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#### State of Minnesota

**Emergency Operations Plan**

## Revised December 31, 2001

### ![](media/image2.png){width="0.30625in" height="0.36875in"} Minnesota Division of Emergency Management

The *Minnesota Emergency Operations Plan* provides the basis for a
multi-state agency response to a major emergency/disaster.

The original edition of the \"modern version\" of this plan was
developed in September, 1986; and the most recent revision was completed
on 9/6/91. In addition, in compliance with then-existing requirements,
two single-contingency state emergency plans were maintained for several
years. These documents were: the *Minnesota Emergency Response Plan for
Nuclear Power Plants* and the *Minnesota Emergency Response Plan for
High-Level Radioactive Waste Transportation Accidents/Incidents*.

In late 1994 through mid-1995, the Minnesota Department of Public
Safety, Division of Emergency Management coordinated the consolidation
of the three above-referenced documents into this all-hazard *Minnesota
Emergency Operations Plan*. Fourteen other state departments and
agencies that have emergency responsibility assignments also
participated in this process. The plan is reviewed and updated annually,
and changes are noted on the plan\'s Record of Revision page.

Inquiries about this plan should be directed to:

##### Minnesota Division of Emergency Management

> 444 Cedar Street, Suite 223

####### St. Paul, MN 55101-6223

# Phone (651) 296-2233

Fax (651) 296-0459

# E-mail dem@state.mn.us

###### Internet http://www.dem.state.mn.us

**PAGE**

**VERIFICATION OF PLAN APPROVAL** i

**RECORD OF REVISION** iii

**FEDERAL RESPONSE PLAN ANNEX CROSS-REFERENCE** iv

**INTERFACE BETWEEN FEDERAL RESPONSE PLAN (FRP),**

**EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS (ESFs), AND FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES** v

**NUREG 0654 CROSS-REFERENCE** vi

**BASIC PLAN BP-**

> I. REASON FOR PLAN 1
>
> II\. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES OF PLAN 1
>
> III\. ORGANIZATION OF PLAN 1
>
> IV\. LEGAL BASES AND REFERENCES 3
>
> V. RESPONSE ORGANIZATIONS 3
>
> Chart A: Organization of the Executive Branch, State of Minnesota 5
>
> Chart B: Interrelationship of Radiological Emergency Preparedness
> (REP) Agencies 6
>
> Chart C: Interrelationship of Entities Involved in Response to
> High-Level Radioactive
>
> Waste Transportation Accidents/Incidents 7
>
> VI\. ASSIGNMENT OF EMERGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES 9
>
> Chart D: State of Minnesota Emergency Responsibility Assignments 10
>
> VII\. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS 11
>
> VIII\. MILITARY SUPPORT 15
>
> IX\. TRAINING, EXERCISES & DRILLS 15
>
> X. LONG-TERM RECOVERY/HAZARD MITIGATION 17
>
> XI\. PLAN MAINTENANCE AND DISTRIBUTION 17

**APPENDICES**

1\. RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS (REP) TRAINING 19

2\. LISTING OF SUPPLEMENTARY IMPLEMENTING PROCEDURES 22

3\. LISTING OF LETTERS OF AGREEMENT AND MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING 23

4\. SPECIFIC HAZARD OVERVIEW 25

**ANNEXES TAB**

A NOTIFICATION AND WARNING A

B INCIDENT MANAGEMENT B

C PUBLIC INFORMATION C

D ACCIDENT/DAMAGE ASSESSMENT D

E SEARCH AND RESCUE E

F HEALTH PROTECTION F

G MEDICAL SERVICES G

H FIRE PROTECTION H

I EVACUATION/TRAFFIC CONTROL/SECURITY I

J MASS CARE J

K DEBRIS MANAGEMENT K

L PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES RESTORATION L

M ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD RESPONSE M

N RESOURCE MANAGEMENT N

GLOSSARY GL

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AC

**SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS**

Supporting documents on file with the Minnesota Department of Public
Safety, Division of Emergency Management (DPS/DEM):

1\. Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) which have been developed by
state agencies/organizations

2\. Letters of Agreement

3\. Memoranda of Understanding

This Plan has been reviewed and approved by:

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The [Minnesota Emergency Operations Plan]{.underline} has been reviewed
and approved by the following department /agency commissioner:

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David Fischer

Commissioner, Department of Administration

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Thomas J. Hagerty

Executive Director, Board of Animal Health

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Christine Jax

Commissioner, Department of Children, Families and Learning

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height="0.43333333333333335in"}

Earl Wilson

Commissioner, Department of Economic Security

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height="0.42916666666666664in"}

Wayne Simoneau

Commissioner, Department of Employee Relations

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height="0.42986111111111114in"}

Katherine Hadley

Commissioner, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency

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Gretchen Maglich

Commissioner, Department of Labor and Industry

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Allen Garber

Commissioner, Department of Natural Resources

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height="0.42916666666666664in"}

Charlie Weaver

Commissioner, Department of Public Safety

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height="0.4305555555555556in"}

Elwyn Tinklenberg

Commissioner, Department of Transportation

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Gene Hugoson

Commissioner, Department of Agriculture

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Ken Peterson

Deputy Attorney General

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height="0.42986111111111114in"}

Steve Minn

Commissioner, Department of Commerce

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height="0.4284722222222222in"}

Mary Hedges

Executive Director, EMSRB

![](media/image18.png) Jan Malcolm

Commissioner, Department of Health

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height="0.42777777777777776in"}

Michael O'Keefe

Commissioner, Department of Human Services

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height="0.42916666666666664in"}

Eugene Andreotti, Major General

Department of Military Affairs

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height="0.42916666666666664in"}

Karen Studders

Commissioner, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

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height="0.4270833333333333in"}

Matthew Smith

Commissioner, Department of Revenue

**DATE OF REVISION**

**[SECTION]{.underline} [REVISION]{.underline} [NUMBER]{.underline}**

Cover Page 12/31/01 4

Table of Contents 12/31/99 3

Verification of Plan Approval 12/31/01 3

Record of Revision 12/31/01 7

Federal Response Plan Annex/MEOP Cross-Reference 12/31/96 1

NUREG 0654 Cross-Reference 12/31/99 3

Basic Plan 12/31/01 6

Appendix 1 12/31/01 666

Appendix 2 12/31/01 5

Appendix 3 12/31/01 4

Appendix 4 12/31/99 1

Annex A: Notification and Warning 12/31/01 7

Annex B: Incident Management 12/31/01 7

Annex C: Public Information 12/31/00 5

Annex D: Accident/Damage Assessment 12/31/01 6

Annex E: Search and Rescue 12/31/00 1

Annex F: Health Protection 12/31/01 7

Annex G: Medical Services 12/31/01 5

Annex H: Fire Protection 12/31/01 4

Annex I: Evacuation/Traffic Control/Security 12/31/00 5

Annex J: Mass Care 12/31/01 6

Annex K: Debris Clearance 12/31/01 4

Annex L: Public Works and Utilities Restoration 12/31/01 4

Annex M: Environmental Hazard Response 12/31/01 4

Annex N: Resource Management 12/31/01 6

Glossary 12/31/00 2

Acronyms & Abbreviations 12/31/01 4

This plan is normally to be reviewed and updated as necessary every
year. At that time, if any portion of the Basic Plan or an annex is
changed:

1\. The revision **date** will be noted in upper right corner of pages
changed.

2.The revision **number** in the upper right corner of every page of
that individual section will be increased by one.

3.Specific **change(s)** on individual pages will be indicated by a
*black vertical line* in the right margin of the page opposite the text
that has been changed for print copies, or by *red highlighted text* in
electronic versions. These indications will be used to denote only those
changes that have been made during that particular plan update/revision.

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| **[Federal Response               | **Location in**                   |
| Plan]{.underline}**               |                                   |
|                                   | **[Minnesota Emergency Operations |
| **Emergency Support Function      | Plan]{.underline}**               |
| Annex:**                          |                                   |
|                                   | **Annex:**                        |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| #1: Transportation                | I: Evacuation/Traffic             |
|                                   | Control/Security                  |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | N: Resource Management            |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| #2: Communications                | L: Public Works and Utilities     |
|                                   | Restoration                       |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| #3: Public Works and Engineering  | L: Public Works and Utilities     |
|                                   | Restoration                       |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| #4: Firefighting                  | H: Fire Protection                |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| #5: Information and Planning      | B: Incident Management            |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| #6: Mass Care                     | J: Mass Care                      |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| #7: Resource Support              | N: Resource Management            |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| #8: Health and Medical Services   | F: Health Protection              |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | G: Medical Services               |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| #9: Urban Search and Rescue       | E: Search and Rescue              |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| #10: Hazardous Materials          | M: Environmental Hazard Response  |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| #11: Food                         | N: Resource Management            |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| #12: Energy                       | L: Public Works and Utilities     |
|                                   | Restoration                       |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
  **State Agency \***     **FRP ESFs**            **Federal Agency**

  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------

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|                 | (media |                 | [](me | Emergency       |
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|                 |        |                 |       |                 |
+-----------------+--------+-----------------+-------+-----------------+
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|                 | (media |                 | [](me | Cross           |
|                 | /image | Mass Care       | dia/i |                 |
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|                 |        |                 |       |                 |
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+-----------------+--------+-----------------+-------+-----------------+
|                 |        |                 |       |                 |
+-----------------+--------+-----------------+-------+-----------------+
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| Board           | (media |                 | [](me | Services/       |
|                 | /image | Health &        | dia/i |                 |
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|                 |        |                 |       |                 |
+-----------------+--------+-----------------+-------+-----------------+
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|                 | (media |                 | [](me | Emergency       |
|                 | /image | Urban Search &  | dia/i |                 |
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|                 |        |                 |       |                 |
+-----------------+--------+-----------------+-------+-----------------+
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| Safe            | (media |                 | [](me |                 |
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+-----------------+--------+-----------------+-------+-----------------+
|                 |        |                 |       |                 |
+-----------------+--------+-----------------+-------+-----------------+
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| Families &      | (media |                 | [](me | Agriculture     |
| Learn           | /image | Food            | dia/i |                 |
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+-----------------+--------+-----------------+-------+-----------------+
| Transp          | ![]    | ESF #12         | !     | Department of   |
| ortation/Public | (media |                 | [](me | Energy          |
|                 | /image | Energy          | dia/i |                 |
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+-----------------+--------+-----------------+-------+-----------------+

\* Agency(cies) having the primary or coordinating responsibility for
carrying out the ESF.

> Agency(cies) having a support responsibility are not listed.

Radiological emergency preparedness (REP) responsibilities have been
assigned in NUREG-0654 to nuclear facility operators/licensees, States,
and local governments, in cooperation with Federal agencies. *State
government* responsibilities are listed below along with the
corresponding reference in the Minnesota Emergency Operations Plan. REP
responsibilities not listed below have not been prescribed by NUREG-0654
to be State responsibilities, but those belonging to the facility
opera­tors/licensees.

+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
|                                        | **MN         | **Operations |
|                                        | Emergency**  | Plan**       |
|                                        |              |              |
|                                        | **R e f e**  | **r e n c    |
|                                        |              | e**          |
+========================================+==============+==============+
| **NUREG 0654 Reference**               | **Basic      | **Annex**    |
|                                        | Plan**       |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| **A. Assignment of Responsibility**    |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 1\. a. Response Organizations        | V.           | F.           |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > b\. Operation of organizations       | III.C.2.     | F.           |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > c\. Organizations\' block diagrams   | V. Chart B   |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > d\. Responsible officials            | VII.E.1.     | B.II.        |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > e\. 24-hour response                 | VII.E.2.b.1) | A.IV.A.1.a.  |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 2\. a. Key functions                 | VI\. Chart D |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > b\. Legal basis                      | IV\.         |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 3\. Written agreements               | Appendix 3   |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 4\. Protracted operations            | VII.E.2.b.1) | B.III        |
|                                        |              | .B.3./B.V.C. |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| **C. Emergency Response Support and    |              |              |
| Resources**                            |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 1\. a. Requests for FRMAP/FRERP      |              | N. Appendix  |
| > assistance                           |              | N-1, I.A.2   |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > b\. Arrangements for using           |              | N. Appendix  |
| > FRMAP/FRERP resourc­es                |              | N-1, I.A.5   |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > c\. Identify FRMAP/FRERP resources   | Appendix     | A./B./N.     |
|                                        | 3/Letter #3  | Appendix N-1 |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 2\. a. Representatives to near-site  | VII.E.2.b.1) |              |
| > Emergency Opera­tions Facility (EOF)  |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 3\. Identify radiological            |              | N. Appendix  |
| > laboratories                         |              | N-1, A.4     |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 4\. Emergency assistance             | Appendix     | A./B./N.     |
|                                        | 3/Letter #3  | Appendix N-1 |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| **D. Emergency Classification System** |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 3\. Emergency classification         | VII.E.4.     |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 4\. Emergency procedures by          |              | A.II.B.3/    |
| > classification                       |              |              |
|                                        |              | F. Appendix  |
|                                        |              | F-1          |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| **E. Notification Methods and          |              |              |
| Procedures**                           |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 1\. Response organization\'s         |              | A.II.        |
| > notification/verification            |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 2\. Procedures for notifying,        | Appendix 2   | A.II.B.3     |
| > alerting, and mobilizing emergency   |              |              |
| > response personnel                   |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 5\. Disseminating information        |              | A.IV.        |
| > received from operators              |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 6\. Procedures and time required for |              | A.IV.A.      |
| > notification of public               |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 7\. Written messages for public      |              | A.IV.D./     |
| > notification                         |              |              |
|                                        |              | DEM SOPs     |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| **F. Emergency Communication**         |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 1\. a. 24-hour notification          | VII.E.2.b.1) | A.II.B.3     |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > b\. Contiguous states, local         |              | A.II.B.      |
| > gov­ernments                          |              | 3.a./A.IV.F. |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > c\. Federal Emergency Response       | Appendix 3   | B.           |
| > Organization                         |              | VI.A./B.VII. |
|                                        |              | C./B.VIII.A. |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > d\. Nuclear facility and EOC/Field   |              | B.VIII.A.    |
| > Teams                                |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > e\. Emergency personnel in response  | Appendix 2   | A.II.B.3     |
| > organizations                        |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 2\. Medical Support Communications   | Chart D      | G.II.B.      |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 3\. Periodic communication tests     | IX.C.        |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| **G. Public Information**              |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 1\. Emergency notification           |              | C.IV.B.      |
| > information                          |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 2\. Public awareness of emergency    |              | C.IV.B.      |
| > information                          |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 3\. a. News media points of          |              | C.III        |
| > contact/locations                    |              | .B./C.III.D. |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 4\. a. Organization spokespersons    |              | C.II.A       |
|                                        |              | ./C.III.D.3. |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > b\. Information exchange between     |              | C.II.A.I.    |
| > spokespersons                        |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > c\. Rumor control                    |              | C.II.A.I.d   |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 5\. Annual media briefing            |              | C.IV.B.3.    |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| **H. Emergency Facilities and          |              |              |
| Equipment**                            |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 3\. Emergency Operations Center      | VII.E.2.b.   |              |
| > (EOC)                                |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 4\. Staffing of EOC                  | VII.E.2.b.   | B.VI.        |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 7\. Off-site radiological monitoring |              | State Field  |
| > equipment and meteo­rological         |              | Team SOPs,   |
| > capability                           |              | REP-1,       |
|                                        |              | Section 6    |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 10\. Instrument checks and           |              | D.IV.J.1.c./ |
| > calibration                          |              |              |
|                                        |              | State Field  |
|                                        |              | Team SOPs,   |
|                                        |              | REP-1        |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 11\. Inventory of emergency kits     |              | State Field  |
|                                        |              | Team SOPs,   |
|                                        |              | REP-1,       |
|                                        |              | Attachment   |
|                                        |              | 3.           |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 12\. Collection point for receipt    |              | C            |
| > and analysis of monitor­ing data      |              | .II.A./State |
|                                        |              | Field Team   |
|                                        |              | SOPs, REP-1, |
|                                        |              | Section      |
|                                        |              | 6.1.13 and   |
|                                        |              | Section      |
|                                        |              | []{          |
|                                        |              | .mark}6.1.14 |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| **I. Accident Assessment**             |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 7\. Field monitoring in Emergency    |              | D./State     |
| > Planning Zone                        |              | Field Team   |
|                                        |              | SOPs, REP-1  |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 8\. Capability of rapid assessment   |              | D.II         |
| > of radiological hazards              |              | I.A.3./State |
|                                        |              | Field Team   |
|                                        |              | SOPs, REP-1  |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 9\. Detection and measurement of     |              | []{.mark}    |
| > radioactive concentra­tions in the    |              |              |
| > air                                  |              | State Field  |
|                                        |              | Team SOPs,   |
|                                        |              | []           |
|                                        |              | {.mark}REP-1 |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 10\. Relating measurements to dose   |              | State Field  |
| > rates                                |              | Team SOPs,   |
|                                        |              | REP-1        |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 11\. Tracking airborne plumes        |              | State Field  |
|                                        |              | Team SOPs,   |
|                                        |              | REP-1        |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| **J. Protective Response**             |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 2\. Offsite support for onsite       |              | I.IV.F.      |
| > personnel evacuation                 |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 9\. Implementation of protective     |              | F.           |
| > measures                             |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 10\. a. Maps (evacuation routes,     |              | B.VIII.E.1.  |
| > areas, shelters, reloca­tion centers, |              |              |
| > radiological sampling, and           |              |              |
| > monitor­ing points)                   |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > b\. Population distributions         |              | B.VIII.E.1./ |
|                                        |              | I.VII.       |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > c\. Notification of population       |              | A.IV.        |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > d\. Protection of mobility impaired  |              | F.IV.B.2.b./ |
|                                        |              |              |
|                                        |              | I.V.A.       |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > e\. Provisions for use of radio      |              | F.IV.B.2.b.  |
| > protective drugs                     |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > f\. Decision-making for              |              | F.IV.B.2.b.  |
| > administering radio-protec­tive drugs |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > g\. Means of relocation              |              | J.IV.B.2.    |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > h\. Relocation centers               |              | J.IV.B.      |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > i\. Projected traffic capacities     |              | I.VI./       |
|                                        |              |              |
|                                        |              | Evacuation   |
|                                        |              | Time Est     |
|                                        |              | [^1]         |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > j\. Security for evacuated areas     |              | I.II.B.6.h.  |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > k\. Potential impediments for        |              | I.II.B.7.h.  |
| > evacuation                           |              | /I.II.B.8.b/ |
|                                        |              | I.II.B.8.c./ |
|                                        |              | 1.11.B.8.h.2 |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > l\. Evacuation time estimates        |              | I.VI./       |
|                                        |              |              |
|                                        |              | Evacuation   |
|                                        |              | Time Est ^1^ |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > m\. Basis for recommended protective |              | F.IV.B       |
| > action                               |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 11\. Protective measures for         |              | F. / N.      |
| > ingestion pathway includ­ing land use |              |              |
| > maps                                 |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 12\. Registering and monitoring      |              | J.II.C.11 /  |
| > evacuees at relocation centers       |              |              |
|                                        |              | J.IV.A.1.    |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| **K. Radiological Exposure Control**   |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 3\. a. Continuous dose determination |              | REP-1        |
| > capability                           |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > b\. Maintaining dose records         |              | State Field  |
|                                        |              | Team SOPs,   |
|                                        |              | REP-1,       |
|                                        |              | Section      |
|                                        |              | 6.1.3.       |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 4\. Decision chain for authorizing   |              | F.IV.B.2.A.  |
| > emergency workers to incur exposure  |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 5\. a. Action levels for determining |              | State Field  |
| > need decontamina­tion                 |              | Team SOPs,   |
|                                        |              | REP-1        |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > b\. Decontamination and waste        |              | Emergency    |
| > disposal                             |              | Worker       |
|                                        |              | Dec          |
|                                        |              | ontamination |
|                                        |              | SOPs         |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| **L. Medical and Public Health         |              |              |
| Support**                              |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 1\. Arrangement for medical services |              | G.IV.B.1.    |
| > capable of han­dling radiological     |              | b.1/Appendix |
| > victims                              |              | G-1          |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 3\. List locations of medical        |              | G.IV.B.1.    |
| > facilities capable of han­dling       |              | b.2/Appendix |
| > radiological victims                 |              | G-2          |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 4\. Transportation of radiological   | Appendix 3   | G.V.B.       |
| > accident victims                     |              | 1.D/Appendix |
|                                        |              | G-3          |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| **M. Recovery and Re-entry Planning    |              |              |
| and Post-accident Operations**         |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 1\. Decision-making relative to      |              | F.I          |
| > relaxation of protective measures    |              | V.D/Appendix |
|                                        |              | F-6          |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 3\. Communication of recovery        |              | B.VII.B.     |
| > operation messages                   |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 4\. Method for periodic estimation   |              | Appendix     |
| > of total population exposure         |              | F-6, II.     |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| **N. Exercises and Drills**            |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 1\. a. Frequency of emergency        | IX.B.        |              |
| > response exercises                   |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > b\. Exercise development including   | IX.B.        |              |
| > scenario                             |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 2\. a. Communication drills          | IX.C.        |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > d\. Radiological monitoring drills   | IX.C.        |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > e\. Health physics drills            | IX.C.        |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 3\. Scenario                         |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > a\. Objectives                       | IX.B.1.      |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > b\. Date, time, place, and           | IX.B.2.      |              |
| > participating organiza­tions          |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > c\. Simulated events                 | IX.B.3.      |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > d\. Time schedule                    | IX.B.4.      |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > e\. Narrative summary                | IX.B.5.      |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > f\. Arrangements for qualified       | IX.B.6.      |              |
| > observers for exercis­es              |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 4\. Critique of the exercises        | IX.B.        |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 5\. Establishing and implementing    | IX.B.        |              |
| > corrective actions                   |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| **O. Radiological Emergency Response   |              |              |
| Training**                             |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 1\. Provisions for training          | IX           |              |
| > appropriate individuals              | .A./Appendix |              |
|                                        | 1            |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > b\. Off-site training of response    | IX           |              |
| > organizations includ­ing mutual aid   | .A./Appendix |              |
| > district members                     | 1            |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 4\. Training for:                    |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > a\. Directors/coordinators of        | Appendix 1   |              |
| > response organiza­tions               |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > b\. Assessment personnel             | Appendix 1   |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > c\. Radiological monitoring teams    | Appendix 1   |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > d\. Police and firefighting          | Appendix 1   |              |
| > personnel                            |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > f\. First aid and rescue personnel   | Appendix 1   |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > g\. Local support services           | Appendix 1   |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > h\. Medical support personnel        | Appendix 1   |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > j\. Transmission of emergency        | Appendix 1   |              |
| > information and in­structions         |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 5\. Provision for initial and annual | IX           |              |
| > retraining of emergen­cy response     | .A./Appendix |              |
| > personnel                            | 1            |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| **P. Responsibility for the Planning   |              |              |
| Effort, Development, Periodic Review,  |              |              |
| and Distribution of Emergency Plans**  |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 1\. Training of individuals          | IX\.         |              |
| > responsible for planning             |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 2\. Identification by title of       | XI\.         |              |
| > individuals responsible for the      |              |              |
| > planning                             |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 3\. Emergency Planning Coordinators  | XI\.         |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 4\. Maintenance of the plan          | XI\.         |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 5\. Handling of plan revisions       | XI\. /       |              |
|                                        | Record of    |              |
|                                        | Revision     |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 6\. Supporting plans                 | IV\. /       |              |
|                                        | Appendix 2   |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 7\. Procedures for implementing plan | Appendix 2   |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 8\. Table of Contents and Index      | Table of     |              |
|                                        | Con­tents/    |              |
|                                        | NUREG 0654   |              |
|                                        | Cross        |              |
|                                        | Reference    |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| > 10\. Quarterly update of telephone   | XI\.         |              |
| > numbers                              |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+

**I. REASON FOR PLAN**

The State of Minnesota is subject to major emergencies/disasters that
can pose a significant threat to public safety and/or health. The four
general types of such events are: 1) natural disasters, 2) techno­log­i­cal
hazards, 3) civil emergen­cies, and 4) national security events. Specific
hazards include but are not limited to: floods, torna­does, blizzards,
droughts, releases of hazardous materials, high-level radioactive waste
transporta­tion accidents, emergency levee/dam failures, pipeline leaks,
explo­sions, forest fires, terrorism, critical infrastructure failures,
health threats and civil distur­bances.

> Two nuclear generating plants are located in Minnesota - one at
> Monticello and one at Prairie Island near Red Wing. A serious incident
> at one of these plants could result in the release of radioactive
> gases, liquids, or particles into the atmosphere and/or river systems.
>
> An emergency plan is needed to enable government to continue to
> operate and carry out emergen­cy functions, and to protect the public
> and the environment from the effects of all of the above-men­tioned
> hazards.

**II. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES OF PLAN**

> A. Purpose
>
> When confronted with a minor emergency, state agencies normally carry
> out their responsibili­ties largely independent of other agencies.
> However, in the event of a major emergen­cy/disaster, the actions of
> state agencies must be closely coordinated if the state is to respond
> effective­ly. The purpose of this plan is to facilitate this
> coordina­tion.
>
> B. Objectives
>
> 1\. To maximize the protection of lives and property.

2\. To ensure that government is able to survive and continue to provide
essential services.

> 3\. To support local units of government, as necessary.
>
> 4\. To describe standards regarding training and exercising
> activities, plan mainte­nance and other preparedness activities.
>
> 5\. To ensure that all current state and federal government planning
> requirements are met.

**III. ORGANIZATION OF PLAN**

> The [Minnesota Emergency Operations Plan]{.underline} is divided into
> two major parts: an all-hazard *basic plan*, and fourteen supporting
> *annexes*.
>
> A. Basic Plan
>
> The basic plan focuses first and foremost on: 1) the *assignment of
> emergency responsibili­ties*, and 2) *general operations policies*. It
> is directed primarily at those officials with overall incident
> management responsibility, such as the Governor and department and
> agency heads.
>
> B. Annexes
>
> The annexes elaborate on the emergency responsibility assignments made
> in the basic plan and are of principal value to those within an
> agency/department who are responsible for carrying out such
> assignments. A synopsis of annex contents is as follows:
>
> Annex A: [Notification and Warning]{.underline}: State, federal and
> local government public alerting, warning and notification. Includes
> Emergency Alert System (EAS) and notifica­tion of contiguous states.
>
> Annex B: [Incident Management]{.underline}: Coordination of internal
> and external emergency/disaster response communi­ca­tions; functions of
> the SEOC; Minnesota Incident Management System (MIMS); information
> resourc­es and administrative support.
>
> Annex C: [Public Information]{.underline}: Emergency public
> information, Joint Public Information Center (JPIC), public awareness
> campaigns, education of news media.
>
> Annex D: [Accident/Damage Assessment]{.underline}: Collection and use
> of field information, hazard identifi­cation, computer modeling.
>
> Annex E: [Search and Rescue]{.underline}: Assistance to local
> government in search and rescue opera­tions, coordination of air and
> ground-based search and rescue missions.
>
> Annex F: [Health Protection]{.underline}: Health protection
> guidelines, preventive and emergency protec­tive action recom­menda­tions
> (PARs) and protective action decisions (PADs); laboratory response;
> radiological exposure control; contamination control.
>
> Annex G: [Medical Services]{.underline}: Medical services, EMS/NDMS,
> emergency mortuary services.
>
> Annex H: [Fire Protection]{.underline}: State fire-fighting
> responsibilities on state-owned land, fire suppres­sion, support of
> local governments.
>
> Annex I: [Evacuation/Traffic Control/Security]{.underline}: Law
> enforcement, transportation, security of evacuated areas.
>
> Annex J: [Mass Care]{.underline}: Feeding, sheltering, clothing,
> registration, identification of facilities, repatriation, disaster
> welfare inquiry, crisis counseling.
>
> Annex K: [Debris Management]{.underline}: Clearance and disposal of
> impediments to evacuation, cleanup.
>
> Annex L: [Public Works and Utilities Restoration]{.underline}: Utility
> restoration, engineering, water treat­ment, public buildings.
>
> Annex M: [Environmental Hazard Response]{.underline}: Environmental
> protection, long-term environ­men­tal recovery, hazardous materials,
> environmental damage assessment, cleanup.
>
> Annex N: [Resource Management]{.underline}: Drinking water,
> facilities, critical equip­ment, materials, supplies, personnel.
>
> C. Other Plan components
>
> 1\. *Appendices* to this plan include a list of REP training
> activities, implementing and supple­men­tal proce­dures, letters of
> agreement and memoranda of understanding, and some specific hazard
> overviews.
>
> 2\. *Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)*: developed by state
> agencies. These documents are on file with individual agencies and
> DEM.

**IV. LEGAL BASES AND REFERENCES**

> This plan was developed in accordance with Federal Emergency
> Management Agency (FEMA) and U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
> requirements, and State of Minnesota statutes. Legal bases and
> references include:
>
> A. U.S. Constitution Article I, Section 8, Clause 16
>
> B. U.S. Public Law 920, as amended (U.S. Civil Defense Act)
>
> C. U.S. Public Law 93-288, as amended (Robert T. Stafford Act)
>
> D. U.S. Public Law 99-499, as amended (Superfund Amendment and
> Reauthorization Act \[SARA\] of 1986)
>
> E. Federal regulations: 10 CFR 70, 10 CFR 71, 10 CFR 73, 44 CFR 350,
> 49 CFR 171,

49 CFR 172, 49 CFR 173, 49 CFR 177

> F. NUREG-0654/FEMA REP-1, Revision 1 and related Guidance Memoranda
>
> G. FEMA REP-5: Guidance for Developing State, Tribal, and Local
> Radiological Emergency Response Planning and Preparedness for
> Transportation Accidents
>
> H. The Federal Response Plan (for Public Law 93-288, as amended)
>
> I. The Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan (FRERP), as
> amended
>
> J. [Minnesota Statutes]{.underline}, Chapters 12, 115E, 116, 299A and
> 299K, as amended
>
> K. [Minnesota Rules]{.underline}, Chapter 7514
>
> L. National Guard Regulation (AR) 500-1/National Guard Regulation (AF)
> 55-5, Military Support to Civil Authorities
>
> M. Governor\'s Executive Order Assigning Emergency Responsibilities to
> State Agencies

**V. RESPONSE ORGANIZATIONS**

> The following individual agencies in various combinations form the
> emergency/disaster response organization. (State agencies that
> potentially have a role in the response to a major emergen­cy/disaster
> are also shown on **Chart A: Organization of the Executive Branch,
> State of Minnesota** contained in this plan.)
>
> A. State of Minnesota
>
> 1\. Office of the Governor

2.  Department of Administration

\* 3. Department of Agriculture

4\. Board of Animal Health

5\. Attorney General

> 6\. Department of Children, Families & Learning
>
> 7\. Department of Commerce
>
> 8\. Department of Economic Security
>
> \* 9. Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board

10\. Department of Employee Relations

> \* 11. Department of Health

12\. Minnesota Housing Finance

> \* 13. Department of Human Services

14\. Department of Labor and Industry

> \* 15. Department of Military Affairs
>
> \* 16. Department of Natural Resources
>
> 17\. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
>
> \* 18. Department of Public Safety
>
> 19\. Department of Revenue
>
> \* 20. Department of Transportation
>
> \* Agencies with significant responsibility in the event of a nuclear
> generating plant incident. **Chart B: Interrelationships of
> Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Agencies** depicts the
> interrela­tion­ships of these agencies.
>
> **Chart A: Organization of the Executive Branch, State of Minnesota**

![](media/image25.wmf)

\* Agency has been assigned one or more emergency operations
responsibilities.

> **Chart B: Interrelationship of Radiological Emergency Preparedness
> (REP) Agencies**

**Chart C: Interrelationship of Entities Involved in Response to
High-Level Radioactive Waste Transpor­ta­tion Acci­dents/Incidents**

B. Local Government

> 1\. Local units of government (counties, cities, townships, etc.)
> serve as the \"first line of defense\" for citizens when a major
> emergency/disaster occurs.

