District of Tobique Valley Municipal Emergency Response Plan (Updated May 2024) — full text

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Ilistriet of Tobique Valley Emaergexeey RespCImse Flam Updated May 2024 4 Mayor District Council EMO Coordinator Tom Eagles Gary Harding Tony Wright Sharon Dewitt Laurie Barry-Kinney Bili Eagles Joanne Michaud lnterim Sharon Dewitt Patty St. Peter CAO l 2. aJ. Table of Comterats Introduction The basic plan Individual plan a) Mayor and Council b) EMO co-ordinator and emergency services c) Police service d) Fire department e) Communications and message sentre 0 Transportation g) Engineering service h) HRDC and Red Cross 1) Emergency health service j) Ambulance service k) Central supply D Public information service m) Manpower Emergency contact list Specific plans 1 3 19 l9 20 23 ZJ 26 27 28 30 )Z 33 34 35 31 4. 5. 38 39 2 Municipal Ernergency Respomse Ftram District of Tobique Vailey Updated May 2024 INTRODUCTION The Municipal Emergency Response Plan outlined herein is comprised of two parts. Part 1 is the Basic Plan. Part II, the Individual Plans, provides detailed plans for the various departments and agencies involved in the emergency preparedness operation. This plan was prepared in conjunction with the Provincial Emergency Measures Organization. All appointed and elected municipal officials a:td employees involved in the plan must be aware of and prepared to carry out their responsibilities and duties during an emergency. The plan ' s success and effectiveness is dependent on their commitrnent. Federal, provincial, and voiuateer agencies having a role in the plan must be prepared to meet their responsibilities and must be kept infonned of any plan revisions. ltre plan is to be exercised annually, in firll or in part. We hope it will never have to be used in a crisis. Nonetheless, being prepared for emergencies may help to reduce injuries, Ioss of life and damage to propefy, should a disaster or emergency occur. DECLARATION OF AGREEMENT Emergency Response Flan u.For the District of Tobique Valley Approved by EMO Committee Date: Approved by Council Date: EMO Co-coordinator Date: Date: Updated: NIay 2024 4 NITJ\IICIPAi- EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN PART 1: THE BASIC PLAN t. General The District of Tobique Valley recognizes its responsibility ro plan for peacetime emergencies that may endanger lives, property, or the environment, either in this municipality or in others. The District has conciuded mutual aid agreements with: Pe*h-Andover Fire Department and Drummond Fire Depadment. 2. Aim This plan designates the responsibilities and immediate actions to be taken by individuals, municipal services, and volunteer agencies, in the event ofa peacetime emergency. 3. Definitions The following definitions are applied through-out the plan: 3.1 Emergency: A present or imminent event, which the municipality believes to warrant prompt, coordinated action (and/or the regulation of persons or property) so as to safeguard the health or welfare of the population and to protect properly and the environment. 3.2 Disaster: A real or anticipated occurrence such as disease, pestilence, fire, flood, tempest, explosion, enemy attack, sabotage, or release ofany commodity welfare ofthe population, properry, or the environment. 3.3 Emergency Measures Flan: Any p1an, prograrn or procedure prepared by the mLrnicipality that aims (l) to mitigate the effects of an emergency or disaster, and (2) to safeguard the health or welfare of the population, ard to protect property and the environment, in tl-re event ofan emergency or disaster. 4. Authority This plan is authorized under: 1. The Provincial Emergency Measures ac! dated 1978. 2. The Municipality of Plaster Rock By-Law Number and plan updated in October 1991. 5, Direction and Control The Mayor or Deputy and the EMO coordinator are ultimately responsible for the control ofall the operations mentioned within tlris plan. 6. Implementation This plan may be implemented in fiill or in part by the Mayor or by the Emergency Measures Coordinator, when required to combat an emergency or to provide coordinated assistance to the District of Tobique Valley 7, Ernergency Operations Center @OC) All disaster/emergency operations will be controlled ald coordinated by the EOC, at the VILLAGE OFFICE or FIRE HALL. This also applies to a response for assistance from: PerthAndover, Drummond, or Grand Falls. An events board will be on site for the purpose ofposting up-to-date information. Additional Personnel at the EOC: 1. Administration Personnel will do photocopies, ensure coffee, lunch, etc. is available on site. 2. The Operations Offcer will maintain records of events - what time the EOC opened, what time the equipment was dispatched, keep the special events board up to date, etc. 3. The Security Officer will provide securiqr for entrance to EOC. Check each person for proper identification. The layout ofthe EOC should be predetermined. a) Only the coordinators are to be in the command center room- The council is in a separate room and away from the media. b) The media is kept at arm's length and informed by the public relations coordinator Therefore, they will be located away from the EOC and Council. 