City of Pinellas Park Hurricane Response Plan 2015
Public Works Department
DEPARTMENT RESOURCES
Personnel
 Administration (2)
 Engineering Services * (8)
 Fleet Maintenance Division (9)
 Parks Division (17)
 Transportation and Stormwater (30)
 Utilities (38)
 Facilities Management (7)
Vehicles
 Administration (1)
 Engineering Services * (4)
 Fleet Maintenance Division (3)
 Parks Division (15)
 Transportation and Stormwater (35)
 Utilities (31)
 Facilities Management (6)
Equipment
 Portable Generators (14)
 Hand-held radios (20)
 Cellular telephones with chargers (30)
 Boat 12' (1)
Note: Heavy equipment, miscellaneous equipment, and hand-held tools are available in central
equipment pool and will be in readiness.
* The Engineering Division will assist the Community Development Department with damage
assessment during disaster recovery operations.
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Public Works Department - Administration
RESPONSIBILITIES
Coordination of all activities in conjunction with the Public Works Department.
RESOURCES
Personnel
 Public Works Administrator (1)
 Senior Staff Assistant (1)
In the event that the management employee is unavailable to perform the tasks for his/her position, an
employee has been designated to fulfill the primary employee's responsibilities.
 Primary:
 Secondary:
Public Works Administrator
TBD
Equipment
 Cell phone (1)
OPERATIONS PLAN
CONDITION 5: Tropical Weather Outlook – Monitoring Tropical Activity
 Review Disaster Plan with City Manager, covering the specific duties and responsibilities
and possible alternatives in the event of an emergency. Meeting will be held in the City
Manager’s office.
 Review Disaster Plan with Division Directors, including specific duties and responsibilities
and possible alternatives in the event of an emergency.
 Initiate collection and storage of water and non-perishable food and other supplies for
on-site emergency operations.
CONDITION 4: Hurricane Alert – Advisory Indicating Potential Threat
 Advise Division Directors of emergency conditions and advise all Directors to continue to
monitor conditions.
 Advise Division Directors to check all City emergency power generators for the following
items:
o Fuel
o Battery condition
o Radiator coolant
o Generator output
o Automatic transfer switch operation (if applicable)
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CONDITION 3: Hurricane Watch - Landfall Minus 48 to 36 Hours
 Begin to secure all Public Works Department facilities to protect records, equipment, and
supplies from potential water damage. Where possible, store records in a safe location
to reduce the threat of water damage.
 Division Directors to initiate call-up of personnel and notification of standby condition.
 Department Administrator instructs Division Directors to check and fuel vehicles.
 Department Administrator to review specific assignments and rotation procedure for
personnel with Division Directors.
CONDITION 2: Hurricane Warning – Evacuation Order – Landfall Minus 36 to 24 Hours
 Department Administrator to report to EOC.
 Division Directors to initiate Condition 2 assignments for their respective division.
CONDITION 1: Landfall Minus 24 to 12 Hours
 Department Administrator to man EOC on a 24-hour basis.
 Employees advised to check and secure all work areas and return to assigned shelter.
 All essential personnel will report to assigned shelter upon sustained winds of 40 mph or
upon recall.
LANDFALL MINUS 12 TO 0 HOURS
 Department Administrator to maintain communications between the EOC and Public
Works Operations.
 Continue to monitor and react to condition status.
 Responses and assignments coordinated through EOC.
 At this time, all emergency response team members are to be housed in their assigned
shelters.
POST STORM / RE-ENTRY
 Department Administrator to assess current condition of respective personnel,
equipment, and property, making appropriate notations and report same to Community
Planning Division.
 Designated employees in assigned vehicles to check all work areas for their respective
division.
 Assess damage and determine needs.
 Provide search, rescue, and clean-up assistance as needed.
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Public Works Department - Engineering Services
RESPONSIBILITIES
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The Engineering Services Division will provide engineering and mapping services, as well as,
specific assignments as directed including: pre-storm preparations, map
preparation/production, coordinate with disaster recovery teams, damage assessment
teams, and with Pinellas County.
RESOURCES
Personnel
 Director (1)
 Engineering Inspectors (3)
 CADD Technicians (2)
 Survey Party Chief (1)
 Staff Assistant (1)
In the event that the management employee is unavailable to perform the tasks for his/her position, an
employee has been designated to fulfill the primary employee's responsibilities.