2\. The local governments located within, or directly affected by, the
Monticello and Prairie Island nuclear generating plant 10-mile Emergency
Planning Zones (EPZs) are as follows:

> a\. Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant
>
> 1\) Wright County/City of Monticello
>
> 2\) Sherburne County/Cities of Becker and Big Lake
>
> b\. Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant
>
> 1\) Goodhue County/City of Red Wing and Prairie Island Indian
> Community
>
> 2\) Dakota County

C. Federal Government

> 1\. The Federal Response Plan (for P.L. 93-288, as amended)
> establishes the basis for federal assistance to the state and its
> affected political subdivisions impacted by a catastrophic or
> significant disaster/emergency.
>
> 2\. Agencies potentially involved in the response to a nuclear
> generating plant emergency:
>
> a\. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
>
> b\. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
>
> c\. Department of Energy (DOE)
>
> d\. Department of Defense (DOD)/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE)
>
> e\. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
>
> f\. Department of Transportation (DOT)
>
> g\. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
>
> h\. Department of the Interior (DOI)
>
> i\. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
>
> 3\. In addition to the agencies listed above, the Small Business
> Administration (SBA) may be involved in the response to other types of
> emergen­cies/disasters.
>
> D. Utilities/Private Businesses
>
> 1\. Utility service suppliers (including Nuclear Management Company,
> operator of the Monticello and Prairie Island nuclear generating
> plants)
>
> 2\. \"Responsible parties\": those parties responsible for
> spills/releases of hazardous materi­als
>
> 3\. Broadcast and cable industries
>
> E. Private Organizations
>
> 1\. American Red Cross

2.  Minnesota Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters (MNVOAD)

> 3\. Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) and Amateur Radio
> Emergency Services (ARES) groups
>
> 4\. Other volunteer organizations

**VI. ASSIGNMENT OF EMERGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES**

> A. Role of DEM
>
> Within state government, the Department of Public Safety, Division of
> Emergency Management (DPS/DEM) is the agency with responsibility for
> coordinating state emergency/disaster preparedness, response,
> recovery, and mitigation. Extensive and specific emergency
> responsi­bilities have been assigned to DEM in Minnesota Statutes,
> Chapter 12, and the Governor\'s Executive Order Assigning Emergency
> Responsibili­ties to State Agencies. The specific operating procedures
> followed by DEM are contained in the [DEM Standard Operating
> Procedures]{.underline}. These procedures are on file with DEM.
>
> DEM will provide status reports and needs assess­ments to the Federal
> Emergency Manage­ment Agency (FEMA), Nuclear Regula­tory Commission
> (NRC) or other appropriate federal agencies when an actual or
> potential emergen­cy/disaster arises. DEM will also coordinate local
> government and state agency requests for federal assistance. Lastly,
> DEM will coordinate the establishment of disaster field offices.
>
> B. Responsibilities of State Agencies
>
> State agencies will carry out emergency assignments during an
> emergency/disaster that parallel their day-to-day activities. However,
> in accordance with both state law and the Governor\'s Executive Order
> Assigning Emergency Responsibili­ties to State Agencies, certain state
> agencies have been assigned specific emergency responsibilities of
> both an operational and administrative nature. The *operational*
> responsi­bili­ties are shown on **Chart D: State of Minnesota Emergency
> Responsibility Assignments**. (For further details concerning state
> agency emergency opera­tion responsibilities, refer to the annexes to
> this plan. One annex exists for each of the responsibili­ties listed on
> Chart D.)
>
> Per the Governor\'s Executive Order Assigning Emergency
> Responsibilities to State Agencies, agencies that have been assigned
> emergen­cy responsi­bili­ties are required to develop and maintain the
> plan/proce­dures needed to carry out those responsi­bilities. These
> plans/proce­dures should be made available to the agency\'s employees
> and to the Division of Emergency Management for maintenance in the
> state emergency operations center (SEOC). The agencies mentioned in
> the Executive Order are also required to develop and maintain
> continuity of operations plans for sustained operations and staffing.
>
> **Chart D: State of Minnesota Emergency Responsibility Assignments**

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<td>Annex:</td>
<td>A</td>
<td>B</td>
<td>C</td>
<td>D</td>
<td>E</td>
<td>F</td>
<td>G</td>
<td>H</td>
<td>I</td>
<td>J</td>
<td>K</td>
<td>L</td>
<td>M</td>
<td>N</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Department/Agency/Office</td>
<td><blockquote>
<p>Notification &amp; Warning</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td><blockquote>
<p>Incident Management</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td><blockquote>
<p>Public Information</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td><blockquote>
<p>Accident/Damage Assessment</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td><blockquote>
<p>Search &amp; Rescue</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td><blockquote>
<p>Health Protection</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td><blockquote>
<p>Medical Services</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td><blockquote>
<p>Fire Protection</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td><blockquote>
<p>Evacuation/Traffic Control/Security</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td><blockquote>
<p>Mass Care</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td><blockquote>
<p>Debris Management</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td><blockquote>
<p>Public Works/Utilities Restoration</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td><blockquote>
<p>Environmental Hazard Response</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td><blockquote>
<p>Resource Management</p>
</blockquote></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Administration</td>
<td></td>
<td>S</td>
<td></td>
<td>S</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>S</td>
<td></td>
<td>S</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Agriculture</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>S</td>
<td></td>
<td>S</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>S</td>
<td>S</td>
<td>S<sup>5</sup></td>
<td>P<sup>5</sup></td>
<td>S</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Animal Health</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>P</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>S</td>
<td>S</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Attorney General</td>
<td></td>
<td>S</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Children, Families &amp; Learning</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>S</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>S</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Commerce</td>
<td></td>
<td>S</td>
<td></td>
<td>S</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>S</td>
<td></td>
<td>S</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Economic Security</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>S</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>EMS Regulatory Board</td>
<td></td>
<td>S</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>P<sup>7</sup></td>
<td>P</td>
<td></td>
<td>S</td>
<td>S</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Employee Relations</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>S</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Health</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>P<sup>6</sup></td>
<td>P<sup>6</sup></td>
<td></td>
<td>P</td>
<td>P<sup>6</sup></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>P</td>
<td>S<sup>2</sup></td>
<td>S</td>
<td>S</td>
<td>P<sup>6</sup></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Housing Finance</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>S</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Human Services</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>C</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Labor &amp; Industry</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>S</td>
<td></td>
<td>S</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Military Affairs</td>
<td>S<sup>3</sup></td>
<td>S</td>
<td></td>
<td>S</td>
<td>S</td>
<td></td>
<td>S</td>
<td>S</td>
<td>S</td>
<td>S</td>
<td>S</td>
<td>S</td>
<td>S</td>
<td>S</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Natural Resources</td>
<td>S</td>
<td>S</td>
<td>P</td>
<td>S</td>
<td>S</td>
<td>S<sup>3</sup></td>
<td></td>
<td>P<sup>4</sup></td>
<td>S</td>
<td>S</td>
<td>S</td>
<td>S</td>
<td>S</td>
<td>S</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Pollution Control</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>S</td>
<td></td>
<td>S</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>S</td>
<td>S<sup>5</sup></td>
<td>P<sup>5</sup></td>
<td>S</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Public Safety</td>
<td>P</td>
<td>P</td>
<td>C</td>
<td>P</td>
<td>S</td>
<td>P<sup>3</sup></td>
<td></td>
<td>P<sup>4</sup></td>
<td>P</td>
<td>S</td>
<td></td>
<td>S</td>
<td>P</td>
<td>P</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Revenue</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>S</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Transportation</td>
<td></td>
<td>S</td>
<td></td>
<td>S</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>S</td>
<td></td>
<td>C</td>
<td>S</td>
<td>S</td>
<td>P</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

**P = Primary C = Coordination S = Support**

Definitions of the P, C and S code letters shown on Chart D are as
follows:

P: Primary responsibility. Agency is in charge of and responsible for
specified function.

C: Coordination responsibility. Several agencies have partial
responsibility for a particular function, but no one agency has obvious
primary responsibility. This may occur where non-governmental agencies
are involved.

S: Support responsibility. Agency will assist the agency(cies) that have
primary or coordination responsibility for a specified function.

Definitions of the numbered footnotes to the code letters on Chart D are
as follows:

1.  Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 12 stipulates that "the Governor has
    general direction and control of emergency management..."

2.  Responsibility during accidents/incidents involving radioactive
    materials only.

3.  Responsibility during nuclear generating plant incidents only.

4.  DNR, Forestry Division has primary responsibility for forest and
    grassland fires. DPS, Fire Marshal Division has primary
    responsibility for all other fires.

5.  The Department of Agriculture has primary responsibility when the
    hazard is caused by agricultural chemicals. The Pollution Control
    Agency has primary responsibility for response to incidents not
    involving radiological materials or weapons of mass destruction. The
    Department of Public Safety is the lead state agency during the
    public safety phase of an environmental hazard response to a
    terrorist incident involving a weapon of mass destruction.

^6^ Primary responsibility during public health emergencies only.

^7^ Primary responsibility for critical incident stress debriefing
support.

**VII. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS**

> A. Overview of Response to Emergencies/Disasters
>
> Local government has the primary responsibility for meeting the
> immediate health and safety needs of its citizens in the event of a
> major emergency/disaster. However, state resources will supplement
> those of local government when: the needs generated by a major
> incident exceed the capability of local government to respond, the
> state has a specialized resource needed by local government or the
> scope of the event is widespread and there is a need to utilize a
> centralized incident manage­ment system. (A nuclear generating plant
> incident would be an example of the latter situation.)
>
> B. Operations Policies
>
> 1\. Protection of life and property and alleviation of human distress
> is the primary objective of state government emergency operations.
>
> 2\. Chief executives of local government will assume direct control of
> the emergency opera­tions of all government and non-government
> resources that by law are subject to their authority.
>
> 3\. All military resources employed in support of emergency operations
> will remain under military command and control at all times.
>
> 4\. State agencies involved in the response to an emergency/disaster
> will maintain the records necessary to document their disaster-related
> expenditures.
>
> 5\. DEM will coordinate all requests for federal assistance.
>
> C. Method of Notification
>
> 1\. Various statutes, regulations, and emergency plans require that
> certain types of emergency events be reported (by the \"responsible
> party\") to the state, and in some cases to the federal and
> appropriate local government. These events include hazardous materials
> releases to air, water or soil, and pipeline leaks/breaks. *State and
> federal reporting requirements* mandate that all such emergency
> accidents/incidents be reported specifical­ly to the Minnesota Duty
> Officer (MDO). (Other local and federal reporting requirements may
> also need to be fulfilled.) In addition, local govern­ments in
> Minneso­ta routinely notify the MDO of other types of incidents.
>
> 2\. In the event of a Notification of an Unusual Event, Alert, Site
> Area Emergency or General Emergency at the Monticello or Prairie
> Island nuclear generating plant, Nuclear Management Company has the
> responsibility to notify the MDO as well as the appropriate local
> govern­ments. The MDO, in turn, is responsible for ensuring that all
> necessary state, local, and federal agencies and officials are
> notified.
>
> 3\. A carrier of high-level radioactive waste is required to promptly
> notify the MDO of any accident/incident. In turn, the MDO has
> established proce­dures to ensure the prompt notifica­tion of
> appropriate state, local and federal govern­ment agencies.
>
> D. Proclamation/Declaration of Emergency
>
> When an act of nature, an industrial accident, a hazardous materials
> accident, a major health threat or a civil distur­bance endangers life
> and property and local government resources are inadequate to handle
> the situation, the Governor may declare a *peacetime emergency*. Such
> a declaration cannot be continued for more than 5 days, unless
> extended (for up to 30 days) by the state Executive Council. A
> declara­tion of emergency shall invoke necessary portions of this plan
> and authorize aid and assistance thereunder. The Governor may also
> declare a *state of emergency* if a threat of armed violence, sabotage
> or act of terrorism is imminent.
>
> The chief elected official at the county and local level is
> responsible for direction and control of response to disaster
> situations. The aforementioned person(s) must declare that a state of
> emergency exists within their jurisdiction to be eligible to receive
> state or federal assistance.
>
> E. Incident Management
>
> This section is intended as a summary of incident management issues
> only. See **Annex B: Incident Management** for additional Minnesota
> Incident Management System (MIMS), state and local EOC, continuity of
> gov­ern­ment and other incident manage­ment-related information.
>
> 1\. Identification of the \"Officials in Charge\"
>
> The responsible officials, by title, who have the legal responsibility
> for providing overall direction of the emergency response are:
>
> a\. State of Minnesota: Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 12 stipulates that
> \"The Governor has general direction and control of emergency
> management. . .\" The same statute provides for the delegation of this
> authority to DEM, as follows: \"The division shall coordinate state
> agency . . . emergency response to all types of natural and other
> emergencies and disasters . . .\" Further, the Governor\'s Executive
> Order Assigning Emergency Responsibili­ties to State Agencies states
> that:: \"\[DEM\] shall have the coordinat­ing/facilitating role in a
> multiple state agency response to an emergency/disaster.\" The
> director of DEM will: implement this plan, coordinate emergency
> operations, approve protective action recommendations (PARs) following
> nuclear generating plant incidents/accidents and serve as the State
> Coordinat­ing Officer and Governor\'s Authorized Representative for all
> presidentially declared emergen­cies/disasters. The director of DEM
> will also request federal assis­tance, if neces­sary, on behalf of the
> Governor.
>
> b\. Local Government: Chair, county board of commissioners (counties),
> and mayor (cities).
>
> 2\. Management Systems
>
> The scope and nature of an emergency/disaster will determine whether
> one or both of the following incident manage­ment systems will be
> implemented:
>
> a\. Minnesota Incident Management System **(MIMS)**
>
> In the event of a limited-scope emergency, incident management may be
> accom­plished entirely through the use of MIMS and the establishment of
> an incident command center (ICC). *The Governor\'s Execu­tive Order
> Assigning Emergency Responsibilities to State Agencies requires that
> \"All state agencies responding to an emergency/disaster shall use the
> Minnesota Incident Management System (MIMS).\"* (See **Annex B:
> Incident Manage­ment** for more informa­tion on MIMS.)
>
> b\. Emergency Operating Centers **(EOCs)**
>
> In the event of a multi-agency response to a major emergency/disaster,
> the effective management of emer­gen­cy opera­tions from a central,
> protect­ed facility that has ade­quate commu­nica­tions capability and
> person­nel is essential. Based on the size of the geographic area
> affected, number of locations involved, number of agencies responding
> and duration of the event, manage­ment of the incident might take place
> from [one or more]{.underline} of the following established or
> alternate sites, as appropriate: an Incident Com­mand Center (ICC), a
> local govern­ment EOC, a regional (state) EOC or the state EOC (SEOC).
> The specific circum­stances of the incident will dictate the location
> and type of incident manage­ment facility selected.

1\) State of Minnesota

> Management of the state response to a major emergency/disaster
> (including a nuclear generating plant incident) will take place from
> the SEOC, located at 444 Cedar Street, St. Paul, Minnesota. The SEOC
> can be operational on a continuous 24-hour basis for a protracted
> period of time, and will be activated at a level appropriate to the
> magnitude of the emergency/disaster.
>
> State agencies assigned key emergency operations responsibili­ties will
> provide required personnel for the SEOC. Utility company
> represen­ta­tives will be available at the SEOC in the event of a
> regional blackout or a nuclear generating plant incident. Federal
> agencies that have responsibilities in the event of an
> emergen­cy/disaster or nuclear generating plant event will be expected
> to provide representa­tives for, and/or maintain coordination with, the
> SEOC.
>
> The appropriate state and federal agencies and \"responsible parties\"
> will be asked to provide a spokesperson for the Minne­so­ta Joint Public
> Information Center (JPIC). (The Minne­so­ta JPIC *work area* is located
> within the SEOC. Depending on the size of the incident, the JPIC
> *media briefing room* will be situated in Room G-15 of the State
> Capitol or at the Department of Public Safety offices at 444 Cedar
> Street.)
>
> The SEOC personnel will also coordinate with county EOC personnel.
> Various types of commu­nica­tion available in the SEOC permit close
> coordination between the SEOC and county EOCs. All communication links
> are operational on a 24-hour-per-day basis.
>
> In the event of a nuclear generating plant incident/accident, the SEOC
> will maintain direct communica­tions with the affected plant and the
> county EOCs via dedicat­ed telephone lines. Coordination between the
> state and the utility will occur at the SEOC. Coordination between
> local government and the utility will occur at the county EOCs. There
> are no plans to dispatch either state or local govern­ment
> representa­tives to the utility\'s Emergency Operating Facility (EOF).
> (See **Annex B: Incident Management** for more detailed incident
> management informa­tion.)
>
> If it is necessary to relocate operations, state agencies and other
> responding officials will be advised, and the SEOC operations will be
> initiated/resumed at the alternate EOC location(s) outlined in Annex
> B.

2\) Local Governments

a\) General

> Management of local government's response to a major emergency will
> take place from the local government ICC, EOC or both. County
> government agen­cies that are assigned key emergency responsibilities
> will provide required personnel for their county\'s ICC or EOC. One or
> more state agencies may also be requested to provide a representative
> to the county ICC/EOC.
>
> The purpose of the county ICC or EOC is to ensure coordination: 1) of
> county govern­ment response efforts, 2) with the involved state
> agencies (using a vari­ety of communica­tions systems) and 3) with any
> munici­palities involved.

b\) Nuclear Generating Plant Incidents/Accidents

> In the event of a nuclear generating plant incident/accident,
> representatives from three state agencies that have critical roles to
> play in the response (State Patrol, Department of Transportation and
> DEM) will report to the affected county EOCs. These individuals will
> help coordinate the activities of state agency personnel who are in
> the field; and they will also coordinate with their counterpart local
> govern­ment EOC representatives. The locations of the local government
> EOCs that may be activated in the event of a nuclear generating plant
> incident/accident are as follows:

**Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Area**

Sherburne County: Law Enforcement Center

> 13880 Highway 10, Elk River
>
> Wright County/City of Monticello: Courthouse
>
> 9 Northwest 1st Street, Buffalo
>
> **Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Area**
>
> Dakota County: Law Enforcement Center
>
> 1580 Highway 55, Hastings
>
> Goodhue County/City of Red Wing: Law Enforcement Center
>
> 430 W 6^th^ Street, Red Wing
>
> 3\. Continuity of Government
>
> In the event of a major emergency/disaster, continuity of government
> could be threat­ened. Two areas of special concern are:
>
> a\. Succession of Command: The loss of key government officials,
> particularly the Gover­nor, as a result of a catastrophic
> emergency/disaster could severely disrupt the ability of state
> government to effectively respond to that event. Consequently, the
> state constitu­tion has estab­lished a line of succes­sion for those key
> officials, and both Minnesota Statutes and the Governor\'s Executive
> Order grant these officials emer­gency authori­ties. The specific legal
> bases for disaster-related authorities and the line of succes­sion for
> key govern­ment officials are contained in **Annex B: Incident
> Management**. All state agencies with emergency responsibilities are
> reminded annually, during the plan review and update process, to
> review their succession information.
>
> b\. Preservation of Vital Records: State government must have a system
> for preserving records necessary to reconstitute government and
> conduct response/recovery efforts. Records related to the legislative,
> judicial and executive functions of the state must be pre­served.
> Lastly, secure data storage must exist for vital records pertaining to
> private individuals. These records include: birth and death
> certificates, marriage licenses and divorce papers, property and land
> titles, tax statements and licenses. The specific legal delegation for
> the preservation of vital records is contained in **Annex B: Incident
> Management**. All state agencies with emergency responsibilities are
> reminded annually, during the plan review and update process, to
> review their designations of vital records for adequacy and ensure a
> system exists for their preservation.
>
> 4\. Emergency Action Levels for Nuclear Generating Plant
> Incidents/Accidents
>
> The State of Minnesota and the affected local governments base the
> emergency procedures they follow in the event of a nuclear generating
> plant incident/accident on the Emergency Action Level Guidelines
> contained in NUREG 0654/FEMA REP 1, Rev 1. The utility companies that
> operate nuclear generating plants also use these guidelines. Events
> relating to Emergency Action Levels are as follows:
>
> a\. [Notification of Unusual Event (NUE)]{.underline}: Unusual events
> are in progress or have occurred which indicate a potential
> degradation of the level of safety of the plant. No releases requiring
> off-site response or monitoring are expected unless further
> degradation of safety systems occurs.
>
> b\. [Alert]{.underline}: Events are in progress or have occurred which
> involve an actual or potential substan­tial degradation of the level of
> safety of the plant. Any releases are expected to be limited to small
> fractions of the EPA Protective Action Guideline exposure levels.
>
> c\. [Site Area Emergency]{.underline}: Events are in progress or have
> occurred which involve actual or likely major failures of plant
> functions needed for protection of the public. Any releases are not
> expected to exceed EPA Protective Action Guideline exposure levels
> except near the site boundary.
>
> d\. [General Emergency]{.underline}: Events are in progress or have
> occurred which involve actual or imminent substantial core degradation
> or melting with the potential for loss of contain­ment integrity.
> Releases can reasonably be expected to exceed EPA Emergency Action
> Guide­line exposure levels off-site for more than the immediate site
> area.

**VIII. MILITARY SUPPORT**

> A. Requests for National Guard assistance
>
> National Guard assistance may be made available when an event occurs
> that is beyond the capability of local government. Assistance is
> requested as follows:
>
> 1\. Requests by local officials for the National Guard must be
> submitted by the sheriff of the affected county, or the mayor of an
> affected city of the first class, to the Minneso­ta Duty Officer (MDO).
>
> 2\. Requests by state agency officials for National Guard assistance
> must also be submit­ted to the MDO. In addition, such requests should,
> normally, be coordinated with the county sheriff.
>
> 3\. Requests by Indian Tribal Councils should be coordinated with the
> county sheriff, who will forward the request to the MDO.
>
> B. Federal activation
>
> In certain types of emergencies, it is possible that the Minnesota
> National Guard will be activated by the federal government and not be
> available for state assignment. At the Governor\'s discretion, a
> *state defense force* could be assembled. DEM would work with
> Minnesota\'s Adjutant General to coordinate missions.

**IX. TRAINING, EXERCISES & DRILLS**

> A. Training
>
> Department heads are responsible for ensuring that both new and
> current department personnel receive appropriate training. Requests
> for emergency management-related training will be coordi­nated with
> DEM.
>
> 1\. At the local government level, requests for emergency management
> training will be coordina-ted through the county emergency management
> director.
>
> 2\. See **Appendix 1: Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP)
> Training** for specific training opportuni­ties/courses that address a
> nuclear generating plant incident.
>
> B. Exercises
>
> Full-scale exercises (e.g., those involving both EOC activation and
> field activities by state and local personnel) will be conducted as
> required. Appropriate evaluation criteria and advance materials will
> be provided to federal evaluators. Scenarios will vary so that all
> major elements of the plans and preparedness organizations are
> evaluated regularly. A critique will be scheduled at the conclusion of
> the exercise. At the state government level, DEM will assume
> responsibility for ensuring that exercise deficiencies are corrected.
> At the local government level, the county board of commission­ers
> and/or county emergency management director will have that
> responsi­bil­i­ty.
>
> A full scale nuclear generating plant exercise, involving mobilization
> of state, local and nuclear generating plant personnel, will be
> conducted biennially for each nuclear generating plant or as required
> by federal government rules. Scenarios will vary from exercise to
> exercise, so that all major elements of the plans and preparedness
> organizations are tested within a six-year period. Exercise scenarios
> shall include/make provisions for:
>
> 1\. Basic objectives
>
> 2\. Date, time period, place and participating organizations
>
> 3\. Both real and simulated events
>
> 4\. The time schedule for all events
>
> 5\. A narrative summary that describes initial activities and, as
> needed, activities developing during the exercises
>
> 6\. Arrangements for qualified observers
>
> 7\. Communications between the nuclear facility, state and local EOCs,
> and field assess­ment teams. These communications drills shall also
> include the aspect of understanding the content of messages and
> confirming connectivity of communication nets/systems.
>
> C. Drills
>
> The following drills will be conducted to test elements contained in
> the Basic Plan and to evaluate individual functions for specific
> incidents:
>
> 1\. The communication links between the SEOC and local governments
> located within each nuclear generating plant\'s plume exposure pathway
> shall be tested on a monthly basis.
>
> 2\. The communication links between each nuclear facility, state and
> local EOCs, and field assess­ment teams shall be tested annually.
>
> 3\. The communication links between federal emergency response
> organizations and states within each nuclear generating plant\'s
> ingestion pathway shall be tested quarterly.
>
> 4\. A medical emergency drill, involving a simulated contaminated
> individual and containing provisions for participation by the local
> support services agencies, shall be conducted biennially.
>
> 5\. Plant environs and radiological monitoring drills shall be
> conducted annually.
>
> 6\. Health physics drills shall be conducted semi-annually. The
> content of the plant environs and health physics drills shall be in
> accordance with federal government regulations.
>
> 7\. The National Warning System shall be tested statewide once a
> month.
>
> 8\. The statewide Emergency Alert System (EAS) shall be tested
> monthly.

**X. LONG-TERM RECOVERY/HAZARD MITIGATION**

> Each emergency/disaster has a unique set of long-term recovery needs
> and mitigation opportunities. The various emergency/disaster
> assis­tance programs have different eligibility criteria, funding
> limits and delivery systems. To ensure that aid is provided in a
> coordinated and timely manner, the Minnesota Recovers Disaster Task
> Force was formed and may be activated. This group consists of state
> and federal agencies that can access disaster assis­tance/hazard
> mitigation funds.
>
> The purpose, membership and operation of the above-referenced
> committee are described in the [Minnesota Hazard Mitigation
> Plan]{.underline}, developed and maintained by DEM. This plan includes
> references to disaster (recovery) assistance programs, potential
> staging areas and Disaster Field Office locations.

**XI. PLAN MAINTENANCE AND DISTRIBUTION**

> The director of DEM has the overall authority and responsibility for
> **maintenance** of this plan. The plan is re­viewed/revised annually,
> as required and in accordance with federal regulations, including
> NUREG 0654. Agencies identified in this document re-evaluate their
> responsibilities, in light of the changing world situation,
> technology, etc. and provide updated information about their emergency
> responsibilities to DEM, so that plan revisions can be developed.
> Changes to the plan are also made to address deficiencies identified
> in reviews, drills and exercises. Emergency telephone numbers are
> reviewed and updated quarterly. State departments and agencies are
> responsible for developing and reviewing/revising, at least annually,
> whatever standard operating procedures/guidelines and checklists they
> may need to carry out their responsibilities. This will include
> continuity of operations/business plans. State agency Emergency
> Preparedness Response Contact/Coordinators (EPRC/Cs) will certify that
> this plan has been reviewed and is accurate. Following major
> revisions, plan upgrades or a change of Governor, the Governor and
> state agency commissioners will provide signatures to signify
> approval.

The most current version of this plan is accessible via the DEM web site
([http://www.dem.state.mn.us)](http://www.dem.state.mn.us/). When that
system does not suffice, paper copies will be distributed**,** upon
request, to:

> A. All state agencies having assign­ments in the plan.
>
> B. Affected federal and local agencies.
>
> C. Affected contiguous states.
>
> D. Other affected/interested agencies and organizations.
>
> E. The Minnesota Legislative Reference Library and certain other
> public libraries. A listing of these libraries is available from DEM.
>
> Additional copies will be distributed, as necessary, in accordance
> with state law. DEM maintains a distribu­tion list for the plan.

**Course Type and Description**

State and local organizations are required to establish and maintain a
training program and offer the training on an initial and annual basis
to emergency responders in many categories. Where mutual aid agreements
exist between local agencies, e.g., fire, police and rescue, training is
available to all departments that are members of the mutual aid pact.

Following are the categories for qualifying personnel established by
NUREG 0654, FEMA REP-1, Rev. 1 responsible for implementing Radiological
Emergency Plans. Qualifying personal are trained according to their
responding position or responsibilities.

1\. Directors or coordinators of response organizations

2\. Personnel responsible for planning and assessment

3\. Radiological monitoring teams and radiological analysis personnel

4\. Police, security and fire-fighting personnel

5\. First aid and rescue personnel

6\. Local support services personnel, including emergency management
personnel

7\. Medical support personnel

8\. Personnel responsible for transmission of emergency information

9\. Radiological Laboratory personnel and instructors

Minnesota establishes the scope and nature of REP training offered by
DEM in the following matrix. Training may vary, depending on specific
needs. (Specialized courses can be arranged, as the need arises.)

  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  **Lesson    **Title of Lesson **Basic Elements of the Training**
  Plan        Plan**            
  Number**                      
  ----------- ----------------- -------------------------------------------
  REP-TR-1    EOCs (SEOC and    Basic radiological fundamentals; overview
              County EOCs)      of REP program, including program
                                requirements; overview of nuclear
                                generating plant emergencies (ECLs),
                                emergency plans, protective action
                                recommendation process; review of EOC staff
                                positions' standard operating procedures
                                and responsibilities; review EOC facility
                                set-up, layout and equipment.

  REP-TR-2    Planning and      Radiological fundamentals, overview of REP
              Assessment        program, overview of nuclear generating
                                plant emergencies (ECLs), review of
                                emergency plans, protective action
                                recommendation (PAR) process, review of
                                staff position responsibilities and
                                procedures (SOPs), lessons learned.

  REP-TR-3    Field Monitoring  Radiological fundamentals; overview of REP
              Team              program and nuclear generating plant
                                emergencies; review standard operating
                                procedures including personal protection,
                                instrument operation, communications,
                                monitoring and sampling. This training
                                includes classroom and hands on practical
                                training.

  REP-TR-4    Field Team        Review operation of command van, team
              Command Van       responsibilities, sample and survey
                                strategies

  REP-TR-5    Evacuation of     Review state, local, school and bus company
              Schools           emergency response plans; basic
                                radiological fundamentals and emergency
                                responsibilities.

  REP-TR-6    Monitoring and    Radiological fundamentals; overview of REP
              Decontamination   program and nuclear generating plant
                                emergencies; review of SOPs and techniques
                                used for monitoring and decontaminating
                                people, vehicles and equipment. Includes
                                dealing with evacuees and emergency workers
                                and the set-up and process for each
                                facility.

  REP-TR-7    Radiological      Training for primary and backup hospitals
              Emergency Medical and transportation providers. Radiological
              Support           fundamentals, overview of REP program and
                                nuclear generating plant emergencies,
                                review of protocols and procedures for
                                handling contaminated injured patients.
                                Includes treatment area setup and hands on
                                training.

  REP-TR-8    Public            Basic principles and procedures for
              Information       dissemination of public information, during
                                a nuclear generating plant emergency.

  REP-TR-9    Ingestion Pathway Radiological fundamentals; overview of REP
              Sampling Field    program and nuclear generating plant
              Team              operations and emergencies lessons learned;
                                procedure review including personal
                                protection, instrument operation,
                                communications, monitoring and sampling.
                                Includes classroom and hands on practical
                                training.

  REP-TR-10   DNR and           Radiological fundamentals; overview of REP
              Agriculture       program and nuclear generating plant
              Emergency         emergencies (ECLs); review staff
              Coordinating      responsibilities, SOPs, facility set-up,
              Center            communications, lessons learned.

  REP-TR-11   Duty Officer      Radiological fundamentals; overview of REP
                                program; review emergency classification
                                levels, notification procedures, EAS
                                message broadcast and siren activation.

  REP-TR-12   Laboratory        Radiological fundamentals; overview of REP
                                program; review emergency classification
                                levels, instrument operation, basic
                                contamination control, SOPs, facility
                                setup. Includes hands on training.

  REP-TR-13   State Patrol and  Radiological fundamentals, overview of REP
              DOT Field         program, nuclear generating plant
              Operations        emergencies and responder responsibilities.
              (Traffic Control) 

  REP-TR-14   Media             Radiological fundamentals, overview of REP
                                program and nuclear generating plant
                                emergencies, procedures for dissemination
                                of public information during a nuclear
                                generating plant emergency, county
                                response, Wisconsin response, Minnesota
                                state response.

  REP-TR-15   Non-Nuclear Power Procedures and hands on training for first
              Plant             responders to a non-nuclear generating
              Radiological      plant radiological incident.
              Responder         

  REP-TR-16   Dispatcher        Radiological fundamentals; overview of REP
                                program, review emergency classification
                                levels, notification procedures and
                                dispatcher protocols/SOPs.
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Note: "radiological fundamentals" include radiation right-to-know.

######## 

######## Practical Application of Training and Skills

**Practice Drills**

Supervised instruction aimed at testing, developing and maintaining
skills in a particular operation. A drill shall be supervised and
evaluated by a qualified drill instructor. Each organization shall
conduct drills, in addition to the biennial exercise.

**Federally Evaluated Exercise**

An emergency preparedness exercise that includes mobilization of state
and local personnel and adequate resources to respond to an accident
scenario. The scenario varies from exercise-to-exercise under various
weather conditions and is conducted by NRC and FEMA rules.

Note: All responders should participate in a practical \"hands on\"
training session, practice drill and/or evaluated exercise annually. DEM
encourages all responders, including volunteers, to take advantage of
and participate in all available training opportunities.

Following is a listing of Implementing and Supplemental Procedures for
the [Minnesota Emergency Operations Plan (MEOP)]{.underline}:

**[Section of MEOP]{.underline}** **[Title of Implementing
Procedure]{.underline}**

Annex A: Notification and Warning • Minnesota Duty Officer Procedures

-   Minnesota National Guard State Active Duty Plan

> (OP Plan Prairie Island, OP Plan Monticello)

-   DEM Standard Operating Procedures

-   Minnesota EAS Statewide Plan

Annex B: Incident Management • DEM Standard Operating Procedures

Annex C: Public Information • Joint Public Information Center Procedures

Annex D: Accident/Damage Assessment • State Field Team Standard
Operating Procedures

-   DEM Standard Operating Procedures

    Annex E: Search and Rescue • Minnesota Duty Officer Procedures

Annex F: Health Protection • State Field Team Standard Operating
Procedures

-   MN Department of Health Standard Operating Procedures

Annex G: Medical Services • MN Department of Health Emergency Procedures
for

> Nu­clear Generating Plant Incidents

Annex H: Fire Protection

Annex I: Evacuation/Traffic Control/Security • State Patrol and MnDOT
Emergency Procedures for Generating Plant Emergencies

Annex J: Mass Care • Department of Human Services Procedures for Nuclear

> Pow­er Plant Emergencies

-   Procedures for Red Cross Operation of Nuclear Generating Plant
    Response

    Annex K: Debris Management

    Annex L: Public Works/Utilities Restoration

Annex M: Environmental Hazard Response • State Field Team Standard
Operating Procedures

-   Department of Agriculture Standard Operating Procedures for Nuclear
    Generating Plant Emergencies

-   Department of Natural Resources Standard Operating Proce­dures for
    Nuclear Generating Plant Emergencies

Annex N: Resource Management • DEM Standard Operating Procedures

-   Minnesota Duty Officer Procedures

The following Letters of Agreement and Memoranda of Understanding are on
file with the Division of Emergen­cy Manage­ment:

[Letters of Agreement]{.underline}:

1\. State of Wisconsin

2\. Nuclear Management Company

3\. U.S. Department of Energy

4\. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, National Weather Service

5\. North Memorial Medical Center (Robbinsdale), North Ambulance Service

6\. Regions Hospital (St. Paul)

7\. Regions Burn Center (St. Paul)

8\. Mayo Clinic (Rochester)

9\. Red Wing Fire Department, Red Wing Ambulance Service

10\. Osseo School District

11\. South Washington County School District #833

12\. Osseo-Brooklyn School Bus Company

13\. City of Plymouth

14\. City of Maple Grove

> 15\. Minnesota Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters (MNVOAD)
>
> 16\. Minnesota Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES)
>
> 17\. Chippewa County
>
> 18\. Red Lake County
>
> 19\. Department of Natural Resources
>
> 20\. Minnesota Air National Guard
>
> 21\. Department of Administration
>
> 22\. Department of Public Safety, Fire Marshal Division
>
> 23\. Department of Military Affairs
>
> [Memoranda of Understanding]{.underline}:

1\. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region V

2\. Minnesota National Weather Service Forecast Office, Chanhassen

3\. Minnesota Chippewa Tribe and United States Environmental Protection
Agency

4\. American Red Cross

5\. United States Air Force Coordination Center, Scott Air Force Base

6\. United States Air Force Rescue Coordination Center, Langley Air
Force Base, Virginia

7\. Minnesota Wing of Civil Air Patrol (CAP)

8\. Upper Midwest States

9\. WCCO Radio

**Terrorist event or hoax involving weapons of mass destruction (wmd)**

1.  Background

In the United States, most terrorist incidents involve small extremist
groups who use terrorism to achieve a designated objective. Local, state
and federal law enforcement officials monitor suspected terrorist groups
and try to prevent or protect against a suspected attack.

Terrorist events involving chemical, biological, radiological,
incendiary and explosive devices are described by different
organizations, using various terms such as COBRA, CRBN, BNICE and NBC.
This document will use the inclusive single-term "Weapons of Mass
Destruction.

A terrorist attack can take several forms, depending upon the technology
available to the terrorist, the nature of the political issue motivating
the attack and the points of weakness of the terrorist's target.
Bombings are the most frequently used terrorist method in the United
States. Other possibilities include: an attack at transportation
facilities, an attack against utilities or their public services or an
incident involving chemical, biological, radiological or incendiary
(WMD) devices.

