Warning Systems Responsibilities

Warning Systems Responsibilities

Tab D to Annex B, Updated:

	Emerg. Alert Sys. (EAS) TV & Radio	Central Dispatch, (County) A911″	Law Enforcement Public Address	Fire & Rescue Public Address	EOC telephone	Word-of- mouth	National Weather Service	Private telephone/ alert system
Residential areas, TV or radio on	Primary						Secondary
Residential areas, no TV or radio			Primary	Secondary		Other
Residential areas, in-door			Primary	Secondary		Other
Residential areas, out doors			Primary	Secondary
Business Establishments, radio on	Primary					Secondary
Business Establishments, no radio			Primary	Secondary		Other
Non-English speaking groups	Primary		Secondary
Hearing impaired			Secondary	Other
Sight-impaired	Other		Secondary	Other
Schools & NM State University	Secondary	Primary
Institutions, mental, nursing	Primary	Secondary
Institutions, jails, detention ctr	Other	Primary	Secondary				Other
Public assembly areas			Primary	Secondary
Recreation sites			Primary	Secondary
Rural/agricultural areas	Primary		Other	Secondary
Driving public	Primary		Secondary	Other
Major industrial sites	Primary	Secondary				Other
Shopping Malls/ Theaters	Primary	Secondary	Other	Other
Towns in Dona Ana County	Primary		Other	Secondary
Adjacent counties	Primary	Other			Secondary
Nearby cities	Primary	Other			Secondary
Emergency response agencies		Primary			Secondary
Key government officials		Primary			Secondary
Hospitals		Primary			Secondary
Warning System location	Emergency Operations Center	County Complex	Vehicles	Vehicles	Emergency Operations Center	n/a
Geographic area covered		County	One-half square mile in 30 minutes	One-half square mile in 30 minutes	Cities in County and adjacent counties		(x mi. radius from)
Warning Responsibility	Office of Emerg. Mgmt.	Central Dispatch	Law Enforcemt	Fire & Rescue	Office of Emergency Management	Citizens	National Weather Service	Association
Procedure for Using System	SOP at EOC	Call down list at Central Dispatch	Drive assigned route, lights & horn on	Drive assigned route, lights & horn on	SOP at EOC	Citizens alert family, friends & neighbors.	Incident Commander call Central Dispatch	Association phone using call down lis