 Primary: Engineering Director
 Secondary: N/A
Vehicles
 ½ ton Pick-up Trucks (2)
 1½ ton Hybrid Pick-up Truck (1)
 Compact Pick-up Truck (1)
Equipment
 Cellular Telephones
o Engineering Services Director (1)
o Engineering Inspectors (3)
o Survey Party Chief (1)
 Hand-held radios – 155.880 MHZ (4)
OPERATIONS PLAN
 As the situation requires, Engineering Services will be assigned to the Community
Development Department with damage assessment activities. Those personnel that are
not assigned to the Community Development Department will continue to support the
primary mission of the Public Works Department.
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Public Works Department -Transportation and Stormwater
RESPONSIBILITY
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Maintain and keep open traveled thoroughfares, evacuate citizens from high water areas,
and provide rescue work as needed.
RESOURCES
Personnel
 Director (1)
 Supervisor (1)
 Foremen (2)
 Senior Stormwater Maintenance Operators (4)
 Senior Streets Maintenance Operators (5)
 Stormwater Maintenance Operators (6)
 Streets Maintenance Operators (6)
 Staff Assistant (1)
 Traffic Technicians (3)
 Traffic Control Analyst (1)
In the event that the management employee is unavailable to perform the tasks for his/her position, an
employee has been designated to fulfill the primary employee's responsibilities:
 Primary: Transportation-Stormwater Director
 Secondary: Transportation-Stormwater Supervisor
Vehicles
 Flatbed Dump Trucks w/radios* (2)
 Pick-up Trucks w/radios* (6)
 Tandem Axle Dump Truck w/radio* (1)
 One-Ton Dump Trucks w/radios* (7)
 Six-Ton Dump Trucks (2 with radios) (10)
 Fifth-Wheel Tractor & Flatbed Trailer w/radio* (1)
 Chipper Truck w/radio* (1)
 Personal Vehicle w/portable two-way radio (1)
 ¾ Ton Utility Truck w/VHF 2-channel radio (3)
 Jeep Cherokee w/VHF2-channel radio (1)
 ½ Ton Pickup Truck w/VHF 2-channel radio (1)
 Emergency Response Trailer (1)
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Equipment
 Front-end loaders (3)
 Tractor backhoes w/front loaders (3)
 Gradalls (2)
 Skid-steer loader (1)
 3" centrifugal pumps (2)
 3" diaphragm pumps (3)
 1½" sump pumps (12-volt electric) (2)
 5½ hp portable generator (120V) (2500W) (2)
 Generator - Portable (1)
 Chain saw (8) Hand-held two-way radios (transferred to Water) (0)
 Brush chipper (1)
 Gas operated pole saw (2)
 Sandbagger (2)
 Vactor (Jet Truck) w/radio (1)
 Vacuum Street Sweeper w/Radio* (2)
 20 Ton 30 Ft Flat Bed Trailer* (2)
 Kaiser Spider Excavator w/radio* (1)
 Box Blade 4-wheel drive tractor with front loader (1)
 Airboat with Trailer (1)
 Cellular telephones (4)
*Note: All radios frequency 155.880 MHZ
OPERATIONS PLAN
CONDITION 5: Tropical Weather Outlook – Monitoring Tropical Activity
 Review Disaster Plan with Department Administrator.
 Review Disaster Plan with staff and discuss responsibilities and duties.
CONDITION 4: Hurricane Alert - Advisory Indicating Potential Threat
 Advise staff of the Transportation and Stormwater Division of emergency conditions and
advise that conditions will continue to be monitored.
 Advise staff of the Transportation and Stormwater Division to check their emergency
power generator(s) for the following items:
o Fuel
o Battery condition
o Radiator coolant
o Generator output
o Automatic transfer switch operation (if applicable)
 Open Sandbag Sites as needed:
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Sandbag-Primary Sites: 10 personnel per site
 Adamek Building
7700 60th Street
 Helen Howarth Park 6301 94th Avenue
Sandbag-Auxiliary Sites: 3 personnel each
 Pinebrook Park
7202 118th Avenue North
 Youth Park
4100 66th Avenue North
 Broderick Park
6755 62nd Street North
 Sewer Plant
6951 102nd Avenue North
 Freedom Lake Park 9990 46th Street North
 Adamek Park
Northwest corner 60th Street & 78th Avenue
CONDITION 3: Hurricane Watch – Landfall Minus 48 to 36 Hours
 Begin to secure all Transportation and Stormwater Division facilities to protect records,
equipment, and supplies from potential water damage. Where possible, store records in
a safe location to reduce the threat of water damage.
