District of Lakeland - #521 Emergency Response Plan - Section 2 - Operational Emergency Plan

Sep 12, 2026

Section 2 details the Operational Emergency Plan for the District of Lakeland (#521), focusing on alerting, activation, communications, public notification, logistics, daily emergency operations, and event documentation. It outlines alerting and initial action flowcharts, processes for notifying the MEC and CAO, emergency fan-out decision-making, and steps to activate and set up the EOC with primary and alternate locations. It also specifies internal and site/provincial communication systems, public alerting methods, emergency logistics, daily scheduling, media releases, and how to document events and statistics.

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Pages49

Reading Time17 min

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1. Alerting and Initial Action

1.1. Flowcharts

1.2. Notifying the MEC and CAO of an Emergency

1.3. Emergency Fan-Out

1.4. Decision to Actvate the EOC/Emergency Plan

1.5. Initiate Notification Fan-Out

2. Activating the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC)

2.1. Opening the EOC

2.2. Set up For the Activated EOC

3. Establishing Communications Systems

3.1. Internal Communication Contacts

3.2. Communication Systems for Internal Use

4. Communicating with the Site

5. Attending the Site

6. Communicating with Provincial EM&FS

7. Communication Systems for the Public

7.1.1. Mass Notification Systems

8. Public Alerting

8.1.1. Alternate Methods of Alerting the Public

9. Logistics

9.1. Assembling Equipment, Supplies and Materials

9.2. Using Emergency Power (Back Up)

9.3. Securing the EOC

9.4. Staffing the EOC

10. Daily Activities During the Emergency

10.1. Daily Schedule

10.2. List of Daily Events

10.3. Media Releases

10.4. Distribution of Schedules

11. Documenting the Event

11.1. Statistics

Copy \# District of Lakeland \#521 Emergency Response Plan Section 2 OPERATIONAL EMERGENCY PLAN 1. ALERTING AND INITIAL ACTION ............................................................................................. 5 1.1. FLOWCHARTS ........................................................................................................................................... 5 1.1.1. Alerting Flowchart ......................................................................................................................................5 1.1.2. Initial Action Flowchart...............................................................................................................................6 1.2. NOTIFYING THE MEC AND CAO OF AN EMERGENCY................................................................................. 7 1.3. EMERGENCY FAN-OUT ............................................................................................................................. 7 1.4. DECISION TO ACTIVATE THE EOC/EMERGENCY PLAN ............................................................................... 8 1.5. INITIATE NOTIFICATION FAN-OUT ............................................................................................................ 8 2. ACTIVATING THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTRE (EOC) .....................................11 2.1. OPENING THE EOC.................................................................................................................................. 11 2.1.1. The Primary EOC is located at: .................................................................................................................11 2.1.2. An Alternate EOC is located at:................................................................................................................11 2.1.3. An Alternate EOC IS LOCATED AT: ...........................................................................................................11 2.2. Set up For the Activated EOC ................................................................................................................. 12 3. ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS................................................................... 14 3.1. INTERNAL COMMUNICATION CONTACTS ............................................................................................... 14 3.2. COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS FOR INTERNAL USE ................................................................................... 14 3.2.1. District Land Line Telephone System........................................................................................................14 3.2.2. P25 Radios ................................................................................................................................................ 15 3.2.3. Local Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) ......................................................................................16 3.2.4. FRS Radios................................................................................................................................................. 16 3.2.5. Texting ...................................................................................................................................................... 16 4. COMMUNICATING WITH THE SITE ....................................................................................... 18 5. ATTENDING THE SITE ............................................................................................................... 20 6. COMMUNICATING WITH PROVINCIAL EM&FS..................................................................22 7. COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS FOR THE PUBLIC .................................................................22 7.1.1. Mass Notification Systems: ......................................................................................................................22 8. PUBLIC ALERTING ........

FAQs

What does Section 2 cover in the Operational Emergency Plan?

It covers alerting and initial actions, EOC activation and setup, communications for internal, site, provincial, and public use, public alerting, logistics, daily emergency activities, and event documentation.

How is the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) activated and prepared?

The plan describes opening the primary EOC and alternate EOCs, then setting up the activated EOC to support emergency operations.

What communication systems are used during an emergency?

It specifies internal communication contacts and systems, including district landline telephones, P25 radios, Local Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES), FRS radios, and texting, plus public mass notification approaches.

Sep 12, 2026

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