Mandaluyong Fire and Flood Disaster Plans

MANDALUYONG FIRE AND FLOOD DISASTER PLANS Source: City Disaster Coordination Office I.

FOREWORD

Mandaluyong City Fire Station (MCFS) + City Disaster Coordinating Council (CDCC)  Designed to provide a document outlining the City’s response to emergency situations  The document was created to serve as a guide on the operational aspect  Various disaster preparedness plans were consolidated from other cities and edited to fit the situations of Mandaluyong City  Areas that have been identified to be vulnerable to a flashflood a. Barangay Hagdang Bato Libis b. Barangay New Zaniga c. Barangay Plainview d. Barangay Pag-asa e. Barangay Daang Bakal f. Barangay Hulo g. Barangay Mauway II. PURPOSE AND SCOPE   

The plan is intended to provide a single basic operations plan which meets the needs of any disastrous situations from natural or manmade causes FIRE & RESCUE’S response during disastrous incident is an extension of normal day to day operations Standard operating procedures serve as the basic framework for the systematic build-up forces

This incorporated the following:  Basic plan which provides guidance and direction for command and support capability  Separate contingency plans and standard operating procedures which outline the details and specific requirements to fire and flashflood incidents  List of the resources of the city itself, as well as resources of adjacent cities and municipalities III. MISSION BROAD: “Protect Lives and properties through the prevention and suppression of all fires, investigations of their causes, and provision of emergency medical and rescue services with the active support of the MSFS is as follows: a. Conduct Fire suppression and augment in rescue operations b. Assist search and rescue operations especially in flashflood (in accordance with the City Disaster Coordinating Council, PNP or other appropriate agencies) c. Assist in the transport of injured persons to Hospitals with direct coordination to the City Health Office d. Conduct evacuation from hazard areas (in coordination with the CDCC, GSO or other appropriate agencies)

Additional tasks and responsibilities assigned to all agencies in the City’s Emergency Management Plan are:  Establish a line of succession for key personnel  Develop a system for alerting and warning agency personnel  Recording all expenses incurred and action taken in response to a disaster IV. DEFINITIONS There is some ambiguity concerning various definitions and title associated with the various elements of other disaster plans. To alleviate this confusion, the following format has been developed by this station for this selection: The titles and definitions in this manual have been chosen on the basis of clarity, description and continuity with other cities and Municipalities and Local agencies and jurisdiction. A. AREA FIRE AND RESCUE DEPRTMENT MUTUAL OPERATIONS 1. DISASTER - Any natural or manmade event, civil disturbance, hostile attack, any other hazardous occurrences of unusual or severe effect that is threatening or causing extensive damage to life and/or property, that overwhelms our resources and requires extraordinary measures protect lives, meet human needs, and achieve recovery. Disaster shall be classified as: a. Minor (LEVEL I) – handles locally with adjacent Municipal/ City alert. b. Moderate (LEVEL II) – handles with external help from adjacent Municipality/ City with provincial level alert c. Major (LEVEL III) – state of Local emergency- handles with provincial and regional alert 2. FUNCTIONAL AREAS – especially related areas at the scene of a disaster requiring identification. The areas include: a. Command Post – one of four functional areas identified at the scene of all disasters. A solid BLUE flag shall designate the command post that is the physical location from which the incident command (IC) exercises command and control over the entire incident. b. Public Information Area – one of four functional areas identified at the scene of all disasters, A solid White flag shall designate the Public Information Area, which is the location where factual and timely reports to the news media are disseminated. c. Staging Area – one of four functional areas identified at the scene of all disasters. This area shall provide access to the scene and shall be designated by a Green flag. The staging area is where responding personnel and equipment would assemble for assignments. d. Triage Area – one of four functional areas identified at the scene of all disasters. An international Orange flag shall designate the triage area, which is the location at or near the incident scene to which injured persons are evacuated for medical survey and emergency treatment prior to transport. 3. CDCC’s INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM Management of any emergency incident can be greatly simplified and enhanced by using system approach to deal with the overall problem. An incident Command system

requires that all personnel involved in an incident have specific knowledge of the various positions of the system and how they are applied. The following positions are utilized in our incident Command System. Listed alphabetically, the incident management team may include: a. Apparatus Officer – responsible for refueling, repair, and other associated needs of the apparatus which is being utilized by and under the direction of the Incident Commander, reports to the Logistics Officer. b. On-Line Medical Control Physician – a Physician based on the City hospital who is responsible to the EMS Control Officer. This person’s primary function is assisting the EMS Control officer with managing the on-scene triage, treatment and transportation of injured persons. c. Communications Officer – responsible for the handling of radio and telephone communication requirements for the incident. d. EMS scene Control officer – a senior EMS scene officer responsible for overall EMS operations at an incident, for appointing EMS functionaries as necessary and for forwarding recommendations to the incident Commander as to EMS needs. e. Incident Commander – ranking individual from the appropriate public safety agency of the affected jurisdiction who is responsible for all incident activities including the development of strategic decisions necessary to successfully manage the incident. f. Liaison Officer – responsible for coordinating with other appropriate agencies as needed or requested by the incident Commander, including Local, NGO’s, LGU’s and private sectors. g. Loading Officer – responsible for the routing and transportation of the patients to the designated medical facility. h. Operations Officer – a senior suppression officer responsible for the implementation of the strategic goals and tactical objectives of the incident commander. i. Primary Triage Officer – an EMS officer responsible for initial and reevaluation of patient’s condition and assignment of patients to a designated treatment area for follow-up care. j. Public Information Officer – the information develops accurate complete information regarding incident cause, size, current situations, resources committed and other matters of general interest for release to the media. The information directly from the incident, in either a single or unified command structure, only one information officer is designated, however, assistants may be assigned from other agencies or departments involved. k. Record Officer – responsible for recording all expenses incurred and actions taken in response to an incident. l. Planning Officer – responsible for understanding the current situation, preparing the probable course of the incident events and preparing alternative strategies and control operations for the incident. m. Logistics Officer – responsible for acquiring personnel supplies and equipment as requested by the Incident Commander.

