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dam. The applicable state or local emergency officials are responsible for termination of the evacuation or disaster response activities. The owner and/or responsible state or local officials should agree upon and prepare a news release in advance which can be used by radio or television announcers to broadcast to the general public immediately. Such news releases are used to supplement other methods of notifying the public that the emergency has been terminated. News releases should be developed so that the audience will know precisely what to do when reentering or approaching the affected area. 2. Security and Entry. An emergency action plan should consider security provisions within the affected area during an emergency to protect the public and permit effective execution of emergency response actions and, following an emergency, to protect the public and ensure entry to the disaster areas. 3. Critique and After-Action Report. Following an emergency a critique should be conducted including all participants. This should discuss and evaluate the events prior to, during, and following the emergency; significant actions taken by each participant, and what improvements would be practicable for future emergencies; and all deficiencies found in procedures, materials, equipment, manpower, leadership, and funding. The results of the critique should be documented in an after-action report and used as a basis for revising the emergency action plan. 4. Other. as required for Include arrangements addressing any other evacuation aspects reoccupancy of the affected areas. G. Hazard Area. 1. Description. The description of the area subject to innundation should be clear and concise and may be by maps and/or narrative descriptions. It should describe the specific area threatened and it should be easily read and easily understood. It should include information on the size of the expected flood relating it to known landmarks and historical flood heights. Information on estimated flood stages, or increases in water surface elevation above normal levels should be listed for well known locations. For these same locations, an estimate of the maximum flood width, or the distance flooding will extend from the watercourse, should be provided. An estimate of the travel time of the flood wave to various locations should also be listed. Whenever possible, major streets, railroads, or other prominent and well known features or distances from such features, should be used in developing the description. 2. Conditions Assumed. The conditions assumed in determining the hazard area for mapping should be explained since an actual emergency may portend greater or less consequence than assumed. (See Sections 1-02 and 1-03.) IS