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)