited; except Mors h p ov sio s Hof: design to essential__
services such as fire, police d ospi l kse is,s ° n Iriad ng tra sps rtati of
patients thereto, utility emer nc r pair, ei- en y al sba physic any a ;o her
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traffic, except esse tial merge;e'cy eh cle ndRpe, onn I„��all b prohib' ed from the
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Local Emergency Order
Prohibiting Sale and Distribution
of Alcoholic Beverages
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(Name) I e)
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(Municipality)
a local state of emergency executed on the
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pursuant to Section 24 of Article 2-B, N XY3 r rStat �E-x) c tiv Law, :q . re by issue a
local emergency order that the sale and istr,,i u ion of:alc- h ;lic; evera es as defined by
Section 3 of the Alcoholic Beverage on rolyq- w bu n t`ri c ud° d inP a ent d me icines)
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is hereby prohibited within this a ici`alit.` , ec tv g n i,edi 3tely u tile:b uc irder is
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Command Unit Frequencies
High Band CDM-1250, Zone 1
1— EMS 715
2— North Qby. Fireground
3—Qby. Central Tac 1
4—WC Fire Police
5 —WC Fireground
6—West GF Fireground
7—South Qby. Fireground
8— Bay.Ridge Fireground
9—Queensbury Highway
10—Qby. Buildings and Grounds
11—Queensbury Codes
12—Qby. EMS Operations
13—V Call 10
14—VTac 11
15—V Tac 12
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Control Buttons:
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P- 2: Scan List edit
P- 3: Select/Enter
P—4: Backlight control