FLOOD04203

• County: Fremont
• Community: Canon City
• Stream Name: Arkansas River & Tributaries
• Basin: Arkansas
• Title: Flood Emergency Action Plan Arkansas River
• Date: 8/1/1996
• Prepared For: Canon City, Fremont County
• Prepared By: US Army Corps of Engineers
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Flood Mitigation/Flood Warning/Watershed Restoration

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5. EM.ERG~NCY RESPONSE AC'II.QNS

Emergency Response Actions occur immediately prior to and during
a flood event. The actions are planned to reduce the threat to life and to
lessen social and economic impacts of flooding. This chapter of the Flood
Emergency Action Plan describes the emergency response actions to be
implemented by the City of Canon City and Fremont County based on the
identified level of threat.

The City determines the organizational structure and establishes
procedures for implementation of each potential emergency response action.
However, to avoid duplicate efforts and to insure effective responses,
complete coordination between City and County Offices (Police, Sheriff,
Emergency Director, etc.) is needed for direction of all resources.

5. 1 ConceDt of Operations

Implementation of this plan requires overall coordination from Canon
City Officials and the Fremont County Office of Emergency Management.
Ongoing communications between these two offices and other agencies
involved are essential in saving lives and dollars due to a flood event.

As soon as deemed necessary, an Emergency Operations Center
(EOC) will be established by the Fremont County Office of Emergency
Management. As identified in the County Emergency Operations Plan
(EOP), the EOC will be located in the City Police/Court Building.

The City CouncillCity Administrator is responsible for selection of
emergency response actions and command of City Personnel and resources
in the effective implementation of selected actions. The City Counci/ICity
Administrator organizes activities and delegates responsibilities as
necessary to accomplish the task.

The City CouncillCity Administratorshould directly request assistance
from the Fremont County Sheriffs Department and from the Fremont County
Emergency Management Director.

In the event state assistance is required, the Fremont County
Emergency Management Director will convey the Citys' request for state
assistance to the State Office of Emergency Management in Golden,
Colorado. The State Agency will work in cooperation with City Officials during
the emergency assistance.

Upon determination of the emergency action(s), Officials will mobilize
city and county agencies with roles in the selected actions. As necessary,
Agency Directors and Red Cross will mobilize their staffs and resources to
implement the selected action.

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