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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION - 17-83 - 3/8/1983 - CIVIL DEFENSE PLAN, SIGNING OFRESOLUTION NO. 17-83 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CIVIL DEFENSE BASIC PLAN AND AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE PRESIDENT AND CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR TO SIGN THE PLAN AND TO IMPLEMENT IT. WHEREAS, the Village of Elk Grove Village recognizes its responsibility to be prepared for nuclear attack or natural and technological disasters in Elk Grove Village; and WHEREAS, Elk Grove Village has officially established by Ordinance a local Municipal Civil Defense Agency; and WHEREAS, Elk Grove Village participates in the State of Illinois Emergency Service and Disaster Agency program; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Cook and Du Page County, Illinois, hereby approves the attached Civil Defense Basic Plan for the Village of Elk Grove Village attached as Exhibit A. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Village President and the Civil Defense Director are hereby authorized to sign and implement said Basic Plan for the Village of Elk Grove Village. PASSED this 8th day of March 1983• APPROVED this 8th day of March 1983. VOTE: AYES: 6 NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 0 Charles J. Zettek Village President ATTEST: Ilafern Snick Acting Village Clerk ELK GROVE VILLAGE CIVIL DEFENSE BASIC PLAN Authority for this plan is contained in State of Illinois Statutes and Elk Grove Village Ordinances. The Village will report to the Illinois Emergency Services and Disaster Agency Region 3 as the next higher echelon for Civil Defense Administration and operations. I. Situations and Assumptions A. Situation The geographical location and physical makeup of Elk Grove Village make it highly susceptible to damage during an attack on the United States or damage from many natural or manmade disasters. • Elk Grove Village has capabilities which if effectively used, would maximize the preservation of life and property during a nuclear attack upon the United States or a natural or manmade disaster affecting this community. These capabilities include early warning, fallout protection and shelters; and the manpower, equipment and skills of Elk Grove Village, the medical, health, and allied professions, and other government and non-governmental professions and groups. The objective of the Elk Grove Village Civil Defense program is to ensure effective use of these capabil- ities should a disaster affect Elk Grove Village. Should a period of increased international tension precede an attack upon the United States, these capabilities could be further increased by actions taken by the government of Elk Grove Village. B. Assumptions 1. The calculated initiation of nuclear war by any present nuclear power is considered unlikely. Nevertheless, general war could occur through accident, miscalculation, an irrational act, or the unplanned escalation of a limited war, as well as by a deliberate act. 2. A nuclear war might be preceded by days or weeks of increased interna- tional tension. -In such a period, the government of Elk Grove Village would take actions to maximize the preservation of life and property. However, it is also possible that Elk Grove Village would have 15 minutes or less warning of nuclear attack. 3. It is not possible to predict the specific objectives of a nuclear attack upon the United States or to be sure in advance that any specific hazards would or would not occur at any specific local area. However, Elk Grove Village could be subjected to moderate or severe fallout radiation as well as moderate or severe fire and blast effects. If the United States were attacked, the government of Elk Grove Village would take actions to maximize the preservation Of life and property. -1- 4. The Village receives two to five "tornado warning" alerts each year from the National Weather Service and will suffer some property damage from tornadoes on an average of once every four years. 5. The Village's proximity to O'Hare presents a serious threat of aircraft accidents within the Village. 6. Train, highway, aircraft, or industrial accidents involving explosives, radiological materials or chemicals can occur. 7. The Village's geographical location makes it susceptible to floods, earthquakes, and heavy snowstorms and/or blizzards. 8. There is a likelihood of riot or conflagration because of the large industrial area and its associated work force and storage facilities. II. Mission To maximize survival and preservation of property in Elk Grove Village in the event of nuclear attack upon the United States or natural or manmade disaster affecting the Village, by making maximum use of available fallout protection, manpower, equipment, and other resources. III. Execution A. Concept of Operations 1. The Village President is responsible by law for Civil Defense emergency operations. The Civil Defense Director acts as the President's Chief of Staff during Civil Defense emergencies. Heads of Village departments and agencies are responsible for emergency functions as specified in the balance of this plan. Emergency operations will be conducted by Village forces, supplemented as necessary by trained auxiliaries and manpower available within the community. 2. The Elk Grove Village Civil Defense Emergency Operations Plan consists of the Basic Plan plus applicable annexes. B. Assignment of Emergency Functions Following is the assignment of emergency functions to departments, agencies and executive reserves of the Elk Grove Village government. 