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ESF-9: SEARCH AND RESCUE



I. GENERAL:
A. Primary Agency: Levy County Sheriff’s Office
B. Support Agencies:


  • Levy County Fire/Rescue Department

  • EMS Department

  • Cedar Key Police Department

  • Chiefland Police Department

  • Inglis Police Department

  • Williston Police Department


II INTRODUCTION:
A. Purpose:
The purpose of this Emergency Support Function (ESF) is to provide support to the residents of Levy County and to provide support to other agencies in the response to both urban and non-urban search and rescue problems whether it is an actual or potential disaster condition.
B. Scope:
Search and Rescue (SAR) operations are not limited to: incidents that involve locating missing persons, locating boats on rivers or lakes, downed aircraft, extrication or any other operations involving life-saving activities during and after disaster events.
The Urban SAR activities include but are not limited to locating, extricating and providing immediate medical assistance to victims trapped in collapsed structures. The Non-Urban SAR activities include but are not limited to emergency incidents involving locating missing persons, locating downed aircraft and parachutes, extrication of entrapped victims and assisting in the treatment of those injured.
C. Planning Assumptions:
1. The response could involve structural collapse.
2. The response could involve a water-borne mishap.
3. The response could involve an aircraft accident.
4. The response could involve a missing child or adult.
5. The search could involve a small area, such as a house or large area such as a lake.
6. There could be multiple search sites.
7. Mutual aid might be required as resources are expended.
D. Priorities
III. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS:
A. Activation and Initial Actions
1. Notification will come from the Sheriff’s Communications Center.
2. Incident Command will be established in the field and converted to Unified Command as necessary.
3. The Primary Agency will establish a staffing pattern for the Emergency Operations Center (EOC).


First Priority

Persons in life-threatening circumstances.

Second Priority

Persons who are injured but not in life

threatening circumstances.



Third Priority

Illness or disorientated persons.

Fourth Priority

Body recovery




4. The Primary Agency may change the Incident or Unified Commander based on the type of incident.


5. The Primary Agency may appoint a “Statewide Fire-Rescue Disaster Response Plan” representative
B. On-going Actions
1. Incident Command/Unified Command will continue in the field
2. There may be more than one incident or location.
3. The Unified Command may direct operations from vehicles, mobile command post or other appropriate facility, but will probably not be present in the EOC.
4. The primary agency will continue staffing the EOC on a 24-hour a day basis.
5. The Incident Commander may request mutual aid from the Levy County EOC.
6. The primary agency will coordinate the mutual aid request from the EOC.
7. SAR operations might involve the use of grid patterns.
8. Door to door or “on-line” sweeps may be used.
C. Command Coordination
Levy County Resources
1. Support agencies will establish their units along customary lines, such as by the Levy County Fire/Rescue Department and the Municipal Volunteer Fire Departments or municipal police departments.
2. Special units, such as water-rescue and K-9, will be formed along their existing team or unit configuration.
3. The Incident Commander will coordinate activities with the ESF-9 in the Levy County EOC.
4. The Incident Commander will make mutual aid requests to the EOC.
5. The primary agency will assure staffing of the ESF-9 position in the EOC and coordinate with the Incident Commander.
6. The ESF-9 will receive mutual aid requests from the Incident Commander.
7. Coordination with the State EOC will be accomplished by which means is most appropriate and is agreed to by all parties:
a. Coordinating with the State Emergency Response Team (SERT) Liaison in the Levy County EOC.

b. Direct coordination with the ESF-9 position in the State EOC.

c. Coordination between the Levy County Duty Officer in the EOC and the State EOC.


Mutual Aid Resources
1. Unit integrity will be maintain when possible, i.e., a fire engine crew.
2. Units will be integrated into the Unified Command structure.
3. Units may be used as Strike Teams or Task Force members
D. Communications
The Levy County Sheriff’s Office will be responsible for coordinating and supporting communications needs. Utilization may be made of Citizens on Patrol (COPs) and HAM capabilities.
E. Resource Utilization
1. Staging
Staging will be conducted at the discretion of the Incident Commander. Resources will be staged in such a way as to offer protection from the elements of the disaster.
2. Accountability
a. Each agency will track its own resources

b. The Chief of Logistics will monitor borrowed, loaned and mutual aid resources

c. The Levy County EOC will track mutual aid resources on wall board and/or computer data bases as appropriate
F. Safety and Accountability
1. Initially the Safety Officer for each agency is responsible for the safety of their personnel.
2. The Incident Commander may appoint Safety Officers.
G. Medical Needs
1. Levy County EMS will utilize normal procedures in rendering emergency medical assistance to include the transporting of the injured person(s).
2. Nature Coast Regional Hospital will be used when possible.

