[KYHAM] KEN TRAINING for Sept. 22: ANNEX D HAZARD PREPAREDNESS

[Ron Dodson]

ANNEX D  HAZARD PREPAREDNESS 

The SITUATIONS AND ASSUMPTIONS portion of this annex spells it
out
pretty well....

	A.	The potential for a natural disaster exists at all times.  If
warning of an impending disaster is received in time, it is the
responsibility of local government to take action necessary to
reduce
the effects of the anticipated disaster.  The condition of
instant
readiness must therefore prevail.

	B.	The start of a war of mass destruction, or a conventional
war, or a
terrorist attack is a daily possibility.  In all probability,
some
period of warning time will exist before a weapon is exploded. 
This
warning period may consist of a number of days, but could be as
little
as a few hours or less.  It is the responsibility of local
government to
make use of this warning period so to take the necessary steps to
reduce
loss of lives and property.

The MISSION of ANNEX D is therefore, "To provide timely guidance,
to
local agencies, on the level of readiness their organization
should beat
based upon information supplied by KyEM, FEMA, NOAA, or other
federal,
state and local agencies."

DIRECTION AND CONTROL states the following:

The County EM Director is responsible for informing local
agencies in
which condition of readiness they should be, depending upon the
perceived threat.  The National Weather Service predicts weather
conditions and originates severe weather watches/warnings which
are
disseminated via NOAA weather radio and teletype to commercial
radio and
TV stations.  The Department of Defense and the Federal Emergency
Management Agency disseminate attack warning to the states by
NAWAS and
to the citizens by the Emergency Broadcasting System.  Local
government
officials will be informed of what readiness measures to take by
KyEM. 
KyEM will advise local government of what steps to take based
upon the
proper Increased Readiness Level.

APPENDICES to ANNEX D will most likey be:

		D-1	Tornado Emergency Actions

		D-2	Flood Emergency Actions

		D-3	Earthquake Emergency Actions

		D-4	Mass Destruction/Conventional War Increased Readiness

		D-5 	Any County Specific Hazard Preparedness Actions

		D-6     Homeowner Emergency and Disaster Preparedness

As Appendices D-1 through D-4  are D-6 are fairly involved and
provide
very good
guidance for your own planning efforts, we will discuss each of
these
seperately over the next five weeks.