1. Civil Defense Agency is responsible for: a. The fallout shelter system b. ECC Staffing and functioning C. Communications -2- d. Radiological monitoring, defense and disaster analysis e. Emergency Public Information f. Coordinating military and outside assistance g. Relocation Secondary responsibilities a. Warning b. Shelter 2. The Village Manager's office is responsible for: a. Resource Management b. Manpower c. Supervision and coordination of activities within the different operational departments d. Ascertaining the proper level of preparedness in the different operational departments. 3. Police Department is responsible to: a. Maintain law and order b. Provide for protection of life and property c. Enforce laws, emergency rules and regulations d. Prevent and/or control panic during the Increased Readiness and Shelter Phase e. Prevent sabotage and subversive activity f. Assist in protecting vital installations, essential resources and equipment g. Providing and maintaining own communications h. Participate in radiological monitoring and reporting i. Assist in light rescue and first aid j. Assist in regulating control of traffic and highway transportation before and after attack, or disaster, cooperating with agencies set up for the purpose of regulation and to continue expediting an emergency flow of resources over the highway systems in their jurisdictions k. Conduct explosive ordnance reconnaissance -3- 4. Fire Department is responsible for: a. Receipt and dissemination of attack or weather warning b. Containing or extinguishing fires C. Rescue operations d. Ambulance Service e. Assisting in Radiological monitoring and reporting f. Providing and maintaining own communications S. Public Works Department is responsible for: a. The supply of water b. Operation of the sewerage system C. Debris clearance d. Repair, maintenance, and operation of utilities e. Emergency interment operations assistance f. Decontamination assistance g. Refuse disposal h. Control of construction i. Operation of a salvage depot j. Damage assessment k. Assisting in rescue 1. Providing and maintaining own communications -4- 6. Volunteer and Family Services is responsible for (Health and Community Services Department): a. Emergency medical care centers b. Emergency hospitals treatment c. Emergency morque d. Health advisories e. Supply and use of medical and health items f. Emergency interment coordination g. Insect and rodent control h. Inoculations for prevention of disease i. Emergency social services j. Emergency lodging and sheltering k. Emergency feeding 1. Emergency clothing M. Emergency registrations and inquiry n. Coordinating religious services o. Coordinating private welfare groups Secondary. responsibilities a. Relocating b. Transportation C&M 7. Resources and Logistics (Finance Department): a. The Director of Finance will secure all emergency supplies and equipment for the several operating departments. Contacts for temporary repairs necessary for health and safety shall be his responsibility. Contracting for permanent repairs and/or new construction of public facilities will follow routine procedure. NOTE: Emergency services and/or equipment immediately necessary in the disaster can be procured by any city employee on a hand receipt upon approval of a supervisor. b. Economic stabilization activities within the village c. This department is also responsible for: 1. Fuel procurement and control 2. Transportation 3. Insurance 4. Legal 5. Authorization for emergency purchase and/or rental of specialized equipment, resources and logistics 6. Provide for long term housing 7. Establish a public service center to provide counseling as to available Federal assistance programs of HEW, USDA, SBA, FHA, etc., and to provide information to the public. Secondary responsibilities a. Public information b. Manpower c. Welfare -6- 8. The following private individuals, agencies, or companies will, by agreement, perform emergency functions for the Village of Elk Grove with responsibilities as set forth below: a. Telephone Company The Illinois Bell Telephone Company will be responsible for telecommunications control. The manager of the Illinois Bell Telephone Company will serve as a Liaison's Officer to the Communications Services officer for emergency operations. b. Power and Gas Company The Northern Illinois Gas Company and the Commonwealth Edison Company are responsible for the emergency control and use of electric power, and natural gas supply. C. Support 1. Support by military units may be requested through the Illinois Emergency Services and Disaster Agency. Military assistance will complement and not be a substitute for Village participation in emergency operations. Military forces, if made available, will remain at all times under military command, but will support and assist village forces, and may receive from the Village President or his designated representatives mission -type requests, to include objectives, priorities, and other information necessary to accomplish missions in Elk Grove Village. 2. Support by civil government forces may be made available from surrounding jurisdictions, and the State. 3. Elk Grove Village forces may be sent to assist other jurisdictions in the post disaster period, if they are available. -7_ D. Line of Succession As prescribed in the Elk Grove Village Civil Defense Ordinance, the following offices and/or positions will designate, and keep on file with the Village, a current list of three (3) persons as successors to their position. 1. Village President 2. Village Manager 3. Chief,of the Fire Department 4. Chief of Police 5. Director of Finance 6. Director of Public Works 7. Village Engineer 8. Building Commissioner 9. Community Service Coordinator 10. Health Coordinator IV. AUTHENTICATION This plan for the Civil Defense of Elk. Grove Village, Illinois, is approved and declared official, effective February 28,1983. Village Pre Charles B. Henrici Civil Defense Director