 Division Director to initiate the call-up of personnel and notification of standby condition.
CONDITION 2: Hurricane Warning – Evacuation Order – Landfall Minus 36 to 24 Hours
 Ensure vehicles and equipment are operational, fuel all pumps, generators, equipment,
and vehicles.
 Move generator to centralized location of equipment maintenance area.
CONDITION 1: Landfall Minus 24 to 12 Hours
 Streets Division to deploy personnel with equipment to Pinellas Central Elementary
School if designated as a shelter.
 Employees to check and secure all work areas and return to assigned shelter.
 Close and secure all sandbag sites.
 All essential personnel will report to assigned shelter upon sustained winds of 40 mph or
upon recall.
LANDFALL MINUS 12 TO 0 HOURS
 All responses and assignments coordinated through EOC or UOC.
 At this time, all emergency response team members are to be housed in their assigned
shelters.
POST STORM / RE-ENTRY
 Assess current condition of respective personnel, equipment, and property, making
appropriate notations and report same to Department Administrator.
 Designated employees in assigned vehicles to check all work areas for their respective
division.
 Assess damage and determine needs.
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Provide search, rescue, and clean-up assistance as needed.
General Information - Designation
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Streets 1 to PWTS:
Director
Streets 2 to PWTS:
Supervisor
Drainage 3 to PWSF:
Drainage Foreman
Streets 3 to PWSF:
Streets Foreman
Traffic 3 through Traffic 6: Traffic Technicians (3) / Traffic Control Analyst (1)
All remaining Transportation and Stormwater employees report to PWSF as needed.
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Public Works Department Transportation and Stormwater
Flood Conditions Response
RESPONSIBILITY
 Transportation and Stormwater Division personnel to barricade all streets which are flooded
to the point of being impassable and to inspect all drainage inlets and ditches for possible
blockages.
 Open sandbag and primary site.
 Assist Fire Department in evacuation of citizens in high water areas, if necessary.
 Transportation and Stormwater Division Supervisor to monitor all flooded streets. A record
will be kept of each flooded street and the Supervisor will keep the Director advised of
conditions.
 After flooding has subsided, all inlets and ditches are to be inspected and cleaned, as
necessary. A record of each inlet and ditch cleaning will be kept by the Transportation and
Stormwater Division Supervisor.
OPERATIONS PLAN
 Traffic Supervisor and Traffic Control Analyst to monitor all barricades and keep Traffic
Director advised of open and closed streets.
 Equipment consisting of 500 – 36” weighted orange cones and 25 – Type 2 plastic barricades
will be stored and maintained by the Traffic Division specifically for use in flood response.
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Public Works Department - Transportation and Stormwater
Intra-City Disaster Response
 Tornadoes, structure fires, airplane crashes, and other serious vehicular
catastrophes.
RESPONSIBILITY
 Transportation and Stormwater Division personnel to assist various agencies (fire, police,
Federal Aviation Authority, etc.) and perform cleanup operations as necessary.
 Traffic personnel to set up and maintain appropriate detours.
OPERATIONS PLAN
 Transportation and Stormwater Division personnel to assist various agencies as required,
i.e., clearing streets to allow emergency equipment to access site for search and rescue
operations.
 Transportation and Stormwater Division personnel to perform cleanup operations
throughout the disaster site after all rescue efforts are completed.
 Transportation and Stormwater Division personnel to make all necessary repairs to streets,
sidewalks, and drainage structures after the cleanup operation has been completed.
 Traffic personnel to repair damaged traffic control devices.
 Coordinate signalization work with Police Department.