n. Safety Officer – responsible for assessing hazardous and unsafe situations. The safety officer also assures personnel safety and has emergency authority to prevent or stop unsafe acts. In a unified command structure, a single safety officer is designated. o. Secondary Triage Officer – an EMS Officer(s) responsible for determining the order of patient’s evacuation from the scene to the treatment area of a mass casualty incident. Reports to the EMS Scene Control Officer. p. Sector Officer – responsible for a specific geographical area or specific function other than those already listed under the direction of the suppression officer or EMS Control Officer. q. Staging Officer – responsible for the assembly of personnel and equipment at the staging area. r. Supplies Officer – responsible for the acquisition, storage and distribution of supplies reports to the logistic officer. s. Suppression Officer – a senior suppression Officer is responsible for the overall tactical operations at an incident and forwarding recommendations to the Operation Officer. t. Technical Advisory – responsible for collecting, evaluating and disseminating information concerning specialized or technical data or materials. u. Triage Officer – an EMS officer responsible for the treatment and medical care of patients in treatment areas. v. Water Supply Officer – responsible for the development of adequate water sources in fire suppression situations. w. Welfare Officer – responsible for the physical needs such as food, clothing and shelter of displayed citizens and incident personnel, reports to the Logistic Officer. 4. OPERATIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL BUILD UP It is the fundamental policy of this council to conduct normal day to day operations in such a manner that effectively copes with emergency in a timely and coordinated fashion. Generally our emergency response should be paced to the level of the incident or disaster. Ideally, the response should escalate before the need arises. The Incident Commander should avoid flooding the situation with resources in an unmanageable or premature fashion, but he/she should also avoid losing control of the situation by timidly waiting for the development of events to occur before calling for additional alarms. NATURAL DISASTERS – the city does not seem to posses any special vulnerability to natural resources that result in immediate widespread destruction. Nonetheless, our history does contain numerous examples of events that have placed varying demands on Fire & Rescues response capabilities and preparedness. Flood and landslide were the common natural phenomenon reportedly causing various damages to different flood prone areas in the city. These naturally occurring disasters usually come with some type of warning, generally in the of weather reports and thus permit a gradual build up of appropriate Fire & Rescues resources. There is usually no need for immediate intervention for extensive periods during this situation.

MAN-MADE DISASTERS – explosion, terrorist attack, vehicular activities (large scale), and hazardous material incidents can occur at any moment with little or no advance notice. Moreover, considering our location, commercial and government activity, the city is probably more vulnerable to this type of large-scale disaster than normal. Due to the unpredictable nature of this event, the city’s involvement and degree of commitment to those incidents will vary considerably. Therefore planning and training personnel should give particular attention to this area to ensure an immediate and disciplined response to such emergencies. The correct matching of the level resources to the situation require and continuous leadership of the incident Commander and an accurate and continuous flow of information of the incident. In the section, the definitions of alarms ranging from the alarm to a declared disaster are not meant to be rigid sequence of an incident. It is not intended that every type of emergency must progress through each of the lesser alarms first. It might be evident from the beginning of an emergency that its scope will require the total commitment from the CDCC and city resources together to mitigate its impact. FIRST ALARM A. Day-to-day emergency incidents requiring the normal predetermined dispatch of apparatus. B. Incident commander is the highest ranking fire officer on scene. C. Incident requires only minimal command organizational support. SECOND ALARM D. An expansion of first alarm capabilities as deemed necessary by the incident Commander E. Incident command may be transferred to the Local Fire Chief/ Commander or highest ranking fire officer on scene. F. Formal implementation of Incident Command Organizational support should be initiated. G. Provincial Fire Marshal shall be notified, request for additional adjacent city/ municipal assistance. H. Recalled off-duty personnel shall report to station per department SOP’s. THIRD ALARM (State of Local Emergency) I. An expansion of second alarm capabilities as deemed necessary by the Incident Commander. Usually a condition where the emergency or potential emergency threatens to be of disastrous proportion that may require the assistance and/or coordination of all cities/ municipality and other city agencies, mutual aid and private enterprise. J. Incident command is transferred to Provincial Fire Marshal or designee. K. Command Organizational support is established by activation of EOC, as declared by the City Mayor or his/her designee L. Off duty personnel shall respond to fire scenes. M. The department becomes one element in the total response for the public and private commitment to the incident.

