Common use of Emergency Planning and Response Clause in Contracts

Emergency Planning and Response. The parties will use the Incident Command System (ICS) to respond to all emergencies. In the event of an emergency, the lead agency ICS administrator(s) will either jointly, or on an individual basis in consultation with the other, appoint an Incident Commander and delegate appropriate authorities for responding to the incident.2 Lead responsibility for emergency, by type, shall be as set out in Table 1 below. The parties will jointly prepare the Emergency Response Coordination Protocol. The protocol will provide that both agency administrators be notified when an emergency requiring initiation of ICS occurs. The agency administrators will confer as appropriate on designation of an Incident Commander and ICS structure, and will provide support as requested and needed. Flood X Landslides Xa Xa Spills or releases of Chemicals, Hazardous Materials, or Fuels X Volcanoes X In consultation with the appropriate county Earthquakes X Fires b X Ice Storms X Airplane Crashes X Search and Rescue X In consultation with the appropriate county a Depending on where the landslide occurs b ODF has lead responsibility for fire suppression on City-owned land.