Sandbag Sites (open as needed)
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Primary Sites: 10 personnel per site
o Adamek Building
7700 60th Street
o Helen Howarth Park
6301 94th Avenue
Auxiliary sites: 3 personnel per site
o Pinebrook Park
7202 118th Avenue North
o Youth Park
4100 66th Avenue North
o Broderick Park
6755 62nd Street North
o Sewer Plant
6951 102nd Avenue North
o Freedom Lake Park
9990 46th Street North
o Adamek Park
Northwest corner 60th Street & 78th Avenue
Equipment and Personnel Staging Areas: (To be determined annually)
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Armory: (Shelter with hardened equipment storage)
Asset No.
Equipment Type
11894
Gradall
13096
Kaiser (Spider)
11161
Backhoe
13032
Payloader
12046
Tandem Dump Truck
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12888
13117
13356
6 cyl Dump Truck
Trailer (Spider)
Pickup Truck (with two Chain Saws)
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Pinellas Park High School: (Shelter with hardened equipment storage.)
Asset No.
Equipment Type
16299
Gradall
13875
Backhoe/Loader
12559
Flatbed Dump
9771
Flatbed Dump
12446
Pickup Truck (with two Chain Saws)
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City Hall: (Shelter – Outside storage next to building on east side.)
Asset No.
Equipment Type
13786
Payloader
13873
Backhoe
9797
Flatbed Dump
12457
6-cy Dump Truck
12758
Pickup Truck (with two Chain Saws)
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Public Works Department - Fleet Maintenance
RESPONSIBILITY
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Maintain all City vehicles and equipment.
RESOURCES
Personnel
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Fleet Maintenance Director (1)
Fleet Maintenance Manager (1)
Lead Mechanic (1)
Automotive Equipment Specialists (2)
Senior Automotive Mechanics (4)
In the event that the management employee is unavailable to perform the tasks for his/her position, an
employee has been designated to fulfill the primary employee's responsibilities.
 Primary: Fleet Maintenance Director
 Secondary: Fleet Maintenance Manager
Vehicles
All equipped with 2-way VHF 5-watt radios *
 ¾ Ton Truck (4x4 w/tow) (1)
 ½ Ton Pick-up Truck (1)
 ½ Ton Utility Pick-up truck (1)
* All radios frequency 155.880 MHZ
Equipment
 Honda portable generators 120V/2,000 watt (4)
 Coleman portable generator Powermate 110V/1,850 watt (1)
 Cellular telephone, Fleet Director
 Cellular telephone, Fleet Manager
Fuel
 50 gallon portable diesel tank (1)
 Emergency fuel cart system for underground fuel tanks (1)
OPERATIONS PLAN
CONDITION 5: Tropical Weather Outlook – Monitoring Tropical Activity
 Review Disaster Plan with Department Administrator.
 Review Disaster Plan with staff and discuss responsibilities and duties.
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CONDITION 4: Hurricane Alert - Advisory Indicating Potential Threat
 Advise staff of the Fleet Maintenance of emergency conditions and advise that
conditions will continue to be monitored.
 Advise staff of the Fleet Maintenance to check all on-site city-wide emergency power
generators for the following items:
o Fuel
o Battery condition
o Radiator coolant
o Generator output
o Automatic transfer switch operation (if applicable)
CONDITION 3*: Hurricane Watch – Landfall Minus 48 to 36 Hours
 Division Director/Supervisor/ Fleet Manager back-up to initiate the call-up of personnel
and notification of standby condition.
*NOTE: The labor needs to secure City buildings, prior to land-fall, is considerable. As such it
will be necessary to draw from the available Public Works labor-pool for this task. It has been
determined that a minimum of 14 persons will be loaned to the Building Maintenance Division
for this purpose. All Divisions within Public Works may be asked to dedicate some personnel for
this purpose. The following Divisions and number of personnel from those Divisions have been
identified as the minimum necessary:
 Sewer – 4
 Water – 5
 Parks; Fleet – 1
 Traffic – 1
CONDITION 2: Hurricane Warning – Evacuation Order – Landfall Minus 36 to 24 Hours
 Ensure that emergency portable generators are in running condition and under cover.
 Make sure all spare tires are useable.
 Have dry gas and wire spray for electrical connections available.
 Make sure that all Public Works equipment, that may be used, is in running condition.
