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of the continued onsite examination and evaluation of conditions until the emergency is terminated. It should also contain procedures for the initiation of preventive action, as indicated in Section II-C. E. Evacuation. 1. General. Evacuation planning and implementation are the responsibility of the State(s) and local officials having responsibility in areas that would be inundated by flood releases or failure of a dam. 2. Evaluation of Existing Emergency Plans. A review of any existing emergency action plan should be made prior to the development of an evacuation portion of the EAP. This review should be coordinated with state and local officials responsible for evacuation and the dam owner. The addition of an annex to an existing plan may be sufficient. Where such a plan already exists, an assessment of the adequacy of several aspects of the plan should be made before the community decides to adopt an annex and determines what the annex needs to include. 3. Local Government Organization. This portion of the plan should discuss the various aspects and considerations of evacuating the affected public by the state and local authorities. It is based on the particular local government organization. For example, a small community with a less complex organization and a few affected flood plain residents would need only an abbreviated plan. However, even then, the action to be taken must be stated very specifically. 4. Factors to be Addressed. The following factors should be addressed in the evacuation section: (a) Transportation. Evacuation procedures should assure that the planned routes and modes of transportation will be usable during the dam emergency. Make provisions for any necessary special assistance to evacuees such as transportation and aid to invalids or the elderly. It is possible that an existing plan supplemented by maps showing the extent of inundation, routes for evacuation, and reception centers, is all that is needed. Special care may be needed to prevent accidental travel into dangerous areas. (b) Reception and Care. arrangement for shelter, feeding, may want to indicate not only the provided, but also what cannot be should not) bring with them. The plan should provide specific and other care for evacuees. The community location of centers and the care to be provided and what individuals should (or F. Emergency Termination and Follow-up. An emergency action plan needs to address who and how a declared emergency will be terminated, security at the dam and downstream disaster areas, and a follow-up critique and report. 1. Termination. There are two conditions requiring a termination of the emergency. One has to do with emergency conditions at the dam and the other is related to the evacuation and disaster response. The dam owner is responsible for making the decision that an emergency condition no longer exists at the 14