2.  Overview

Relative to federal roles in preventing and responding to potential or
actual terrorist incidents, Presidential Decision Directive (PDD)-39 is
the primary document that organizes the roles of federal agencies. It
designates the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) as the lead agency
in crisis management to prevent and/or respond to a potential or actual
terrorist incident. According to this directive, the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) is responsible for the consequence management
aspect of any incident.

The initial notification of an NBC terrorist incident or threat will be
made to the Minnesota Duty Officer (MDO) at the Division of Emergency
Management. If that notification includes a request for assistance, the
MDO will refer the request to DEM management who, with assistance from
other agencies and local officials, will assess the potential that a
weapon of mass destruction is involved. If there is an actual release or
it is determined that a credible threat exists, the need for staging,
pre-deployment, public information and non-public information will be
determined.

The incident command system (ICS) will be utilized when responding to a
terrorist incident. Involving a WMD device. The methods of the response
will depend on the device and will not be the same for all
classifications. As a result, the lead agency for the incident will be
determined by the device used. The other agencies activated to deal with
the event will likewise depend on both the agent used and the location
of the event.

**PANDEMIC INFLUENZA OUTBREAK**

In keeping with the all-hazard nature of this plan, a pandemic influenza
outbreak is addressed within the parameters of the plan. In addition,
the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), in cooperation with various
state and local agencies and organizations, developed the Minnesota
Pandemic Influenza Control and Prevention Guidelines to outline
strategies by which pandemic influenza-related morbidity, mortality and
social disruption may be reduced.

**I. PURPOSE**

> The purpose of this annex is to provide an overview of the
> responsibilities that have been assigned and the systems that have
> been established to ensure that key officials are notified, and the
> public is warned, of any emergency/disaster.

**II. OFFICIALS/AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR NOTIFICATION AND WARNING**

> A. Federal Government: The federal government is responsible for
> dissem­inating notifications and warnings of national security events
> and other disasters to federal military and civilian authorities, to
> affected states and, in some instances, to the public.
>
> 1\. [Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)]{.underline} is
> responsible for ensuring the operational capability of the National
> Warning System (NAWAS) on a 24-hour basis at the national, regional
> and state levels, so that warnings that are of a national security
> nature are disseminated to all NAWAS points. This system is also used
> in support of natural or technological incidents at the state level,
> as described in **2.** below. See Chart B for locations of the NAWAS
> Warning Points throughout the state.
>
> 2\. [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National
> Weather Service]{.underline}
>
> a\. The Chanhassen National Weather Service Forecast Office is
> responsible for:
>
> 1\) Disseminating (via NAWAS, the National Weather Service Weather
> Wire and the NOAA Weather Radio) all weather *watches* issued by the
> National Severe Storms Fore­cast Center in Kansas City, Kansas.
>
> 2\) Disseminating (via NAWAS, National Weather Service Weather Wire
> and NOAA Weather Radio) all weather *warnings* affect­ing its area of
> responsibility within the State of Minnesota.
>
> 3\) Serving as a backup for disseminating information relative to
> protective actions to be taken by the public, due to the following
> events:
>
> a\) An incident at the Monticello or Prairie Island nuclear generating
> plants which may affect land areas within the State of Minnesota and
> which would require protective action on the part of the public.
>
> b\) Release of toxic substance or radioactive material that requires
> immediate evacuation.
>
> c\) Possible detonation of explosive material that requires immediate
> evacuation.
>
> b\. [All]{.underline} National Weather Service Offices located in
> Minnesota (see **Chart A: National Weather Service Offices, Areas Of
> Warning Responsibility and Radar Coverage in Minnesota)** and the
> Fargo, North Dakota; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; and LaCrosse,
> Wisconsin Forecast Offices are responsible for:
>
> 1\) Broadcasting, via NOAA Weather Radio, all weather *watches*
> disseminated by the NWSFO.

2)  Disseminating, via NAWAS and NOAA Weather Radio, all weath­er
    *warnings* that they have issued.

> 3\. Other Federal Agencies: Other federal agencies may be requested to
> provide support in the dissemination of warnings, based on the
> parameters of the incident.
>
> B. State Government: The State of Minnesota is responsible for
> dissemi­nating notifications and warnings of emergencies/disasters to
> all counties and in some instances, to the general public. As noted in
> **II.C. County Governments** and **II.D. Municipal Governments**,
> local governments are generally responsible for providing warnings to
> the public.

  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  **Responsibility     
  Summary**            
  -------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------
  **Agency**           **Responsibility**

  DMA                  **S**: Outdoor warning (via helicopter) to recreationalists
                       in pre-determined areas in the event of a nuclear
                       generating plant incident.

  DNR                  **S**: Outdoor warning to recreationalists in state parks,
                       at high-hazard dams, waterways and campgrounds.

  DPS                  **P**: Maintain emergency notification and warning system,
                       and implement as needed. Coordinate PANS activation during
                       a nuclear generating plant incident.

  **P**=Primary        
  **C**=Coordination   
  **S**=Support        
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

> 1\. [Department of Military Affairs (National Guard)]{.underline}. The
> National Guard will fly a helicopter through pre-determined areas to
> warn recreationalists who may be in locations without access to an
> outdoor warning system, *in the event of a nuclear generating plant
> incident*.
>
> 2\. [Department of Natural Resources]{.underline}. DNR will assist
> with warning recreationalists of impending disaster in state parks and
> at high-hazard dams, which are under DNR management. *In the event of
> a nuclear generating plant incident*, DNR has primary responsibility
> for warnings in state parks, waterways, trails and campgrounds in the
> affected areas.

3.  [Department of Public Safety (DPS)]{.underline}.

> a\. [Division of Emergency Management (DEM)]{.underline}. DEM has the
> general responsibility for ensuring that an adequate system exists for
> notifying key state and local govern­ment officials and for warning the
> general public of disasters/potential disasters. In the event of a
> nuclear generating plant incident, the Planning Chief will coordinate
> a recommendation to activate the Public Alerting and Notification
> System with the State Incident Manager. (See **IV. Public Alerting and
> Notification System \[PANS\]** for information more specific to a
> nuclear incident.) In addition, DEM is specifi­cally responsible for:
>
> 1). Maintaining the 24-hour Minnesota Duty Officer (MDO) system. The
> MDO has many responsibilities, but chief among them is ensur­ing the
> proper receipt, verification and dissemination of emergen­cy/disaster
> notifications to appropriate state, local and federal government
> officials. Agencies/organizations notified by the MDO have established
> procedures for alerting, notifying and mobilizing their emergency
> response resources. These procedures provide for the taking of
> pre-determined emergency actions. A *nuclear generating plant
> incident* requires the following actions by the MDO:
>
> a\) When an emergency (except a notification of unusual event) is
> declared at the Monticello or Prairie Island nuclear generating plant,
> the MDO will:
>
> \(1\) Participate in a notification conference call with the plant and
> the affected counties.
>
> \(2\) Notify the DEM management group.
>
> \(3\) Notify DEM Radiological Emergency Preparedness staff.
>
> \(4\) Notify the appropriate DEM Regional Program Coordinator(s).
>
> \(5\) Notify the on-call Minnesota Department of Health Coordinator.
>
> \(6\) Notify the Department of Public Safety Public Information
> Officer (PIO).
>
> \(7\) Notify Wisconsin Emergency Management in the event of an
> incident at Prairie Island plant.
>
> b\) *Alert, Site Area, and General Emergencies* also require the MDO
> to:
>
> \(1\) Notify pre-designated state agencies.
>
> \(2\) If the Emergency Alert System (EAS) equipment is not
> operational, contact the Chanhassen National Weather Service Forecast
> Office and request activation of Emergency Alert System (EAS), unless
> this has already been done, in order to announce a Protective Action
> Recommendation (PAR). (For additional information on EAS activation,
> see **Annex C: Public Information**.)
>
> \(3\) Notify FEMA Region V.
>
> \(4\) Notify the Corps of Engineers, if the situation warrants such
> notification.

2)  Monitoring the state portion of the National Warning System (NAWAS)
    and coordinat­ing any actions determined to be necessary to maintain
    service or extend coverage within the state.

3)  For weather emergencies, the National Weather Service has primary
    responsibility for activation of the EAS. The MDO has an EAS
    encoder/decoder for originating EAS messages, when authorized by
    appropriate authorities.

4)  Initiating statewide activation of the Minnesota EAS at least
    quarterly to ensure the effectiveness of the activation procedures.
    The Chanhassen National Weather Service Forecast Office acts as a
    backup, in the event the MDO is unable to activate the EAS.
    Procedures exist, addressing that alternate activation system.

> b\. [State Patrol Division]{.underline}. The State Patrol is
> responsible for:
>
> 1\) Operating and maintaining the State Warning Point (SWP). The State
> Patrol Communications Center located in Roseville serves as the SWP.
> The State Patrol District Office locat­ed in Mankato serves as the
> alternate SWP.
>
> The SWP operates on a 24-hour basis and is re­sponsible for:
>
> a\) The proper *receipt* of all national, regional and state
> warnings/tests transmitted over the NAWAS, and the *dissemination* of
> such warnings via NAWAS to the affect­ed (state) Primary Warning
> Points. The State Patrol District offices in Brain­erd, Detroit Lakes,
> Duluth, Mankato, Marshall, Rochester, St. Cloud, Thief River Falls,
> and Virginia serve as the Primary Warning Points because of their
> 24-hour opera­tion.
>
> b\) Exercising \"net control\" over the Minnesota NAWAS net. The NAWAS
> net includes ten \[state\] Primary Warning Points, six National
> Weather Service offices and three NAWAS extensions in Minnesota.
>
> 2\) Disseminating NOAA warnings, primarily by point-to-point radio,
> from the (state) Primary Warning Points to the affected county warning
> points.
>
> 3\) In the event of a serious accident/incident involving the
> transportation of high-level radioactive waste, State Patrol
> communications systems may be used to relay information to local law
> enforcement officials.
>
> C. County Governments: Counties are responsible for disseminating
> notifica­tions and warnings to the municipalities and the rural
> residents within their geographic boundaries, including special-needs
> populations in the affected areas.
>
> 1\. The primary contact points for the local emergency response
> organizations are the affected *county warning points* (county
> sheriffs\' offices), which are staffed 24 hours per day.
>
> 2\. The county warning points have the responsibility to initiate the
> county\'s emergency response.
>
> 3\. Agencies/organizations notified by the county warning point have
> established procedures for alerting, notifying and mobilizing their
> emergency response resources. In the event of a nuclear generating
> plant incident, these procedures provide for pre-determined emergency
> actions, which are based on the emergency classification of the
> incident: Notification of Unusual Event, Alert, Site Area Emergency or
> General Emergency.
>
> 4\. In the event of a rapidly escalating event at a *nuclear
> generating plant*, the county warning point may also notify the
> Chanhassen National Weather Service Forecast Office.
>
> D. Municipal Governments: Municipalities are responsible for
> disseminat­ing warnings to the citizens who reside within their
> geographic boundaries. Notification will be made to special
> facilities, locations and populations, including but not limited to
> nursing homes, schools, and to deaf and non-English speaking
> populations.
>
> E. \"Responsible Party\": In Minnesota, parties responsible for
> certain types of accidents/incidents are required to contact the MDO
> and, in some cases, other officials.
>
> 1\. In the event of a nuclear generating plant incident, the affected
> *nuclear generating plant* must promptly notify state and local
> emergency response organizations. The initial message from the plant
> must contain information about the class of emergency, whether a
> release is taking place, potentially affected population and areas,
> and whether protective measures may be necessary.
>
> 2\. In the event of a high-level radioactive waste transportation
> accident/incident, *the carrier* is specifically *required* to notify
> the MDO. Depending upon the seriousness and immediacy of the threat to
> public safety, the carrier may also notify local government
> authorities by dialing 9-1-1 or the local emergency dispatch number.
>
> 3\. In the event of a spill/release of hazardous materials, the
> \"responsible party\" is required by law to notify the MDO.

**III. COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS USED FOR NOTIFICATION AND WARNING WITHIN
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA (ALL DISASTERS)**

> A. National Warning System (NAWAS) - This system is a dedicated,
> nation­wide party-line telephone network that interconnects federal and
> state government agencies and designated locations within each state.
> This is the primary system for disseminating notifications to the ten
> State Primary Warning Points. (See Chart B: **National Warning System
> \[NAWAS\] - Minnesota Warning Points**.)
>
> B. Law Enforcement Radio (Statewide Point-to-Point 155.370 MHz): This
> is the system used for relaying notifi­cations from the ten State
> Warning Points to all county warning points. Frequency 155.370 may
> also be used as the Minnesota Incident Management System (MIMS)
> channel, during a multi-jurisdictional response to a major
> accident/incident. (For more information on the MIMS channel function,
> see **Annex B: Incident Management**.)
>
> C. Sheriff\'s Radio Nets: These are the primary or alternate
> communica­tion links between county warning points and municipal
> warning points.
>
> D. National Weather Service Weather Wire: The National Weather Service
> operates a weather information wire. This service is avail­able on a
> subscription basis throughout the majority of the state. The system
> allows government agencies, mass media and interested industry to
> simultaneously obtain official weather data.
>
> E. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather
> Radio: This system provides continuous broadcasts of the latest
> weather information directly from the National Weather Service
> offices. The Weather Radio system can also be used to disseminate
> emergency infor­mation and/or recommended protective actions in
> response to a major accident or technological disaster.
>
> In Minnesota, there are nineteen NOAA Weather Radio transmitter
> locations. These transmitters are on the Minnesota Department of
> Transportation towers located at: Appleton, Bemidji, Bogus Mountain,
> Detroit Lakes, Duluth, Ely, Gunflint Lake, International Falls,
> Mankato, Marshall, New Ulm, Park Rapids, Rochester, Roosevelt, St.
> Cloud, Thief River Falls, Twin Cities, Willmar and Windom. To be able
> to receive one of these transmissions, it is necessary to be located
> within their (approximate) 40-mile broadcast­ing range and to have
> either an AM-FM radio which also has a "weather band\" or a special
> \"tone alert\" weather radio. The current NOAA Weather Radio system
> does not reach the entire Minnesota populace. (See **Chart C: NOAA
> Weather Radio System in Minnesota** for current coverage.)
>
> F. Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS): The CJIS system, which
> is operated by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA),
> interconnects all county and certain state and local government
> agencies. CJIS is essentially a data communication network that
> provides for access to, entry and storage of documented criminal
> justice information. The day-to-day function of this system relates to
> law enforcement activi­ties. However, since law enforcement does
> include such things as life saving and property protection, BCA's
> Communication Center is also used to disseminate severe weather
> notifications (e.g., special statements, watches, warnings) and other
> potential emergency information.

G.  Emergency Alert System (EAS): This system is intended to permit
    broadcasting of emergency information over most AM and FM radio, TV
    stations and the NOAA weather radio system. The system can be
    activated on a nationwide, statewide, regional or local basis. In
    order to ensure reliable statewide EAS coverage, the State of
    Minnesota is divided into six EAS Operational Areas (see **Chart D:
    Emergency Alert System (EAS) Local Operational Areas in
    Minnesota**). A detailed Minnesota EAS Statewide Plan is on file
    with DEM and on its website. All EAS decoders in the state of
    Minnesota are capable of manual and automatic operation. The two
    main relay stations, WCCO and KNOW, are on the air 24-hours and have
    manual and automatic operation of EAS equipment. All stations
    designated for the Prairie Island and Monticello nuclear generating
    plants have 24-hour automatic EAS capability. All of these stations
    monitor for the Civil Authorities Code by which DEM transmits.

> The Governor or his authorized representatives may initiate activation
> of the Minnesota EAS in the event of certain types of disasters or
> emergencies.
>
> H. Sirens: Although a variety of outdoor warning devices are used in
> Minnesota (including horns, whistles and public address systems)
> sirens are by far the most common. They are directed primarily at
> warning those who are outdoors.
>
> I Emergency Voice Response System (Dialogic): This telephone system
> allows emergency messages to be sent to multiple locations
> simultaneously. A written confirmation will be generated, showing the
> outcome of the communication.
>
> J. Each state agency is responsible for maintaining a current
> inventory of its communications assets.
>
> **IV. PUBLIC ALERTING AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM (PANS) FOR NUCLEAR
> GENERATING PLANT INCIDENTS**
>
> A. Objectives for coverage by the system
>
> 1\. Capability to provide both an alert signal and an informational or
> instructional message to the population on an area-wide basis
> throughout the 10-mile EPZ, within 15 minutes of approval by an
> authorized decision-maker.
>
> 2\. The initial notification system will assure direct coverage of
> essentially 100 percent of the population within 5 miles of the
> plants.
>
> 3\. Within 45 minutes of the official approval, special arrangements
> will be made to assure 100 percent coverage of the population within
> the entire plume exposure EPZ (10-mile radius) who may not have
> received the initial notification.
>
> B. PANS for warning the public in the 10-mile EPZ surrounding each
> plant
>
> 1\. Fixed sirens for 100 percent coverage throughout the 5-mile zone
> and in populated areas of the 5 to 10-mile zone.
>
> 2\. Emergency vehicles (squad cars, airplanes, boats, etc.) with
> sirens and public address in the 5 to 10-mile areas not covered by
> fixed sirens.
>
> 3\. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather
> radios in institutional, educational and commercial facilities.
>
> 4\. The Emergency Alert System (EAS) that has access to television and
> radio stations within the area.
>
> The primary means of alerting the public to an impending incident will
> be the use of fixed and mobile sirens. Once alerted, the public should
> turn to their local EAS stations as the primary means of notification.
> If more than one Protective Action Recommendation (PAR) is issued, and
> if they are issued at different times, this procedure shall be
> repeated.
>
> C. Conditions and prerequisites for activation of the PANS
>
> 1\. A Site Area or a General Emergency classification condition has
> been declared at the Monticello or Prairie Island nuclear generating
> plant.
>
> 2\. A PAR, such as sheltering or evacuation, is recommended for the
> public within all or a portion of the 10-mile EPZ surrounding the
> plant.
>
> 3\. An EAS message was prepared and is ready to broadcast immediately
> following activation of the sirens.
>
> D. EAS Messages
>
> Pre-scripted messages to the public giving instructions regarding:
> identification of the state or local government organization and the
> official with the authority for providing the EAS alert and message;
> identification of the commercial nuclear generating plant and current
> status of radiological conditions at the plant; reference to
> REP-specific emergency information for use by the public, during an
> emergency; protective actions to be taken for a specified area; and a
> closing statement, asking the affected and potentially affected
> population to stay tuned to the EAS station for additional
> information. At the time of an emergency, these messages will be
> finalized and issued. More specific protective actions and a specific
> description of the affected area follow shortly after the EAS message
> in a Special News Broadcast from the JPIC.
>
> Sample messages and details of activation of the PANS are contained in
> [DEM Standard Operating Procedures]{.underline}.

E.  PANS Activation for the Monticello Area

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a.  The Planning & Assessment Center (PAC) will recommend protective
    actions to the State Incident Manager, who will take them to the
    Governor or designee for approval. (See Annex F.IV.B, regarding a
    pre-determined initial PAR.) The 15-minute requirement for siren and
    EAS activation begins when the PAR is approved.

b\. Following PAR approval, the State Incident Manager will contact the
counties to coordinate siren activation.

2.  EAS

a\. Minnesota DEM is responsible for issuing pre-scripted EAS messages
that encompass Sherburne and Wright counties.

> b\. Minnesota DEM is responsible for transmitting the approved PAR EAS
> message.
>
> c\. If needed as a backup method for transmitting EAS messages,
> Minnesota DEM notifies the Chanhassen National Weather Service
> Forecast Office of the correct message and authorizes the time of
> broadcast, as agreed upon by the SEOC and the counties. The backups to
> the Chanhassen NWSFO are contained in the EAS SOPs.
>
> F. PANS Activation for the Prairie Island Area
>
> This process was developed jointly by the States of Minnesota and
> Wisconsin to ensure proper coordination in the implementation of
> action to protect the public.
>
> 1\. Protective Action Recommendations (PARs)
>
> a\. When the two state EOCs individually decide upon protective
> actions, the Minnesota State Incident Manager (SIM) and Wisconsin
> Officer-In-Charge (WI-OIC) will confer and agree upon a tentative
> siren activation time.
>
> b\. The PAR is taken to the affected respective counties and governor
> or designee for approval and authorization of PANS activation. (See
> Annex F.IV.B, regarding a pre-determined initial PAR.)
>
> c\. Following PAR approval, the SIM and WI-OIC confer again to ensure
> concurrence. The 15-minute requirement for siren and EAS activation
> begins at this time.
>
> 2\. EAS
>
> a\. Minnesota DEM is responsible for issuing and transmitting
> pre-scripted EAS messages which encompass Dakota and Goodhue Counties
> in Minnesota *and* Pierce County in Wisconsin.
>
> b\. If needed as a backup method for transmitting EAS messages,
> Minnesota DEM notifies the Chanhassen National Weather Service
> Forecast Office of the correct message and authorizes the time of
> broadcast as agreed upon by the SIM and WI-OIC. Backups to the
> Chanhassen NWSFO are addressed in the EAS SOP.
>
> G. Rapidly Escalating Events. If circumstances at the plant require an
> immediate protective action for the public and the SEOC is not
> operational, it is considered a rapidly escalating event. The
> Minnesota Duty Officer (MDO) will:
>
> 1\. Receive notification as part of a conference call with the utility
> and dispatchers from the affected counties.
>
> 2\. Accept the PAR from the utility emergency director.
>
> 3\. Coordinate activation of the PANS with the county dispatchers and
> issue a pre-scripted EAS message, utilizing the Chanhassen National
> Weather Service Forecast Office as a back up, if needed.
>
> H. PANS Activation and Implementation Responsibilities
>
> 1\. Activation of PANS may be recommended by:
>
> a\. The SEOC Planning Chief
>
> b\. The State Incident Manager
>
> 2\. Activation of PANS must be initiated by Minnesota DEM.
>
> 3\. Implementation of PANS:
>
> a\. In the Monticello area:
>
> 1\) Wright County Sheriff
>
> 2\) Sherburne County Sheriff
>
> b\. In the Prairie Island area:
>
> 1\) Dakota County Sheriff
>
> 2\) Goodhue County Sheriff
>
> c\. EAS System
>
> 1\) WCCO and KNOW radio
>
> 2\) Chanhassen National Weather Service Forecast Office (back-up)

**V. IMPLEMENTING PROCEDURES**

> Specific procedures have been established for notification of state
> and local response organizations. These procedures are contained in
> [DEM Standard Operating Procedures]{.underline}, [EAS Statewide
> Plan]{.underline} and [Minnesota Duty Officer Procedures]{.underline}.
>
> For a nuclear generating plant incident, these procedures are based on
> the following emergency classification levels: Notification of Unusual
> Event, Alert, Site Area Emergency and General Emergency.

Chart A

**NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES, AREAS OF WARNING RESPONSIBILITY,**

**AND RADAR COVERAGE IN MINNESOTA**

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height="6.459722222222222in"}

Chart B

**NATIONAL WARNING SYSTEM (NAWAS) - MINNESOTA WARNING POINTS**

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Chart C

**NOAA WEATHER RADIO SYSTEM IN MINNESOTA**

Station Locations and Areas of Coverage (40-mile range)

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height="7.552083333333333in"}

Chart D

![](media/image29.png)**EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM (EAS) LOCAL OPERATIONAL
AREAS IN MINNESOTA**

**I. PURPOSE**

> In order to ensure that the state\'s response to any major
> emergency/disaster is effectively coordinated, it is necessary to
> utilize some type of incident management system. The purpose of this
> annex is to provide basic information about the system established,
> the facilities selected, and the other provisions made to provide for
> incident management.

**II. OFFICIALS/AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR INCIDENT MANAGEMENT**

+-----------+----------------------------------------------------------+
| **Respo   |                                                          |
| nsibility |                                                          |
| Summary** |                                                          |
+===========+==========================================================+
| *         | **Responsibility**                                       |
| *Agency** |                                                          |
+-----------+----------------------------------------------------------+
| DOA       | **S**: Assist with the preservation of essential public  |
|           | records.                                                 |
+-----------+----------------------------------------------------------+
| AG        | **S**: Assist with legal advice and opinions in support  |
|           | of state emergency operations.                           |
+-----------+----------------------------------------------------------+
| DOC       | **S**: Provide TDD and operators when SEOC/Hotline       |
|           | activated.                                               |
+-----------+----------------------------------------------------------+
| EMSRB     | **S:** Develop statewide emergency medical services      |
|           | radio communication system.                              |
+-----------+----------------------------------------------------------+
| DMA       | **S:** In coordination with the St. Paul Police          |
|           | Department and Town Square Security, provide security    |
|           | for the SEOC.                                            |
+-----------+----------------------------------------------------------+
| DNR       | **S:** Assign staff to prepare climatological and        |
|           | hydrological reports and data.                           |
+-----------+----------------------------------------------------------+
| DPS       | **C**: Overall authority to coordinate incident          |
|           | management function; provide protection and security for |
|           | state EOC; provide transportation/reconnaissance;        |
|           | restrict flights/access over disaster areas.             |
|           |                                                          |
|           | **P**: Process payments for the individual/public        |
|           | assistance and hazard mitigation programs.               |
+-----------+----------------------------------------------------------+
| MnDOT     | **S**: Assist with transportation of EOC equipment; air  |
|           | transportation and reconnaissance.                       |
+-----------+----------------------------------------------------------+
| **P*      |                                                          |
| *=Primary |                                                          |
| **C**=Coo |                                                          |
| rdination |                                                          |
| **S*      |                                                          |
| *=Support |                                                          |
+-----------+----------------------------------------------------------+

> A. [Governor]{.underline}. Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 12 stipulates
> that \"The Governor has general direction and control of emergen­cy
> management . . .\"
>
> B. [Department of Administration]{.underline}. Because the loss of
> certain records during a disaster could negatively affect disaster
> operations, as well as jeopardize the rights of citizens, Chapter
> 138.17 of the Minnesota Statutes stipulates that:
>
> \" . . . the Commissioner of Administration shall establish and
> maintain a program for the selection and preservation of public
> records consid­ered essential to the operation of government and to the
> protection of the rights and interests of persons . . .\"

C. [Office of the Attorney General (AG)]{.underline}. The AG will be
responsible for providing legal advice and opinions, including preparing
and reviewing proclamations and special regulations issued by the
Governor, in support of state emergency operations.

D. [Department of Commerce (DOC)]{.underline}: Department of Commerce
will provide a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) and
operators when the state Emergency Operations Center and Information
Hotline are activated.

> E. [Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board (EMSRB)]{.underline}.
> The EMSRB, in cooperation with the Office of Electronic Communications
> of the Technical Services Division of the Department of
> Transportation, shall develop a statewide emergency medical services
> radio communication system.

F. [Department of Military Affairs (DMA)]{.underline}. DMA will, upon
request, provide security for the SEOC, in conjunction with the St. Paul
Police Department and Town Square Security.

G. [Department of Natural Resources (DNR)]{.underline}. DNR Waters
Division will assign the state climatologist and other needed staff to
prepare climatological and hydrological reports, as well as other
related hydrological data, in support of emergency operations.

H. [Department of Public Safety (DPS),]{.underline}

> 1\. [Capitol Security Division]{.underline}. During an emergency,
> Capitol Security is responsible for:
>
> a\) Providing protection to property and equipment in the Capitol
> complex.
>
> b\) Providing 24-hour security for the State Emergency Operating
> Center (SEOC) and the Joint Public Information Center (JPIC), when
> they are located in the Capitol complex.
>
> c\) Providing backup radio operators for the Minnesota Duty Officer
> (MDO) operating the radio console in the SEOC, when feasible.
>
> 2\. D[ivision of Emergency Management (DEM)]{.underline}. Authority to
> coordinate the incident management function is delegated to the
> Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency
> Management (DEM). This delegation of authority is provided for in both
> the Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 12 and in the [Governor\'s Executive
> Order Assigning Emergency Responsibil­ities to State
> Agencies]{.underline}. (See **Basic Plan, sections VII.E.1.a** and
> **III.A,** below.)
>
> 3\. [Fiscal and Administrative Services]{.underline}. Fiscal and
> Administrative Services will, within five working days, process
> payments received from the Department of Public Safety, Division of
> Emergency Management for disaster victims that have applied for
> assistance through the Individual and Family Grant Program. Fiscal and
> Administrative Services will process payments received from the
> Division of Emergency Management, within 30 days, for municipalities
> within the disaster area that have applied for assistance through the
> Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Grant programs.
>
> 4\. [State Patrol Division]{.underline}. The State Patrol Air Section
> shall restrict flights and access over disaster and emergency areas,
> when requested by the Division of Emergency Management or local
> authorities. The Air Section shall, in conjunction with the Department
> of Transportation, Aeronautics Division, provide transportation and/or
> reconnaissance, as requested by the Division of Emergency Management,
> during a declared disaster situation.
>
> I. [Department of Transportation (MnDOT)]{.underline}. MnDOT is
> responsible for moving transportable communication equipment, records,
> supplies (including medical supplies), and office furniture and
> equipment to an alternate state emergency operations center (ASEOC),
> when requested. (See **IV.B.2.** below.) The Office of Aeronautics
> will support the State Patrol in transportation and/or reconnaissance,
> as requested by the Division of Emergency Management.
>
> J. [All Other State Agencies]{.underline}: As referenced earlier in
> this plan, the [Governo­r\'s Executive Order]{.underline} cited above
> requires each agency head to designate competent agency personnel to
> report and direct (their) state resources from the state and/or
> regional emergency operations centers, in response to a
> disaster/emergency.

**III. CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT**

A.  Legal Bases and Pre-delegation of Emergency Authorities

> The principal legal bases for emergency management-related activities
> (including incident management) within the State of Minnesota are: the
> State Constitution, Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 12, the [Governor\'s
> Executive Order Assigning Emergency Responsibilities to State
> Agencies]{.underline}, and this plan.
>
> 1\. [Minnesota Constitution]{.underline}. (See **III.B.** below.) This
> document:
>
> a\. Outlines the terms of election/appointment, legal authority and
> powers of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of state
> government.
>
> b\. Defines the lines of succession and process for filling vacancies
> within the branches of state government.
>
> 2\. [Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 12]{.underline}. This statute:
>
> a\. Provides for the establishment of a Division of Emergency
> Management, within the Department of Public Safety.
>
> b\. Requires the state\'s political subdivisions to create local
> organizations for emergency management.
>
> c\. Confers on the Governor (and the governing bodies of local
> political subdivisions) certain emergency and disaster powers for
> coordinating duties and responsibilities.
>
> d\. Provides broad authority for taking emergency management actions
> in all emergencies.
>
> 3\. The [Governor\'s Executive Order Assigning Emergency
> Responsibilities to State Agencies]{.underline} was developed in order
> to identify more specifically the emergency responsibilities of each
> state agency/department. It is updated when changes are necessary or
> there is a new Governor.
>
> Many of the state\'s departments and agencies have significant and
> well-recognized responsibilities in the event of an emergency. (This
> is most often the case when an agency\'s daily responsibilities are
> closely related to emergency and recovery functions.) Other agencies
> may play a support role when a major disaster occurs.

4.  The [Minnesota Emergency Operations Plan]{.underline}.

> B. Line of Succession
>
> The occurrence of either a major peacetime or national security
> emergency could jeopardize the continuity of state government. The
> loss of key government officials, particularly the Governor, as a
> result of a catastrophic disaster, could severely disrupt the ability
> of state government to effectively respond to that disaster.
> Conse­quently, a line of succession for those key officials has been
> estab­lished.
>
> 1\. [Legal Authority and References]{.underline}. In Minnesota, the
> line of succession for the executive, legislative and judicial
> branches of state government is provided for in the state\'s
> constitution. The appropriate references are as follows:

Executive Branch - Article V, Section 3 and Section 5

> Legislative Branch -Article IV, Section 4 (In addition, Minnesota
> Statutes, Section 3.06, subdivisions 1 and 2 provide for the election
> of officers and the designation of succes­sors within the legislative
> body.)
>
> Judicial Branch - Article VI, Section 8
>
> 2\. [Line of Succession for the Governor]{.underline}. The line of
> succession is as follows:
>
> a\. Governor
>
> b\. Lieutenant Governor
>
> c\. President Pro Tempore of the Senate
>
> d\. Speaker of the House of Representatives
>
> e\. Secretary of State
>
> f\. State Auditor
>
> g\. State Treasurer
>
> h\. Attorney General
>
> 3\. [Line of Succession for DEM Director (including emergency
> operations)]{.underline}. The DEM line of succession is as follows:

a.  Director

b.  State Incident Manager (position active during SEOC activation only)

c.  Assistant Director for Operations

d.  Assistant Director for Response

e.  Assistant Director for Administration

> C. Safeguarding Vital Records
>
> As indicated in **II.B.** above, the Commissioner of the Minnesota
> Department of Administra­tion is assigned the responsibility of
> establishing and maintaining a program for the safeguarding of vital
> records.

D.  All state agencies with emergency responsibilities, as outlined in
    this plan, are required, per the [Emergency Executive Order
    Assigning Emergency Responsibilities to State Agencies]{.underline},
    to develop and maintain emergency plans/procedures, including a
    continuity of operations (business continuation) plan. Those
    plans/procedures must provide for the protection of personnel, vital
    records and other critical resources and identify/prioritize
    critical functions that must be sustained.

    **IV. INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND FACILITIES**

> A. Limited-Scope Emergencies
>
> 1\. During the initial stages of certain emergency situa­tions, the
> MDO, located at the SEOC in St. Paul, may help facilitate/coordinate
> the state agency response. The MDO will:
>
> a\. Ensure that all appropriate officials are notified.
>
> b\. Forward requests for additional resources to appropriate agencies.
>
> c\. Relay on-going incident information, as requested, to other
> involved agencies and/or officials.
>
> 2\. As indicated in the [Emergency Executive Order Assigning Emergency
> Responsibil­ities to State Agencies]{.underline}, \"All state agencies
> responding to an emergency/disaster shall use the Minnesota Incident
> Management System (MIMS),\" which requires the designation of a state
> agency coordinator/liaison. The individual who is designated in
> accordance with MIMS will coordinate the state agency response *in
> support of local government*. In addition, an emergency-operations
> center (EOC) may be established to assist in the accomplishment of
> this coordination function. [EOC activation will normally occur when
> the incident covers a large geographic area, multiple locations and/or
> when multiple responding agencies are involved]{.underline}.

3\. Management of the state agency response to such
emer­gen­cies/dis­asters may take place from a local government EOC or from
a regional or state EOC. If the emergency involves primarily one or only
a few state agencies, it is also possible that incident management will
take place from a facility designated by the principal affected agency.
Radio communications support to the state\'s response may be provided
through a mobile command center. For these types of events, the specific
circum­stances of the emergency will determine the selection of the
location of the EOC.