 See that the entire PWSF and City fueling station is operating under auxiliary emergency
power. (Fueling pumps are operated daily; preventive maintenance is performed semiannually on emergency generator for the fueling island. The generator is tested every
Thursday and wired to back-up Progress Energy.)
 Ensure that garage is open to store all Public Works portable small generators, pumps,
and emergency equipment.
 Fuel all generators, equipment, and vehicles.
CONDITION 1: Landfall Minus 24 to 12 Hours
 Designated employees to check and secure all work areas .
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All essential personnel will report to assigned shelter upon sustained winds of 40
mph or upon recall.
LANDFALL MINUS 12 TO 0 HOURS
 All responses and assignments coordinated through EOC or UOC.
 At this time, all emergency response team members are to be housed in their assigned
shelters.
POST STORM / RE-ENTRY
 Assess current conditions of respective personnel, equipment, and property, and report
to Department Administrator.
GENERAL INFORMATION
 Fleet 1 to PWSF:
o Director
 Garage Base to PWSF:
o Fleet Maintenance Manager
o Lead Mechanic
o Fleet Clerk
 Garage 1 through Garage 5:
o Automotive Equipment Specialists (2)
o Senior Automotive Mechanics (4)
(Report to PWSF as needed in garage and for normally used Equipment Maintenance vehicles)
ASSIGNMENTS
 Fleet Maintenance Damage Assessment Team to assess Public Works Service Facility and
Department Vehicles assigned to this location, comprised of:
o Fleet Maintenance Director & Fleet Manager
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Public Works Department - Facilities And Project Management
RESPONSIBILITY
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Maintain all City structures and facilities.
RESOURCES
Personnel
 Director (1)
 Supervisor (1)
 Coordinator (1)
 Building Maintenance Specialists (3)
 Electricians (1)
In the event that the management employee is unavailable to perform the tasks for his/her position, an
employee has been designated to fulfill the primary employee's responsibilities.
 Primary: Facilities Director
 Secondary: Engineering Director
Vehicles *
 ¾ -Ton Pick-up Truck( 2)
 ½ -Ton Pick-up Truck (2)
 Crown Victoria (1)
 1-Ton Pick-up Truck (1)
* All equipped with two-way VHF 5-watt radios - 155.880 MHZ
Equipment
 Cellular Telephones (7)
 Hand-held Radios (155.880 MHZ) (2)
OPERATIONS PLAN
CONDITION 5 – Hurricane Season (June 1 – November 30)
 Review Disaster Plan with Department Administrator.
 Review Disaster Plan with staff and discuss responsibilities and duties.
CONDITION 4 – Hurricane Alert – 72 to 96 hour advisory
 Advise Maintenance Division (Building) staff of emergency conditions and that the
conditions will continue to be monitored.
 Advise staff of the Maintenance Division (Building) to check their emergency power
generators for the following items:
o Fuel
o Battery condition
o Radiator coolant
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o Generator output
o Automatic transfer switch operation (if applicable)
Prepare to board-up windows at all City buildings.
CONDITION 3* – Hurricane Watch - 36 to 48 hours to forecasted landfall
 Begin to secure all Maintenance Division facilities to protect records, equipment, and
supplies from potential water damage. Where possible, store records in a safe location
to reduce the threat of water damage.
 Department Administrator to advise Division Director/Supervisor backup of condition
and initiate the call-up of personnel and notification of standby condition.
 Secure all public buildings and cover windows. At first warning of danger, all buildings
used during this plan will have additional supplies.
 Fourteen additional employees from throughout the Public Works Department will be
assigned to assist.
*NOTE: The labor needs to secure City buildings, prior to land-fall, is considerable. As such it
will be necessary to draw from the available Public Works labor-pool for this task. It has been
determined that a minimum of 14 persons will be loaned to the Building Maintenance Division
for this purpose. All Divisions within Public Works may be asked to dedicate some personnel for
this purpose. The following Divisions and number of personnel from those Divisions have been
identified as the minimum necessary:
 Sewer – 4
 Water – 5
 Parks; Fleet – 1
 Traffic – 1
CONDITION 2 – Hurricane Warning - 24 hours to forecasted landfall
 Ensure all vehicles and equipment are operational.
 Fuel all generators, equipment, and vehicles.
