CITY OF RIDGECREST CITY EMERGENCY PLAN ANNEX PUBLIC WORKS (ENGINEERING) (CON'T). V. Operational Concepts (Con'd) A. Cont'd. require them, whether the disaster be due to enemy attack, accident, or natural disaster. B. Professional and non-professional engineering personnel will be augmented by skilled workmen trained in construction; to include, but not limited to, equipment operators, mechanics, welders and electricians, as available to develop teams for emergency construction. C. Pre-selected staging areas will be established where materials may be stockpiled and equipment stored to be drawn upon in time of need. D. The detailed operations of the Public Works Service shall be covered by a_Service Standard Operation Procedures Manual._ This manual shall detail mission, responsibiliy, organization, and operational procedures of the various services of engineering. VI. Resources A. Supplies 1. Supplies and equipment will be provided through mormal channels if possible. q 2. Emergency procurement will be authorized by Procurement Officer. B. Communications 1. Existing communications will be used and coordinated through Communication Center. C. Transportation 1. Additional transportation needs will be coordinated through Transportation Service Chief. APPROVED DATE: 2 Nov. 79 _Director of Public Works/Engineer_ APPROVED BY CITY OF RIDGECREST DISASTER COUNCIL: DATE: November 19 1979 _Chairman_ 97 CITY OF RIDGECREST CITY EMERGENCY PLAN ANNEX VI MEDICAL/HEALTH/CORONER I. _General_ Authority The Authority of this Annex is City Ordinance 74-3, and City Emergency Plan Definitions When terms and abbreviations specificaly related to this service are used, thEy will be defined. II. _Scope_ A. This Annex provides for response by the Medical/Health Services for the following conditions: 1. Emergencies caused by: a. Natural Disasters b. Major or Minor accidents c. Civil disturbances d. Epidemic e. Pollution f. War caused III. _Objectives_ A. To assure the citizens of the City the maximium care available in the event of a disaster. See County Annex VI. IV. _Functions_ A. Refer to the County Annex VI. Upon notice that they may receive accient victims the hospital will immediately notify their medical emergency sevices chairman, then their medical staff. The hospital will use its prepared plans to take over adjacent schools and use equipment from mobile hospials released for such use by Kern County Director of Medical Service. V. _Organization/Operational Concepts_ A. Hospitals 1. All hospitals in the City should annually review their medical emergency plans and have at least one exercise to make certain that all personnel know their duties. 98 CITY OF RIGDECREST CITY EMERGENCY PLAN ANNEX VI _MEDICAL/HEALTH/CORONER (CONT'D)_ 2. Each hospital should have a permanent medical emergency chairman who will remain in this position for a minimum of three years. He is to organize the staff to care for large or small influx of patients, assign the most knowledgeable physician as triage officer, arrange for additional paramedical personnels needed and work with the hospital adinistrator to have additional methods of communication when telephones are choked with calls and see that a plan is made for equate curity of hospital, staff, and patients. VI. _Resources and support systems_ A. In the event of major disasters where large numbers of patients will necessitate more beds than available, the medical emergency plan should contemplate the use of adjacent public or private buildings, such as schools. They should be surveyed and detailed plans made showing what use can be made of various rooms available. Package Disaster Hospitals will fill this void. 1. The Red Cross should keep available at all times a list of first aid personnel available and how they can be reached. Popularize and push First Aid training as this will reduce the tendency to panic in emergencies. 2. Ambulances Maintain the high standards of training of all personnel to where they have prescribed in the past. Those ambulances that do not have two-way communiations should plan on installing it as soon as feasible. 3. Physicians Each physician should know his assignment as given in the membership roster of the Kern County Medical Society and in the vent of a major disaster, report to that hospital. The location and staffing requirements of the Package Disaster Hospitals will be made by the Kern County Medical Society. 4. County Coroner The County Coroner is charged wih specific duties. The Coroner shall establish a Standard Operating Procedure to handle them, but shall not be lmited to what is described. 99 :=O!L NE!4 E E:/.*&L 6$L9k9.Xͯ *KM^020 :020:121'ͳ':²ͯ !G6!"!"7 *M^n/ :a/:H!6:ͯ !&6