> B. Disasters
>
> 1\. *During peacetime*, management of the state response to a
> large-scale emergency or disaster will normally take place from the
> primary SEOC. One or more state regional emergency operations centers
> may also be established, depending upon the emergency response needs.
>
> If the primary SEOC is unusable or if an alternate site would be a
> more beneficial location, an alternate SEOC may be established.
>
> 2\. *During an impending or actual national security event*, it may be
> necessary to relocate state government operations to an alternate
> SEOC. In this situation, overall management of state government
> operations, including the state\'s response to the emergency, would
> take place from an alternate state emergency operations center
> (ASEOC). There are two ASEOCs. The first and second options, in the
> order of preference are:
>
> Minnesota Air National Guard
>
> St. Paul Air National Guard Base
>
> 133^rd^ Civil Engineering Squadron
>
> 614 Militia Drive
>
> St, Paul, Minnesota 55111-4121
>
> or, as a backup to that location:
>
> Minnesota Interagency Fire Coordination Center
>
> 402 Southeast 11^th^
>
> Grand Rapids, Minnesota 55744
>
> The Fire Coordination Center has a protection factor of 40 and a 40 KW
> genera­tor to provide emergency power.
>
> As indicated in **II.I.** above, the Minnesota Department of
> Transportation is assigned responsibility for moving transportable
> communication equipment, records, supplies (including medical
> supplies) and office furniture and equipment to the ASEOC, if
> necessary and if requested.
>
> In addition to the ASEOC, alternate state regional emergency
> operations centers may also be established.

V.  **ACTIVATION OF THE STATE EOC**

> A. Responsibility for State EOC Activation
>
> DEM is responsible for deciding whether the SEOC or ASEOC should be
> activated. The [Governor\'s Executive Order Assigning Emergency
> Responsibilities to State Agencies]{.underline} charges the division
> to \" . . . activate the state EOC when any type of major disaster
> threatens or has occurred.\" If it is to be activated, DEM is
> responsible for accomplishing the activation.
>
> B. Criteria for Activation
>
> 1\. [Mandatory]{.underline}. The SEOC will be activated if any of the
> follow­ing condi­tions exist:
>
> a\. Nuclear generating plant incidents. The SEOC will be activated in
> the event of an Alert, Site Area Emergency or General Emergency at the
> Monticello or Prairie Island nuclear generating plant.
>
> b\. Certain international crisis conditions. Increased readi­ness
> warnings would be issued by the federal government (FEMA) in the event
> of a dangerously deteriorating interna­tional crisis. The SEOC would
> initially be minimally staffed (with DEM employees), and as the
> situation dictates, additional state agencies would be notified.
>
> 2\. [Discretionary]{.underline} - The SEOC may be activated for severe
> weather condi­tions and other potential or actual disasters,
> emergen­cies, incidents or exercises. DEM staff will assess the
> situa­tion and determine if activation of the SEOC is advisable.
>
> (See [Minnesota Duty Officer Procedures]{.underline} and [DEM Standard
> Operating Procedures]{.underline} for applicable SEOC activation
> procedures.)
>
> C. Operational Readiness. DEM is responsible for:
>
> 1\. Maintaining the operational readiness of the primary and alternate
> SEOCs.
>
> 2\. Assuring the continuity of administrative, material and technical
> support sufficient to ensure 24-hour operations over a protracted
> period of time.
>
> D. Disaster Phases and SEOC Activation Levels
>
> The following matrix of disaster phases and SEOC activation levels
> describes the level of SEOC activation at any time and is a guide on
> which all state agencies may base their standard operating procedures.

+---------+------------+-----------------------+------------+---------+
| **      | **EOC**    | **Activity**          | *          | **FEMA  |
| Phase** |            |                       | *REP/NRC** | Phase** |
|         | **         |                       |            |         |
|         | Activation |                       | **Phase**  |         |
|         | Level**    |                       |            |         |
+---------+------------+-----------------------+------------+---------+
| ##      | Duty       | Awareness             | None       | Prepa   |
| Routine | Officer    |                       |            | redness |
|         |            | \* Hazard             |            |         |
|         | (or        | identification        |            |         |
|         | D          |                       |            |         |
|         | ispatcher) | \* Risk/Vulnerability |            |         |
|         | [only]{.   | analysis              |            |         |
|         | underline} |                       |            |         |
|         |            | \*                    |            |         |
|         |            | Capability/Resource   |            |         |
|         |            | assessment            |            |         |
|         |            |                       |            |         |
|         |            | \* Needs assessment   |            |         |
|         |            |                       |            |         |
|         |            | Planning              |            |         |
|         |            |                       |            |         |
|         |            | \* Basic plan         |            |         |
|         |            |                       |            |         |
|         |            | \* Annexes            |            |         |
|         |            |                       |            |         |
|         |            | \* Standard operating |            |         |
|         |            | procedures            |            |         |
|         |            |                       |            |         |
|         |            | > \* Review and       |            |         |
|         |            | > update              |            |         |
|         |            |                       |            |         |
|         |            | Prevention/Reduction  |            |         |
|         |            | of effects (Initial   |            |         |
|         |            | mitigation efforts)   |            |         |
|         |            |                       |            |         |
|         |            | Learning              |            |         |
|         |            |                       |            |         |
|         |            | \* Training           |            |         |
|         |            |                       |            |         |
|         |            | \* Exercise           |            |         |
|         |            |                       |            |         |
|         |            | \* Evaluation         |            |         |
+---------+------------+-----------------------+------------+---------+
| #       | Duty       | Notification          | No         |         |
| # Alert | Officer    |                       | tification |         |
|         |            | \* Internal           | of         |         |
|         | (or        |                       |            |         |
|         | D          | \* External           | Unusual    |         |
|         | ispatcher) |                       | Event      |         |
|         | w[ith]{.   |                       |            |         |
|         | underline} |                       |            |         |
|         | technical  |                       |            |         |
|         | support    |                       |            |         |
|         |            |                       |            |         |
|         | \*         |                       |            |         |
|         | Incident   |                       |            |         |
|         | Manager    |                       |            |         |
|         | (or        |                       |            |         |
|         | Operations |                       |            |         |
|         | Chief)     |                       |            |         |
|         | assigned   |                       |            |         |
|         |            |                       |            |         |
|         | Moderate:  |                       |            |         |
|         |            |                       |            |         |
|         | Partial    |                       |            |         |
|         | Activation |                       |            |         |
+---------+------------+-----------------------+------------+---------+
|         |            | Alert                 |            | R       |
|         |            |                       |            | esponse |
|         |            | \* Standby            |            |         |
|         |            |                       |            |         |
|         |            | \* Staging            |            |         |
|         |            |                       |            |         |
|         |            | \* Consider           |            |         |
|         |            | evacuation/shelter    |            |         |
+---------+------------+-----------------------+------------+---------+
|         |            |                       |            |         |
+---------+------------+-----------------------+------------+---------+
| ## Em   | Full EOC   | Full activation of    | Alert      |         |
| ergency | Activation | needed resources.     |            |         |
|         |            |                       |            |         |
|         |            | \* Equipment          |            |         |
|         |            |                       |            |         |
|         |            | \* Personnel          |            |         |
|         |            |                       |            |         |
|         |            | \* Supplies           |            |         |
+---------+------------+-----------------------+------------+---------+
|         |            |                       | Site Area  |         |
+---------+------------+-----------------------+------------+---------+
|         |            |                       | General    |         |
|         |            |                       | Emergency  |         |
+---------+------------+-----------------------+------------+---------+
| *Period | Moderate:  | \* Demobilization of  | Recovery   | *R      |
| of      | Partial    | resources             | (Plant)    | esponse |
| Stabili | De-        |                       |            | tra     |
| zation* | activation | \* Preliminary damage |            | nsition |
|         |            | assessment            |            | to      |
|         |            |                       |            | Re      |
|         |            | \* Potential request  |            | covery* |
|         |            | for declaration       |            |         |
+---------+------------+-----------------------+------------+---------+
| ## R    | \* Duty    | \* Damage assessment  | Re-entry,  | R       |
| ecovery | Officer    |                       |            | ecovery |
|         |            | \* Clean up           | R          |         |
|         | (or        |                       | elocation, |         |
|         | D          | \* Salvage            |            |         |
|         | ispatcher) |                       | Re         |         |
|         | [with]{.   | \* Implementation of  | settlement |         |
|         | underline} | federal recovery      |            |         |
|         | technical  | programs.             |            |         |
|         | support    |                       |            |         |
|         |            |                       |            |         |
|         | \*         |                       |            |         |
|         | Recovery   |                       |            |         |
|         | Task Force |                       |            |         |
+---------+------------+-----------------------+------------+---------+
|         |            | \* Re-entry           |            | Mit     |
|         |            |                       |            | igation |
|         |            | \* Preliminary hazard |            |         |
|         |            | analysis              |            |         |
|         |            |                       |            |         |
|         |            | \* Relocation         |            |         |
|         |            |                       |            |         |
|         |            | \*                    |            |         |
|         |            | Prevention/Reduction  |            |         |
|         |            | of effects            |            |         |
|         |            |                       |            |         |
|         |            | \* Resumption of      |            |         |
|         |            | operations            |            |         |
+---------+------------+-----------------------+------------+---------+
| ##      | Duty       | Review                | None       | Prepa   |
| Routine | Officer    |                       |            | redness |
|         |            | \* Incident           |            |         |
|         | (or        |                       |            |         |
|         | D          | \* Response           |            |         |
|         | ispatcher) |                       |            |         |
|         | [only]{.   | Learning update       |            |         |
|         | underline} |                       |            |         |
|         |            | \* Training           |            |         |
|         |            |                       |            |         |
|         |            | \* Exercise           |            |         |
|         |            |                       |            |         |
|         |            | \* Evaluation         |            |         |
+---------+------------+-----------------------+------------+---------+

**VI. STAFFING OF THE STATE EOC**

> A. General
>
> Because of the presence of the MDO on a 24-hour-per-day basis, the
> SEOC is always at least minimally staffed with DEM personnel.
> Additional DEM staff members will augment the MDO personnel as
> necessary. As the situa­tion dictates, other state agencies will be
> asked to provide staff. Each state agency represented in the SEOC is
> responsible for ensuring that its representative is familiar with the
> duties which he or she is expect­ed to perform at the SEOC and for
> maintaining its own duty schedule. Lastly, several agencies have
> established their own EOCs to coordinate their own response
> activities.
>
> In addition, affected federal agencies, businesses/industries and/or
> private, voluntary organizations may also need/want to provide
> representa­tives to the SEOC. DEM will notify both state and other
> agencies with responsibilities in emergency operations when the state
> and/or regional EOCs are or will be activated, so that they may
> provide staff. DEM will designate space provided in the SEOC for
> state, federal and other officials, should their presence be
> necessary. Such officials will be briefed regularly on the status of
> the disaster.
>
> If it is necessary to relocate to the ASEOC in Grand Rapids or another
> designated ASEOC, the staffing requirements will remain the same.
>
> B. Staffing for full SEOC activation, *including for a nuclear
> generating plant incident/accident (Alert, Site Area Emergency or
> General Emergency only):*
>
> 1\. The following key operational positions will be staffed as needed
> (on a 24-hour basis, if necessary) for the duration of a full SEOC
> activation (see Chart A):

a.  State Incident Manager

b.  Operations Chief

c.  Planning Chief

d.  Logistics Chief

e.  Finance Chief

f.  Local EOC Liaison

g.  JPIC Coordinator

h.  Public Information Officer

i.  SEOC Security

j.  Technical Advisor(s)

k.  Dose Assessor (nuclear generating plant emergency only)

l.  Emergency Alert System (EAS) Writer

> 2\. The following organizations shall automatically provide one or
> more representatives to the SEOC:
>
> a\. State of Minnesota
>
> 1\) Governor, or his representative
>
> 2\) Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management
>
> 3\) Department of Health, Division of Environmental Health
>
> 4\) Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board
>
> 5\) Department of Transportation, Operations Division
>
> 6\) Department of Agriculture
>
> 7\) Department of Human Services
>
> 8\) Department of Public Safety, State Patrol Division
>
> 9\) Department of Military Affairs
>
> 10\) Department of Natural Resources
>
> Each of the above-listed state agencies will have at least one (1)
> representative in the SEOC, as needed, for the duration of the
> emergency.
>
> (See SEOC Standard Operating Procedures for **State EOC Staffing Floor
> Plan for a Nuclear Generating Plant Incident** for the location of
> staff performing certain functions in the SEOC.)
>
> b\. Private Organizations
>
> 1\) American Red Cross
>
> 2\) RACES/ARES
>
> 3\) Nuclear Management Company (NMC)
>
> c\. Additional Staffing
>
> 1\) In the event of a release of radioactive materials at a nuclear
> generating plant, the Departments of Agriculture, Health and Natural
> Resources will activate an Emergency Coordinating Center (ECC) in
> their respective facilities to coordinate internal activities.
>
> 2\) In the event of a serious incident at the Prairie Island
> (Minnesota) nuclear generating plant, the State of Wisconsin will be
> invited to dispatch liaison personnel to the State of Minnesota SEOC.
>
> 3\) The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S.
> Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will send liaison personnel to the
> SEOC, as needed.
>
> 4\) In the event of a terrorism incident, the Department of Public
> Safety, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) will provide personnel
> to respond to that incident.
>
> Specific information regarding staffing of the SEOC at all activation
> levels (including for a nuclear generating plant incident/accident) is
> contained in the [DEM Standard Operating Procedures]{.underline}.
>
> C. *Staffing for a high-level radioactive waste transportation
> accident/incident*. In this event, the following agencies are expected
> to provide representatives to the SEOC:
>
> 1\. Department of Public Safety
>
> a\. Division of Emergency Management
>
> b\. State Patrol Division
>
> 2\. Department of Health, Bureau of Health Protection, Environmental
> Health Division, Radiation Control Section
>
> 3\. Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board
>
> 4\. Department of Transportation, Operations Division
>
> 5\. Other state agencies, depending upon the nature and seriousness of
> the situation
>
> 6\. Any federal agencies which actively participate in the response to
> the accident/incident
>
> 7\. The shipper/carrier of the materials involved in the
> accident/incident

Chart A

![](media/image30.wmf)**STATE OF MINNESOTA EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER
ORGANIZATION CHART**

**VII. COORDINATION ACTIVITIES PERFORMED AT THE STATE EOC**

> The coordination activities performed at the SEOC will vary, depending
> upon the type of emergency/disaster involved and the location of the
> SEOC. The general functions to be performed are as follows:
>
> A. Coordinate with the local government(s) affected by and/or involved
> with the response to the emergency/disaster.
>
> *In the event of a nuclear generating plant incident*, DEM will
> coordinate with the affected county EOCs to:
>
> 1\. Provide both operational and public information
>
> 2\. Provide radiological guidance
>
> 3\. Provide Protective Action Recommendations (PARs)
>
> B. Coordinate the state agencies\' response to the emergen­cy/disaster.
> Continuously inform the response organizations of the emergency
> classification level and the recovery phase by means of a scrolling
> bar and other methods of communication (e.g., announcements, phone
> calls, etc.). In the event of a nuclear generating plant incident,
> these ECLs are: Alert, Site Area Emergency and General Emergency.
>
> C. Coordinate with FEMA and any other federal government agencies that
> are directly affected by or involved with the response to the
> emergency/disaster.
>
> D. Coordinate with any businesses/industries directly affected by
> and/or involved in the response to the emergency/disaster.
>
> *In the event of a nuclear generating plant incident*, DEM will
> coordinate with the utility company\'s technical support center (TSC)
> located at the plant Emergency Operating Facility (EOF) adjacent to
> the plant and headquarters\' staff located at the JPIC.
>
> E. Coordinate with any surrounding states directly affected by and/or
> involved in the response to the emergency/disaster.
>
> F. Generate appropriate public information. That information will
> normally be disseminated from the Minnesota JPIC, through the news
> media. (See **Annex C: Public Information**.)
>
> G. Coordinate with any volunteer agencies/organizations (Red Cross,
> Salva­tion Army, etc.) actively involved in the response to the
> disas­ter, in order to ensure that the immediate needs of the victims
> are being met and to obtain their initial damage estimates.
>
> **Note:** If emergency operations are relocated to the ASEOC in Grand
> Rapids or another designated ASEOC, these coordination activities
> remain the same.

**VIII. SEOC CAPABILITIES**

> The SEOC is designed to accommodate a staff of over 100 people.
> Following is a summary of SEOC capabilities.

A. Communications:

> 1\. Telephone Systems: DEM is responsible for ensuring that all SEOC
> telephones and extensions are operational.
>
> a\. Centrex Lines
>
> The Centrex lines permit telephone calling among state offices (North
> Star Network) and intrastate and interstate calls (WATS).
>
> 1\) 19 commercial lines
>
> 2\) 131 additional single lines
>
> 3\) 4 toll-free lines (800)
>
> b\. Non-Centrex ("direct") Lines
>
> In the event that the Centrex lines become unusable, the SEOC has 100
> dual backup commercial lines.
>
> c\. Excel Energy Off-Premise PBX
>
> There are three extensions off the Excel Energy PBX in Minneapo­lis.
> These lines, with conference call capability, can provide a direct
> (dedicated) communication link between four counties (Sherburne,
> Wright, Goodhue and Dakota) and the SEOC.

d\. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) and operators are
provided by the Department of Commerce, when the State Emergency
Operations Center and Information Hotline are activated.

> e\. Dedicated Telephone Lines

1\) Nationwide Dedicated Line

> The NAWAS extension enables the MDO area to monitor traffic and
> respond, as required, to information disseminated through the NAWAS.
> The Weather Service Forecast Office and Weather Service Offices use
> this system to obtain potential severe weather information and to
> issue watches and warnings. The NAWAS is an essential part of the
> state\'s warning system.

2\) In-state Dedicated Lines

> There are four in-state dedicated lines from the Excel Energy PBX
> which support the following:
>
> a\) SEOC \-- Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Technical Support
> Center
>
> b\) SEOC \-- Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Emergency Operating
> Facility
>
> c\) SEOC \-- Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Technical
> Support Center
>
> d\) SEOC \-- Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Emergency
> Operating Facility
>
> f\. Secure Telephone
>
> The one STU-III phone located within the SEOC provides the capability
> of use of a secure line to communicate during emergencies. This
> STU-III can be transported to alternate locations.
>
> g\. Cellular and Satellite Voice/Data Portable Telephones
>
> The Cellular Voice and Data Portable Telephones can be located within
> the SEOC or moved to an alternate EOC site to provide an additional
> communication link. The SEOC also has portable satellite telephone
> systems that can be moved to any disaster location where electricity
> and traditional telephone systems are unavailable.
>
> 2\. Radio
>
> a\. Federal National Radio System (FNARS) (HF)
>
> There are eight transportable high-frequency (1-30 MHz) radios which
> support the state\'s radio capabilities within the state and provide a
> link between FEMA National, FEMA Regions and all states and
> territories. These units are operated and staffed by amateur radio
> personnel.
>
> b\. Base Station Console (VHF)
>
> The base station console contains the frequencies listed below, which
> are necessary to conduct emergency communications.
>
> Minnesota Statewide State Patrol Frequency (Direction and Control)
>
> Minnesota Point-to-Point (Incident Management)
>
> Minnesota Statewide Emergency Frequency (MNSEF)
>
> Capitol Security Radio Network
>
> Natural Resources Law Enforcement Network
>
> Transportation Maintenance Network
>
> The state\'s incident management net utilizes the Department of
> Transportation\'s transmitter towers and is maintained annually. In
> addi­tion, the Department of Transportation\'s Operations Division will
> make the Maintenance Construction Communications System available for
> use as DEM\'s command net, should the command and control channels
> fail.
>
> c\. Remote Pickup Unit
>
> The Remote Pickup Unit (RPU) is tied to the Minnesota National Primary
> Station WCCO-AM 830. The RPU provides the state with an alternate
> capability of entering the statewide EAS system and broadcasting live
> from the SEOC.
>
> d\. 800 MHz System
>
> The 800 MHz system permits direct radio communica­tion between the SEOC
> and Nuclear Management Company (NMC) offices, the Monticello nuclear
> generating plant and the Prairie Island nuclear generating plant.
>
> e\. Mobile Command
>
> The State Patrol\'s Communications Van is designated as the State
> Mobile Communications Center. The Communications Van has the same
> communication frequencies as the base station console in the SEOC. DEM
> also maintains a 40 foot van, which can be used as a mobile command
> post/field office in conjunction with the State Patrol Communications
> Van. These two vehicles enable the SEOC staff in the field to
> communicate with and coordinate state responders in the field.
> Emergency power for these vehicles is provided through a 6.5 KW
> generator housed within each vehicle.
>
> *In the event of a nuclear generating plant incident,* the state field
> teams will be directed by the field team captain, who will be located
> in the field team command van. This van is operated/maintained by the
> Maple Grove Fire Department and is equipped with radios to communicate
> with the field teams and the SEOC. It is also equipped with cell and
> satellite phones. The State Patrol\'s communication van and the DEM
> van will serve as backups to the field team command van.
>
> 3\. Data
>
> a\. There is a computer local area network located within the SEOC
> which allows all emergency personnel to share information, send and
> receive e-mail and access data in order to effectively carry out their
> areas of responsibility.
>
> b\. There are landline and cellular facsimile machines located
> statewide to support of emergency operations.
>
> c\. The Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) is a high-speed
> message switching system that permits inter- and intrastate exchanges
> of information. A CJIS link with send and receive capability is
> located within the SEOC. This system permits the receipt of hard copy
> of watches, warnings and special weather statements issued by the
> NWSFO. It also allows the MDO to provide emergency information that
> may affect state and local law enforcement agencies directly to them.
>
> 4\. *In the event of a nuclear generating plant incident*, specific
> communication and priority links are as follows:

+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| **Line of   | **Primary** | **1st       | **2nd       | **3rd       |
| Comm        |             | Alternate** | Alternate** | Alternate** |
| unication** |             |             |             |             |
+=============+=============+=============+=============+=============+
| SEOC to     | Dedicated   | Commercial  | Cellular    | State Law   |
|             | telephone   | te          | telephone   | Enforcement |
| County EOC  | line        | lephone/FAX |             | Radio       |
|             |             | machine     |             |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| Minnesota   | Commercial  | Satellite   | National    | E-mail (via |
| SEOC to     | te          | or Cellular | Warning     | National    |
| Wisconsin   | lephone/FAX | telephone   | System      | FEMA System |
| SEOC        | machine     |             | (NAWAS)     | or          |
|             |             |             |             | Internet)   |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| SEOC to     | Auto-Ring   | Commercial  | State Law   | Low Band    |
|             | (dedicated) | telephone/  | Enforcement | Paging      |
| Monticello  | Hotline:    |             | Radio       | System      |
| and Prairie | SEOC to     | FAX machine |             | (radio-     |
| Island      | Technical   |             |             | telephone): |
| Nuclear     | Support     |             |             | SEOC to TSC |
| Generating  | Center      |             |             | or EOF      |
| Plants      | (TSC) and   |             |             |             |
|             | EOF         |             |             |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| SEOC to     | Commercial  | Satellite   | National    | E-mail (via |
|             | te          | or Cellular | Warning     | National    |
| Federal     | lephone/FAX | telephone   | System      | FEMA System |
| Response    |             |             | (NAWAS)     | or          |
| Or          | machine     |             |             | Internet)   |
| ganizations |             |             |             |             |
| (FEMA, NRC, |             |             |             |             |
| DOE, and    |             |             |             |             |
| Corps of    |             |             |             |             |
| Engineers)  |             |             |             |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| SEOC to     | State Law   | Cellular    | Satellite   | HF portable |
|             | Enforcement | telephone/  | telephone   | radio       |
| Field       | Radio       |             |             |             |
| Monitoring  |             | FAX machine |             |             |
| Teams       |             |             |             |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+

B. Emergency Power

> Emergency power is provided by a 150 KW diesel generator (tested as
> required), with a connected fuel supply.

C. Life Support

> 1\. Ventilation/Heating. Outside air is filtered and vented outside of
> the facility. The heating and ventilation systems are con­nected to the
> emergency generator.

2\. Food. Food is available from restaurants and vendors near the SEOC.
In addition, a complete kitchen exists within the SEOC. For a more
complete description of the alternatives available for feeding SEOC
staff, see the Division of Emergency Management Emergency Operations
Center Feeding Plan.

> 3\. Medical. Medical assistance is available from the Department of
> Public Safety's Medical Response Team, Town Square Security, and
> trained individual DEM staff. A first aid kit is available in the
> SEOC.
>
> 4\. Decontamination. A shower located within the SEOC area provides
> this capability.

D. Security

> As stated above in **II.H.1**, the Department of Public Safety,
> Capitol Security Division will provide security for the SEOC and the
> JPIC during an emergency, when located in the Capitol complex.
>
> Admittance of non-DEM personnel to the SEOC will be limited to those
> included on a pre-established access list and possessing adequate
> identification. The only exceptions will be those individuals who are
> personally cleared for admittance by the DEM Director, State Incident
> Manager or other designee.

E. Other Administrative Resources

1\. [Maps/Displays]{.underline}

> DEM is responsible for ensuring that all necessary maps/displays are
> available and mounted within the SEOC. They include, but are not
> necessarily limited to:
>
> a\. Traffic Control Point Map
>
> b\. Radiation Monitoring Point Map
>
> c\. Population Distribution Map
>
> d\. Status Board

e.  Evacuee Services Status Board

f.  Ambulance Services' Primary Service Areas (PSAs)

    2\. [Reports/Records/Message Forms]{.underline}

> a\. Daily logs of all activities and actions will be kept and compiled
> from the reports requested from each agency.
>
> b\. DEM is responsible for ensuring that an adequate supply of forms
> is available within the SEOC. (See SEOC Standard Operating Procedures
> for forms currently used in the SEOC.)

**IX. IMPLEMENTING PROCEDURES**

Specific procedures have been established for incident management,
during an emergency/disaster. These procedures, including the Department
of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management Facility Security and
Continuity of Operations Plan, and the Division of Emergency Management
Emergency Operations Center Feeding Plan are contained in [DEM Standard
Operating Proce­dures]{.underline} and [Minnesota Duty Officer
Procedures]{.underline}.

**I. PURPOSE**

> The purpose of this annex is to provide an overview of emergency
> public information dissemination in the event of a major
> emergency/disaster. (**Note:** For a description of the
> responsibili­ties assigned and the systems used in disseminating
> notifications and warnings, see **Annex A: Notification and
> Warning**.)

**II. OFFICIALS/AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION**

A.  State Government

+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| **Respon |                                                           |
| sibility |                                                           |
| S        |                                                           |
| ummary** |                                                           |
+==========+===========================================================+
| **       | **Responsibility**                                        |
| Agency** |                                                           |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| MDH      | **S:** Support the state PIO responses to                 |
|          | disease/biological emergencies by serving as technical    |
|          | experts.                                                  |
|          |                                                           |
|          | **P:** Maintain a web site for disease/biological         |
|          | emergencies (e.g., pandemic influenza and biological      |
|          | terrorism).                                               |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| DNR      | **P:** Fulfill the duties of the state PIO in case of     |
|          | wildfire.                                                 |
|          |                                                           |
|          | **C:** Work with interagency partnerships (MNICS) and the |
|          | national wildfire Incident Command System (ICS) to        |
|          | prepare and implement wildfire communications plans.      |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| DPS      | **C**: Fulfill the duties of the state PIO; support the   |
|          | PIO.                                                      |
|          |                                                           |
|          | **C:** Oversee implementation of the community relations  |
|          | program.                                                  |
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| **P**    |                                                           |
| =Primary |                                                           |
| **       |                                                           |
| C**=Coor |                                                           |
| dination |                                                           |
| **S**    |                                                           |
| =Support |                                                           |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+

> 1\. [Office of the Governor]{.underline}. The Governor will normally
> assume the role of chief spokesperson, following a major
> emergency/disaster that involves a multiple state agency response or
> affects a large segment of the population. However, the Governor\'s
> press secretary or another staff member designated by the Governor may
> be the chief spokesperson throughout the disaster period. For the
> purposes of both this plan and actual disaster operations, the chief
> spokesperson will be called the state *Public Information Officer*
> (PIO).
>
> To carry out this responsibility, the state PIO will have complete
> access to all necessary information, regarding the response to the
> emergency/disaster. Specific responsibilities of the state PIO are to:
>
> a\. Coordinate the release of all public information with the affected
> state agencies, regarding their activities in support of disaster
> operations.
>
> b\. Coordinate actions with the designated PIOs representing the
> Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), interagency partnerships,
> other federal agencies, voluntary agencies and local governments
> involved in the disaster response.
>
> c\. Coordinate actions with the designated PIOs from any
> businesses/industries that have direct involvement in the response to,
> or the recovery from, the disaster.
>
> d\. Coordinate rumor control, through the Information Hotline.
>
> e\. Coordinate Emergency Alert System (EAS) activities, during
> disaster response and recovery operations. (See **Annex A:
> Notification and Warning** for EAS *warning* activities.)

2.  [Department of Health (MDH).]{.underline} MDH has responsibilities
    for making information available to the public, regarding diseases
    and public health emergencies, e.g., pandemic influenza, disease
    threats and biological terrorism. In keeping with this
    responsibility, MDH::

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a.  Communications staff will, in consultation with department
    management and program staff, identify public health issues and
    concerns that will or may need to be addressed through public
    information and coordinate the dissemination of necessary
    information with the state PIO.

b.  Communications staff will, in consultation with MDH managers and
    program staff, identify affected target audiences for messages
    dealing with issues and concerns, regarding health threats and
    biological terrorism.

c.  Will, in conjunction with the state PIO, identify strategies for
    message delivery, including Internet postings.

d.  Develops prescripted messages, fact sheets, talking points and other
    vehicles for dissemination when an emergency occurs. .

3\. [Department of Natural Resources (DNR)]{.underline}. In the case of
wildfires, DNR is the lead agency and is charged with the following
tasks:

> a\. Fulfill the duties of the state PIO, working with DPS. The
> Governor may request that DNR designate a person to serve as state
> PIO.
>
> b\. Request DEM to activate the Joint Public Information Center(s)
> (JPIC), as appropriate. DEM will provide the same support to the JPIC
> and PIO that is provided under other emergency situations (see
> **II.A.4.a**, below).
>
> c\. Establish a Local Public Information Center (LPIC) near the
> wildfire, as appropriate, and assure that the state PIO and local PIO
> maintain close communication with each other and with the MNICS
> Incident Management Team PIO assigned under the national wildfire
> Incident Command System (ICS).
>
> d\. Work with the Minnesota Incident Command System (MNICS)
> partnership to coordinate communications with all participating
> agencies.
>
> e\. Work with MNICS to design and implement communications plans that
> are coordinated with ICS.
>
> 4\. [Department of Public Safety (DPS)]{.underline}.
>
> a\. [Division of Emergency Management (DEM)]{.underline}. DEM is
> charged with the following emergency public information tasks:
>
> 1\) Fulfill the duties of the state PIO. Because the division has
> overall responsibility for coordinating state agency response to a
> disaster and the direct responsibility for requesting disas­ter
> assistance, the Governor may request that DEM designate a person to
> serve as a state PIO.
>
> 2\) Support the state PIO in the dissemination of emergency public
> information in situations where it is necessary to activate the Joint
> Public Information Center (JPIC) (see **III. Joint Public Information
> Center**, below). DEM is responsible for activation of the JPIC and
> will assist the state PIO in arranging for news conferences/brief­ings.
> The division will perform other tasks, as assigned by the state PIO,
> in support of the dissemination of public informa­tion. DEM also works
> with the state PIO to arrange for sign language interpretation for the
> Governor when he travels to disaster sites or addresses the citizens
> of Minnesota, following a disaster. (Additional information, regarding
> the specific procedures involved in activating the JPIC, is contained
> in [DEM Standard Operating Procedures]{.underline}.)
>
> 3\) Serve as a source of public information for the state PIO. DEM
> staff members, including regional program coordinators who are
> directly involved with disaster operations, will provide pertinent
> information to the state PIO, concerning the disaster situation.
>
> 4\) Develop and distribute pamphlets and guidance materials. As one of
> its ongoing responsibilities, DEM distributes a variety of disaster
> response and recovery-related documents that are intend­ed for public
> use. In addition to the normal distribution, DEM will make these
> materials available following a disaster.
>
> 5\) Maintain close communications with FEMA\'s Community Relations
> Program, and coordinate the distribution of public information
> materials related to recovery programs and the opening of Disaster
> Recovery Centers (DRCs) with it. When a disaster is federally
> declared, the state relies upon FEMA's Community Relations Teams for
> disseminating recovery information. DEM may obtain sign language
> interpretive services for DRCs, in cooperation with the Department of
> Human Services, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Division.
>
> 6\) Arrange for the Governor to speak to the entire state, via EAS, if
> deemed necessary.
>
> 7\) Operate the Information Hotline (rumor control), if needed,
> including a TTY operator for handling calls from the deaf and hard of
> hearing populations. Non-English language interpretive services are
> also available for hotline operations, from Language Line Services,
> through the Department of Administration. The state PIO coordinates
> the dissemination of all hotline numbers to the media.
>
> b\. [Office of Communications]{.underline}. This office is charged
> with two specific emergency public information responsibilities:
>
> 1\) Fulfill the duties of the state PIO. The office director may be
> called upon to perform the duties of the state PIO on behalf of the
> Governor\'s office.
>
> 2\) Support the state PIO in the dissemination of emergency public
> information. This office has day-to-day responsibilities that require
> frequent contact with the media. For this reason, it may be asked to
> facilitate the release of emergency public information.
>
> 5\. [All Other State Agencies]{.underline}. State agencies are charged
> with the following emergency public information responsibilities:
>
> a\. Provide the state PIO, if requested by the Governor.
>
> b\. Serve as a source of public information for the state PIO. Each
> state agency that is involved in the response to the disaster will
> need to provide pertinent public information to the state PIO for
> dissemination to media sources and, as appropriate, fact sheets for
> distribution to the public. State agency representatives may also be
> asked to participate in news conferences and briefings.
>
> B. Local Governments
>
> Local government officials are responsible for the release of all
> public information, regarding *their* government\'s response to the
> event.
>
> 1\. County PIO Liaisons may be located at the JPIC, in order to
> coordinate the dissemination of information, regarding local
> government activities.
>
> 2\. Many local governments have pre-designated their PIO and the
> facility that they will use as a news briefing room.
>
> C. Federal Agencies
>
> The chief spokesperson for the Federal Emergency Management Agency
> (FEMA), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and any other
> responding federal government agencies is expected to release their
> information from the Minnesota JPIC.
>
> D. \"Responsible Party\"
>
> Parties responsible for certain types of accidents/incidents will be
> asked to provide a spokesperson for the JPIC.
>
> 1\. *In the event of a nuclear generating plant incident* or
> widespread power outage, the chief spokesperson for the utility
> company will be available for news conferences and briefings held at
> the JPIC.
>
> 2\. In the event of a *high-level radioactive waste transportation
> accident/incident*, the shipper and/or carrier of the materials
> involved will be asked to provide a spokesperson for the JPIC.
>
> 3\. In the event of a catastrophic hazardous materials release, the
> chief spokesperson for the responsible party will be asked to provide
> a spokesperson for the JPIC.

