SECTION 1-GENERAL
What is a Disaster?
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A loss of local exchange, or major cable cut.
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(IE: entrance cable, extended outage of over 500 customers).
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A major community disaster (IE: Flood, Earthquake, etc.)
Any of the above could have a negative impact on the community in reaching:
911
Hospitals
Doctors
Police
Fire
Ambulance
Emergency Squad
Electric Company
Gas Company
DISASTER CONTINGENCY PROCEDURE:
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Management will evaluate the emergency.
2. Establish a command center at the most beneficial location to coordinate
Restoration.
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Implement restoration procedures.
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Notify local media of affected area (See Section 8).
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Establish temporary phone service, which will remain active until enough local service is restored to give people adequate service coverage.
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Identify and restore T-CXR spans.
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Identify and restore the largest block of customer’s possible.
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Manually activate trunk group blocking of required groups.
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Inform management and media of progress (See Section 10).
SECTION 1-GENERAL
NORMAL RESTORE ORDER FOR PHONE LINES
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Emergency phones
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Key employees
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Local fire/ambulance companies
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Local doctors
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Local Police agency telephone
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Special Needs Customers
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Largest block of customers possible
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General Customer Base
SECTION 1-GENERAL
MANAGEMENT ON AND OFF HOUR NOTIFICATION LIST
GENERAL MANAGER --------------------------- Gary D. Davis, Sr.
Office ……………………… (410) 658-5511
Home ……………………… (410) 658-4211
Pager Number ……………………… (410) 392-2097
Cell Phone ……………………… (302) 598-2571
COMMERCIAL OFFICE SUPERVISOR-------- Donna Graybeal
Office ………………………. (410) 658-5511
Home ………………………. (410) 658-2730
VICE PRESIDENT ENGINEERING & OPERATIONS
---------------------------- Jim Matyas
Office ………………………. (724) 283-0925
Home ………………………. (724) 339-3046
VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS---------------- Ed Davis
Office ……………………….. (724) 283-0925
Home ……………………….. (724) 287-6627
SECTION 2-FLOW CHART
YES
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NO
SWITCH DESTROYED
YES
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NO
LOSS OF DIAL TONE
YES
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NO
FRAME DESTROYED
YES
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NO
MAIN DISTRIBUTION FRAME DESTROYED
YES
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NO
CABLE CUT
YES
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NO
NORMAL
WORK
SECTION 2-FLOW CHART
EXCHANGE DESTROYED
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Contact local Fire Department, County Fire Dispatch, Emergency Squad, or Ambulance.
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Call out appropriate personnel.
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Set up Repair Center.
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Send assigned personnel to site to determine extent of damage.
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Perform job assignments:
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Establish temporary phone service
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Contact Siemens Stromberg Carlson (see section 6).
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Notify News Media (see Section 8).
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Restore T-CSR Spans
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Prepare site for SSC DCO Trailer (see Section 6).
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Retrieve off site data base tape.
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Prepare database and entrance cables for SSC DCO Trailer.
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Restore full service.
SECTION 2-FLOW CHART
SWITCH DESTROYED
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Contact local Fire Department, County Fire Dispatch, Emergency Squad, or Ambulance.
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Call out appropriate personnel.
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Set up Repair Center.
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Send assigned personnel to site to determine extent of damage.
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Perform job assignments:
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Establish temporary phone service.
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Contact Siemens Stromberg Carlson (see Section 6).
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Notify News Media (see Section 10.)
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Restore T-CXR Spans.
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Prepare site for SSC DCO Trailer (see Section 6).
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Retrieve off site data base tape.
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Prepare database and entrance cables for SSC DCO Trailer.
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Restore full service.
SECTION 2-FLOW CHART
LOSS OF DIAL TONE
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Call out appropriate personnel.
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Set up Repair Center.
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Send assigned personnel to site to determine extent of damage.
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Perform job assignments:
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Establish temporary phone service (if necessary).
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Refer to Cold Start Procedures (see Section 6).
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Call SSC Scat (see Section 6).
SECTION 2-FLOW CHART
DCO FRAME DESTROYED
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Contact local Fire Department, County Fire Dispatch, Emergency Squad or Ambulance.
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Call out appropriate personnel.
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Set up Repair Center.
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Send assigned personnel to site to determine extent of damage.
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Perform job assignments:
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Establish temporary phone service.
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Contact Siemens Stromberg Carlson (see Section 6).
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Notify News Media (see Section 8).
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Restore T-CXR Spans.
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Prepare site for SSC DCO Trailer (see Section 6).
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Prepare database and entrance cables for SSC DCO Trailer.
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Restore full service.
SECTION 2-FLOW CHART
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Contact local Fire Department, County Fire Dispatch, Emergency Squad or Ambulance.
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Call out appropriate personnel.
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Set up Repair Center.
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Send assigned personnel to site to determine extent of damage.
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Perform job assignments:
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Establish temporary phone service.
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Notify News Media (see Section 8).
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Assess salvabilty of main frame and/or protectors.
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Restore T-CXR Spans.
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Restore full service.
SECTION 2-FLOW CHART
CABLE/FIBER CUT
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Contact Local Fire Department, County Fire Dispatch, Emergency Squad or Ambulance (if required).
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OR:
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Call out appropriate personnel.
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OR:
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Set up Repair Center.
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OR:
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Send assigned personnel to site to determine extent of damage.
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OR:
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Perform job assignments:
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Restore T-CXR Spans.
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Temporarily restore priority circuits.
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Restore full service.
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Call Armstrong Fiber Fusion Department (fiber cut).
OR:
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If required contact Highway Departments (see Section 9).
SECTION 3-BOMB THREAT
BOMB THREAT PROCEDURES
IF YOU RECEIVE A BOMB THREAT CALL:
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Signal a supervisor or co-worker that you have a bomb threat on the line.
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Notify switchman – Supervisor or Co-Worker should notify switchman.
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Notify police – immediately have a Supervisor or Co-Worker contact the local police agency.
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Carefully listen for details – Write down the exact words of caller if possible.
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Secure a trace –
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Hang phone up after receiving call.
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Lift receiver and listen for dial tone.
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Dial *57 and listen for announcement.
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Relay details of the bomb threat to the highest available authority.
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Evaluate the facts – any employee can make the decision to evacuate the building if immediate action is necessary. Use the paging system, identify yourself and inform all people that there is a bomb threat and they should evacuate the building immediately.
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EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN – INTRA-COMPANY – Refer to plan for evacuation procedures (see Section 10).
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AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FILL OUT THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONNAIRE TO AID THE AUTHORITIES IN THEIR INVESTIGATION.
SECTION 3-BOMB THREAT
QUESTIONS TO ASK:
WHEN IS THE BOMB SET TO EXPLODE?________________________
WHERE DID YOU PLACE THE BOMB?___________________________
WHAT KIND OF BOMB IS IT?___________________________________
DESCRIBE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE______________________________
REASON FOR PLACING BOMB?________________________________
PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS:
CALLERS CHARACTERISTICS:
MALE/FEMALE APPROX AGE______
TONE OF VOICE________ ACCENT___________
BACKGROUND NOISE______________ IS VOICE FAMILIAR_____
DATE OF CALL________ TIME OF CALL______
DATE FORM FILLED OUT______ TIME FILLED OUT____________
YOUR NAME _______________________________________________
TELEPHONE NUMBER YOU TOOK CALL ON ___________________
SECTION 4 – MAJOR OUTAGES
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