Components of Evacuation or Shelter-In-Place Plan

Technical BulletinLast updated Monday, November 15, 2010
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The problem was that the Park City Fire District (PCFD) had not determined the major components of notification, evacuation, and shelter-in-place plan for PCFD residents during large-scale disasters. The purpose of this research was to determine the major components of a notification, evacuation, and shelter-in-place plan for the PCFD during large-scale natural or manmade disasters. The descriptive research method was used to determine the emergency planning documents, notification mechanisms, and major principles used by other fire organizations for notification, evacuation, and shelter-in-place of their citizens during large-scale disasters. In addition, descriptive research determined whether other public safety organizations have addressed hazard specific sheltering-in-place and evacuation in their standard operating procedures (SOP) or emergency response plans (ERP).Related literature was evaluated and surveys were created to determine the major components of notification, evacuation, and shelter-in-place plans during large-scale disasters. Research results determined that most fire departments utilize only local and county ERP's to guide evacuations. Fire departments also relied on non-discriminating notifications more often that more targeted mechanisms. Finally, studies showed that most fire departments addressed the majority of evacuation principles and hazard specific emergencies in local/county ERP's rather than fire department SOP's. It was recommended that the PCFD integrate the major evacuation principles and hazard specific guidance into the county.

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