**III. JOINT PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTER**

> A. Concept of Operation
>
> Depending on the severity/duration of the disaster, it may be
> necessary to activate the Joint Public Information Center (JPIC). The
> purpose of this facility is to serve as a media briefing area; to
> centralize the release of all public information, relating to the
> disaster; and to provide a forum for news media representatives to
> collectively gather critical information, concerning disaster
> operations.
>
> B. Location
>
> 1\. Primary Location
>
> a\. Depending on the size of an event, the JPIC Media Briefing Room
> will be located in Room G-15 of the State Capitol, or in the
> Department of Public Safety briefing room at 444 Cedar Street, Saint
> Paul. When activated, all news conferences, news briefings and written
> news releases will originate from this facility.
>
> b\. The JPIC work area for Twin Cities Metro Area news media personnel
> is located in the State Capitol news room (Rooms B-12 and B-14).
> Non-metro media personnel may have access to room B-59 of the State
> Capitol, if additional working area is needed.
>
> c\. The JPIC work area for federal, state, local and industry PIOs is
> located in the state EOC at 444 Cedar Street, Saint Paul.
>
> d\. The Department of Public Safety, Capitol Security Division will
> provide security at the JPIC, if located within the Capitol complex.
>
> 2\. Alternate Location
>
> If the state PIO determines that the JPIC is unavailable/unsuitable,
> he or she will identify an alternate location.
>
> C. Activation
>
> The JPIC may be activated in the event of a major emergency/disaster
> when multiple agencies are involved.
>
> In the event of an Alert, Site Area Emergency or General Emergency at
> the Monticello or Prairie Island nuclear generating plant, DEM is
> responsible for JPIC activation. (See [DEM Standard Operating
> Procedures]{.underline} for details.)
>
> D. Policies and Procedures
>
> 1\. If the JPIC is activated, all local, state and federal agencies
> (and in some cases private sector agencies and businesses) involved in
> the response to the disaster will be asked to provide a spokesperson.
>
> *In the event of a serious incident at the Prairie Island nuclear
> generating plant*, both state and local PIOs from Wisconsin will issue
> their public information releases from the JPIC.
>
> 2\. Direction of, and decision-making about, JPIC operations are the
> responsibility of the JPIC Management Committee. The committee
> determines the content of news briefings and the order of presenters.
> It consists of one representative from each of the following and may
> expand its membership, if necessary:
>
> a\. The State of Minnesota
>
> b\. Adjacent states involved in the disaster
>
> c\. Private industry/responsible party(ies)
>
> d\. The Federal Government
>
> (See [Joint Public Information Center Procedures]{.underline} for
> details of operation.)
>
> 3\. Spokespersons at the JPIC are expected to speak on behalf of the
> agency/organization they represent and to confine their remarks to the
> specific actions being taken by that agen­cy/organization.
>
> 4\. Due to operational considerations, news media personnel may not be
> permitted to have access to the State Emergency Operating Center
> (SEOC), while that facility is activated.
>
> 5\. After the activation of the JPIC, news conferences and/or
> brief­ings will be conducted on a regular basis throughout the duration
> of the emergency/disaster.
>
> 6\. To support news conferences and/or briefings, DEM and other
> appropriate state agencies provide maps, charts, status boards,
> schematics or other displays, as needed, that clearly depict the
> disaster situa­tion.
>
> 7\. Local Public Information Centers
>
> County and city governments that are affected by the disaster will
> probably activate a local public information center. The information
> disseminated from this facility is limited to that which has local
> implications only. It is incumbent upon the local PIO and the state
> PIO to communicate regularly to ensure the coordi­nated release of
> public information. (*In the event of a nuclear generating plant
> incident*, however, activation of a local public information center
> does not eliminate local government\'s responsibility to also provide
> a spokesperson for the state JPIC, when requested to do so.) The
> specific details, concerning the local public information effort
> during a nuclear generating plant incident, are contained in the
> Sherburne County, Wright County, Dakota County and Goodhue County/City
> of Red Wing nuclear generating plant plans.

**IV. PUBLIC EDUCATION**

> A. General
>
> DEM is committed to the dissemination of news releases, emergency
> pamphlets and live broadcasts relating to emergency preparedness
> efforts, in the event of a major disaster/emergency.
>
> 1\. Publications
>
> DEM has developed and/or obtained publications for individuals to use
> to better prepare themselves and their families to respond in the
> event of a major emergency/disaster. These publications are available
> to:
>
> a\. Local governments to provide to the citizenry.
>
> b\. Businesses/industries to provide to their employees.
>
> c\. The public, through distribution at state and county fairs,
> training classes and presentations.
>
> d\. School districts, nursing homes, hospitals, childcare programs and
> vulnerable adult care programs.
>
> 2\. Public Awareness Campaigns
>
> DEM conducts two awareness campaigns annually to increase public
> awareness of the emergency preparedness steps to plan for and take in
> the event of:
>
> a\. Tornado and Severe Summer Weather
>
> b\. Winter Hazards

3.  DEM Internet Site

> Emergency planning and preparedness information is also available from
> the DEM web site at http://www.dem.state.mn.us. During a significant
> emergency, timely public information, news releases and recovery
> information will also be available at this site.
>
> B. Nuclear Generating Plant Incidents
>
> The state is committed to the annual dissemination of information to
> the news media and to the public, regarding emergency plans and
> procedures to be followed in the event of a serious nuclear generating
> plant incident. This public information effort shall include:
> radiation facts, emergency contacts, protective actions the public may
> be asked to take, guidance on obtaining assistance for the
> mobility-impaired, and guidance to farmers and the general public,
> regarding contamination prevention (e.g., milk, water and food
> products).
>
> 1\. Publications
>
> a\. Nuclear Management Company (MNC) and DEM have jointly developed
> calendars and brochures that discuss nuclear generating plant
> accidents, emergency procedures, etc. Every effort has been made to
> ensure that all residents living within the Emergency Planning Zones
> (EPZs), including visitors, have received copies of these materials.
> These brochures have been disseminated to the public in a variety of
> ways, including:
>
> 1\) Hand delivery to nursing homes, hospitals, etc.
>
> 2\) Distribution to school children and child care programs.
>
> 3\) Mailing to permanent EPZ residents.
>
> Extra effort has been made to ensure that these brochures are
> available to visitors located within the 10-mile EPZ of each nuclear
> generating plant. Consequently, transient brochures have been given to
> hotels, motels, service stations, parks, etc.
>
> b\. DEM will make ingestion pathway information available to farmers,
> food producers and sales outlets within the 50-mile ingestion pathway
> EPZ.
>
> 2\. Other Public Education Activities
>
> a\. On several occasions, DEM has initiated, a training session
> designed to acquaint members of the public with state and local
> emergency response plans for nuclear generating plant incidents. The
> division is fully prepared to conduct this informational program
> whenever it is requested.
>
> b\. Local government officials have conducted public meetings within
> the Prairie Island EPZ in order to explain local plans and procedures.
>
> c\. Numerous articles, regarding drills and exercises, have been
> placed in both statewide and local newspapers, reminding the public of
> the various planning efforts.
>
> d\. NMC has conducted public education programs with emphasis on
> non-technical explanations of how nuclear generating plants operate,
> the nature of radiation, etc. They have also made various publications
> dealing with nuclear energy, radiation, etc. available.
>
> e\. Affected county emergency managers have made use of county fairs
> for public information/education.
>
> 3\. Media Education Activities
>
> Annually, the state, county and utility distribute joint news media
> information in the local area to acquaint the news media with
> emergency plans. These mailings disseminate information concerning
> points of contact for release of public information in an
> emergency/disaster. A follow-up training seminar is conducted for
> media representatives, when requested.

**V. IMPLEMENTING PROCEDURES**

> A. Minnesota Duty Officer Procedures
>
> B. DEM Standard Operating Procedures

C.  Joint Public Information Center Procedures

D. Minnesota Department of Health Operations Plan

E. Minnesota Pandemic Influenza Control and Prevention Guidelines

F. Minnesota Disaster Management Handbook, Section C, contains
information regarding the interface between FEMA\'s community relations
programs and the state PIOs.

G. Northeast Minnesota Wildfire Integrated Response Plan

**I. PURPOSE**

> The purpose of this annex is to provide a general description of the
> accident and damage assessment responsibilities assigned to state
> agencies.

**II. OVERVIEW OF ACCIDENT/DAMAGE ASSESSMENT**

> A. Accident Assessment
>
> *Accident assessment* is the process by which public officials
> determine whether an actual or potential hazard to the health of the
> public exists. This term is most often used in connection with a
> hazardous/radiological materials accident/incident. (See **Annex F:
> Health Protection**, regarding other threats involving public health.)
>
> B. Damage Assessment
>
> *Damage assessment* consists of activities undertaken to determine
> both the type and extent of the physical and monetary losses,
> resulting from an emergency/disaster.

**III. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS**

> A. Accident assessment

1\. General

> Depending on the type and scope of the emergency/disaster, a team of
> state agency representatives will be assembled. This team will:
>
> a\. Evaluate the incident to determine its impact on people and the
> environment.
>
> b\. Develop protective action recommendations, if warranted.
>
> c\. Provide technical assistance (e.g., toxicologists, engineers) to
> local officials, as requested.
>
> d\. Provide guidance to local officials on re-entry into the affected
> area.

*2. For an accident/incident involving hazardous materials*, state
agencies will:

> a\. Provide technical support in the areas of chemical storage,
> product characteristics, product hazards and toxicological information
> about the product involved in the incident.
>
> b\. Make regional hazardous materials chemical assessment teams
> available through the Minnesota Duty Officer (MDO), when requested by
> local authorities, to assist in assessing the hazards of the incident.
>
> c\. Provide guidance to local officials, regarding the vulnerable zone
> around the incident.

3\. *For a nuclear generating plant incident*, state agencies will:

> a\. Communicate with the affected nuclear generating plant to
> determine the potential radiation dose to the public, through computer
> modeling and actual survey readings.
>
> b\. Obtain information on radiation and contamination levels, during
> the plume phase, to establish the boundary of radiological deposition
> and the identification of any areas where radiation levels may require
> protective actions. (Maps indicating Pre-determined Radiological
> Monitoring Points at Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant and
> Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant are on file in the State EOC.)
>
> c\. Commence off-site recovery operations when the affected plant is
> in a controlled and stable condition (e.g., stable reactor shutdown
> with direction towards a cold shutdown condition) and releases to the
> environment have terminated or decreased to normal operating limits.
> Since exposure to an airborne radioactive plume no longer exists (or
> is of insignificant consequence) in this phase, emergency response
> efforts are redirected towards assessing radiation levels and the
> amount of radiological contamination in the environment, in order to
> determine the need for modifying, canceling or initiating protective
> actions for the public.

4\. *For a high-level radioactive waste transportation
accident/incident*, state agencies will:

> a\. Verify the accident/incident information with on-site officials
> (the shipper/carrier/ consignee, local government, sheriff or State
> Patrol).
>
> b\. Continue to receive and evaluate information throughout the
> duration of the accident/incident, the cleanup and the closeout of the
> accident/incident from:
>
> 1\) MDH personnel
>
> 2\) Shipper, carrier, and consignee
>
> 3\) Other Agencies:
>
> a\) Local government officials
>
> b\) Other state agencies
>
> c\) Federal agencies
>
> c\. Oversee contamination monitoring for the following:
>
> 1\) Persons
>
> 2\) Vehicles
>
> 3\) Instrumentation
>
> 4\) Environment
>
> d\. Analyze environmental and wipe samples collected as a result of
> the accident/incident, when appropriate.

5.  *For a disease outbreak/bio-terrorism incident,* the Department of
    Health will:

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a.  Evaluate the incident and its potential impacts on people and the
    environment.

b.  Develop protective action recommendations, as needed, to mitigate
    impacts.

c.  Provide guidance to local units of government and medical
    facilities, regarding disease prevention and control.

> B. Damage assessment. Major emergencies/disasters may result in the
> following damage assessment efforts, in the order shown:

1.  Local Damage Assessment

> Since most disasters involve damage to local property, local
> government normally has the primary responsibility for its assessment.
> Therefore, state agencies may not be directly involved. There are two
> exceptions to this:
>
> a\. State agencies have the primary responsibility to assess the
> damage to state-owned property and/or facilities such as state
> road­ways, state-owned public buildings, state parks, lands, etc.
>
> b\. State agencies may be asked to supplement local gov­ernment efforts
> to assess disaster damages, particularly during major disas­ters when
> local government may not have adequate resources.

2\. Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA)

> If the local damage assessment estimates are substantial, DEM will ask
> FEMA to conduct a PDA. The PDA is an on-site inspection of the major
> disaster damage locations only. Its purpose is to determine if damages
> are significant enough to request a Presi­dential Declaration of a
> Major Disaster.
>
> The PDA process divides damages into ten catego­ries, representing the
> types of damages that typically occur as a result of a disaster. Those
> categories are:

[Categories of Damage]{.underline}

Category A - Debris Clearance

> Category B - Protective Measures
>
> Category C - Road Systems
>
> Category D - Water Control Facilities
>
> Category E - Public Buildings and Equipment
>
> Category F - Public Utilities
>
> Category G - Other
>
> Category H - Private or Individual Dwellings
>
> Category I - Businesses or Place of Business
>
> Agricultural Damages[^2]
>
> (Categories A through G are Public Assistance and Categories H, I and
> agricultural damages are Individual Assistance.)
>
> .
>
> State agencies support the PDA by providing representatives to serve
> on (typically two-person) federal/state inspection teams.

3\. Post Disaster Declaration Damage Assessment

> If sufficient damage exists to warrant a presidential declaration, a
> third assessment will take place to determine the exact amount of such
> damage. The same parties who conducted the PDA are responsible for
> this third assessment. The type and extent of damage will dictate the
> degree to which the various disaster recovery programs will be
> utilized.

**IV. OFFICIALS/AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENT/DAMAGE ASSESSMENT**

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| **Respon |                                                           |
| sibility |                                                           |
| S        |                                                           |
| ummary** |                                                           |
+==========+===========================================================+
| **       | **Responsibility**                                        |
| Agency** |                                                           |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| DOA      | **S**: Damage assessment activities related to buildings; |
|          | insurance issues related to state buildings.              |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| MDA      | **S:** Environmental sampling activities and assessment   |
|          | of agricultural losses.                                   |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| DOC      | **S:** Assist with assessment of damage to, and insurance |
|          | coverage of, homes and businesses.                        |
|          |                                                           |
|          | **S:** Provide personnel to assist with damage            |
|          | assessment.                                               |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| MDH      | **S:** Assist with accident assessment during radioactive |
|          | materials accidents/incidents; provide technical          |
|          | assistance to damage assessment teams.                    |
|          |                                                           |
|          | **P:** Coordinate assessments of public issues during     |
|          | disasters, such as safe food and water and disease        |
|          | prevention.                                               |
|          |                                                           |
|          | **P:** Assess disease outbreak situations to control and  |
|          | prevent further occurrence of disease, including disease  |
|          | outbreaks related to pandemic influenza and bio-terrorism |
|          | attacks.                                                  |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| DLI      | **S:** Assessment of disaster-related employee            |
|          | injury/fatality.                                          |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| DMA      | **S:** Provide equipment and/or personnel, as needed.     |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| DNR      | **S:** Damage assessment of public buildings/facilities   |
|          | and road systems.                                         |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| PCA      | **S:** Assessment of environmental impact and damage to   |
|          | publicly-owned waste disposal systems.                    |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| DPS      | **P:** Overall responsibility for coordinating            |
|          | accident/damage assessment activities; aerial             |
|          | photography.                                              |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| DOR      | **S:** Assist local government in assessment of private   |
|          | homes and businesses.                                     |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| MnDOT    | **S:** Provide personnel and engineers to assist with     |
|          | damage assessment.                                        |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| **P**    |                                                           |
| =Primary |                                                           |
| **       |                                                           |
| C**=Coor |                                                           |
| dination |                                                           |
| **S**    |                                                           |
| =Support |                                                           |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+

A.  [Department of Administration (DOA).]{.underline}

> 1\. [Building Codes Division]{.underline}. The damage assessment
> activities of the Building Codes Division include:
>
> a\. Providing building inspectors and division personnel to conduct
> damage assessments
>
> b\. Assisting the Departments of Revenue and Commerce, as necessary,
> in assess­ing damage to public buildings, private homes and businesses.
>
> 2\. [Risk Management Division (RMD)]{.underline}. RMD administers the
> state self-insurance program. The majority of state agencies carry
> property coverage through Risk Management. RMD assists state agencies
> with all of their insurance needs, including processing claims paid by
> RMD, in coordination with reinsurance and FEMA, if applicable.
>
> 3\. [Division of State Building Construction (DSBC)]{.underline}.
> DSBC\'s damage assessment activities include providing architects,
> engineers and drafting personnel to conduct assessments and prepare
> damage survey reports of public buildings (as well as public
> mechanical and electrical systems) damaged by a disaster.
>
> B. [Department of Agriculture (MDA]{.underline}).
>
> 1\. Accident assessment
>
> MDA will provide personnel to work with other state agencies to
> conduct environmental sampling activities. Environmental measurements
> and samples to be made/collected during the ingestion/recovery phase
> are:
>
> a\. Vegetation, soil or wipe smear samples.

b.  Milk, garden vegetables, crops, fruits, etc., if appropriate and/or
    available (for early assessment of foodstuff contamination levels).

c.  Food retail and processing facility samples.

d.  Animal feed and feed ingredients.

> 2\. Damage assessment
>
> MDA will assist in the preparation of an assessment of agricultural
> losses incurred during a disas­ter by providing any supporting data
> that may be appropriate. The primary responsibility for conducting an
> agricultural damage assessment rests with each county emergency board
> (CEB). Such boards normally consist of a representative from each of
> the following: the Natural Resource Conserva­tion Service (NRCS), the
> Consolidated Farm Service Agency (CFSA) and the County Agricultur­al
> Extension Agent. (The CEB, NRCS, CFSA and, in most cases, the county
> Ag Extension Agency are USDA organizations.)
>
> C. [Department of Commerce (DOC)]{.underline}.
>
> Damage Assessment: DOC will:
>
> 1\. Assist in conducting an assessment of damage to homes and
> businesses in the affected area in coordination with the loss
> adjustment activities of insurance underwriters. DOC will also provide
> information, regarding the extent of insurance coverage in the
> affected area.
>
> 2\. Provide staff to conduct damage assessments and to serve as state
> inspectors on federal/state damage survey teams. The teams will
> prepare damage survey reports, covering disaster-related damages.
>
> D. [Department of Health (MDH)]{.underline}.
>
> 1\. Accident assessment: MDH will:
>
> a\. Assist with development of protective action guidance to local
> public officials for emergency workers and the public. (See **Annex F:
> Health Protection** for additional information, regarding the
> assessment responsibilities of the Department of Health.)
>
> b\. *In the event of a radiological accident/incident*, assist with
> development of protective actions by coordinating sampling activities:
>
> 1\) Through contracted field teams, coordinate the sampling activities
> of ambient gamma and beta radiation levels at 3-feet and at 3-inches
> from the ground. MDH will also contact the Department of Energy to do
> an Aerial Monitoring Survey (AMS) fly-over for available accident
> assessment data.
>
> 2\) Coordinate the collection of air samples used for assessing the
> degree of radionuclides with the state field teams.

3)  Analyze samples at the MDH Radiochemistry Laboratory and by other
    available federal or private laboratories. Data generated from these
    analyses are sent to the Planning and Assessment Center at the SEOC
    or to designated locations, as directed by the SEOC Planning Chief.

> (The environmental radiation data collected by the field teams is used
> by Planning and Assessment staff to determine if existing protective
> actions can be modified or terminated and to determine if additional
> protective actions are necessary - especially in any \"footprint\"
> areas.)
>
> c\. Determine, when appropriate, the potential for epidemic conditions
> following a disaster by conduct­ing an assess­ment of ill or injured
> persons, using interview, sample and statistical techniques.
>
> 2\. Damage assessment: MDH will provide technical assistance personnel
> (engineers and environmental health specialists) to staff
> federal/state damage assessment teams. Such teams will:
>
> a\. Conduct damage assessments and prepare damage survey reports for
> health and public water facilities damaged by a disaster.
>
> b\. Assist communities in determining the cost of repairing or
> replacing damaged health facilities and public water distribution
> systems.
>
> E. [Department of Labor and Industry (DLI), Occupational Safety and
> Health Division (MN OSHA)]{.underline}.
>
> Accident assessment: MN OSHA must respond to a catastrophe when
> employee fatalities/serious injuries are involved. It is MN OSHA\'s
> responsibility to determine the cause of such accidents/incidents, so
> that similar hazards to workers are prevented or minimized in the
> future. The MN OSHA investigation will determine if occupational
> safety and health standards were violated. MN OSHA will not take
> actions, during the emergency response phase, which detract from the
> authority of the incident commander or interfere with the response
> activities of other response agencies. Imminent danger situations
> noted by a MN OSHA investigator will be pointed out to the incident
> commander. In the post-emergency phase, MN OSHA will work
> cooperatively with other agencies to gather evidence to determine the
> cause of the accident/incident, which affected worker safety and
> health.
>
> F. [Department of Military Affairs (National Guard)]{.underline}.
> Damage assessment: The National Guard will be requested to support the
> damage assessment process by providing equipment and/or personnel, as
> needed.
>
> G. [Department of Natural Resources (DNR)]{.underline}.
>
> 1\. Accident assessment: DNR will conduct ingestion pathway sampling
> of fish and wildlife.
>
> 2\. Damage assessment: DNR will:
>
> a\. Provide personnel to conduct damage assessments and to serve as
> state inspectors on federal/state damage survey teams.
>
> b\. Assist the Depart­ment of Administration in the inspection of
> damaged public build­ings and facilities.
>
> c\. Assist the Department of Transportation in the inspection of
> damaged road systems.
>
> d\. Provide aircraft to assist in damage assessment efforts.
>
> H. [Pollution Control Agency (PCA)]{.underline}.
>
> 1\. Accident assessment: PCA will:
>
> a\. Assess environmental impact of conventional pollutants, through
> the use of air release monitoring, spill monitoring and other
> assessment methods.
>
> b\. Assist, to the extent trained and equipped, in assessing releases
> of biological or chemical Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) agents.
>
> c\. Make recommendations on actions required to mitigate environmental
> damage.
>
> 2\. Damage assessment: PCA will provide engineers to con­duct damage
> assessments and prepare damage survey reports with regard to damage to
> publicly-owned waste disposal systems affected by a disaster.
>
> I. [Department of Public Safety (DPS)]{.underline}.
>
> 1\. Accident assessment
>
> a\. [Division of Emergency Management (DEM)]{.underline}. DEM will:
>
> 1\) Provide technical information about the hazardous material(s)
> involved in the incident.
>
> 2\) Provide monitoring and other equipment, available in the division,
> for on-scene use by local authorities.
>
> 3\) Direct the activities of the Planning and Assessment Center*,
> during a nuclear generating plant incident*.
>
> 4\) Through the MDO, make chemists and/or toxicologists available to
> local authorities for purposes of hazard assessment.
>
> 5\) Maintain communications with the on-scene commander (if one has
> been designated) and provide assistance, as requested, by said
> commander.
>
> 6\) Maintain communications with local EOC(s), if activated.
>
> b\. DPS hazardous materials chemical assessment teams will respond,
> when requested by local authorities, to assess the public safety and
> initial environmental threat(s) presented by a hazardous materials
> incident. This assessment will be made by:
>
> 1\) Identifying, to the extent possible, the hazardous material(s)
> involved in the incident.
>
> 2\) Using available technology, characterizing the public safety and
> initial environmental threat(s) presented by the hazardous
> material(s).
>
> 3\) Recommending mitigation and initial public protection actions,
> which may be taken by local authorities to reduce or eliminate
> existing or potential threats.
>
> c\. [Division of Emergency Management, Emergency Response Commission
> (ERC)]{.underline}. The ERC will provide facili­ty/chemical information
> to assist in determining potential evacuation zones, as requested.
> Specifically, the ERC will provide information about the types,
> quantities and storage locations of hazardous chemicals located at
> reporting facilities.
>
> d\. [Fire Marshal Division]{.underline}.
>
> 1\) The Fire Marshal Division will investigate the cause and origin of
> fires, when requested by local authorities or when deemed necessary by
> the State Fire Marshal (MN Statutes 299F.04, subd. 2).
>
> 2\) The Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) will provide technical
> guidance to local government, regarding the advisability of
> recommending evacu­ation due to an actual or potential pipeline
> accident/inci­dent.
>
> e\. [State Patrol Division, Air Section]{.underline}. The State Patrol
> Air Section will immediately provide, at the time of a disaster or
> large-scale emergency, aerial photography and assessment of the
> disaster or emergency area. State Patrol helicopters with cameras will
> be utilized to do aerial filming and that information will be provided
> directly to the State Emergency Operations Center. The Air Section
> will, in conjunction with the Department of Transportation,
> Aeronautics Division and the Department of Natural Resources, provide
> personnel, when requested, to participate in a preliminary damage
> assessment (PDA) effort and prepare damage survey reports (DSRs) for
> airports and airport facilities damaged in any type of major disaster.
>
> 2\. Damage assessment
>
> a\. [Division of Emergency Management (DEM)]{.underline}. DEM will:
>
> 1\) In coordination with FEMA, determine which state agencies need to
> participate in a PDA and post-disaster declaration damage assessment.
>
> 2\) Coordinate the conduct of damage assessment efforts undertaken in
> conjunction with state and local government requests for state and
> federal disaster assistance.
>
> 3\) Provide, on a periodic basis, damage assessment training and
> guidance to state and local government offi­cials.
>
> b\. [Fire Marshal Division, Office of Pipeline Safety
> (OPS)]{.underline}. OPS will assist in assessing damage to pipelines,
> when called upon to do so.
>
> J. [Department of Revenue (DOR)]{.underline}. Damage assessment: The
> Department of Revenue will assist local government, as needed, in
> con­ducting a damage assessment of private homes and business­es.
>
> K. [Department of Transportation (MnDOT)]{.underline}.
>
> 1\. Accident assessment: *During a nuclear generating plant incident*,
> MnDOT will:
>
> a\. Assist in radiological emergency response and protection efforts
> in concurrence with MDH and the State Patrol activities, such as
> radiological monitoring and decontamination of state highways and
> vital facilities.
>
> b\. Assist DEM, as necessary, with the control of commercial flight
> patterns over radiological areas, through contact with the Federal
> Aviation Administration (FAA) and control towers of the affected
> airport.
>
> 2\. Damage assessment: MnDOT will:
>
> a\. Provide personnel to conduct damage assessments and serve as state
> inspectors on federal/state damage survey teams. The teams will
> prepare damage survey reports, with regard to damage to airports and
> airport facilities, in any type of major disaster.
>
> b\. Provide engineers to conduct damage assessments and to serve as
> state inspectors on federal/state damage survey teams. The teams will
> prepare damage survey reports, covering disaster-related damages.

**V. SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS/AGENCIES**

> Depending upon the nature, location and extent of the disaster,
> numerous private-sector organizations and other governmental agencies
> may be able to pro­vide assistance with damage assessment. These
> organiza­tions/agencies may include one or more of the following:
>
> A. American Red Cross

B.  Salvation Army

> C. Civil Air Patrol
>
> D. Corps of Engineers
>
> E. U.S. Army

**VI. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES**

> A. At the local government level, the county (or municipal) emergency
> management director is normally responsible for coordinating damage
> assessment activities, following a disaster.
>
> B. At the state government level, the Minnesota Division of Emergency
> Management is always the coordinating agency for damage assessment
> activities, following a disaster.
>
> C. To the extent possible, damage assessment efforts will be initiated
> as soon as practical, following the occurrence of a disaster.

**VII. IMPLEMENTING PROCEDURES**

> A. Minnesota DEM Disaster Management Handbook
>
> B. Various publications prepared and provided by the Federal Emergency
> Management Agency (FEMA)
>
> C. Infrastructure Program - DEM Administrative Plan
>
> D. Hazard Mitigation Grant Program - DEM Administrative Plan and
> Procedures
>
> E. Individual and Family Grant Program - DEM Administrative Plan
>
> F. State of Minnesota Sub-grantees Guidebook on Major Procedures for
> the Infrastructure Program

G. Minnesota Pandemic Influenza Control and Prevention Guidelines

**I. PURPOSE**

> The purpose of this annex is to describe the various state government
> responsibilities in the area of search and rescue.

**II. OFFICIALS/AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE**

> A. Local Government: Police and fire departments, sheriff\'s
> departments and special rescue organizations have the primary
> respon­sibility for search and rescue operations.

B.  State Government: Various agencies/departments have search and
    rescue capabili-ties/responsibilities, as follows:

+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| **Respon |                                                           |
| sibility |                                                           |
| S        |                                                           |
| ummary** |                                                           |
+==========+===========================================================+
| **       | **Responsibility**                                        |
| Agency** |                                                           |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| DMA      | **S**: Support ground and air searches; provide           |
|          | logistical support.                                       |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| DNR      | **S:** Provide equipment and personnel to support         |
|          | emergency rescue operations                               |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| DPS      | **C:** Overall responsibility for missing aircraft        |
|          | searches.                                                 |
|          |                                                           |
|          | **S:** Provide search and rescue support and assistance   |
|          | to local authorities.                                     |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| **P**    |                                                           |
| =Primary |                                                           |
| **       |                                                           |
| C**=Coor |                                                           |
| dination |                                                           |
| **S**    |                                                           |
| =Support |                                                           |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+

> 1\. [Department of Military Affairs (National Guard)]{.underline}. In
> order to assist with search and rescue efforts, the National Guard
> can:
>
> a\. Support both ground and air searches with resources such as
> aircraft (fixed and rotary wing), night vision devices and large
> search parties.
>
> b\. Provide logistical support (transportation, communications,
> shelters, field kitchens, etc.) to search and rescue operations.
>
> The Guard may be deployed only when requested by authorized state and
> local government officials and approved by the Governor. All requests
> for National Guard assistance must be submitted to the Minnesota Duty
> Officer (MDO).
>
> 2\. [Department of Natural Resources (DNR)]{.underline}. DNR will
> provide equipment and personnel to support emer­gency rescue
> operations, when requested by DEM.
>
> 3\. [Department of Public Safety. (DPS)]{.underline}.
>
> a\. [Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA)]{.underline}. BCA will make
> its field agents available, when possible, to assist other state and
> local government agencies in a search and rescue effort.
>
> b\. [Division of Emergency Management (DEM)]{.underline}.
>
> 1\) DEM has overall responsibility for missing aircraft searches
> within the state and may authorize the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) to
> conduct search operations. DEM will coordinate any such operations
> (missions) carried out by the CAP.
>
> 2\) Should local capabilities be exceeded, local units of government
> may contact DEM for assistance in locating additional resources. Among
> currently available resources are:
>
> a\) For a building collapse in the metropolitan area, the Minnetonka
> Fire Department has a response team.
>
> b\) Other resources are described in this annex in III.
>
> c\. [Fire Marshal Division]{.underline}. The Fire Marshal Division
> will assist local government in emergency rescue operations, except
> missing or lost person search and rescue, and in obtaining
> fire-fighting and rescue assistance in an emergency, when requested by
> local authorities.
>
> d\. [State Patrol Division]{.underline}. The State Patrol will assist
> local law enforcement authorities in search and rescue operations,
> when requested to do so by those authorities. Depending upon the
> nature of the request, the assistance could be in the form of troopers
> on the ground and/or assistance from State Patrol helicopters or fixed
> wing aircraft.

**III. SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS/AGENCIES**

> Depending upon the nature, location and extent of the search and
> rescue effort, several private-sector organizations and agencies may
> be able to provide assistance, including one or more of the following:
>
> A. The Minnesota CAP, which can provide both aerial recon­naissance and
> ground search personnel.
>
> B. Several organizations are available to provide dogs for search and
> rescue support. These organizations can be accessed through the MDO.

**IV. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES**

> A. Search and rescue is primarily a local government responsibility.
> State government assistance in this area will normally be initiated at
> the request of local government.
>
> B. Both state and local government requests for Minnesota CAP
> assistance must be submitted to the MDO.
>
> C. Requests for assistance from a search and rescue dog organization
> are normally submitted directly to such organization by local law
> enforcement authorities. However, a local or state agency wanting help
> in obtaining the services of such an organization may contact the MDO.

**I. PURPOSE**

> The purpose of this annex is to provide a general description of the
> various health protection responsibilities of state government, during
> a major disaster. This annex also provides specific administrative and
> technical guidance for responding to any radiological
> accident/incident.

**II. OFFICIALS/AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR HEALTH PROTECTION**

+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| **Respon |                                                           |
| sibility |                                                           |
| S        |                                                           |
| ummary** |                                                           |
+==========+===========================================================+
| **       | **Responsibility**                                        |
| Agency** |                                                           |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| MDA      | **S**: Lead role when hazardous agricultural chemicals    |
|          | involved and will recommend protective/remedial actions;  |
|          | assure food safety.                                       |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| BOAH     | P: Coordinate with veterinary and meat inspectors on      |
|          | health condition of meat products.                        |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| EMSRB    | **S:** Assist with managing health protection services    |
|          | and critical medical services.                            |
|          |                                                           |
|          | **P:** Coordinate Critical Incident Stress Debriefing     |
|          | support.                                                  |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| MDH      | **S:** Responsible for managing health protection         |
|          | services.                                                 |
|          |                                                           |
|          | **P:** Health protection role when the incident involves  |
|          | a disease outbreak.                                       |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| DLI      | **S:** Assist MDH with assessing and mitigating health    |
|          | hazards to workers.                                       |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| DNR      | **S:** Identify and sample wildlife in IPZ; advise on     |
|          | usage of recreational areas; provide public information   |
|          | on use of natural resources.                              |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| PCA      | **S:** Lead role when incident involves hazardous         |
|          | materials, *other than* agricultural products or          |
|          | nuclear/chemical/biological WMD, and will recommend       |
|          | protective actions.                                       |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| DPS      | **P:** Overall responsibility for coordination of health  |
|          | protection, during a nuclear generating plant incident.   |
|          |                                                           |
|          | **S**: When requested, make hazardous materials chemical  |
|          | assessment teams and emergency response teams available   |
|          | to local authorities.                                     |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| **P**    |                                                           |
| =Primary |                                                           |
| **       |                                                           |
| C**=Coor |                                                           |
| dination |                                                           |
| **S**    |                                                           |
| =Support |                                                           |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+

> A. [Department of Agriculture (MDA)]{.underline}. MDA will:
>
> 1\. Support field operations by recommending protective/remedial
> action(s) in response to a hazardous materials incident, in
> coordination with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and the
> Pollution Control Agency (PCA).
>
> 2\. Assure food safety.
>
> a\. MDA\'s responsibility in the area of food safety rests with the
> Dairy and Food Inspection Division, which has the obligation to assure
> the wholesomeness of all foods at the processing and manufacturing
> level, in transit, in storage and at retail. This obligation is shared
> with the Marketing Services Division when related to fruits and
> vegetables. To improve public awareness of actions required to protect
> foodstuffs, MDA will develop and make available fact sheets addressing
> this topic.

b.  MDA will determine what, if any, protective actions (such as
    embargoes, disposal of contaminated foodstuffs, etc.) may be needed.

c.  MDA will take the lead monitoring/enforcement/mitigation role when
    the incident involves hazardous agricultural chemicals. In such
    situations, it will consult with the Minnesota Poison Control
    Center, as needed.