B. INCIDENT COMMAND ORGANIZATION The command structure of Mandaluyong City Fire Station Bureau of Fire Protection is sufficient to serve as the basic framework for a systematic build-up of forces. To provide organizational and support to increase manpower and resources, a corresponding increase in the command structure is imperative. The organization structure of the Incident Command System is based upon the following major components: 1. Overall command – The incident Commander (Chairman) and his staff 2. Operation section – the operation officer and all branches, divisions/ groups that may be necessary. 3. Planning Section – the research and planning officer to include any technical / or advisory support 4. Logistical Section – the resource and Support officer, responsible for providing facilities, services, and materials for the incident. 5. Finance Section – responsible for all costs and financial considerations and documentation of the incident. This command organizational structure is designed to be adapted to any emergency incident. It can be utilized in response to emergencies caused by fires, floods, storms, mass casualties, hazardous materials incidents and other natural and man-made disasters. The single organizational chart is used to structure a command organizational regardless of the nature of the incident. It represents the amount of organizational growth that could normally be expected by depicting the basic positions that could be implemented as deemed necessary. As the incident becomes more complex, the organization needs to expand. Organizational transition for a major incident will usually be evolutionary. The Recommended approach for building the Command structure is: 1. Establish command position and staff 2. Assign individual Function Offices to operational tasks. 3. Assign Staging Officer if necessary. 4. Assign Operations Officer and EMS Officer if necessary. 5. Assign Logistic Officer 6. Assign Planning Officer Allow the primary command officers to establish subordinate organizational positions as necessary. The expansion of the Incident Command System must commensurate with the type of incident. For example, in a mass casualty incident the expansion of the operations section will pertain primarily to the EMS functions, such as Triage treatment and transportation. In hazardous materials incident, the operations main function may be evacuation, with minimal personnel assigned to stabilizing the hazardous materials leak. C. IMPLEMENTATION OF INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM The Incident Command System necessary to effectively manage an incident, regardless of its magnitude, requires the establishment of command by the first arriving Fire Department. From that point, the effective and orderly transfer of information and command to the subsequent arriving higher ranking officer is essential to the overall process of total incident control.

The Chairman is the focal point of the Incident Command System as it relates to disaster management. Once the magnitude of the incident is such that it requires the command of the Chairman, it is mandatory that the appropriate command organization and identification of the various organizational positions is essential. To facilitate this process, the Chairman is responsible to ensure that the various positions as outlines in operational structure hazard have been assigned. Additionally, the Chairman shall see to it that the personnel appointed to these positions have been briefed concerning their responsibilities and are designated by proper identification vest. To formally implement the Incident Command System, each position designated in the structure will have an identification vest. When appointing a person to a specific position, the Incident Commander will ensure that the individual is briefed to the particulars of the incident. When making the appointment, the Incident Commander should give him/her the vest associated with that position. If the Incident Commander appoints a Section Chief (Operation, Planning, Logistic & Finance), then he is to give all of the vests associated with that particular section. The person appointed to that section can in turn appoint sub positions within their section and pass-off the appropriate vest associated with those positions. After initial briefing, the appointed individual shall: 1. Put-on the identification vest. 2. Refer to the duty pamphlet that provides: a. Radio call sign b. Organizational Chart c. Responsibility check list associated with that position 3. Perform the function of that possibility of that position; establishing subordinate positions when necessary. It must be emphasized that an individual who has been appointed as a section head is responsible for all sub-positions assignments until those positions are filled. D. IDENTIFICATION OF FUNCTIONAL AREAS AND PERSONNEL The following methods have been adopted to identify the functional areas and positions of the command structure. These functional areas are the minimal areas requiring identification. Other functional areas may also be set up to accomplish management of the incident. 1. Functional Areas Requiring Identification a. Command Post b. Staging Area c. Triage Area d. Public Information Area 2. Personnel Requiring Identification (vest) a. Incident Commander b. Staging Officer c. EMS Scene Control Officer d. Public Information e. Other Ancillary Commanders- Sector Officers, Operations, Safety, Rescue, HAZMAT team Leader, Secondary Triage, Loading Officer, etc.

3. Color Coding Identification is as follows: FUNCTIONAL AREA

PERSONNEL

Command Post

Incident Commander

VEST COLOR Lime green background with Orange letters

Ancillary Officers (Operations Officers, Sector, Water supply, etc.)

Orange background with white letters

Staging Area

Staging Officer

Orange background with white letters

Triage Area

EMS Scene Control Primary Triage Officer Secondary Triage Officer Loading Officer

Blue background with white letters

Public Information Area

Public Information Officer

White background with Orange letters

DEMOBILIZATION Resources and supplies that are no longer needed for incident operations will be released as rapidly as possible. The Functional Officers will notify the Incident Commander through channels of any specific resources, which can be release at any time during the incident. Such resources will be released upon approval of the Incident Commander only. If mutual aid units have been utilized during the incident they should be released first.