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--- (1) --- Cross reference— Administration, Ch. 2; fire prevention and protection, Ch. 8; planning, Ch. 15; police department, Ch. 16.
State Law reference— Defense civil preparedness, G.L. 1956, § 30-15-1 et seq.; municipal authority to establish local defense civil preparedness agency, G.L. 1956, § 30-15-12.
Sec. 6-1. - Intent of chapter.#
The intent of this chapter is as follows: (1)
To organize the civil defense structure of the town around the regular departments and agencies of the town.
(2)
To budget for civil defense within the framework of each of these departments and agencies.
(3)
To assign each department and agency civil defense and emergency-disaster recovery responsibilities pertinent to its sphere of activity.
(4)
To appoint a director of civil defense to direct and coordinate the civil defense and emergency-disaster recovery efforts of the town. The director shall act under the authority of the town council and shall be its official representative in all matters pertaining to civil defense and emergency-disaster recovery efforts. He shall also act as advisor to the town council in all civil defense affairs.
(5)
Each participating department or agency of the town, under the guidance and control of the department or agency chief, will maintain and secure the civil defense equipment and materials procured for its use. Utilization of civil defense equipment or materials for other than civil defense purposes will be subject to approval of the town council acting through its director of civil defense.
(6)
Additional departments and agencies will be established and funded under the director of civil defense for all civil defense requirements which do not fit into the sphere of activity of the existing departments or agencies.
(Code 1967, § 8-1)
Sec. 6-2. - Composition of civil defense organization.#
The civil defense organization shall include the following individuals and departments: (1)
Town council;
(2)
Director of civil defense;
(3)
Deputy director of civil defense;
(4)
Police department;
(5)
Fire department;
(6)
Welfare coordinator;
(7)
Engineering officer;
(8)
Public health officer;
(9)
Sewer commission;
(10)
Manpower and training officer;
(11)
Town solicitor;
(12)
Shelter coordinator;
(13)
Radiological defense officer;
(14)
Communications officer;
(15)
Administration section;
(16)
Public information officer;
(17)
Transportation officer;
(18)
Warden officer.
(Code 1967, § 8-2)
Sec. 6-3. - Responsibility and control of council.#
The town council shall have the overall responsibility and control of all civil defense and emergency-disaster recovery effort within the town.
(Code 1967, § 8-3)
Cross reference— Town council, § 2-26 et seq.
Sec. 6-4. - Director of civil defense generally.#
(a)
The director of civil defense shall be appointed by the town council from the residents of the town.
(b)
He shall be responsible for the command, control and supervision of the civil defense activities of the town.
(c)
He shall act under the direct authority of the town council.
(d)
He shall be the advisor to the town council on all matters pertaining to the civil defense of the town and shall keep the town council constantly informed of his activities in reference to civil defense matters.
(Code 1967, § 8-4)
Sec. 6-5. - Deputy director of civil defense generally.#
(a)
The deputy director of civil defense shall be appointed by the town council from the residents of the town.
(b)
He shall be responsible to the director of civil defense for instructions received.
(c)
He shall assume command, control and supervisory authority during the absence of the director of civil defense.
(Code 1967, § 8-5)
Sec. 6-6. - Duties and responsibilities of police department, chief of police.#
(a)
The police department of the town is designated as the police protection department of civil defense.
(b)
The chief of police is designated as the department head responsible for the following:
(1)
Providing a plan for the enforcement of laws during periods and conditions of emergency and disaster.
(2)
Recruiting, training and equipping auxiliary police for integration into the regular forces for civil defense and emergency activities.
(3)
Providing a plan for the safeguarding of critical facilities during emergency and disaster.
(4)
Providing a plan for traffic control within the town and between the town and adjacent communities during emergencies and disasters.
(5)
Implementing plans when conditions of emergency or disaster occur.
(6)
Training the police department for civil defense work in accordance with the civil defense instructions issued by the federal government through the local civil defense director.
(Code 1967, § 8-6)
Cross reference— Police department, Ch. 16.
Sec. 6-7. - Duties and responsibilities of fire department, fire chief.#
(a)
The fire department of the town is designated as the fire protection department of civil defense.
(b)
The fire chief is designated as the department head responsible as follows:
(1)
To provide a plan for the fire defense of the town to include the designation of priorities for all buildings and facilities of the town. Priorities will be determined by the effect a building or facility loss will have on the community defense and recovery program.
(2)
To recruit and train auxiliary fire fighters to operate in the warden services of civil defense.