> B. [Board of Animal Health (BOAH)]{.underline}. BOAH will:

1.  Coordinate with the Department of Agriculture, the Department of
    Health and other state and federal agencies having health/medical
    responsibilities, relating to the care and disposition of companion,
    farm and wildlife animals.

> 2\. Work with local veterinary and meat inspectors on the health
> condition of meat products.

C.  [Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board (EMSRB)]{.underline}.
    EMSRB will:

> 1\. Determine, in coordination with other state agencies, medical
> assistance guidance to local authorities in areas affected by
> accidents/incidents involving hazardous materials, explosions, storage
> and transportation of radioactive materials and fixed nuclear
> facilities.
>
> 2\. Assign personnel, as necessary, to the primary, alternate or
> regional state emergency operations center(s) (EOCs) for the purpose
> of coordinating health protection services.
>
> 3\. Contact and secure the services of appropriate technical personnel
> to assist in meeting the health needs of the affected people in a
> disaster area. These technical personnel may include:
>
> a\. Environmental health specialists
>
> b\. Health physicists
>
> c\. Chemists and epidemiologists
>
> d\. Toxicologists
>
> e\. Federal and local health agencies
>
> 4\. Assist state and local EOCs in the coordination of emergency
> medical resources, including ambulance services, to respond to
> disasters.
>
> 5\. Establish and maintain a list of the critical medical services
> throughout the state and develop a system for rapid access to the data
> required to determine the availability of hospital beds and
> specialized equipment.

6\. Coordinate Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) support to
state and local officials, when requested. At the onset of a major
disaster, coordinate CISD support teams to be deployed into the areas
most affected.

> .
>
> D. [Department of Health (MDH)]{.underline}. MDH has specific
> responsibilities for the statewide management of health protection
> services following a major disaster, including:

1.  In response to a hazardous materials incident, support field
    operations by taking the lead in recommending protective action(s).
    MDH will coordinate these activities with MDA and PCA.

2\. Take the lead health protection role when the incident involves
biological agents, including incidents of bioterrorism, consulting with
other federal, state and local agencies, as needed

3\. Provide guidance on protective action levels and medical assistance
to state and local authorities in areas affected by accidents/incidents
involving radioactivity, any other hazardous materials or a biological
agent. They will develop procedures to accomplish this and conduct
in-service training, including development of fact sheets, to maintain
this capability.

> 4\. Make its laboratory capabilities available for the analysis and
> identification of potential biological or chemical agents, during the
> initial phase of a potential weapons of mass destruction (WMD) event
> or other disease emergency.
>
> 5\. Provide protective action recommendations/guidance to local
> authorities for preventing injury and/or death, during extreme weather
> conditions.
>
> 6\. Coordinate food inspection activities involving hotels/motels,
> restaurants and other mass feeding facilities.
>
> 7\. Develop and maintain a preparedness and response plan for the
> public health aspects of disasters and emergencies, including
> responding to acts of bioterrorism. The plan will include: provisions
> for disease control and prevention; inspection of sewage and waste
> disposal facilities at mass feeding sites; the handling of radioactive
> materials; potable water supply; and the handling, identification and
> disposition of mass casualties.
>
> 8\. Contact and secure the services of appropriate technical personnel
> to assist in meeting the health needs of the affected people in a
> disaster area. These technical personnel may include:
>
> a\. Environmental health specialists
>
> b\. Health physicists
>
> c\. Laboratorians and epidemiologists
>
> d\. Toxicologists
>
> e\. Federal and local health agencies
>
> 9\. Conduct an assessment, as necessary, of ill or injured populations
> using interviewing, sampling and statistical techniques in
> surveillance of potential epidemics of infectious diseases following a
> disaster, including a bioterrorism incident.
>
> 10\. In conjunction with local health agencies, MDH is responsible
> for: determining the safety of water supplies, the identification and
> management of adulterated and distressed foods in hospitality
> establishments (e.g., restaurants, bars, boarding houses, resorts,
> children\'s camps, institutions, hotels, motels and lodging houses),
> contamination levels in the environs and overall safety conditions
> prior to re-occupancy.
>
> E. [Department of Labor and Industry (DLI), Occupational Safety and
> Health Division (MN OSHA)]{.underline}. MN OSHA will:
>
> 1\. Provide support, as requested, in the detection of air
> contaminants, caused by chemical or biological agents, and in the
> implementation of appropriate procedures.
>
> 2\. Assist in assessing hazards to workers and personal protective
> equipment needs, as requested.
>
> F. [Department of Natural Resources (DNR)]{.underline}. DNR will
> identify wildlife populations within the ingestion pathway/vulnerable
> zone. DNR sampling teams will take samples of wildlife and game fish,
> in coordination with the MDA. In addition, DNR will advise on the
> usage of state controlled recreational areas, providing public
> information on wild fruit and vegetable harvesting and establishing
> and enforcing hunting and fishing bans or controls.
>
> G. [Pollution Control Agency (PCA)]{.underline}. PCA will:
>
> 1\. Support field operations by recommending protective action(s) in
> response to a hazardous materials incident, in coordination with MDA
> and MDH. PCA will take the lead monitoring/ enforcement/mitigation
> role when the incident involves hazardous materials other than
> agricultural products or nuclear/chemical/biological WMD, consulting
> with the Minnesota Poison Control Center, as needed.
>
> 2\. Assist in assessing hazard and evacuation corridors.

H.  [Department of Public Safety (DPS), Division of Emergency Management
    (DEM)]{.underline}.

> 1\. DEM will determine emergency worker exposure limits and
> authorizing emergency workers to incur radiation exposures in excess
> of the Minnesota administrative dose limit (3 rem).
>
> 2\. Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 299A.48-52 authorizes the Commissioner
> of Public Safety to develop a hazardous materials incident response
> plan and system. This system includes a regional hazardous materials
> *emergency response team* and hazardous materials *chemical assessment
> teams*. When requested by local authorities, these teams will assist
> at the scene of a hazardous materials accident as follows:
>
> a\. Chemical Assessment Teams. Provide technical advice to local
> incident commanders and recommend actions necessary to protect life,
> property and the environment that are in keeping with
> locally-available levels of hazardous materials training and response
> capability.
>
> b\. Emergency Response Team. Take actions necessary to protect life,
> property and the environment from the effects of a release of a
> hazardous material. Emergency actions include, but are not limited to,
> preventing the release, mitigating the effects of the release and
> stabilizing the emergency situation.

**III. HEALTH PROTECTION OPERATIONS FOR HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE
TRANSPORTATION ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS**

> A. MDH will provide initial protective action guidance for all on-site
> personnel and for the public.
>
> B. The MDH Lead Health Rad Responder will continue to provide
> protective action guidance updates for:
>
> 1\. MDH personnel
>
> 2\. Carrier and first responders
>
> 3\. Cleanup crews
>
> 4\. The public
>
> C. The MDH Lead Health Rad Responder and other personnel shall ensure
> that the protective action guidance has been properly implemented and
> maintained.
>
> D. The EMSRB will coordinate its field representatives, and monitor
> and coordinate resources for local ambulance providers and appropriate
> medical facilities for accidents/incidents, as needed.

**IV. HEALTH PROTECTION OPERATIONS FOR NUCLEAR GENERATNG PLANT
INCIDENTS**

> A. Concept of Operations
>
> Based on an assessment of data from Nuclear Management Company (NMC),
> state radiological monitoring teams and laboratory analysis,
> protective actions designed to protect the health of Minnesotans will
> be recommended. These include, but are not limited to, guidance for
> sheltering, evacuation, radiation exposure control, food consumption,
> the use of potassium iodide (KI) and re-entry into contaminated areas.
>
> B. Response
>
> 1\. Protective Action Recommendation
>
> DEM will determine protective action recommendations for the public,
> based on a number of guidance documents, assessments and input from
> other state agencies.
>
> a\. Pre-determined Initial PAR
>
> Minnesota has adopted a policy of a pre-determined evacuation
> recommendation for its [initial]{.underline} PAR. This is a
> pre-approved state recommendation and does not require the Governor\'s
> or designee\'s signature. Following a declaration of a General
> Emergency, DEM will recommend evacuation of the 2-mile sub-area and
> the 5-mile sub-areas in the downwind sectors. The PAR will be
> coordinated with all appropriate parties prior to implementation.
>
> b\. Subsequent PARs
>
> Subsequent PARs will be based on an independent assessment of plant
> conditions, actual and potential radiological releases and
> Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Protective Action Guidelines
> (PAGs).
>
> c\. Coordination
>
> MDH will assist DEM, as necessary, with providing protective action
> recommendations for the public to the Governor or designee, during a
> nuclear generating plant incident.
>
> (See **Appendix F-2: Protective Action Guides**.)
>
> 2\. Personnel Exposure Control
>
> a\. Dosimeters

All emergency workers conducting field operations will use direct
reading and thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLDs). Dosimeter range and
reading frequency is specified in respective SOPs. Dosimeters will be
issued and zeroed prior to departure to the field. (See **Appendix F-3:
Dose Limits for Emergency Workers**.)

> b\. Use of Potassium Iodide (KI) as a Protective Measure
>
> The recommendation for use of KI will be determined by the Planning
> Chief at the SEOC. This information will be disseminated via the
> established communications network to all local EOCs [and]{.underline}
> to the state Radiological Accident Deployment (RAD) monitoring teams.
> KI could be recommended as a protective action for certain groups of
> individuals, as determined by the Planning Chief. (See **Appendix F-2:
> Protective Action Guides**.) KI may be considered an appropriate
> protective action for the following groups:
>
> 1\) Emergency Workers: All emergency responders will have access to
> nonprescription (over-the-counter) KI. A supply of the drug is
> maintained in each RAD Team kit. Additional supplies of KI are
> maintained at the local EOCs.
>
> 2\) Immobile Populations: The immobile population is defined as those
> individuals who would remain within an area which has otherwise been
> evacuated, but who are not classified as emergency workers. Examples
> of the immobile population would be those hospital patients and
> nursing home residents for whom evacuation would create a
> dispropor­tionate physical hardship. Certain dangerous jail or prison
> inmates would be considered members of the immobile population. Also
> included in this group would be any service personnel required to
> remain to see to the needs of these non-ambulatory, infirmed or
> incarcerated individuals, during the course of the evacuation.
> Supplies of nonprescription KI are maintained at local EOCs for use by
> members of immobile populations.
>
> c\. Efficiency of KI as a Thyroid Block Agent:
>
> The use of stable iodine to protect against uptake of inhaled
> radioiodine by the thyroid is recognized as an effective alternative
> for situations involving radioiodine releases when evacuation cannot
> be implemented or when exposure occurs during evacuation. Stable
> iodine is most effective when administered immediately prior to
> exposure to radioiodine. However, significant blockage of the thyroid
> dose can be provided by administration within one or two hours after
> uptake of radioiodine. If the administration of stable iodine is
> included in an emergency response plan, its use may be considered for
> exposure situations when there has been any radioactive iodine
> release.
>
> C. Ingestion Pathway
>
> Ingestion pathway planning provides methods for protecting the public
> from consumption of foods and drinking water contaminated with
> radioactivity that may be released during a nuclear plant accident.
>
> The ingestion pathway zone (IPZ) extends for 50 miles around nuclear
> plants and includes all food production, processing and marketing
> facilities. There are two types of emergency responses that are meant
> to prevent or limit public exposures through the ingestion pathway.
>
> 1\. Preventive protective actions. Actions taken by farmers to prevent
> contamination of milk, water and food products (e.g., shelter cattle,
> put on stored feed and covered water).
>
> 2\. Emergency protective actions. Actions taken by public officials to
> address contaminated milk, water and food products and divert such
> products from animal and human consumption (e.g., embargoes).
>
> Ingestion pathway exposure response is coordinated by the members of
> the Ingestion Pathway Task Force, which is comprised of
> representatives from the Minnesota Departments of Agriculture, Health,
> Natural Resources and Public Safety. The Ingestion Pathway Task Force
> may coordinate with other state agencies and their resources, as
> required, to ensure a safe food and water supply for the population.
> This authorization becomes effective upon Executive Order of the
> Governor, declaring a peacetime emergency; and all agency personnel
> and resource requests are channeled through the Division of Emergency
> Management, as the designated emergency response coordinating entity
> for the State of Minnesota.
>
> The process of field sampling and laboratory analysis will determine
> the recommendations from the Ingestion Pathway Task Force for
> protective actions. The ability of the Department of Agriculture to
> inspect and embargo food products enables the implementation of
> emergency protective actions for ingestion pathway. (See **Appendix
> F-4: Protective Action Guides for Ingestion Pathway Phase** and
> **Department of Agriculture Standard Operating Procedures for Nuclear
> Generating Plant Emergencies** for additional information.)
>
> D. Recovery and Re-entry
>
> 1\. Introduction
>
> Following the release of airborne radioactive materials, it is
> necessary to measure and assess the impact of those materials
> deposited on the ground and re‑suspended into the air. (See **Appendix
> F-6: Recovery and Re-entry Guidelines** for detailed information.)
>
> This phase of incident response, which occurs after the affected plant
> has been stabilized and releases to the environment terminated (or
> decreased to normal operating levels), is termed the \"off-site
> recovery phase.\"
>
> During the off-site recovery phase, radiation measurements are taken,
> environmental samples are collected and evaluations are performed to:
>
> a\. Determine if existing protective actions (e.g., evacuation) may be
> relaxed and/or terminated.
>
> b\. Identify restricted areas and ascertain the need for additional
> protective actions (e.g., relocation). See **Appendix F-5: Protective
> Action Guides for Relocation**.
>
> c\. Plan for ingestion pathway sampling.
>
> 2\. Bases for Actions
>
> The bases for the off-site recovery actions and recommendations in
> this Plan are Chapters 4 and 7 of the U. S. Environmental Protection
> Agency\'s [Manual of Protective Action Guides and Protective Actions
> for Nuclear Incidents]{.underline}, EPA 400-R-92-001, May, 1992.
>
> 3\. Recovery Plans Communication
>
> Through normal or emergency communications means, the SEOC will
> coordinate any recovery operations to be initiated, as well as any
> organizational changes that might occur, with all local jurisdictions
> and other response organizations.

**V. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES**

> A. Each state agency will carry out whatever actions are necessary to
> protect the health and safety of its personnel from the effects of the
> emergency/disaster.

B.  In the event of a widespread radiological emergency, each department
    of state government will conduct expedient radiological training for
    its personnel and provide for its own radiological monitoring and
    decontamination needs. This will be necessary for departments to
    carry out their assigned emergency functions.

C.  Minnesota Department of health, in conjunction with the Department
    of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management and each state
    agency, will make recommendations for vaccination of essential
    service personnel in all sectors in the event of an influenza
    pandemic, other disease outbreaks and a bio-terrorism event.

**VI. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS**

> A. DEM Standard Operating Procedures
>
> B. Minnesota Department of Health Emergency Operations Plan

C. Minnesota Pandemic Influenza Control and Prevention Guidelines

**I. ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATIONS**

> Emergency Classification Levels (ECLs) indicate the level of the
> emergency at any given time, based on occurring events. (See **Basic
> Plan, page BP-16** of this plan for definitions and other
> information.)

**II. ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN**

> The State of Minnesota generally follows emergency action levels set
> forth in NUREG-0654, Rev. 1/FEMA REP-1 and Supp. 3, as listed below.
> Actions taken by the state may vary from these recommendations, taking
> into account offsite conditions and needs that exist at the time of an
> emergency. Listed below are some of the significant actions taken by
> the state and affected counties.
>
> A. Notification of Unusual Event
>
> 1\. Minnesota duty officer (MDO) performs notifications, according to
> the MDO SOPs.
>
> 2\. Radiological Emergency Preparedness staff go on standby, until
> verbal closeout.
>
> B. Alert
>
> 1\. DEM staff and all SEOC responders are notified. State and county
> EOCs and JPIC are activated.
>
> 2\. Upon arrival, all SEOC responders perform actions outlined in
> their SOPs for current ECL.
>
> 3\. Notify FEMA Headquarters and Region V, as well as DOE at Argonne
> National Laboratory.
>
> 4\. Notify all schools in the 10-mile EPZ.
>
> 5\. Activate the state field teams.
>
> 6\. Place the MDA and DNR field teams and the reception center on
> standby.
>
> C. Site-Area Emergency
>
> 1\. All of the above, if not already accomplished.
>
> 2\. Request federal assistance, if needed.
>
> 3\. Set up and activate the designated reception center.
>
> 4\. Evacuate to the reception center all schools that are in session
> in the 10-mile EPZ.
>
> 5\. Implement roadblocks and traffic control points.
>
> 6\. Recommend sheltering of milk producing animals within the 2-mile
> EPZ and placing them on stored feed. Asses need to extend this
> distance.
>
> 7\. Provide offsite monitoring results to licensee and others and
> jointly assess.
>
> 8\. Continuously assess information from licensee and offsite
> monitoring data, regarding initiating or changing protective actions
> and mobilizing evacuation resources.
>
> D. General Emergency
>
> 1\. All of the above, if not already accomplished.
>
> 2\. Implement protective actions for actual or projected radioactive
> releases that could exceed the EPA PAG radiation exposure to the
> public. Generally, for severe core damage accidents or loss of control
> of the facility, recommend evacuation of 2-mile radius and 5-miles
> downwind, unless conditions make evacuation dangerous, and assess need
> to extend distances. Advise those remaining in plume EPZ to go
> indoors.
>
> 3\. Notify the public, through the EAS, tone alert radios, sirens and
> route alerting.
>
> 4\. Setup and activate congregate care centers.

**PROTECTIVE ACTION GUIDES**

**AS EXCERPTED FROM EPA 400-R-92-001**

**I. THE EARLY PHASE OF A NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT INCIDENT**

> A. The early phase of a nuclear generating plant incident is somewhat
> arbitrarily defined as the period beginning at the projected (or
> actual) initiation of a release and extending to a few days later,
> when deposition of airborne materials has ceased and enough
> information is available to permit reliable decisions about the need
> for longer term protection.
>
> The following PAGs are used to determine protective actions, during
> the early phase of such an incident:

B. Sheltering and/or Evacuation as Protective Actions

> The principal considerations in making trade-off evaluations for
> recommending the appropriate protective actions are whole body and
> thyroid projected doses and PAG values; source release, duration and
> cloud arrival times; the nature of available sheltering structures and
> modes of evacuation.
>
> 1\. If the projected dose exceeds the PAG for a site area or general
> emergency:
>
> a\. Consider evacuation, if a timely one is feasible.
>
> b\. Consider evacuation and/or sheltering if evacuation is impeded by:
>
> 1\) Severe weather;
>
> 2\) Health constraints, e.g., patients and workers in hospitals and
> nursing homes
>
> 3\) Long mobilization times, e.g., certain industrial and farm
> workers, prisoners and guards
>
> 2\. If the projected dose does not exceed the PAG for a Site Area
> Emergency or General Emergency classification, sheltering is adequate
> if so determined by the Planning Chief.
>
> 3\. Sheltering protection provided by a large variety of public
> structures can provide a significant reduction in whole body and
> thyroid dose from exposure to products that might be released, during
> a nuclear generating plant incident.
>
> 4\. When considering a release involving particulate matter, the
> attenuation factors would be conservative for particulate protection;
> however, the relative contribution that radioactive particulate makes
> to the total dose depends on the extent of their release and the
> parameters of the release.
>
> The basis for the choice of recommended protective actions from the
> plume exposure pathway includes evacuation time estimates. This
> information is considered when determining protective actions.

**DOSE LIMITS FOR EMERGENCY WORKERS**

**AS EXCERPTED FROM EPA 400-R-92-001**

> NOTE: The Minnesota administrative dose limit for emergency workers is
> 3 rem. Any dose above 3 rem must be pre-approved by the Planning
> Chief.
>
> **Protective Action Guides for Ingestion Pathway Phase of a**
>
> **Nuclear Generating Plant Incident**

I. CONTAMINATION OF HUMAN FOOD AND ANIMAL FEEDS

Notice of Interim Use of Current FDA Recommendations, Regarding Human
Food and Animal Feeds:

The Planning and Assessment Center in the SEOC uses the Derived
Intervention Levels (DILs) and Protective Actions Guidelines (PAGs)
recommended in the FDA document, **[Accidental Radioactive Contamination
of Human Food and Animal Feeds: Recommendations for State and Local
Agencies]{.underline}, August 13, 1998,** to respond to radiological
incidents and exercises. These standards and guidelines are incorporated
in the Minnesota Emergency Operations Plan. Copies of all revisions will
be incorporated and forwarded to all necessary parties, in a timely
manner.

A.  Applicability and Scope of the August 13, 1998 FDA document.

> This document is designed to assist in the planning and execution of
> protective actions associated with production, processing,
> distribution and use of human food and animal feeds accidentally
> contaminated with radionuclides. It primarily uses the guidance that
> is relevant to nuclear generating plant accidents.
>
> The recommendations advise that health risk to the public be averted
> by limiting the radiation dose received as a result of consumption of
> accidentally contaminated food. This will be accomplished by:
>
> 1\. Setting limits, called DILS, on the radionuclide activity
> concentration permitted in human food, and
>
> 2\. Taking protective actions to reduce the amount of contamination.

**FDA Protective Action Guides (PAGs)**

**0.5 rem CEDE or 5 rem CDE**

(Whichever is more limiting)

> **[Derived Intervention Levels (DILs) or criterion for each
> radionuclide group]{.underline}** ^a,b^
>
> A DIL corresponds to the concentration in food present throughout the
> relevant period of time (1 Year) that, in the absence of any
> intervention, could lead to an individual receiving a radiation dose
> equal to the PAG. In practice, when FDA DILs are used, radiation doses
> to the vast majority of the affected public would be very small
> fractions of the PAG.

+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| **Radionuclide Group**             | **pCi/kg**                      |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| Sr-90                              | 4300                            |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| I-131                              | 4600                            |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| Cs-134 + Cs-137                    | 32,000                          |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| Pu-238 + Pu-239 + Am-241           | 54                              |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| Ru-103 + Ru-106^C^                 | [C3]{.underline} +              |
|                                    | [C6]{.underline} \<1            |
|                                    |                                 |
|                                    | 180,000 12,000                  |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------+

## 

## ^a^ The DIL for each radionuclide group (except Ru-103 + Ru-106) is applied independently. Each DIL applies to the sum of the concentrations of the radionuclides in the group at the time of the measurement.

## 

## ^b^ Applicable to foods as prepared for consumption. For dried or concentrated products, such as powdered milk or concentrated juices, adjust by a factor appropriate to reconstitution and assume the reconstitution water is not contaminated. For spices which are consumed in very small quantities, use a dilution factor of 10.

## ^C^ Due to the large difference in DILS for Ru-103 and Ru-106, the individual concentrations of Ru-103 and Ru-106 are divided by their respective DILS and then summed. The sum must be less than one. C3 and C6 are the concentrations, at the time of measurement, for Ru-103 and Ru-106, respectively.

B.  DILs are to be applied independently, and DIL fraction contributions
    are not to be added together. DILs for individual radionuclide
    groups are based on different critical organs, different critical
    age groups and different ingestion characteristics (e.g., length of
    exposure or fraction of intake assumed contaminated).

C.  The DILs, as stated in the above table, are applicable to foods, as
    prepared for consumption. (See Note b above.) However, in the
    interest of protecting the population and in keeping with the
    existing institutional conservation in radiation protection, the
    DILs will be applied to whatever point in the production,
    processing, distribution or preparation process the sample is taken.

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II. **PROTECTIVE ACTIONS**

> Protective actions should be initiated, subject to evaluation of the
> situation, and continue until, in the absence of the actions, the
> concentrations remain below the DILs. The goals of the protective
> actions are:
>
> A. Avoid or limit, through precautionary measures, the amount of
> contamination that could become incorporated in human food and animal
> feeds.

B.  Delay or limit consumption of human food and animal feeds suspected
    of being contaminated, until the concentration of the contamination
    is determined.

> C. Reduce the amount of contamination in human food and animal feeds
> through:

1.  Preventative Protective Actions Prior to Confirmation of
    Contamination

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a.  Simple precautionary actions to avoid or reduce the potential for
    contamination of food and animal feeds.

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1)  These actions include modest adjustment of normal operations prior
    to the arrival of the contamination.

2)  There is no guarantee that the food will not be contaminated below
    the DILs, but the severity will be significantly reduced.

3)  Typical actions include:

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a)  Covering exposed products

b)  Moving animals to shelter

c)  Corralling livestock and providing protected feed and water

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4)  Precautionary actions should be implemented to avoid placing persons
    implementing these actions in jeopardy.

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b.  Temporary embargoes (distribution and use of possibly contaminated
    food and animal feeds are halted until the situation can be
    evaluated and monitoring and control actions instituted)

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1)  Prevents the introduction into commerce of food that is likely to be
    contaminated.

2)  Temporary embargoes are applied when concentrations are not yet
    known.

3)  Justification for this action must be significant, because of the
    potentially negative impacts on the community.

4)  Issued only upon declaration of a General Emergency and if
    predictions of the extent and magnitude of the off-site
    contamination are persuasive.

5)  The geographical area under control of the embargo depends on the
    accident sequence, meteorological conditions and the food affected.

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2.  Emergency Protective Actions for Foods Confirmed Contaminated to
    levels Equal to or Exceeding the DILs.

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a.  Temporary Embargoes to prevent contaminated food from being
    introduced into commerce.

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1)  Temporary embargoes remain in effect until measurements confirm that
    concentrations are below the DILs.

2)  Officials should isolate contaminated food to prevent its
    introduction into commerce and determine if condemnation or other
    disposition is appropriate. Before acting, consider:

> a\) Availability of other possible protective actions

b\) Relative proportion of the total diet, by weight, represented by the
item in question.

c\) Importance of the nutritional value of the food and availability of
uncontaminated substitutes.

d\) Relative contribution of other foods and other radionuclides to the
PAG.

e\) Time and effort required to effect corrective action.

b.  Normal food production and processing actions that reduce the amount
    of contamination in/on food to below the DILs.

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1)  Holding food to allow for radioactive decay.

> a\) Milk: Storage of frozen milk, frozen concentrated milk or frozen
> concentrated milk products; prolonged storage at reduced temperatures,
> providing ultra-high temperature pasteurization techniques are
> employed for processing; diversion of fluid milk for production of dry
> whole milk, nonfat dry milk, cheese or evaporated milk.
>
> b\) Preservation by canning, freezing, dehydration or storage.

2)  Removal of surface contamination by brushing, washing or peeling.

3)  Blending contaminated food with uncontaminated food is not
    permitted.

4)  Foods consumed fresh, such as milk, leafy vegetables and fruits, are
    initially the most important.

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3.  Emergency Protective Actions for Animal Feeds Confirmed
    Contaminated.

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a.  Protective actions to reduce the impact of contamination in or on
    animal feeds should be taken on a case-by-case basis. Some
    possibilities are:

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1)  Substituting uncontaminated water for contaminated water.

2)  Removing lactating dairy animals and meat animals from contaminated
    feeds and pasture, substituting uncontaminated feed.

3)  Corralling livestock in an uncontaminated area.

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b.  Forecasting the transfer of radioactive contamination through the
    agricultural pathway is complicated and problematic. Some factors to
    consider are:

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1)  Type of feed, e.g., fresh pasture, grain

2)  Chemical form of the radionuclide

3)  Medications being administered

4)  Animal species

5)  Type of the resulting human food

**THE INTERMEDIATE PHASE OF A NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT INCIDENT**

> The intermediate phase of a nuclear generating plant incident is
> somewhat arbitrarily defined as the period beginning after the source
> and releases have been brought under control and environmental
> measurements are available for use as a basis for decisions on
> protective actions and extending until these protective actions are
> terminated.

**Projected Action Guides for the General Population**

**As Excerpted from EPA 400-R-92-001**

**I. OFF-SITE RECOVERY PROTECTIVE ACTION GUIDES (RELOCATION PAGs)**

> The protective action guides (dose limits) used during the off‑site
> recovery phase to determine whether protective actions can be
> initiated, modified or terminated are termed the \"relocation
> protective action guides\" (i.e., relocation PAGs) as follows:

**II. RELOCATION DOSES/DOSE ASSESSMENT**

> The relocation dose is the projected sum of the effective gamma dose
> equivalent from external exposure plus the CEDE from inhalation of
> re-suspended radionuclides. For purposes of formulating protective
> action guidance, relocation doses for the first year of exposure, the
> second year and fifty years are calculated. Relocation doses do not
> include any exposures received from the plume, during the emergency
> phase.
>
> The specific procedures for calculating relocation doses are presented
> in Chapter 7 of EPA 400/R-92-001, [Manual of Protective Action Guides
> and Protective Actions for Nuclear Incidents]{.underline}, May 1992.
>
> Depending upon changing conditions and radiological source term,
> (e.g., decontamination efforts, weathering, radioactive decay,
> population changes, land use changes, etc.), periodic reassessment of
> population exposure will be necessary. Calculating these doses is
> based on frequent radiological monitoring and sampling of the affected
> areas, using procedures from chapter 7 of EPA 400/R-92-001, [Manual of
> Protective Action Guides and Protective Actions for Nuclear
> Incidents]{.underline} or other current federal guidance.

**III. MODIFICATION/TERMINATION OF EXISTING PROTECTIVE ACTIONS**

> Sheltering and evacuation can be terminated, and people allowed to
> return to their homes, if the relocation dose is less than the
> relocation PAGs.
>
> If the relocation PAGs are exceeded, evacuation must be maintained, or
> initiated in sheltered areas, until decontamination efforts can be
> initiated to reduce the doses to acceptable levels.
>
> Supplemental protective actions associated with sheltering and
> evacuation (i.e., use of ad-hoc respiratory protection, ventilation
> control, consumption of foodstuffs) may also be modified, terminated
> or initiated, depending upon the radiation/contamination levels in the
> specific areas that are affected.
>
> For those areas where return is allowed, decontamination guidance,
> information on foodstuff use and preparation, etc., must also be
> provided to the affected public.

**IV. INITIATION OF PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IN RESTRICTED AREAS**

> A. Protective action recommendations:
>
> Protective actions may be initiated in areas where there were no
> protective actions previously or in sheltered areas, if the estimated
> relocation doses in those areas exceed the relocation PAGs.
>
> The time frame for implementing relocation recommendations depends
> upon the particular relocation PAG that is exceeded:
>
> 1\. If the first year limit is exceeded, relocation should be
> implemented soon - within days or weeks.
>
> 2\. If the subsequent years or 50-year limits are exceeded, relocation
> should be implemented within weeks, months or years, as appropriate.
>
> B. Restricted areas:
>
> Areas in which the relocation doses are exceeded and people were
> relocated are termed \"restricted zones.\" Reference: U.S.E.P.A.
> [Manual of Protective Action Guides and Protective Actions for Nuclear
> Incidents]{.underline}, (EPA 400/R-92-001, 7-2), May 1992.
>
> \"Buffer zones,\" incorporating temporary radiation protection
> controls (i.e., temporary relocation, decontamination), may be
> established around the restricted areas while monitoring is performed
> to ensure that there is no mass movement or drift of radionuclides
> from the restricted areas to occupied areas. (See EPA 400/R-92-001,
> 7-4.)
>
> Access into and out of restricted areas and buffer zones is
> controlled. Temporary re-entry into these areas may be allowed, on a
> case by case basis, for residents to remove personal effects, for
> decontamination, etc.

**I. PURPOSE**

> A major natural disaster, hazardous materials accident/incident,
> explosion, disease emergency involving a biological agent, et cetera
> may result in the illness of and/or injury to citizens, in addition to
> the ongoing needs of patients and residents of health care facilities.
> In the event of a release of radioactivity from a nuclear generating
> plant in Minnesota, it is possible that the public, along with
> emergency workers, may become contaminated or exposed to dangerous
> levels of radiation. The purpose of this annex is to summarize the
> arrangements made to ensure that the necessary medical/transportation
> services will be available to both citizens and patients/residents of
> health care facilities, when needed.

**II. OFFICIALS/AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR MEDICAL SERVICES**

> A. Local Government
>
> Emergency medical services will normally be the responsibility of
> local government and the private sector. State assistance will be made
> available when warranted by the nature and/or scope of the
> emergency/disaster.
>
> B. State Government

+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| **Respon |                                                           |
| sibility |                                                           |
| S        |                                                           |
| ummary** |                                                           |
+==========+===========================================================+
| **       | **Responsibility**                                        |
| Agency** |                                                           |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| EMSRB    | **P**: Overall responsibility for monitoring and          |
|          | coordinating the provision of ambulance services; provide |
|          | technical assistance; coordinate CISM support.            |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| MDH      | **P:** Develop recommendations on health issues and       |
|          | medical services, relating to disease outbreaks.          |
|          |                                                           |
|          | **P:** Develop triage guidelines for an influenza         |
|          | pandemic and other disease outbreaks.                     |
|          |                                                           |
|          | **P:** Coordinate vaccine distribution for a pandemic     |
|          | influenza and other disease outbreaks.                    |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| DMA      | **S:** Assist with emergency medical treatment and        |
|          | transportation.                                           |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| **P**    |                                                           |
| =Primary |                                                           |
| **       |                                                           |
| C**=Coor |                                                           |
| dination |                                                           |
| **S**    |                                                           |
| =Support |                                                           |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+

> 1\. [Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board (EMSRB)]{.underline}.
> The EMSRB has statewide responsibility for:
>
> a\. Monitoring medical resource needs during an emergency/disaster
> (e.g., hospital beds, ambulance services), and providing technical
> assistance in identifying and locating additional such resources when
> needed.
>
> b\. Coordinating Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) support to
> state and local officials.