8. Emergency Measures Planning Committee The committee comprises: (l) The Dishict Emergency Measures Coordinatoq who acts as committee supervisor (2) Represenlatives fiom the District office. (3) District Fire Chief. (4) Councilor for EMO. 6 9. Alerting 9.1 Initial Alert: Anyone leaming ofan emergency should immediately contact: l. The local Police or RCMP, phone # 91 I 2. The Fire Departrnent dispatcher phone # 9l 1 The public should periodically be informed ofthis system through pamphlets distributed iu the mail, Iocal meetings, and the media- The Fire or Police depaftment dispatchers ascertain details ofthe event and decide whether it can be haadled by regular municipal services. If it camot be handled normally, then the Emergency Measures Coordinator or Deputy is informed ofthe situation. 9.2 Stages of Alert, and Assembly-: Ifthe Coordinator or Deputy decides that the incident should be handled through the EOC, then one ofn!o stages ofalert are adopted. ParfialAlert: The Emergency Measures Coordinator calls only personnel required to hardle the incjdent to the EOC- Orhers may be placed on standby. Once alerted, the Heads of Services meant to be at the EOC must go there immediately and report to the Coordinator or Deputy Coordinator. Heads of Services whose place of duty lies elsewhere must send a representative to the EOC. The representative then reports to the Coordinator or Deputy. 9.3 Police/Tire Alert: Police and Fire Dopartments have 24-hour duty systems that inslude pre-ex,sting alert arangements. The systems do not conflict with this emeryency response plar and need not be changed. 9.4 Alerting Procedure: If an emergency requires that the EOC become activated, personnel are notified. After receiving a call, ar.r individual initiates the Standing Operating Procedure (SOP). The SOP lor each department or agency are given in the Individual Plans (Part Il ofthe Municipal Emergency Plan). If a designated individual cannot be reached, the calle. must tell the Emergency Measures Coordinator after reaching the EOC. 7 10. R.esponsibilities Position/Agencv Resoonsibilities Emergency Measures Coordinator l. coordinates disaster planning 2. directs operations from EOC 3. acts on behalf of Mayor and Council, as instructod Police Department 1. alerts Eoc coordinator and hospitai 2. unless otherwise specified, the senior police officer at the incident site performs duties of Emergency Site Manager (ESM) 3. police serwices (evacuations/traffic conhol etc.) 4. assistance to other services Fire Department I .fights fires 2. rescues from building and *reckage 3. assists otler services such as cutting off or restoring utilities where necessary 4. provides lvater for emergency purposes 5. responds to incidents involving dangerous commodities 6. appoint an ESM, when fire service Emergency Communication Service related, in conjunction with the RCMP 1. establishes communications between EOC, Grand Falls General Hospital, Hotel Dieu of Saint Jos€ph Hospital, and incident scene 2. provides telephone operators afld messengers at EOC Emergency Transport Service 3. receives and sends messages from EoC 4. maintains pool ofradios on call Engineeriug Sewices l. Provides and conffols emergoncy transpofiation 1. cuts offand restores util;ties 2. provides wate. for emergency purposes where required Emergency Public Information 3 clears debris and wreckage Service 4. assists other services 1- obtains and collates infonlation 2. disseminates public safety messages 3. monitors information flow Emergency Manporver Supply and Administration Community llealih Centle I . maintains source list of local lnanpower. 2. ananges for registration and allocation of volunteers. 3. provides speciaiists, as required. [ . procure, allocate and distribute necessary goods and sewices. 2. maintain records ofpurchases and services 3. control resources in short supply: 4. administers the EOC. l. assists other emergency seryices with human resources & supplies ifavailable. 2. assists other emergency sewices. 3. coordinates health services with regionaV provincial counterparts. 