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1191 Colorado Emergency Operations Plan DODES 24 Hour Emergency
SEOP(Part ll)Annex XVI Telephone #[phone]
There are requirements for federal and state authorities notified. Mutual aid will be ac-
involvement. Local assistance might be re- tivated and resource suppliers notified. The
quested as the incident develops. In these company incident command system will be
situations there may be a need to organize established in coordination with a unified in-
resource collecting points and some form cident management system (i.e., the inter-
of logistical management since full scale face between the company and the federal
logistical support may be necessary. Suffi- and state authorities as well as labor repre-
cient resources exist within government to sentatives where appropriate. Damage as-
fully support private needs to include an ef- sessment and recovery operations will be
fective mine emergency and rescue system. initiated and ultimately economic stabiliza-
tion addressed.
For small mines, it is often necessary to or- B. When the emergency scenario involves
ganize a cooperative support system to small mines with limited resources and
conduct rescue. The CO-OP system is response capabilities, direction and control
patterned after that of the larger operations at the mine site is handled by the company
but consists of membership representing supported by a locally based state coopera-
various companies in the region. tive mine rescue station coordination with
When an emergency occurs in an inactive various federal, state and local government
mine, response from a state co-op system entities as well as labor representatives
or Division of Mines approved rescue group where appropriate. Functions that must
is usually necessary to conduct the occur in this scenario begin with the com-
response. These groups as well as the co- pany mobilizing for response and notifica-
op teams are multi-disciplined in structure. tion of the local cooperative mine rescue
IV. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS station and notification of mutual aid.
State, federal, and local authorities will be
The concept of operations employed varies in notified and response actions initiated. The
each of the three scenarios. Within each emer- state cooperative mine rescue station inci-
gency scenario different groups of people will dent command system will be established
be in charge and have responsibilities. Many in coordination with a unified Incident
different emergency functions need to occur Management System (i.e., the interface be-
tween the company, the state cooperative
and will vary by magnitude and sequence. mine rescue station and the federal, state,
A. When the scenario involves larger mines, and local government as deemed ap-
the mining company will have resources propriate. Activation of mutual aid and
and rescue capability. The major direction resource supplies as necessary. Damage
and control of the mine rescue operation assessment and recovery operations will be
will fall under the mining company who will initiated and ultimately economic stabiliza-
coordinate with various federal, state and tion will be addressed.
local government entities as well as the C. When the emergency scenario involves an
private sector. Functions that must occur in inactive mine incident, direction and con-
this scenario begin with the mobilization of
trol at the mine site will fall under the Coun-
response resources and notification of
company personnel. Response operations tY Sheriff in coordination with the Colorado
Division of Mines. Functions that must to
will be initiated and federal, state, and local
occur in this emergency scenario begins
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