2.  [Department of Health (MDH).]{.underline} For an incident involving
    a biological agent, the MDH will:

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a.  Be responsible for developing recommendations on health issues
    related to biological agents.

b.  Staff the Planning and Assessment Center of the SEOC. In that
    capacity, assist in estimating the impact of a biological agent on
    health care services and high-risk groups; and participate in the
    development of the protective action recommendations and
    health-related needs.

> 3\. [Department of Military Affairs (National Guard)]{.underline}. The
> National Guard may be able to provide assistance with emergency
> medical treatment and transportation, if requested to do so by the
> appropriate local or state government officials and approved by the
> Governor.
>
> C. Federal Assistance
>
> 1\. [National Disaster Medical System (NDMS)]{.underline}. As a result
> of a catastrophic event, the state of Minnesota, through FEMA, can
> call upon the assistance of the NDMS. NDMS can provide:
>
> a\. Disaster medical system teams which are prepared to deliver
> emergency medical care in large-scale emergency situations.
>
> b\. Pharmaceuticals and medical supplies to supplement existing
> medical resources.

2\. [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)]{.underline}. CDC
has available biologics for treatment and prophylaxis of biologic agents
used in a bio-terrorism event.

**III. SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS/AGENCIES**

> A. [American Red Cross]{.underline}. The American Red Cross has
> several types of medical services that it provides in the event of a
> major emergency/disaster.
>
> 1\. *Disaster Nurses* provide assistance at First Aid Stations,
> temporary morgues, reception centers and hospitals.
>
> 2\. *Blood Services*. The North Central Region Blood Center supplies
> blood and blood products and coordinates blood donor activities.
>
> 3\. *Disaster Stress Intervention*. The Red Cross coordinates with DHS
> mental health intervention for disaster victims and emergency workers.
>
> B. [Minnesota Funeral Directors Association (MFDA)]{.underline}.
> Disaster Mortuary Teams of the MFDA may be called upon to provide
> mortuary or death-related services for major disasters or emergencies
> that occur in Minnesota. (Note: The Minnesota Duty Officer \[MDO\],
> among other entities, maintains contact information for this
> organization.)

**IV. MEDICAL SERVICES OPERATIONS**

> A. General
>
> 1\. Introduction
>
> This section on medical services operations describes various
> emergency functions to be implemented in the event that local
> resources are exceeded by a multiple casualty incident (MCI). An MCI
> could result from a major disaster or emergency that affects the
> public and emergency workers responding to these incidents.
>
> 2\. Medical Support Facilities
>
> The medical facilities enumerated in this section, all licensed by the
> Department of Health (with the exception of one Wisconsin-based
> facility), agreed to provide outpatient, inpatient and related health
> services in the event of an MCI which affects the general public and
> emergency workers.
>
> B. Medical Services During a Nuclear Generating Plant Incident
>
> 1\. Transportation and medical services for the public and emergency
> workers
>
> a\. Introduction
>
> This section of Annex G addresses the arrangements for medical
> services for contaminated injured people, excluding hospital and
> nursing home patients, and emergency workers, in accordance with the
> planning standards set forth by FEMA Guidance Memorandum MS-1,
> \"Medical Services,\" dated November 13, 1986.
>
> FEMA defines the term \"contaminated injured\" to mean:
>
> 1\) Contaminated and otherwise physically injured,
>
> 2\) Contaminated and exposed to dangerous levels of radiation, or
>
> 3\) Exposed to dangerous levels of radiation.
>
> Included in this section is a listing of the hospitals having the
> capabilities of treating and handling contaminated injured individuals
> and the identification of ambulance transportation providers for these
> people. References to medical staff training drill and exercise
> requirements are also included.
>
> b\. Medical Support Facilities
>
> 1\) In order to ensure that members of the public who are contaminated
> injured receive appropriate and swift medical attention, arrangements
> were made with primary and back-up hospitals to receive and treat
> these people. These hospitals are listed in **Appendix G-1: Primary
> and Back-up Hospitals**, along with their approximate ambulatory and
> non-ambulatory capacities and their straight-line distances from the
> appropriate nuclear generating plant for the Monticello and Prairie
> Island areas.
>
> The primary and back-up hospitals are Joint Commission on
> Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) accredited and have
> the personnel, services, resources and treatment protocols necessary
> to handle contaminated injured members of the public. Letters of
> agreement with these hospitals are listed in Appendix 3 of the Basic
> Plan. Protocols for the treatment and disposition of contaminated
> injured individuals for these hospitals are on file with the Division
> of Emergency Management and the hospitals.
>
> 2\) In addition to the primary and back-up medical support facilities
> listed in **Appendix G-1**, there are several other JCAHO accredited
> hospitals in Minnesota and Wisconsin which are capable of providing
> medical support for contaminated injured people. These hospitals are
> listed in **Appendix G-2: Additional JCAHO Accredited Facilities**,
> along with their approximate ambulatory and non-ambulatory capacities
> (number of outpatients/day and number of beds, respectively).
>
> c\. Reception Center Medical
>
> A specially trained team of medical personnel will be available at the
> evacuee reception center to provide medical care and to determine
> additional medical assistance necessary for contaminated injured
> members of the public and emergency workers who report to the
> reception center. Specific protocols and procedures are on file at the
> Division of Emergency Management.
>
> d\. Transportation Providers
>
> Transport of the public or emergency workers, who are contaminated
> injured to the medical support facilities listed in **Appendices G-1
> and G-2** is dependent on the degree and type of injury, radiation
> exposure, uptake and contamination received.
>
> Members of the public or emergency workers who may have been exposed
> to radiation and/or contaminated with radioactive materials from the
> nuclear generating plant, but who have [not]{.underline} been injured
> or do [not]{.underline} appear sick, will go to a pre-designated
> center for radiological monitoring and decontamination. The public
> will go to reception/decon-tamination centers (See **Annex J: Mass
> Care**.), while emergency workers will go to decontamination centers
> at pre-designated county locations. (See appropriate county emergency
> plans.) For these individuals, after consultation with the medical
> team, non-ambulance transportation resources (e.g., cars, vans, or
> buses) may be used for transport to the proper medical support
> facility, if additional medical diagnosis or treatment is necessary.
>
> For members of the public or emergency workers who may have been
> exposed to radiation and/or contaminated and who are physically
> injured and/or appear to be sick, direct transport from home or a
> reception or decontamination center to a medical support facility may
> be necessary. Transport may require the services of an ambulance.
> Providers of ambulance transportation vehicles and an indication of
> the number of such vehicles available, are listed in **Appendix G-3:
> Ambulance Transportation Providers for Contaminated Injured.**
>
> Letters of agreement were obtained and are on file with the Minnesota
> Division of Emergency Management (see **Basic Plan: Appendix 3**) or
> the appropriate county emergency management agency.

2\. Transportation and medical services for patients and residents in
health care centers

> a\. Introduction
>
> In the event of a serious radiological emergency at either the
> Monticello or Prairie Island nuclear generating plant, protective
> actions (e.g., sheltering or evacuation) may be necessary to reduce or
> eliminate radiation exposures to the affected populace.
>
> Within the 10-mile emergency planning zones (EPZs) of both nuclear
> generating plants are health care facilities and institutions (e.g.,
> hospitals, nursing homes, boarding care homes, etc.) whose immobile
> populations, patients or residents, may be seriously affected by
> implementation of these protective actions. Evacuations are of special
> concern, because of the medical and transportation needs that many of
> these patients and residents may have. In addition, special host
> facilities may be needed to house and treat those individuals that
> need special or continued urgent medical care.
>
> To ensure that people in these facilities can be safely transported
> and cared for following an evacuation, special plans are needed with
> the appropriate "risk area" facilities, ambulance transportation
> providers and \"host area\" facilities.
>
> b\. \"Risk Area\" Health Care Facilities and Evacuation Plans
>
> The MDH's Division of Facility and Provider Compliance requires health
> care facilities to develop emergency evacuation plans. These plans are
> reviewed during an extended survey to confirm that major types of
> events are covered. There is not a requirement to practice
> evacuations; however, when actual evacuations have been needed, the
> facilities performed well. The Division provides assistance and advice
> on request by the health care facility. The risk area health care
> facilities in the Monticello and Prairie Island areas are listed in
> **Appendix G-4: Risk Area Health Care Facilities**, along with their
> non-ambulatory capacities or number of beds.
>
> c\. Patient Transportation
>
> Local governments are responsible for transporting evacuees out of the
> risk area. They may request assistance from the state. The EMSRB will
> arrange for transportation and medical services for these patients.
>
> d\. \"Host Area\" Facilities
>
> Patients and health care residents evacuated from risk area health
> care facilities will be transported to \"host\" (reception) facilities
> located in non-affected areas for continued medical care and
> supervision. The designated host facilities for patients and residents
> evacuated from the risk area health care facilities in the Monticello
> and Prairie Island areas and an estimate of the number of beds
> available for evacuee use are listed in **Appendix G-5: Host
> Facilities for Evacuated Risk Area Health Care Population**.
>
> 3\. Emergency Response Training
>
> Radiological emergency response training for medical support personnel
> involved in transporting or treating contaminated injured members of
> the public is provided on an annual basis by DEM. Records of this
> training are maintained by DEM.
>
> 4\. Medical Emergency Drills and Exercises
>
> FEMA evaluates biennial medical emergency exercises, involving the
> primary and back-up medical support facilities and ambulance
> transportation providers. Drills are held annually. These drills and
> exercises may involve on-site NMC plant employees, emergency workers
> or members of the public.

**V. IMPLEMENTING PROCEDURES**

> A. Minnesota Funeral Directors Association Mortuary Response Plan

B.  Minnesota Pandemic Influenza Control and Prevention Guidelines

> C. [The 2000 Northeast Minnesota Forest Fire Mass Fatalities
> Supplement]{.underline}, March 9, 2000, serves as a guidance document
> for response to any mass casualty incident.

**I. PURPOSE**

> The purpose of this annex is to indicate which agencies are
> responsible for providing fire protection and to describe the specific
> areas of responsibility assigned to these agencies.

**II. OFFICIALS/AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR FIRE PROTECTION**

> A. Local Government: Local fire departments have the primary
> responsibility for providing fire protection for both public and
> private property.
>
> B. State Government

  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  **Responsibility     
  Summary**            
  -------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------
  **Agency**           **Responsibility**

  DMA                  **S**: Assist in fighting major wildland fires.

  DNR                  **P**: Responsible for wildland fire protection.

  DPS                  **P**: Coordinate state response to major fires, other than
                       forest and grass fires; provide assistance to local
                       governments.

  **P**=Primary        
  **C**=Coordination   
  **S**=Support        
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

> 1\. [Department of Military Affairs (National Guard)]{.underline}. The
> National Guard can assist in fighting major wildland fires. It can
> provide large formations of fire fighters, fire fighting aircraft,
> reconnaissance aircraft (both fixed and rotary wing), bulldozers,
> earthmovers, etc. Additionally, the Guard can provide support
> equipment, including transportation (air and ground), communications,
> field kitchens, potable water and shelters. Guard assistance may be
> provided for fire protection when:
>
> a\. Requested by authorized local government authorities and approved
> by the DNR Forestry Division and the Governor.
>
> b\. Requested by the DNR Forestry Division and approved by the
> Governor.
>
> All requests for National Guard assistance must be forwarded to the
> Minnesota Duty Officer (MDO).
>
> 2\. [Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Forestry
> Division]{.underline}. DNR\'s Forestry Division will be responsible
> for wildland fire protection in the forested areas of the state,
> working under agreements with the Minnesota Incident Command System
> (MNICS) partnership. The Forestry Division\'s specific
> responsibili­ties include:
>
> a\. Prevent and extinguish wildland fires in the for­ested areas of the
> state.
>
> b\. Arrange for or provide training in emergency wildfire operations
> for local governments, in full coordina­tion with the Fire Marshal and
> Emergency Management Divisions of the Department of Public Safety and
> with the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU).

c.  Coordinate fire suppression planning and direct fire suppression
    activities.

d.  Assist local governments in preparing for the fire potential.

e.  Use fire support aircraft for the movement of evacuees.

f.  Provide specialized expertise, fire technical specialists, GIS,
    training of individuals specializing in air support and tactical
    position weather and fire behavior and media relations.

g.  Provide Division of Enforcement personnel to assist with traffic
    control and public alerting, using aircraft with public address
    systems.

h.  Provide pre-planning, training and financial assistance to rural
    fire departments, including excess property and grants.

i.  Keep Sheriffs apprised of evacuation forecasts.

> 3\. [Department of Public Safety (DPS), Fire Marshal
> Division]{.underline}. The Fire Marshal Division has several
> responsibilities in the area of fire protection. Among them are:
>
> a\. Assist local government in:
>
> 1\) Emergency rescue operations (except missing/lost person search and
> rescue) and fire protection.
>
> 2\) Obtaining fire fight­ing emergency response and rescue assistance
> in an emergency/disaster.

3)  Investigating the origin and cause of fires and explosions, not to
    include explosive devices, when requested by local authorities or
    when deemed necessary by the State Fire Marshal (MN Statutes
    299F.04, subd. 2).

> 4\) Whenever the cause is determined to be other than accidental, the
> Fire Marshal Division will assist local authorities with the
> collection and analysis of evidence and the preparation of criminal
> cases for prosecution. When requested by local authorities or deemed
> necessary by the State Fire Marshal (MN Statutes 299F.04, subd.2).
>
> b\. Coordinate with Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the
> Depart­ment of Natural Resources and the Division of Emergency
> Management (DEM) in training for local govern­ment in emergency fire
> and rescue operations.
>
> c\. Coordinate the state response to major fires (except those that
> involve forest and grass fires in the forested areas of the state) and
> assign personnel to state and regional emergency operating centers in
> order to carry out this coordination.
>
> d\. Provide, upon the request of a local jurisdiction, technical
> expertise necessary to examine major structure fires (large dollar
> loss or multiple fire deaths) to identify the effectiveness of fire
> protection systems and prevention programs in place prior to the fire.
> The results of such examinations shall be used in efforts to prevent
> similar future losses.
>
> e\. When requested by local authorities or deemed necessary by the
> State Fire Marshal, personnel shall be assigned to conduct fire and
> life safety inspections of jurisdictional facilities damaged or
> otherwise impacted during a disaster or major emergency.

#########  III. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

> A. State agencies involved in a major fire protection/fighting effort
> will maintain adequate records of personnel and equipment expenses
> incurred.

B.  All requests for federal government (financial) fire fighting
    assis­tance will be coordinated through DEM and DNR.

C.  In the Arrowhead region of Minnesota, there are pre-established fire
    protection zones; however, all fire incidents are managed by an
    Interagency Minnesota Incident Command System (MNICS) Incident
    Management Team, regardless of protection zone.

**IV. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS**

> A. Federal-State Agreement for Fire Suppression
>
> B. Mutual Aid Agreements

C. Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 88.01-88.28

D. 2000 Northeastern Minnesota Public Safety & Evacuation Supplement

**I. PURPOSE**

> The purpose of this annex is to provide an overview of state
> government responsibilities with respect to in-place sheltering,
> evacuation, traffic control and security, during a major
> emergency/disaster.

**II. OFFICIALS/AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR EVACUATION/TRAFFIC
CONTROL/SECURITY**

> A. Local Government
>
> The majority of evacuations or in-place sheltering takes place upon
> the direction of local officials and without the involvement of state
> agencies. If local jurisdictions need additional assistance or
> resources in order to carry out an evacuation, the Minnesota Duty
> Officer (MDO) may be contacted to locate that assistance.
>
> *In the event of a nuclear generating plant incident*, the affected
> county warning points are responsible for implementing their portion
> of the Public Alert and Notification System (PANS), including sounding
> their outdoor warning sirens, should an evacuation become necessary.
>
> B. State Government
>
> State agencies will likely have a significant role in large-scale
> evacuations, state facility evacuations or sheltering in-place, and
> evacuations involving roads, and/or land. Following is a summary of
> state agency evacuation, traffic control and security
> responsibilities.

+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| **      |                                                            |
| Respons |                                                            |
| ibility |                                                            |
| Su      |                                                            |
| mmary** |                                                            |
+=========+============================================================+
| **A     | **Responsibility**                                         |
| gency** |                                                            |
+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| EMSRB   | **S:** Evacuation of health/medical facilities.            |
+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| DMA     | **S:** Assist with evacuation efforts, when requested.     |
+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| DNR     | **S:** Assist with evacuation or sheltering in place       |
|         | warnings in state recreation areas and adjacent waters.    |
+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| DPS     | **P:** Overall responsibility for coordinating evacuation  |
|         | or sheltering in place and traffic control/security        |
|         | efforts.                                                   |
|         |                                                            |
|         | **P:** In conjunction with the leadership of the Minnesota |
|         | contingent of Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster   |
|         | (MNVOAD), contact voluntary agencies which assist in       |
|         | situations involving animals, when necessary.              |
+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| MnDOT   | **S:** Assist state and local authorities in carrying out  |
|         | a large-scale evacuation or sheltering in place.           |
+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| **P**=  |                                                            |
| Primary |                                                            |
| **C*    |                                                            |
| *=Coord |                                                            |
| ination |                                                            |
| **S**=  |                                                            |
| Support |                                                            |
+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+

> 1\. [Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board (EMSRB)]{.underline}.
> The EMSRB coordinates the evacuation or sheltering in place of
> health/medical facilities located in the area to be evacuated. *In the
> event of a nuclear generating plant incident*, EMSRB personnel are
> responsible for coordinating the evacuation or sheltering in place of
> health/medical facilities located within the Emergency Planning Zone
> (EPZ) of the affected nuclear generating plant.
>
> 2\. [Department of Military Affairs (National Guard)]{.underline}. The
> National Guard will:
>
> a\. Pro­vide personnel to assist in disseminating an evacuation or
> sheltering in place warning in state recreation lands and adjacent
> waters and other evacuation duties as directed by the Governor.

b.  Assist local government in staffing traffic control points (TCPs),
    as requested. (See **Appendix I-1: Traffic Control Points \[TCPs\]
    in the Nuclear Generating Plant EPZs**.)

> c\. Provide such assistance as may be required by local law
> enforcement agencies, when requested, in accordance with established
> procedures.
>
> 3\. [Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Enforcement
> Division]{.underline}. The Enforcement Division pro­vides personnel to
> assist in disseminating an evacuation or sheltering in place warning
> in state recreation lands and adjacent waters, when requested by DEM.

4\. [Department of Public Safety (DPS)]{.underline}.

> a\. [Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA)]{.underline}. BCA will make
> its field agents available, when possi­ble, to assist other state
> agencies in a large-scale evacuation effort.

b\. [Division of Emergency Management (DEM)]{.underline}. DEM will:

> *In the event of a nuclear generating plant incident* and prior to an
> evacuation or sheltering in place recommendation:
>
> 1\) Coordina­te with other involved agencies to recommend the
> appro­priate pro­tective actions in response to a serious chemical,
> biological or radiological threat to the public. *In the event of a
> nuclear generating plant incident*, the recommendation to the Governor
> for evacuation or sheltering in place, as a protective measure, may
> consider federal government criteria, regarding radiation exposure and
> contamination.
>
> 2\) Provide re-entry advice, following an evacuation. (See **Annex F:
> Health Protection** for additional information.)
>
> 3\) Notify the affected county warning points in Minnesota and request
> that they implement their portion of the Public Alert and Notification
> System (PANS), including the outdoor warning sirens.

4)  Notify contiguous states, as appropriate.

> 5\) Have the Minnesota Duty Officer set up the EAS message on Endec
> Pro for the purpose of releasing a pre-scripted message about the
> evacuation or sheltering in place.
>
> 6\) As a backup, notify the Chanhassen National Weather Service
> Forecast Office and request activation of the Emergency Alert System
> (EAS) for the release of a pre-scripted EAS message about the
> evacuation or sheltering in place.
>
> 7\) As a backup, request the Chanhassen National Weather Service
> Forecast Office to broadcast the pre-scripted EAS message dealing with
> evacuation or sheltering in place over the NOAA Weather Radio System.
>
> 8\) In conjunction with the leadership of the Minnesota Voluntary
> Organizations Active in Disaster (MNVOAD), contact voluntary agencies
> that assist in disaster situations involving animals, when such
> situations arise.
>
> c\. [State Patrol Division]{.underline}. The State Patrol coordinates
> the state and local governments\' traffic control efforts in all
> evacua­tions involving the use of interstate and state highways in
> Minneso­ta. State Patrol responsibilities in this area include:
>
> 1\) Provide personnel to staff the primary, alternate and/or regional
> emergency operations cen­ter(s) (EOCs) for coordinating a major
> evacua­tion effort.
>
> 2\) Provide traffic control and law enforcement services on all
> interstate and state highways within Minnesota. As much as possible,
> the State Patrol will pro­vide sufficient staff to establish and
> maintain TCPs on all interstate and state highways used as major
> evacuation routes.
>
> 3\) Provide security, as needed/requested, for key state facilities.
>
> 4\) As required, assist local law enforcement agencies, when
> requested.
>
> 5\) Provide security and protection to the Governor and other key
> state officials.
>
> 6\) Escort emergency response equipment dispatched to the emergency
> site, when requested.
>
> 7\) Respond to any crowd control or civil disturbance problems
> occurring on or affecting an interstate or state highway.
>
> 8\) *In the event of a nuclear generating plant incident,* the State
> Patrol will:
>
> a\) Secure and maintain (TCPs) on all interstate and state highways at
> pre-determined locations. Maps depicting the locations of state and
> local government TCPs are on hand at the SEOC and the local government
> EOCs. These maps are also used to show the evacuation routes being
> utilized.
>
> b\) Control access to evacuated areas, through TCPs.
>
> 5\. [Department of Transportation (MnDOT), Operations
> Division]{.underline}. The MnDOT Operations Division has several
> support responsi­bilities in connection with a large-scale evacuation,
> including:
>
> a\. Assign personnel, as necessary, to the primary, alternate and/or
> regional emergency operations center(s) (EOCs) to coordinate with the
> State Patrol and other agencies involved in the evacuation effort.
>
> b\. Assist the State Patrol, as needed, with traffic control
> activities due to an evacuation or following an accident on or
> affecting an interstate or state highway in Minnesota.
>
> c\. Remove debris, vehicles and other impediments from all interstate
> and state trunk highways being used as evacuation routes.
>
> d\. Provide any highway clearances and waivers required to expedite
> the transportation of high-priority mate­rials and the evacuation of
> personnel, during periods of declared emergencies.
>
> e\. Provide other roadway assistance to local political subdivisions,
> as required.
>
> f\. Prepare emergency highway traffic regulation proce­dures and
> policies for the regulation of highway travel during a large-scale
> evacuation, as required.
>
> g\. Coordinate the use of all public transpor­tation resources (rail,
> bus, truck, etc.) needed during a large-scale evacuation, as
> necessary.
>
> h\. *In the event of a nuclear generating plant incident*, MnDOT will:
>
> 1\) Place barricades at pre-determined TCPs on interstate and state
> highways. Local governments are responsible for establishing TCPs at
> pre-determined locations on county and township roads.
>
> 2\) Clear potential impediments from evacuation routes, when
> necessary.
>
> 3\) Notify responsible agencies to prohibit air, rail and river
> traffic in the affected area.

**III. AUTHORITY TO RECOMMEND EVACUATION**

> A. State Government
>
> In the event of an escalating peacetime emergency within the State of
> Minnesota (such as a serious incident at the Monticello or Prairie
> Island nuclear generating plant), the Governor has the authority to
> declare a **peacetime emergency** (Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 12) and
> may order an evacuation or sheltering in place of residents. In the
> event of a national security threat, the Governor has the authority to
> declare a **national security emergency** and may order an evacuation
> of residents.

A mandatory evacuation can be ordered by the Governor, during a
Governor\'s declared emergency. Authority exists to control ingress and
egress to/from a disaster area and the occupancy of premises in he area
after a disaster occurs, unless the presence of people presents a public
safety hazard to others.

> B. Local Government
>
> In the event of an escalating emergency outside city limits, the
> sheriff of the affected county has the authority to recommend an
> evacuation or sheltering in place of residents. Within city limits,
> the mayor has this authority.

The county sheriff has the authority to order a **mandatory evacuation**
or sheltering in place, if the local government has adopted specific
ordinances addressing mandatory evacuation.

> *In the event of a serious incident at the Monticello or Prairie
> Island nuclear generating plant*, the utility will notify the MDO and
> the county warning point and may recommend evacuation or sheltering in
> place. In such instances, the county sheriff has the authority to
> recommend an evacuation.

**IV. OPERATIONS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES**

> A. Prior to recommending a large-scale evacuation, the State of
> Minnesota will discuss and evaluate all other possible protective
> actions, including sheltering in place.
>
> B. If it is determined that a large-scale evacuation is necessary, the
> Governor will recommend that the affected population evacuates.

C.  With the exception of the mobility-impaired and others who have
    specialized needs, those who are asked to evacuate will normally be
    responsible for transporting themselves, unless other arrangements
    are made.

> D. Any state agency personnel who are first at the scene of an
> accident/incident involving high-level radioactive waste or hazardous
> materials will take immediate appropriate actions or inform the
> appropriate authorities, in order to control incoming traffic.
>
> E. Evacuation routes will be determined by the agency responsible for
> coordinating traffic control during the evacuation.

F.  *In the event of a nuclear generating plant incident*, plant
    personnel will coordinate any evacuation of on-site staff with local
    law enforcement officials.

G.  In the event of an evacuation, the management of issues regarding
    domestic animals is primarily a local responsibility. If local
    capabilities are exceeded, the local emergency manager may request
    assistance from DEM. In those cases, DEM will work with the American
    Humane Association (AHA), the Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS) and
    others with animal welfare interests within the affected area.

    **V. EVACUATION OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS**

> A. Evacuation of the Mobility-Impaired
>
> Transportation of the mobility-impaired out of the area to be
> evacuated is a local government responsibility. (For specific
> arrangements, see city and county emergency plans. *In the event of a
> nuclear generating plant incident*, those plans are located in Dakota
> County, Sherburne County, Wright County, and the City of Red
> Wing/Goodhue County.)
>
> B. Evacuation of School Children
>
> Coordination of the evacuation of school children is the
> responsibility of the local emergency management director. (For
> specific details, see the nuclear generating plant emergency response
> plans for Sherburne County, Wright County and the City of Red
> Wing/Goodhue County. There are no schools located in the Dakota County
> Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ).

**VI. EVACUATION TIMES ESTIMATES/PROJECTED TRAFFIC CAPACITIES DURING
NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT INCIDENTS**

> Nuclear Management Company (NMC) developed evacuation time estimates
> and projected traffic capacities for evacuation routes for the Prairie
> Island and Monticello nuclear generating plants. The following reports
> are on file at the State EOC:
>
> A. [Evacuation Time Estimates for the Prairie Island Nuclear
> Generating Plant Plume Exposure Pathway Emergency Planning
> Zone]{.underline}

B.  [Evacuation Time Estimates for the Monticello Nuclear Generating
    Plant Plume Exposure Pathway Emergency Planning Zone]{.underline}

    **VII. REPORTING LOCATION FOR EVACUEES DURING ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS**

> At the time of an evacuation, evacuees would be directed to a
> pre-designated location for registration, per city and county plans.
>
> *In the event of a nuclear generating plant incident*, all evacuees
> will be instructed to report to a pre-designated reception center. The
> following are on display in the State EOC:
>
> A. Maps depicting the population distribution around the nuclear
> generating plants are on file in the State EOC and county EOCs for the
> respective plants.
>
> B. Maps depicting the evacuation routes to and location of the
> pre-designated reception centers. See **Appendix I-1: Evacuation
> Routes to Reception Centers for Nuclear Generating Plant Incidents**.
> Also see **Annex J: Mass Care** for more specific information about
> these reporting locations.

**VIII. IMPLEMENTING PROCEDURES**

> A. DEM Standard Operating Procedures

B.  MnDOT Emergency Highway Traffic Regulation Plan

    **Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Evacuation Routes**

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    Evacuation Routes**

**I. PURPOSE**

> The purpose of this annex is to provide an overview of how the
> emergency human service needs of Minnesota residents will be met in
> the event of a major emergency/disaster. These mass care needs may
> include: establishment of a reception center and mass care site,
> registration of evacuees, disaster welfare inquiry, housing, feeding,
> clothing and crisis counseling.
>
> *In the event of a nuclear generating plant incident*, it may be
> necessary to monitor and decontaminate evacuees and possibly to
> transport them to medical facilities. These evacuees would come from
> the 10-mile radius Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ), surrounding the
> Prairie Island and Monticello nuclear generating plants. (See **Annex
> I: Evacuation/Traffic Control/Security** for further evacuation
> information.)

**II. OFFICIALS/AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR MASS CARE**

+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| **      |                                                            |
| Respons |                                                            |
| ibility |                                                            |
| Su      |                                                            |
| mmary** |                                                            |
+=========+============================================================+
| **A     | **Responsibility**                                         |
| gency** |                                                            |
+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+
|         |                                                            |
+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| MDA     | **S**: Advise and coordinate local governments\' provision |
|         | of animal rescue and sheltering.                           |
+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| BOAH    | **S**: Assist MDA in coordinating the provision of animal  |
|         | rescue and sheltering with local governments.              |
+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| CFL     | **S:** Provide USDA-donated food, upon request.            |
+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| EMSRB   | **S:** Coordinate Critical Incident Stress Debriefing      |
|         | (CISD) support to state and local officials.               |
+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| MDH     | **S:** Inspect mass care site and kitchen.                 |
| []      |                                                            |
| {.mark} | **P:** Provide guidelines, regarding health impacts of     |
|         | mass care sites.                                           |
+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| []      | **C:** Overall responsibility for coordinating mass care   |
| {.mark} | services.                                                  |
|         |                                                            |
| DHS     |                                                            |
+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| DMA     | **S:** Assist with radiological monitoring of evacuees and |
|         | their vehicles, during a nuclear generating plant incident |
|         | or terrorist event; assist with vehicle decontamination.   |
+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| DNR     | **S:** Support administration of Individual and Family     |
|         | Grant Program (IFGP).                                      |
+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| DPS     | **S**: Coordinate individual assistance programs and mass  |
|         | care activities with private relief agencies.              |
+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| **P**=  |                                                            |
| Primary |                                                            |
| **C*    |                                                            |
| *=Coord |                                                            |
| ination |                                                            |
| **S**=  |                                                            |
| Support |                                                            |
+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+

> Except in the event of a nuclear generating plant incident, the
> primary responsibility for mass care normally rests with county human
> service departments, other local government agencies and volunteer
> agencies/organizations. In the event of a major emergency/disaster,
> state agencies also have mass care responsibilities as follows:

A. [Department of Agriculture (MDA)]{.underline}. MDA, with assistance
from the Board of Animal Health, may be called upon for advice and
coordination of local units of government in the provision of animal
rescue and sheltering activities

B. [Board of Animal Health (BOAH)]{.underline}. BOAH will assist MDA
with advising and coordinating local governments\' in the provision of
animal rescue and sheltering activities.

> C. [Department of Children, Families & Learning (CFL)]{.underline}.
> CFL will provide USDA-donated food to disaster relief agencies, upon
> request.
>
> D. [Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board (EMSRB).]{.underline}
> EMSRB will, upon request, coordinate Critical Incident Stress
> Debriefing (CISD) support to state and local officials. At the onset
> of a major disaster, the EMSRB will coordinate CISD support teams to
> be deployed into the areas most affected.
>
> E. [Department of Health (MDH)]{.underline}. MDH will inspect mass
> care sites and kitchens, as needed, while evacuees are present and
> provide guidance on the health impacts of mass care sites.
>
> F. [Department of Human Services (DHS)]{.underline}. DHS has overall
> responsibility for the coordination of mass care (human) services.
> Specific DHS responsibilities include:
>
> 1\. Coordinate the Disaster Food Stamp Program for disaster victims.
>
> 2\. Provide representation at disaster recovery centers (DRCs) and the
> disaster area itself, as deemed necessary by the Division of Emergency
> Management (DEM), to identify and assist vulnerable populations.
>
> 3\. Provide personnel, as requested, to assist the state in delivering
> individual assistance, following a presidential disaster declaration.
>
> 4\. Assist with immediate services and administer special grants for
> mental health programs for disaster victims.
>
> 5\. Provide assistance in long-term disaster recovery, using existing
> programs, streamlining or waiving regulatory functions, where
> possible, and providing technical assistance and/or administrative
> support to stricken communities.
>
> 6\. Assign personnel, as necessary, to the primary, alternate and/or
> regional state emergency operations center(s) (EOCs) to coordinate a
> major mass care effort.
>
> 7\. Assist in notifying county human services departments and other
> mass care-related agencies/organizations that an emergency/disas­ter
> has occurred.
>
> 8\. Coordinate with county human services departments, the American
> Red Cross, Minnesota DEM and others, as needed, to permit the
> evaluation of human needs and the meeting of those needs.
>
> 9\. Coordinate with county human service agencies to meet needs (food,
> shelter, clothing, medical), through state and federal income
> mainte­nance programs.
>
> 10\. Coordinate public and private resources to provide human
> services.
>
> 11\. *In the event of a nuclear generating plant incident*, DHS will:
>
> a\. Designate, staff, activate and manage the reception center. DHS
> staff, located at the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC), will
> coordinate with the local emergency manager, the county human services
> departments and support agencies.
>
> b\. Ensure that reception center personnel report to the reception
> center at the Site Area Emergency classification level or as soon as
> possible during a rapidly escalating event to:
>
> 1\) Perform monitoring, registration and decontamination of evacuees
> and their vehicles.
>
> 2\) Provide information to evacuees.
>
> 3\) Assist with care of evacuees\' pets at the animal shelter.
>
> G. [Department of Natural Resources (DNR)]{.underline}. Historically,
> DNR, Division of Waters has provided DEM with support, following flood
> disasters, for the administration of the Individual and Family Grant
> Program (IFGP).
>
> H. [Department of Public Safety (DPS), Division of Emergency
> Management (DEM)]{.underline}. DEM has certain mass care-related
> responsibilities in the event of a major natural disaster, health
> threats resulting from terrorist activities or public health threats,
> or a national security event. DEM will:
>
> 1\. Coordinate the individual assistance programs available through
> Public Law 93-288, including the Individual and Family Grant Program,
> in the event of a major (presidential) disaster declaration.
>
> 2\. Coordinate mass care activities with private relief agen­cies.
>
> I. Additionally, *in the event of a nuclear generating plant incident
> or terrorist event involving a nuclear or radiological hazard*, the
> following agencies/organizations have an emergency role:
>
> 1\. [Department of Military Affairs (National Guard)]{.underline}. At
> the request of the Governor, the National Guard will provide trained
> personnel and equipment to monitor evacuees and their vehicles. They
> will assist in the decontamination of vehicles at the reception
> center.
>
> 2\. [Federal Response Agencies]{.underline}. The state will request
> federal assistance for personnel monitoring and decontamination, in
> accordance with the Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan
> (FRERP).
>
> 3\. [Washington County and Hennepin County HAM Radio
> Groups]{.underline}. These groups will provide internal communications
> for the reception centers.
>
> 4\. [Local Entities]{.underline}. In addition, local units of
> government and local health care providers will serve the following
> functions, *during a nuclear generating plant incident*:

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------
  **Local Officials/Health Care        **Prairie       **Monticello**
  Providers**                          Island**        
  ------------------------------------ --------------- ------------------
  Security/Traffic Control. [Local Law Cottage Grove   Maple Grove and
  Enforcement]{.underline} will        Police          Osseo Police
  provide security and traffic control Department      Depts., Hennepin
  at their respective reception                        Co. Sheriff
  centers.                                             

  Decontamination. [Trained medical    Cottage Grove   Ambulance services
  teams]{.underline} will be provided  Police          
  to the designated reception center   Department      
  to treat injured members of the                      
  public who are difficult to                          
  decontaminate and emergency workers                  
  reporting to the reception center.                   