3. Other Available Hospitals:


a. Alachua General Hospital - Gainesville - Trauma Center

b. Munroe Regional Medical Center - Ocala

c. North Florida Regional Medical Center – Gainesville

d. Orlando Regional Medical Center - Orlando - Trauma Center

e. Shand’s Teaching Hospital - Gainesville - Trauma Center

f. Seven Rivers Hospital – Crystal River


H. Air Evacuation
1. The customary pre-identified landing zones will be used when possible.
2. Training will be conducted by the Levy County Sheriff Office and the Levy County Fire/Rescue Department.
3. Portable GPS hand held units are available through the Levy County Emergency Management.

IV. OPERATION DRAW DOWN AND CLOSURE
The Planning Chief will develop an Incident Action Plan (IAP) to draw down and close out the operation.

V. RESPONSIBILITIES:
A. Primary Agency: Levy County Sheriff’s Office
Responsibilities:
1. Conducting necessary pre-incident training, drills and exercises.
2. Maintain an equipment list and furnish it to Emergency Management annually.
3. Coordinating and directing the ESF/Branch activities.
4. Assuring that the EOC can be staffed on a 24-hour a day basis if necessary.
5. Request mutual aid resources as necessary through the EOC.



TYPE OF

OPERATION

LAW

ENFORCEMENT

EMS

FIRE

INCIDENT

COMMANDER

Missing

Person


Search

Treatment and

transport



Lighting and

personnel



Law

Enforcement



Aircraft

Accident


Area security

Treatment and

transport/body

recovery


Fire fighting,

lighting and

body recovery


Law

Enforcement



Boating

Accident


Search and

dive


Treatment and

transport



Search and

dive


Law

Enforcement



Equipment

Entrapment



Area security

Treatment and

transport



Extrication

Volunteer Fire

Department



Vehicular

Entrapment



Area security-

traffic control



Treatment and

transport



Extrication

Volunteer Fire

Department



Structural

Collapse


Search and

security


Treatment and

transport



Search and

extrication



Volunteer Fire

Department





B. Support agencies: Levy County Emergency Medical Services

  • Levy County Fire/Rescue Department

  • Cedar Key Police Department

  • Chiefland Police Department

  • Inglis Police Department

  • Williston Police Department


Responsibilities:
1. Take part in pre-incident training, drills and exercises.
2. Each agency will maintain a resource list and furnish it annually to Emergency Management.
3. Support the 24-hour a day operation of the EOC

VI. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
A. Support Agency Missions for Specific Operations
B. Command Structure
1. The Incident Command/Unified Command Structure will be used for SAR operations.
2. The agency with jurisdiction will have initial command.
3. The Primary Agency may appoint the Incident or Unified Commander based on the nature of the incident
C. Resources
Each agency will acquire and maintain its own equipment, supplies and vehicles. An inventory will be conducted with a copy from each agency being furnished to Levy County Emergency Management.
V. ACTIONS
A. Response Continuing Actions:
1. All County and Municipal fire departments responding to assist in the emergency or disaster shall maintain control of their own personnel by having communication and coordination with the ESF-4 liaison in the EOC.
2. Once a field unit has completed an assignment, including all necessary paperwork, the unit leader shall notify the Incident Commander or the EOC that they are available for their next assignment.
3. When units are no longer needed they will report back to the Staging Area. All units will be released from the Staging Area when all paperwork, etc. has been completed and they are released by the ESF-9 liaison at the EOC.
4. All field units will be processed through rehab at recommended intervals to see to their personal needs and safety.
5. Upon a request from another ESF through the EOC, ESF-9 agencies may be used to assist other ESF’s in the disaster.
B. Recovery Initial and Continuing Actions:
1. The Safety Officer will turn the accountability information over to the ESF-4 liaison at the EOC once the disaster or situation has been stabilized. This information will be used for FEMA reimbursement in a declared disaster.
2. A department Chaplain or Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Team member may be called to debrief personnel as needed.
3. All applicable response initial and continuing response actions will continue as needed.


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