(3)
To recruit and train auxiliary light rescue forces to operate in the warden services of civil defense.
(4)
To conduct periodic inspections of critical facilities to recommend steps for reduction of fire potential.
(5)
To conduct training in chemical and radiological monitoring for fire and light-rescue personnel.
(c)
Fire department training for civil defense will be guided by civil defense instructions.
(d)
The light rescue section of civil defense will be under the command and supervision of the chief of the fire department.
(e)
The fire chief, through his subordinate assistant chiefs, will be responsible for the security, maintenance and inventory of all civil defense equipment and materials assigned to the fire department.
(Code 1967, § 8-7)
Cross reference— Fire department, § 8-26 et seq.
Sec. 6-8. - Designation, duties and responsibilities of welfare coordinator.#
(a)
The public welfare director of the town is designated as the welfare coordinator for civil defense.
(b)
The welfare coordinator will be responsible for the following:
(1)
To provide a plan for the distribution of food and welfare supplies during emergencies and during the recovery phase following a nuclear attack.
(2)
To plan for the mass feeding of displaced members of the community plus the large number of transients who may be in the town area when an emergency or disaster occurs.
(c)
Welfare training will be guided by civil defense instructions.
(d)
The welfare coordinator will be responsible for the security, maintenance and inventory of all civil defense equipment and materials assigned to the welfare department.
(Code 1967, § 8-8)
Sec. 6-9. - Designation, duties and responsibilities of engineering officer.#
(a)
The director of public works of the town is designated as the engineering officer for civil defense.
(b)
The engineering officer will be responsible for the following:
(1)
To organize the existing engineer, pioneer, equipment operators, construction specialists and demolition specialists into sufficient sections to cover the sphere of engineering and heavy rescue required for emergency purposes.
(2)
To provide a plan for the removal of debris and rubble from the streets and facilities in order to permit movement of emergency to repair equipment and to facilitate the recovery of the community.
(3)
To recruit and train heavy rescue squads for employment wherever structures have been demolished or have collapsed.
(4)
To recruit and train emergency standby teams for emergency road and bridge construction.
(5)
To maintain a current list of all construction and demolition equipment available from private contractors and local industry within the town; to coordinate for the use of these items, either by donation or rental, during periods of emergency.
(c)
Engineering training will be guided by civil defense instructions.
(d)
The heavy rescue section of civil defense will be under the command and supervision of the engineering officer.
(e)
The engineering officer will be responsible for the security, maintenance and inventory of all civil defense equipment and materials assigned to the engineering department.
(Code 1967, § 8-9)
Sec. 6-10. - Designation, duties and responsibilities of medical health officer.#
(a)
The public health officer is designated as the medical health officer for civil defense.
(b)
The medical health officer will be responsible for the following:
(1)
To organize the existing medical specialists, groups and facilities of the town into sufficient sections to cover the sphere of medical health required for emergency purposes.
(2)
To provide a plan for the use of existing health facilities for emergency use.
(3)
To mark and store medical supplies and equipment for rapid identification and distribution under emergency conditions.
(4)
To recruit and train volunteers for medical service.
(5)
To conduct training in biological monitoring.
(c)
The medical health training for civil defense will be guided by civil defense instructions.
(d)
The medical health officer will be responsible for the security, maintenance and inventory of all medical health equipment and materials assigned to the medical health department.
(Code 1967, § 8-10)
Sec. 6-11. - Designation and responsibilities of water supply and sanitation officers.#
(a)
The sewer commissioners of the town are designated the water supply and sanitation officers for civil defense.
(b)
The water supply and sanitation officers will be responsible for recruiting, training, and equipping volunteers for operations during emergencies and civil defense activities.
(c)
The water supply and sanitation officers will be responsible for the security, maintenance and inventory of all civil defense equipment and materials assigned to the water supply and sanitation department.
(d)
The water supply and sanitation officers shall also be responsible for the following:
(1)
To plan and implement a program for the distribution of safe drinking water during emergencies and following a nuclear attack.
(2)
To plan and implement a program for waste disposal and for maintaining a safe degree of sanitation during emergencies and following a nuclear attack.
(3)
To coordinate with engineering services and medical health services in those areas where functions overlap.
(Code 1967, § 8-11)
Sec. 6-12. - Designation, duties and responsibilities of manpower and training officer.#
(a)
The superintendent of schools of the town is designated the manpower and training officer for civil defense.
(b)
The manpower and training officer will maintain records of skilled workers and of specially trained personnel for use during emergencies.