CONDITION 1 – Twelve (12) hours or less until landfall.
 Designated employees to check and secure all work areas and return to assigned shelter.
 All essential personnel will report to assigned shelter upon sustained winds of 40 mph or
upon recall.
LANDFALL
 All responses and assignments coordinated through EOC or UOC.
 At this time, all emergency response team members are to be housed in their assigned
shelters.
RE-ENTRY
 Assess current condition of respective personnel, equipment, and property and report
same to Department Administrator.
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GENERAL INFORMATION - DESIGNATION
 Maintenance 1 to PWTS: Director (Supervisor back-up)
 Maintenance 2 to PWSF: Supervisor
 Maintenance 3 through Maintenance 8 comprised of:
o Building Maintenance Specialists (3)
o Electrician (1)
(Report to PWSF as needed. Assigned to normally used Building Maintenance vehicles)
ASSIGNMENTS
 Damage Assessment Team, to assess damage to City Parks and Recreation facilities,
comprised of:
o Supervisor (Primary)
o Parks Division Director (Primary)
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Public Works Department - Parks Division
RESPONSIBILITY
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Secure all City parks and facilities.
RESOURCES
Personnel
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Vehicles
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Director (1)
Foreman (1)
Senior Parks Maintenance Workers (3)
Parks Maintenance Workers (12)
Small Dump Trucks (4)
Pick-up Trucks (8)
Ford F450 Bucket Truck (1)
Ford 700 water Truck (1)
Ford F650 Chipper Truck (1)
In the event that the management employee is unavailable to perform the tasks for his/her position, an
employee has been designated to fulfill the primary employee's responsibilities.
 Primary: Parks Director
 Secondary: Parks Foreman
Equipment
 Tractor (3)
 12’ Johnboat w/oars (located at Freedom Lake Park) (1)
 Two-way radios (4) (All radios frequency 155.880 MHZ)
 Chain Saws (6)
 Pole Saws (8)
 Vermeer Chipper (1)
 Cellular Telephone (2)
OPERATIONS PLAN
CONDITION 5: Tropical Weather Outlook – Monitoring Tropical Activity
 Review Disaster Plan with Department Administrator.
 Review Disaster Plan with staff and discuss responsibilities and duties.
CONDITION 4: Hurricane Alert – Advisory Indicating Potential Threat
 Review Disaster Plan with Department Administrator
 Advise staff of the Parks Division of emergency conditions and advise that conditions
will continue to be monitored.
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Advise staff in the Parks Division to check their emergency power generators for the
following items:
o Fuel - Battery condition
o Radiator coolant
o Generator output
o Automatic transfer switch operation ( if applicable)
CONDITION 3: Hurricane Watch – Landfall Minus 48 to 36 Hours
 Begin to secure all Parks Division facilities to protect records, equipment and supplies
from potential water damage. Where possible, store records in a safe location to
reduce the threat of water damage.
 Parks Division Director to initiate the call-up of personnel and notification of standby
conditions.
CONDITION 2: Hurricane Warning – Evacuation Order – Landfall Minus 36 to 24 Hours
 Inspect all equipment to ensure proper working order.
 Fuel all vehicles and generators
CONDITION 1: Landfall Minus 24 to 12 Hours
 Designated employees to check and secure all work areas and return to assigned
shelter.
 All essential personnel will report to assigned shelters upon sustained winds of 40 mph
or upon recall.
LANDFALL MINUS 12 TO 0 HOURS
 All responses and assignments coordinated through EOC or UOC.
 At this time, all emergency response team members are to be house in their assigned
shelters.
POST STORM / RE-ENTRY
 Designated employees in assigned vehicles to check all work areas.
 Assess current status of personnel, equipment, and facilities and report same to Public
Works Administrator.
 Start emergency repairs as necessary.
 Provide search, rescue, and clean-up assistance as needed.
General Information – Designation
Parks 1 to PWTS Director
Parks 2 to PWTS Foreman
Parks 3 through Parks 14:
Senior Parks Maintenance Workers (3)
Parks Maintenance Workers (12)
(Report to PWSF as needed. Assigned to normally used Parks vehicles)
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Public Works Department - Utilities Division
RESPONSIBILITY
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Maintain safe and sanitary collection and disposal of sewage throughout the service district.
