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EMERGENCY PLAN RFP# 22-04-01 <br />INTRODUCTION: <br />A major problem to be considered in preparing for an emergency is the congestion of highways <br />and roads caused by evacuation of the expected storm area. Where evacuation of a major urban <br />area is required, severe traffic congestion can be expected. Maintaining traffic flow will be a <br />critical consideration. A secondary problem may be the depletion of personnel resources due to <br />people's absence catering to the safety of their families. <br />Major problems to be faced in the aftermath of a hurricane are: <br />1. The absence of communications due to disruption of phone lines and destruction <br />of antenna for cellular, microwave and regular radio communications <br />2. Lack of access and mobility within the storm area due to roads blocked with storm <br />damage and debris <br />3. Congestion due to people who stayed trying to leave, people who left trying to <br />get back and relief agencies and support operations needing to deal with the <br />emergency. <br />In considering and implementing the Emergency Preparedness Plan, the above factors need to <br />be kept in mind and individual plans tailored to best address the problems mentioned above. <br />SCHEDULE: <br />The Plan is broken down into a series of phases and the corresponding steps to be taken up to, <br />during and immediately following a hurricane or similar conditions. <br />Phase "A" includes an annual review. It also includes those steps to be performed and the <br />facilities to be maintained and checked at regular intervals as a general preparedness condition <br />during normal times. <br />Phase "B" is the "alert" stage when a storm is within 72+ hours of possible landfall. At this time <br />all operational units will be issued an "alert" status, including the construction group. The <br />construction personnel and City of Sunny Isles Beach will, in turn, be notified. <br />Phase "C" refers to those activities and acquisitions performed during a "Hurricane Watch". A <br />Hurricane Watch is issued when hurricane conditions are possible in the designated area within <br />48 to 24 hours. <br />Phase "D" refers to those activities to be performed during a "Hurricane Warning A Hurricane <br />Warning is issued when hurricane conditions are considered likely in the designated area within <br />24 hours. <br />16 <br />