(c)
The manpower and training officer will be responsible for the security, maintenance and inventory of all civil defense equipment assigned to his department.
(Code 1967, § 8-12)
Sec. 6-13. - Duties of town solicitor.#
The town solicitor shall be the legal advisor to the town council and all departments of the town involved in civil defense on all legal matters pertaining to civil defense activities.
(Code 1967, § 8-13)
Cross reference— Town solicitor, § 2-76 et seq.
Sec. 6-14. - Appointment, responsibilities, etc., of shelter coordinator.#
(a)
The shelter coordinator will be appointed by the town council from the residents of the town.
(b)
The shelter coordinator will be responsible to the director of civil defense for the shelter program of the town.
(c)
The shelter coordinator will be responsible for the shelter program of the town to include identification and stockage of existing shelters, and for the selection and training of shelter managers.
(d)
The shelter coordinator will be guided by civil defense instructions.
(Code 1967, § 8-14)
Sec. 6-15. - Appointment, responsibilities, etc., of radiological defense officer.#
(a)
The radiological defense officer will be appointed by the town council from the residents of the town.
(b)
The radiological defense officer will be responsible for the following:
(1)
To plan and implement a program for monitoring radiological conditions following a nuclear attack.
(2)
To recruit and train radiological monitoring teams.
(3)
To coordinate with other services of civil defense for radiological monitoring operations.
(c)
The radiological defense officer will be responsible for the security, maintenance and inventory of all radiological equipment assigned to the radiological section.
(d)
The radiological defense officer will be guided by civil defense instructions.
(Code 1967, § 8-15)
Sec. 6-16. - Appointment, responsibilities, etc., of communications officer.#
(a)
The communications officer will be appointed by the town council from the residents of the town.
(b)
The communications officer will be responsible for the following:
(1)
To plan and implement a program for an effective communications system within the entire civil defense structure.
(2)
To recruit and train communications personnel.
(3)
To coordinate with other services to insure proper utilization of communications facilities.
(4)
To organize sections of communication to perform within all existing areas of communications.
(c)
The communications officer will be responsible for the security, maintenance and inventory of all communications equipment assigned to his section, and for the surveillance over the care and utilization of all the civil defense communications equipment in the town.
(d)
The communications officer will be guided by civil defense instructions.
(Code 1967, § 8-16)
Sec. 6-17. - Designation and responsibilities of administration section.#
(a)
The administration section of the civil defense of the town will be designated by the town council.
(b)
The administration section will be responsible for the receipt and issuance of equipment and materials, and for the records thereof.
(c)
The administration section will be responsible to the director of civil defense for guidance and operational instructions.
(Code 1967, § 8-17)
Sec. 6-18. - Appointment, responsibilities, etc., of public information officer.#
(a)
The public information officer will be appointed by the town council from the residents of the town.
(b)
The public information officer will be responsible for the following:
(1)
To plan and administer a public information program to inform the public of all developments in the local civil defense of the town.
(2)
To establish procedures for collecting and disseminating information during emergencies and nuclear attack.
(3)
To coordinate with other services of civil defense to insure against false or misleading information being released.
(c)
All department heads, individuals and agencies participating in the civil defense and emergency-disaster recovery activities for the town shall submit all public information news releases to the public information officer for his coordination.
(Code 1967, § 8-18)
Sec. 6-19. - Appointment and responsibilities of transportation officer.#
(a)
The transportation officer will be appointed by the town council from the residents of the town.
(b)
The transportation officer will be responsible for the following:
(1)
To plan and administer a program for providing transportation during emergencies and following a nuclear attack.
(2)
To organize a program for the housing and maintenance of local civil defense vehicles.
(3)
To maintain a current list of all available transportation from private individuals, contractors and local industry; to coordinate with these sources for the use of their transportation, either through donation or rental, during emergencies.
(Code 1967, § 8-19)
Sec. 6-20. - Appointment and responsibilities of warden officer.#
(a)
The warden officer will be appointed by the town council from the residents of the town.
(b)
The warden officer will be responsible for the following:
(1)
To plan and administer a program for providing warden services throughout the town.
(2)
To organize and train wardens for use in every block subdivision of the town. Wardens will be trained in first aid, firefighting, light rescue, traffic-control, evacuation techniques, radiological monitoring, communications and shelter management.
(3)
To coordinate with other services of civil defense to insure the proper training and functioning of the warden services.
(Code 1967, § 8-20)