Maintain safe potable water throughout the water service district.
RESOURCES
Personnel
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Director (1)
Staff Assistant (1)
Supervisor (1)
Foreman (4)
Water Quality Control Technician (1)
Senior Utilities Technicians (12)
Utilities Technicians (15)
Utilities Locator (1)
Sewer Services Coordinator (1)
Administrative Clerk (1) Part-time
In the event that the management employee is unavailable to perform the tasks for his/her position, an
employee has been designated to fulfill the primary employee's responsibilities.
 Primary:
 Secondary:
Utilities Director
Utilities Supervisor
Vehicles - All equipped with two-way VHF 5-watt radios*
 Pick-up Trucks (4)
 Utility Trucks/crane (2)
 Flat Bed (1)
 Utility Trucks – ¾ ton (8)
 ¾ ton Pick-up Trucks (3)
 ¾ ton vans (1)
 Jet/Vacuum Truck (1)
 ¾ ton Ford Pick-up Truck (personal) (1)
 Ford Escape (1)
 Flat-bed Dump Truck (2)
 1 Ton utility Trucks (8)
* All radios frequency 155.880 MHZ
Equipment
 Cellular telephones (9)
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Hand-held VHF 3-watt radios (frequency 155.880 MHX) (6)
Telemetry monitoring/control stations w/power back-up (3)
Trash Pump and 600’ of 2”discharge hose (1)
6” Vacuum assisted pump on trailer (6” hose, 400’ and 50’ 6” suction hose) (2)
3” diaphragm pumps (4)
3” centrifugal pumps (6)
1½ 12-volt pumps (16)
Target saws (8)
Chainsaw 16” (2)
Set of acetylene & oxygen torches (2)
Generator mounted on trailer 480/240/120 3-phase (diesel) (6)
Flatbed trailer (1)
Flat utility trailer (9)
Backhoes (5)
Air compressor (1)
Small portable generators (4)
Mobile generators (Magnum) 155 KW (2) (Park St. & Forbes Center)
Light Towers (Magnum) portable with generator (2)
Portable Air Compressor (2)
OPERATIONS PLAN
CONDITION 5: Tropical Weather Outlook – Monitoring Tropical Activity
 Review Disaster Plan with Department Administrator.
 Review Disaster Plan with staff and discuss responsibilities and duties.
CONDITION 4: Hurricane Alert – Advisory Indicating Potential Threat
 Meet with staff of the Utilities Division and advise them of potential emergency
conditions and continuous monitoring of situation.
 Review emergency response procedures, including crew assignments and designated
work zones and responsibilities.
 Advise staff of the Utilities Division to check their emergency power generators for the
following items:
o Fuel
o Battery condition
o Radiator coolant
o Generator output
o Automatic transfer switch operations (if applicable)
o Review “Sewer Overflow Response Procedures”.
o Review “Critical Sewers and Lift Stations” map.
o Coordinate with Fleet to ensure emergency generators, pumps and
equipment are fueled and/or running correctly.
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CONDITION 3: Hurricane Watch – Landfall Minus 48 to 36 Hours
 Secure all Utilities Division facilities, including lift station buildings and work sites.
 Fuel all vehicles and equipment.
 Utilities Director to develop and initiate modified emergency work schedules to ensure
adequate staffing as needed of required facilities, and to meet any unforeseen tasks
or demands on Utilities Division or City at large.
 Begin to secure all Utilities Division facilities to protect records, equipment, and
supplies from potential water damage. Where possible, store records in a safe location
to reduce the threat of water damage.
 Division Director/Supervisor backup to initiate the call-up of personnel and notification
of standby condition.
NOTE: The labor needs to secure City buildings, prior to land-fall, is considerable. As such it
will be necessary to draw from the available Public Works labor-pool for this task. It has been
determined that a minimum of 14 persons will be loaned to the Building Maintenance Division
for this purpose. All Divisions within Public Works may be asked to dedicate some personnel
for this purpose. The following Divisions and number of personnel from those Divisions have
been identified as the minimum necessary:
o Sewer – 4
o Water – 5
o Parks/Fleet – 1
o Traffic – 1
CONDITION 2: Hurricane Warning – Evacuation Order – Landfall Minus 36 to 24 Hours
 Check and secure all lift stations
 Start and test-run all emergency generators in larger lift stations.
