All town officers of the Town of Van Buren shall continue regular town
government operations to the extent permitted by the disaster or national
emergency from the Town Emergency Operating Center or normal locations, as
local conditions may dictate, and will follow the lines of succession established
by local law for the continuity of government.
[Amended 7-3-2007 by L.L. No. 4-2007]
To ensure an effective operational capability in the event of a natural
or man-made disaster or a national emergency, it is incumbent upon those named
in this executive order to prepare themselves and their agencies to fulfill
their assigned duties and responsibilities by organizing, planning, recruiting
and training to achieve the full integration of existing local resources of
manpower, facilities and services into an emergency operation. This will be
accomplished utilizing NIMS training which will be coordinated by the Onondaga
County Department of Emergency Management.
In the event of a natural or man-made disaster or national emergency,
or preparation therefor, the above officers of the Town of Van Buren shall
have the authority to assign emergency management functions to members of
their staffs and such personnel shall cooperate and extend such services as
are required of them.
[Amended 7-3-2007 by L.L. No. 4-2007]
In the event of a natural or man-made disaster, or national emergency, or in training or preparation therefor, all Town officers referred to herein shall report, as required in §
27-2B of this chapter, to the Town Emergency Operating Center, alternate seat of government, as set forth in §
27-2B.
[Amended 7-3-2007 by L.L. No. 4-2007]
The Town of Van Buren will utilize the National Incident Management
System (NIMS) at all declarations of a state of emergency by the Town of Van
Buren Supervisor.
The incident commander shall determine the appropriate level of response
based upon the following criteria and implement the associated response actions.
A. Response Level A, limited response: An incident that
can be controlled by response of the local fire department in accordance with
the Fire Department Hazardous Material Response Plan. This type of incident
occurs within the boundaries of an individual fire district and may include
the response of the Onondaga County Hazardous Material Team. This type of
incident falls within the capacity of the local fire department resources
with limited outside agency interaction.
B. Level A, response actions:
(1) Each fire department responds in accordance with its
hazardous material response plan.
(2) Incident commander evaluates need to declare higher response
level.
(3) Town Fire Marshal is notified to evaluate and enforce
applicable codes, rules and regulations.
C. Response Level B, full emergency condition: An incident
where a potential exists wherein a state of emergency declaration would be
recommended. These incidents would include large evacuations of people wherein
housing, food or temporary shelter provisions would be required. Hazard zones
would cross two or more fire districts with large fire or explosion potential.
Release of material may not be controllable and environmental impact moderate
to large. Usually would require many outside agencies to control the incident.
D. Level B, response actions:
(1) Town Supervisor or Deputy Town Supervisor is notified
to make declaration.
(2) Town Emergency Management Plan is put into effect.
(3) Town Emergency Manager to consult with fire, police,
health, environmental and other related officials and assign key functions
as required in accordance with the Town Emergency Management Plan.
(4) All response actions by Van Buren employees shall be
defensive in nature.
Responsibility for command and management of the incident may be transferred
during the incident based upon the following criteria:
A. The geographic area involved.
B. The number of political jurisdictions involved.
C. The number of response agencies.
E. Operational requirements.
All operations of Van Buren employees at a hazardous material incident
shall be in accordance with the Town Emergency Management Plan, each Fire
Department Hazardous Materials Response Plan and as directed by the sector
officer in charge.