9 DECLARATION OF STAIE OF LOCAL EN/iERGENCY Furpose The purpose ofthis document is to outline the powers available to a municipality and their limitations in declaring a state oflocal emergency- In addition, forms have been attached to facilitate a standard method of enactment. Delinition An emergency means a present or imminent event in respect of which the Minister of Envirooment and Local govemment or the municipality, as the case may be, believes prompt co-ordination of action or regulation of persons or property must be undertaken to protect property, the environment or the health, safety or welfare ofthe civil populalion. Conditions of declaration 1. A municipality may, when satisfied that an emergency exists or may exist in all or any part of a municipality, declare a state of local emergency in respect ofthat municipality, or area thereof. 2. A declaration shall identiry the nature ofthe emergency and the area in which it exists. 3. The municipality shall immediately communicate the details of the declaration in the most likely manner to the civil population ofthe area affected. 4. Upon declaring a state oflocal emergency, a municipality shall immediatelyforward a copy ofthe declaration to the Minister of Environment arrd Local Government and may authorize any person or committee to exercise any power listed under Powers below. Powers Pursuant to the act, upon declaration of a state of local emergency the municipality shall do everything necessary for protection of propertf, the environmenl and the health or safety of persons, including: a) to cause ar emergency measlues plan to be implemented. b) to acquire or utilize any personal property by confiscation or by any means necessary. c) to authorize or require any qualified person to rcnder aid of such type as that persor may be qualified to provide. d) to control or prohibit travel to or fiom any area or on any road, street, or highway. e) to provide for the maintenance and restoration of essential facilities, the distribution of essential supplies and the maintenance ald co- ordination of emergency medical, social, and other essential sewices. 10 0 to cause the evacuatiol of persons and removal of livestock and personal property th-reatened by a disaster or emergency and make arangements for adequate care and protection thereof. g) to authorize any person, properly identified, as authorized by the municipai emergency measures olganization to enter any building or upon any land without warrant. h) io cause the demolitio:r or removal of any building sfucture, tree, or crop \yhere it is necessary for the purpose ofreaching the disaster site, of attempting to forestall its occurence, or ofcombating its progress. i) to procure or fix prices for food, clothing, fuel, equipment, medical or other essential supplies and the use ofproperty, services, resources, or equipment; and j) to order the assistance of persons needed to carry out the above, rvith or without remuneration. Termination of state of local emergency 1. The Minister of Environment and Local Government may terminate a state of local emergency with respectto an area identified by a municipality in its declaration ofa state oflocai emergency when, in his/her opinion, al emergency no longer exists in such area. 2. A municipality may terminate a state oflocal emergency with respect to an area identified in its declaration when, in its opinion, an emergency no longer exists. 3. A state oflocal emergency ends: a) wh€n the area identified by the municipality in its declaration is included in an area identified by the Minister in his declaration ofa state of emergency. b) seven (7) days after the day on which it was declared. OR 11 DECLARATION OF A STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY DISTzuCT OF'|OBIQUE VALLEY Section 1 I (2) ofthe Emergency Measures Act \[hereas the area herein described is or may soon be encountering an emergency that requires the increased powers of the Emergcncy Measures Act to prevent harm or damage to the safety, health and lvelfare of persons, or to prevent damage to properfy, or the environment. Emergency Area: Within the area(s) with the boundaries or - in the District of Tobique Valley, County ofVictoria, Province ofNew Brunswick Nature of the Emergency AM WHEREAS the undersigned is satisfied that an emergency or threat of an emergency exists in dre above noted municipality. THE UNDERSIGI\'ED IIEREBY DECLARES pursuant to Section ll (2) of the Emergency measures Act, a State of Local Emergency in the Municipality noted above as of and from o'clock in the forenoon f) or aftemoon (-) of that day of - A.D.20-. THIS DECLARATION OF A STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY shall exist until o'clock in the forenoon f), aftenroon (_) ofthe day ofA.D. or for a maxir.num of 7 days frorn the date arrd time specified above unless the Declaration is renewed or terminated. DATED at Plaster Rock, in the County ofVictoria, Province ofNet, Brunswick, on the - day of __ __, A.D. 20 Name/Position NOTE: This declaration is only valid for a ma-ximum of 7 days. t2