 Establish temporary office or work station at designated evacuation shelter to evaluate
and coordinate relief and recovery efforts. This facility will be activated at “Condition
1” status.
 Inspect all equipment to ensure proper working order.
 Fuel all vehicles and generators.
CONDITION 1: Landfall Minus 24 to 12 Hours
 All primary personnel will report to assigned shelter upon sustained winds of 40 mph
or upon recall.
 Designated employees to check and secure all work areas and return to assigned
shelter.
 All essential personnel will report to assigned shelters upon sustained winds of 40 mph,
or upon recall.
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LANDFALL MINUS 12 TO 0 HOURS
 All Emergency Response Team members are to be housed in their assigned shelters.
 All responses and assignments coordinated through EOC or UOC.
POST STORM / RE-ENTRY
 Designated sewer crew to travel to and perform emergency evaluation of lift stations
in accordance with lift station priority. (Master stations, Crucial Need Stations,
Residential/Industrial/Commercial).
 Report findings to Sewer Foreman. Sewer Foreman to collect findings and work with
Sewer Services Coordinator to develop appropriate corrective measures plan.
 Assess pollution potential to determine locations of contaminated surface waters due
to sewage overflows.
 Information to be routed through the Utilities Director, or his designee, to ensure
proper state notification.
 Designated employees in assigned vehicles to check all work areas.
 Assess damage and determine needs.
 Start emergency repairs, as necessary
 Provide search, rescue, and clean-up assistance as needed.
GENERAL INFORMATION
 Utilities Director to Public Works/Technical Services Building (PWTS) Emergency Operations
Center (EOC) or specified location. Backup: Sewer Services Coordinator.
 Sewer 3 (Foreman) to PWSF Truck
 Sewer 4 (Foreman) to PWSF Truck
 Sewer 2 and Sewer 5 through Sewer 12 comprised of:
o Senior Technicians (5)
o Utility Technicians (11)
o Sewer Services Coordinator (1)
o Sewer System Specialist (1)
(Crew shall report to PWSF as needed) Assigned to normally used Sewer vehicles.
 Two (2) pump station crews must work:
o North Side Station – 2 employees
o South Side Station – 2 employees
 Stations with emergency generator and motor:
o North Side Pump Station 2
o South Side Pump Station 1
 Designation
o Water 1 to PWTS:
Director (3/4 ton pick-up)
o Backup Water 2:
Supervisor
o Water 2 to PWSF:
Supervisor (Ford Escape)
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o Water 3 to PWSF:
o Reclaimed 3 to PWSF:
o Water 7 to Pump Station 2:
Foreman (¾ ton pick-up)
Foreman (¾ ton pick-up)
Senior Utilities Technician (1)
Utilities Technician (1)
o Water 6 to Pump Station 1:
Water Quality Control Technician (1)
o Reclaim 4,5,6,7 & Water 4,5,8,9,10,11,12,13:
Senior Utilities Technicians (6)
Utilities Technicians (8)
Utilities Locator (1)
(Report to PWSF as needed.) Assigned to normally used Utilities Vehicles.
CREW ASSIGNMENTS
All Sewer Crew assignments and locations will be made in accordance with emergency evaluation
assessment.
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Public Works Department – Recreation Division
RESPONSIBILITY:
RESOURCES:
Personnel
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Recreation Director (1)
Recreation Program Managers (3)
Recreation and Aquatics Supervisor (1)
Recreation Program Coordinators (3)
Senior Recreation Assistants (2)
Recreation Assistants - Full Time (8)
Recreation Assistants - Part Time (12)
Recreation Assistants – Seasonal* (9)
Pool Personnel – Seasonal, FTE** (12)
* June through mid-August
** May through October – Actual staff varies
Vehicles
 Van (8-passenger) w/radio (1)
 Van (15-passenger) w/radio (1)
 Multi-Function School Activity Bus w/radio (2)
Equipment
 Portable oxygen units (Senior Center, Senior Fitness Annex) (2)
 Cellular telephones (2)
 Cell Phone Push to Talk Units - (Senior Center) (4)
Portable hand-held radios (Forbes, Broderick Centers) (10)