  Emergency Transportation. [Local     South           North Ambulance
  Ambulance Companies]{.underline}     Washington      
  will work with the decontamination   County          
  teams listed above to provide        Ambulance       
  emergency transportation to a        (SOWASHCO)      
  medical facility, as requested.                      

  Radiological Monitoring. [Local Fire City fire       Police and police
  Departments]{.underline} will        departments     reserves within
  provide trained radiological         within          Hennepin County.
  personnel who will monitor and       Washington and  
  decontaminate evacuees and their     Dakota counties 
  vehicles.                                            
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------

**III. SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS/AGENCIES**

> Voluntary Agencies. Depending upon the nature, location, and extent of
> human services needs, a wide variety of public and voluntary agencies
> could provide assis­tance to disaster vic­tims.
>
> Many of the voluntary agencies that respond in time of disaster belong
> to an \"umbrella\" statewide organi­zation called Minnesota Voluntary
> Organizations Active in Disaster (MNVOAD). *In the event of a nuclear
> generating plant incident*, agencies affiliated with MNVOAD are
> available to provide services, as requested by the Department of Human
> Services emergency services coordinator (e.g., parking and
> communication). The following agencies are members of this
> organi­zation:
>
> A. [The American Red Cross]{.underline}. A memorandum of understanding
> between the State of Minnesota and the American Red Cross provides
> that the American Red Cross:
>
> 1\. Will coordinate with DHS, DEM and the numerous public and
> voluntary agencies which provide assistance to disaster victims.
>
> 2\. Has several types of assistance which it would be able to provide
> in the event of an emergency/disaster:
>
> a\. Local mass care facilities and registration points
>
> b\. Shelter managers for mass care facilities
>
> c\. Personnel to handle disaster welfare inquiries
>
> d\. Personnel to prepare meals at mass care facilities and for
> emergency workers
>
> e\. Nurses for mass care facilities and registration points
>
> f\. Personnel to provide counseling for disaster victims
>
> g\. Assistance with emergency needs of families
>
> 3\. *In the event of a nuclear generating plant incident*, the
> American Red Cross will, specifically:
>
> a\. Register evacuees at the reception center, with the assistance of
> DHS.
>
> b\. Respond to disaster welfare inquiries.
>
> c\. Provide information and assistance in the relocation effort.
>
> d\. Establish and staff pre-designated mass care sites with shelter
> managers, nurses and mass feeding personnel.
>
> e\. Arrange for such non-specialized transportation as needed by
> evacuees, through its countywide coordinated transportation program.
>
> f\. Request crisis counseling, as needed. This mental health service
> is offered in consultation with DHS.
>
> B. [Salvation Army]{.underline}. *In the event of a nuclear generating
> plant incident*, the Salvation Army will provide clothing at the
> reception center.
>
> C. [Other affiliated MNVOAD organizations]{.underline}.
>
> Adventist Community Services
>
> Animal Humane Society
>
> ARES/RACES (Amateur Radio Operators)
>
> Catholic Charities
>
> Christian Reform Church
>
> Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
>
> Mennonite Disaster Services
>
> Minnesota Food Bank Network
>
> Minnesota Jewish Disaster Relief Fund
>
> Minnesota Search and Rescue Dog Association, Inc. (MNSARDA)
>
> Minnesota-Wisconsin Southern Baptist Convention
>
> Nazarene Compassionate Ministries
>
> North American Center for Emergency Communications, Inc. (NACEC)
>
> United Methodist Church (UMCOR)
>
> US Army Reserves

**IV. MASS CARE DURING A NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT INCIDENT EVACUATION**

> A. Requirements
>
> Federal regulations specifically require the State of Minnesota to
> prepare for nuclear generating plant incident evacuations as follows:
>
> 1\. The State of Minnesota has the capability to monitor and
> decontaminate at least 20 percent of all EPZ residents within 12 hours
> after the first evacuees arrive at the reception center. (See
> [Minnesota Department of Human Services Standard Operating Procedures
> for Nuclear Generating Plants]{.underline}.)
>
> 2\. Letters of agreement have been signed with hospitals and with
> specialized and non-specialized transportation providers with the
> capability to care for the contaminated or otherwise injured members
> of the public. (See **Basic Plan: Appendix 3**.)
>
> 3\. Reception centers and mass care sites have been identified and
> signed agreements, regarding their use in the event of an incident.
> These documents are on file. (See **Basic Plan: Appendix 3**.)
>
> 4\. Applicable training is provided to emergency responders. (See
> **Basic Plan: Appendix 1**.)
>
> 5\. Listings of mass care procedures, equipment and personnel are in
> the [Minnesota Department of Human Services Standard Operating
> Procedures for Nuclear Generating Plants]{.underline}.
>
> B. Concept of Operations
>
> 1\. Reception Center Locations
>
> *In the event of an evacuation due to an incident at either of
> Minnesota\'s two nuclear generating plants*, evacuees would report to
> the appropriate reception center (listed below):
>
> a\. Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant National Guard Armory,
> Cottage Grove, MN
>
> b\. Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Osseo Junior High School,
> Osseo, MN
>
> Each center is approximately 25 miles from its respective nuclear
> generating plant.
>
> 2\. Transportation to the Reception Centers
>
> Generally, evacuees transport themselves to the reception center.
> Those incapable of providing their own transportation will be assisted
> by their local government responders.
>
> a\. Children in school at the time of the incident will be
> transported, with their teachers, via school bus, directly to the
> reception center.
>
> b\. Families will be reunited at the reception center. Evacuees will
> be encouraged to relocate to relatives\' homes, vacation homes,
> hotels/motels or friends\' homes, after registration and reunion of
> families.
>
> c\. Children, the elderly and handicapped residents will be given
> necessary attention for special registration and quick relocation to
> suitable accommodations.
>
> d\. Evacuees who do not have available resources for relocation on
> their own will be transferred to an American Red Cross-managed mass
> care shelter.
>
> 3\. Monitoring and Decontamination
>
> Upon arrival at the reception center, evacuees and their vehicles will
> be monitored and processed accordingly. If designated radiation
> detection specialists find them to be contaminated, evacuees will go
> through the decontamination process and rejoin the other evacuees. If
> excessively contaminated, severely overexposed or injured, the evacuee
> will be treated by a medical team supplied by North Ambulance (for the
> Monticello area) and South Washington County Ambulance (for the
> Prairie Island area), or transported to a medical facility. (See
> **Annex G: Medical Services** for a list of available hospitals.)
>
> C. Evacuation Facilities
>
> 1\. Reception/Decontamination Center
>
> a\. Prairie Island Area
>
> The reception center designated for evacuation from the Prairie Island
> area is located at the National Guard Armory, 8180 Belden Boulevard,
> Cottage Grove, Minnesota.
>
> Evacuees will enter from one designated street and be instructed where
> to park. The building is handicapped-accessible (including bathroom
> facilities) and has adequate shower facilities and communication
> capabilities. Trained personnel will perform decontamination in locker
> rooms. Vehicle monitoring and decontamination will be carried out at
> the Cottage Grove School Bus facility. Adequate parking is available
> to segregate contaminated vehicles from those that are uncontaminated
> or not yet monitored. Evacuees who have been registered at the
> reception center and do not relocate to hotels/motels or to the homes
> of friends or relatives will be transferred to a pre-designated mass
> care shelter.
>
> b\. Monticello Area
>
> The reception center designated for evacuation from the Monticello
> area is located at the Osseo Junior High School, 10223 93rd Avenue
> North, Osseo, Minnesota.
>
> Evacuees will enter from one designated street and be instructed where
> to park. The building is handicapped-accessible (including bathroom
> facilities) and has adequate shower facilities and communication
> capabilities. Trained personnel will perform decontamination in locker
> rooms. Vehicle monitoring and decontamination will be carried out at
> the Osseo/Brooklyn Park school bus facility. Adequate parking is
> available to segregate contaminated vehicles from those that are
> uncontaminated or not yet monitored. Evacuees who have been registered
> at the reception center and do not relocate to hotels/motels or to the
> homes of friends or relatives will be transferred to a pre-designated
> mass care shelter.
>
> 2\. Mass Care Shelters
>
> A list of shelters that have signed agreements with the American Red
> Cross is on file with the St. Paul Area Chapter and the Greater
> Minneapolis Area Chapter, American Red Cross. The specific site(s)
> will be selected at the time of the incident, according to needs, and
> the use of such facilities is expected to be temporary.
>
> D. Re-entry and Recovery
>
> Crisis counseling, involving FEMA Immediate Services and Regular
> Service grants, will be coordinated through DHS.

**V. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS**

> A. Memorandum of Understanding between the American Red Cross and the
> State of Minnesota
>
> B. Memoranda of Understanding/Letters of Agreement on file with DEM
> (**Basic Plan, Appendix 3**)

C.  Minnesota Department of Human Services Standard Operating Procedures
    for Nuclear Generating Plants

D. Minnesota Department of Health Emergency Operations Plan

E. Minnesota Pandemic Influenza Control and Prevention Guidelines

**I. PURPOSE**

> The purpose of this annex is to indicate which agencies would be
> responsible for debris clearance and management and to describe the
> specific areas of responsibility of each agency.

**II. OFFICIALS/AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBRIS MANAGEMENT**

+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| **Respon |                                                           |
| sibility |                                                           |
| S        |                                                           |
| ummary** |                                                           |
+==========+===========================================================+
| **       | **Responsibility**                                        |
| Agency** |                                                           |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| MDA      | **S:** Assist with waste characterization and             |
|          | handling/disposal advice                                  |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| BOAH     | **S:** Advise on care and handling of companion, farm and |
|          | wildlife animals.                                         |
|          |                                                           |
|          | **S**: Advise on health of livestock presented for        |
|          | processing.                                               |
|          |                                                           |
|          | **S:** Coordinate livestock carcass disposal with state,  |
|          | county and local governments.                             |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| MDH      | **S:** Oversee and ensure cleanup of radioactive          |
|          | materials.                                                |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| DMA      | **S**: Assist with debris clearance, if requested.        |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| DNR      | **S:** Technical assistance for debris clearance on state |
|          | waterways and in forested areas; tree disposal            |
|          | recommendations for state/local governments.              |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| PCA      | **S**: Assist with waste characterization and             |
|          | handling/disposal advice, within areas of expertise.      |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| MnDOT    | **C**: Overall responsibility for debris removal on       |
|          | interstate and state trunk highways; provide assistance   |
|          | to local authorities; issue necessary permits.            |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| **P**    |                                                           |
| =Primary |                                                           |
| **       |                                                           |
| C**=Coor |                                                           |
| dination |                                                           |
| **S**    |                                                           |
| =Support |                                                           |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+

> A. [Department of Agriculture (MDA).]{.underline} MDA may be called
> upon for waste characterization or identification, for assisting in
> the condemnation of damaged and/or distressed foods, and for
> determining appropriate handling and disposal procedures for certain
> types of debris or wreckage.

B.  [Board of Animal Health (BOAH).]{.underline} The BOAH will
    coordinate with the Department of Agriculture, the Department of
    Health, and other state and federal agencies having responsibilities
    relating to the disposition of companion, farm and wildlife animals.
    BOAH will also advise on the health of livestock presented for
    processing.

> C. [Department of Health (MDH)]{.underline}. *In the event of a
> high-level radioactive waste transportation accident/incident*, the
> Department of Health will:
>
> 1\. Oversee and ensure that the shipper/carrier/consignee provides the
> necessary clean up of the materials.
>
> 2\. Confer, as needed, with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
> about the cleanup of non-radioactive materials.
>
> D. [Department of Military Affairs (National Guard)]{.underline}. If
> requested by local government or state agency authorities and approved
> by the Governor, the Minnesota National Guard may be activated to
> assist with debris clearance/management efforts, following a major
> emergency/disaster.
>
> E. [Department of Natural Resources (DNR)]{.underline}. DNR is
> responsible for provid­ing technical assistance for debris and wreckage
> removal from state water­ways and state-owned lands, as required, in
> the event of a major emergency/disaster. The Forestry Division will
> assist state and local governments with tree disposal recommendations,
> following a major wind event.
>
> F. [Pollution Control Agency (PCA)]{.underline}. PCA may be called
> upon for waste characterization or identification and for determining
> appro­priate handling and disposal procedures for certain types of
> debris or wreckage. PCA will also develop and provide guidelines and
> procedures for assisting local authorities with debris
> management/disposal. PCA will assist the lead agency in the
> development of guidelines and procedures for managing debris
> contaminated with nuclear/radiological/chemical WMD materials.
>
> G. [Department of Transportation (MnDOT), Operations
> Division]{.underline}. MnDOT Opera­tions Division is responsible for
> debris and wreckage removal from all inter­state and state trunk
> highways and for providing assistance to affected local governments,
> when requested and appropriate. If the extent and nature of the debris
> clearance problems are such that other state agencies must become
> involved, it will be the respon­sibility of MnDOT to coordinate this
> effort.
>
> *In the event of a high-level radioactive waste transportation
> accident/incident*, MnDOT will:
>
> 1\. Issue any permits or waivers required to allow the use of
> overweight or over-dimensional wreckage removal equipment.
>
> 2\. Provide support, as needed, to the shipper/carrier and to
> Department of Health in the removal or containment of debris and
> wreckage from interstate and state highways in Minnesota.

**III. SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS/PRIVATE RELIEF AGENCIES**

> Private sector organizations may be able to provide essential debris
> clearance assistance, depending on the nature, loca­tion and extent of
> the disaster. Assistance in contacting such organizations can be
> obtained by contacting the Minnesota Duty Officer (MDO).

**IV. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES**

> A. When a \"responsible party\" can be identified, relative to
> debris/wreckage, that party will normally be expected to remove it.
>
> When there is no \"responsible party\" (following a flood, tornado,
> etc.) or a \"responsible party\" cannot be identified:
>
> 1\. Debris/wreckage clearance on county and/or municipal government
> property will normally be the responsibility of local government
> officials.
>
> 2\. Debris/wreckage clearance on privately owned property will
> normally be the responsibility of the property owner.
>
> B. Records of labor and equipment expenses incurred as a result of
> debris/wreckage clearance will be maintained as accurately and
> thor­oughly as possible by each responsible agency/organization
> participat­ing in the clean up activity. (Such records are needed when
> requesting reimbursement for expenses related to debris management.)

**I. PURPOSE**

> This annex describes, in general terms, which agencies are be
> responsible for the restoration of utilities and critical public
> works, following an emergency/disaster, and their specific areas of
> responsibility. In terms of this annex, the utilities of concern are:
> gas, electricity, propane, telephone, water, sanitation treatment and
> wastewater collection/treatment/disposal. Critical public works
> include freeways, roads, bridges, water and waste treatment plants,
> sewers, etc.

**II. OFFICIALS/AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES
RESTORATION**

> A. General
>
> 1\. For the most part, the restoration of utilities damaged as a
> result of a disaster is not a state government responsibility. This
> respon­sibility normally belongs to one or more of the fol­lowing:
>
> a\. Investor-owned utility companies: electric, natural gas and
> telephone.

b.  Municipally owned and/or operated utilities: electric, natural gas
    and telephone.

c.  Rural electric cooperatives: electric.

> 2\. In some emergency/disaster situations, certain state agencies
> might partic­ipate in the effort to restore utility service(s):
>
> a\. State agencies might become involved in restoration efforts solely
> or primarily because of the [consequences]{.underline} associated with
> a loss/disruption of utility service(s); including one or more of the
> following:
>
> 1\) A loss/disruption of a critical utility service to a key state
> facility.
>
> 2\) A loss/disruption of utility service(s) to a large geographic
> area, as a result of any type of major emergency/disaster.
>
> 3\) An immediate threat to public safety, due to a lack of utility
> service or the potentially dangerous condi­tion/s­tatus of a utility.
>
> b\. State agencies might become involved in restoration efforts solely
> or primarily because of a state or federal [statutory
> require­ment]{.underline}.
>
> B. State Agencies
>
> Based on the criteria described above, the following state
> agen­cies/organizations might become involved with utilities
> restoration:

+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| **      |                                                            |
| Respons |                                                            |
| ibility |                                                            |
| Su      |                                                            |
| mmary** |                                                            |
+=========+============================================================+
| **A     | **Responsibility**                                         |
| gency** |                                                            |
+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| DOA     | **S**: Ensure restoration of telecommunications            |
|         | capabilities for state agencies; assist with               |
|         | reconstruction and restoration of public buildings.        |
+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| MDA     | **S:** Assist in locating an alternative water supply, if  |
|         | needed, during an agricultural chemical emergency.         |
+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| DOC     | **S:** Coordinate with Minnesota utilities to restore      |
|         | service.                                                   |
|         |                                                            |
|         | **P:** Maintain the state energy plan, in compliance with  |
|         | the U.S. Department of Energy Grant Program.               |
+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| MDH     | **S**: Assess safety of community water supply and the     |
|         | need for alternate supply.                                 |
+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| DMA     | **S:** Assist with restoration of utilities and repair of  |
|         | public works, if requested.                                |
+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| DNR     | **S:** Assist in locating alternate water supplies, if     |
|         | needed; regulate recreational uses of water; assist with   |
|         | restoration of public works.                               |
+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| PCA     | **S:** Assist in assessing the need for an alternate water |
|         | supply, as a result of an environmental emergency; assure  |
|         | adequate functioning of community waste water treatment    |
|         | systems.                                                   |
+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| DPS     | **S:** Ensure proper restoration of damaged pipelines.     |
+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| MnDOT   | **C**: Overall responsibility for coordinating state       |
|         | agency efforts to restore utilities and public works.      |
|         |                                                            |
|         | **S:** Assist local governments with their efforts by      |
|         | providing technical support for the restoration of public  |
|         | works, if needed and requested.                            |
+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+
| **P**=  |                                                            |
| Primary |                                                            |
| **C*    |                                                            |
| *=Coord |                                                            |
| ination |                                                            |
| **S**=  |                                                            |
| Support |                                                            |
+---------+------------------------------------------------------------+

1.  [Department of Administration (DOA),]{.underline}

> a\. [InterTechnologies Group]{.underline}. In the event of a major
> emergency/disaster resulting in the loss of telecommunications
> capabilities to state agencies, the InterTechnologies Group will:
>
> 1\) Coordinate the restoration of all such state telephone systems and
> telecommunications networks.
>
> 2\) Arrange for temporary communications services to state agencies.
>
> b\. [Division of State Building Construction (DSBC)]{.underline}. DSBC
> will provide:
>
> 1\) Architectural and drafting personnel to assist in the
> reconstruction of public buildings.
>
> 2\) Engineers and drafting personnel to assist in the reconstruction
> and restoration of state buildings, as well as the mechanical and
> electrical systems in those buildings.
>
> 2\. [Department of Agriculture(MDA)]{.underline}. In the event that a
> community\'s water supply is determined to be unsafe as the result of
> an agricultural chemical emergency to which MDA responds, MDA will
> work with that community and other involved state agencies to assess
> the need for an alternate water supply.
>
> 3\. [Department of Commerce (DOC)]{.underline}. In the event of a
> major emergency/disaster resulting in the loss of public
> telecommunications capabilities, public electricity and natural gas
> distribution, DOC will act as a liaison with the existing Minnesota
> telephone companies, investor-owned utilities and rural electric
> cooperatives to restore service. Also, the Division of Weights and
> Measures will assure that scales, fuel pumps and tanks are returned to
> their prescribed standards.
>
> To assist in accomplishing its emergency responsibilities, DOC:

a.  Developed and maintains an inventory of energy and utility
    resources, which is updated annually.

b.  In consideration of the potential impact of the state\'s energy
    generation and transmission distribution infrastructure, monitors
    the transmission grids for functionality and can assist, in an
    advisory role, if a problem is perceived.

c.  Coordinates with utilities to assure the development of a
    restoration plan for essential services.

d.  Maintains the state energy emergency plan in compliance with the
    U.S. Department of Energy Grant Program.

> 4\. [Department of Health (MDH)]{.underline}. MDH will provide
> assistance, as necessary, to local government officials in deter­mining
> the safety of community water supplies. In the event that a
> community\'s water supply is determined to be unsafe, MDH will work
> with that community and other involved state agencies to assess the
> need for an alternate water supply.
>
> 5\. [Department of Military Affairs (National Guard)]{.underline}. If
> directed by the Governor, the Minnesota National Guard will assist
> civilian authorities with the restoration of utilities services and
> the repair of public works, as necessary and within its equipment
> capabilities.
>
> 6\. [Department of Natural Resources (DNR)]{.underline}. The DNR will
> provide assistance in locating alternate water supplies. The DNR also
> regulates the use of water for recreational purposes and must be
> notified early in the process, so it can expedite permitting
> procedures. Lastly, the DNR will provide equipment and/or assist in
> the restoration of critical public works, if necessary and if
> requested.
>
> 7\. [Pollution Control Agency (PCA)]{.underline}. In the event that a
> community\'s water supply is determined to be unsafe, as the result of
> an environmental emergency to which PCA responds, PCA will work with
> that community and other involved state agencies to assess the need
> for an alternate supply of water. In the event that a community\'s
> waste water treatment system is determined to be functioning
> inadequately or is unsafe, PCA will work with that communi­ty and other
> involved state agencies to restore the waste water treatment system to
> adequate performance. In the event of biological or chemical WMD agent
> contamination, PCA will follow the technical advice of the lead
> agency.
>
> 8\. [Department of Public Safety, Fire Marshal Division, Office of
> Pipeline Safety (OPS)]{.underline}. OPS will:
>
> a\. Inspect for the safe and appropriate service restoration of
> damaged pipelines and facilities. All new
> construction/alterations/re­pairs must conform with the applicable
> minimum safety standards of Title 49 CFR Parts 192, 193, 195, 199 and
> Subpart 40, as adopted, and associated Minnesota Statutes and Rules.
>
> b\. Investigate all jurisdictional pipeline accidents/incidents
> involving death, serious injury, property damage in excess of \$50,000
> or other significant events.
>
> c\. Act as a liaison with the Federal Office of Pipeline Safety (FOPS)
> or the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), when designated.
> OPS will work with jurisdictional pipelines and facilities, and other
> involved state agencies to restore utilities.
>
> 9\. [Department of Transportation (MnDOT)]{.underline}. MnDOT will:
>
> a\. Coordinate state agency efforts in support of utility restoration.
>
> b\. Issue permits required to repair/restore utility lines or pipes
> that are immediately adjacent to, or run over or under, Minnesota
> state highways.
>
> c\. Provide needed equipment and/or technical assistance in support of
> the restoration of critical public works, if necessary and if
> requested.

**III. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES**

> A. In most instances, the restoration of utility service
> lost/interrupted due to the occurrence of an emergency/disaster will
> be the responsibility of the utility itself\--whether it is privately
> or publicly owned.
>
> B. Local governments or state agencies that believe that state
> government assistance is needed in a utilities/public works
> restoration effort may contact the Minnesota Division of Emergency
> Management (DEM).
>
> C. Depending upon the nature of the utility/public works problem, it
> is possible that a quasi-public or other agency might have certain
> responsibilities or capabilities that would be brought to bear in
> dealing with the problem.

**I. PURPOSE**

> The purpose of this annex is to provide a summary of key state
> government responsibilities in the area of environmental hazard
> response. It focuses on the *environmental* impact of
> accidents/incidents involving hazardous materials.

**II. OFFICIALS/AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD RESPONSE,
INCLUDING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION (WMD)**

+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| **Respon |                                                           |
| sibility |                                                           |
| S        |                                                           |
| ummary** |                                                           |
+==========+===========================================================+
| **       | **Responsibility**                                        |
| Agency** |                                                           |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| MDA      | **P**: Lead role when agricultural chemicals are          |
|          | involved.                                                 |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| MDH      | **S**: Review clean up when radiological materials are    |
|          | involved.                                                 |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| DMA      | **S**: Respond to and support state and local authorities |
|          | responding to a weapons of mass destruction event.        |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| DNR      | **S**: Participate in response when                       |
|          | wildlife/waterfowl/waterways/public lands are involved.   |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| PCA      | **P**: Lead role when non-agricultural, non-radiological  |
|          | materials are involved and not a WMD event..              |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| DPS      | **P:** Lead role in state public safety response to a     |
|          | terrorist event involving weapons of mass destruction.    |
|          |                                                           |
|          | **P**: Deploy CAT and ERT teams.                          |
|          |                                                           |
|          | **S**: Facilitate an appropriate state/local response;    |
|          | activate HAZMAT Regional Response Teams, when requested   |
|          | by local authorities.                                     |
|          |                                                           |
|          | **S**: Lend forensics capabilities for                    |
|          | identification/analysis of evidence for potential weapons |
|          | of mass destruction event.                                |
|          |                                                           |
|          | **S:** Support state/local response to, and investigation |
|          | of, WMD event.                                            |
|          |                                                           |
|          | **C:** Coordinate bomb squads.                            |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| MnDOT    | **S**: Ensure that hazardous materials transportation     |
|          | regulations are enforced.                                 |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| **P**    |                                                           |
| =Primary |                                                           |
| **       |                                                           |
| C**=Coor |                                                           |
| dination |                                                           |
| **S**    |                                                           |
| =Support |                                                           |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+

> A. [Department of Agriculture (MDA)]{.underline}. MDA will:
>
> 1\. Provide the lead state agency response to pesticide/fertilizer
> inci­dents and support for other state agencies.
>
> 2\. Coordinate cleanup contractor\'s actions at Superfund or ACRRA
> fund eligible sites, involving pesticide/fertilizer incidents.
>
> 3\. Assist MDH, as needed, in assessing the long-term environmental
> impact of a radiological accident/incident.
>
> 4\. Provide public information services, post-incident enforcement,
> long-term site cleanup and laboratory services for agricultural
> chemical-related incidents.
>
> 5\. Provide laboratory services to the DNR for the chemical analysis
> of fish and wildlife samples.
>
> B. [Department of Health (MDH)]{.underline}. MDH will:
>
> 1\. Consult with DNR, regarding applicable federal standards for
> levels of radioactivity in the environment, as requested.
>
> 2\. Consult with MDA, regarding applicable federal standards for
> levels of radioactivity in affected food crops and livestock.

3.  Review cleanup of radiological accident/incident site to ensure the
    protection of public health.

4\. In a weapons of mass destruction (WMD) event, provide public health
laboratory microbiologists, technicians, laboratory staff and testing
facilities for assessing suspected biological agents.

C.  [Department of Military Affairs (National Guard]{.underline}). The
    Minnesota National Guard will prepare and maintain plans and
    procedures for responding to and supporting state and local
    authorities in their response to weapons of mass destruction
    including, but not limited to, biological, nuclear, incendiary,
    chemical and explosive devices and compounds or materials. In the
    event of terrorist-type activity, the Department of Military Affairs
    will provide support to the State Emergency Operations Center and
    the local incident command post. The Department of Military Affairs
    has a Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team (CST) and will
    make it available, as requested by the State, to support a local
    response to terrorist activity. In response to a terrorist event,
    the Minnesota National Guard will, at the state's request, deploy
    the CST and technically qualified personnel to the affected
    jurisdiction and provide policy and technical-level support in the
    State Emergency Operations Center's Planning and Assessment Center
    and Operations Section.

> D. [Department of Natural Resources (DNR)]{.underline}. DNR will:
>
> 1\. Pre-plan for sensitive area designation.
>
> 2\. Provide for wildlife and waterfowl rehabilitation, in cooperation
> with the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
>
> 3\. Assist in tracking plumes on waterways and monitoring shorelines.
>
> 4\. Provide pathology laboratory services, with regard to the
> collection of dead and injured animals and their analysis, and
> coordinate the chemical analysis of fish and wildlife samples with the
> MDA Chemistry Laboratory.
>
> 5\. Assist MDH, as needed, in assessing the long-term environmental
> impact of a radiological accident/incident.
>
> E. [Pollution Control Agency (PCA)]{.underline}. In
> accidents/incidents *not involving radioactive materials or weapons of
> mass destruction*, PCA will:
>
> 1\. Provide the lead state agency response to chemical inci­dents
> involving non-agricultural conventional pollutants, oil or hazardous
> substances and support for other state agencies relative to
> environmental protec­tion.
>
> 2\. Support the lead agency, relative to environmental protection
> issues, for chemical or biological WMD incidents.
>
> 3\. Coordinate long-term site cleanup. (PCA maintains a list of
> contractors that may be called upon to assist in the cleanup of
> accident sites.)
>
> 4\. Coordinate cleanup contractors\' (from list in 3**.** above)
> actions at Superfund eligible sites.
>
> 5\. Act as a liaison with affected wastewater treatment facilities.

6\. Provide environmental monitoring of soil, air, and surface and
ground water.

> F. [Department of Public Safety (DPS)]{.underline}.
>
> During the public safety phase of an environmental hazard response to
> a terrorist incident involving a weapon of mass destruction, the
> Department of Public Safety is the lead state agency.
>
> Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Regional Response Teams respond, when
> requested by local authorities, to incidents involving an immediate
> public safety and environmental threat. (See **Annex F: Health
> Protection**: **II.H,** Department of Public Safety role for further
> details about HAZMAT teams.) Activities of the HAZMAT teams include,
> but are not limited to, assessing the hazards presented by the
> incident, making recommendations to local authorities regarding
> response actions and stabilizing the emergency situation. The teams
> will work in support of local emergency response operations under the
> direction of the local incident commander. MN Rules, Chapter 7514.0900
> prohibit the teams from assuming overall command of the incident and
> performing remedial clean up of hazardous materials.

1.  [Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA)]{.underline}. In the event of
    a weapons of mass destruction incident or threat, BCA will:

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a.  Lend forensics capabilities to the analysis and identification of
    evidence related to a potential weapons of mass destruction event.

b\. Support the criminal investigation of a weapons of mass destruction
event with special agents equipped with appropriate personal protection
equipment.

> 2\. [Division of Emergency Management (DEM)]{.underline}. DEM will:
>
> a\. Coordinate state response efforts, in the event of a radio­logical
> emergency involving multiple state agencies. DEM will provide
> training, as requested.

b.  *In the event of an incident at the Prairie Island or Monticello
    nuclear generating plant*, activate radiological field teams to
    support environmental and health protection efforts.

> c\. *In the event of a hazardous materials accident/incident*:

1)  Activate a HAZMAT Regional Response Team, through the Minnesota Duty
    Officer (MDO), when requested to do so by local authorities.

2)  Coordinate the deployment of Department of Public Safety Hazardous
    Materials Chemical Assessment and Emergency Response Teams, during a
    disaster or major emergency. Deployment may occur at the request of
    local authorities or when otherwise deemed necessary, based on the
    nature and scope of the incident.

> 3\) Provide administrative and response support to the Regional
> Response Team, if needed.
>
> 4\) Provide technical support to local authorities, when requested.

d\. *In the event of a Weapons of Mass Destruction incident/threat:*

> 1\) Maintain contact with and coordinate the state's contracts, as
> they relate to response from designated bomb squads and hazardous
> materials response or chemical assessment teams. Develop a
> comprehensive plan, addressing how the state will support local
> governments' response to an act of domestic or international
> terrorism, involving chemical, biological, nuclear, incendiary or
> explosive devices or products.
>
> 2\) Serve as the State Senate point of contact for coordinating
> planning, preparedness, response and recovery, as they relate to
> incidents involving weapons of mass destruction.
>
> 3\. [State Fire Marshal Division, Office of Pipeline Safety
> (OPS)]{.underline}. *In the event of a hazardous materials
> accident/incident*, OPS shall act as a liaison with pipeline companies
> and other utilities, local units of government and federal pipeline
> authorities, and provide post accident enforcement, investigation and
> damage prevention education.
>
> 4\. [State Patrol Division]{.underline}. In the event of a weapons of
> mass destruction incident/threat the State Patrol will support
> state/local response with sworn officers equipped with appropriate
> personal protection equipment.
>
> G. [Department of Transportation (MnDOT)]{.underline}. MnDOT may be
> requested to assist in the response to an accident/incident, involving
> high-level radioactive waste or hazardous materials, as follows:
>
> 1\. Enforce, suspend or waive certain regulations in order to expedite
> environmental cleanup.
>
> 2\. Provide diking materials, e.g., sand to soak up or contain
> hazardous materials, when requested by another local or state agency.
>
> 3\. Assist with traffic control, when necessary and when requested,
> while hazardous materials are being transported to temporary storage.

**III. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES**

> A. When a \"responsible party\" can be identified, relative to a
> hazardous materials accident/incident, that party is required to clean
> up the site and minimize the impact on the environment.
>
> B. In the event of a hazardous materials incident that is beyond the
> capabili­ties of both local and state government, a HAZMAT Regional
> Response Team can be requested by local authorities. Such requests
> must be submitted to the MDO.

**IV. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS**

> A. Minnesota Duty Officer Procedures
>
> B. DEM Standard Operating Procedures

**I. PURPOSE**

> State and local authorities responding to an emergency/disaster may
> need to supplement their response resources, if exhausted, or may
> require specialized equipment. The purpose of this annex is to provide
> logistical and resource support to local and state entities responding
> to major emergencies/disasters. Proper coordination will result in
> prompt and orderly deployment of available resources such as supplies,
> equipment, food, facilities, transportation services, technical
> expertise and volunteers.

**II. OFFICIALS/AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT**

> Listed below are state agencies whose resources and technical services
> may be available:

+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| **Respon |                                                           |
| sibility |                                                           |
| S        |                                                           |
| ummary** |                                                           |
+==========+===========================================================+
| **       | **Responsibility**                                        |
| Agency** |                                                           |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| DOA      | **S**: Provide supplies/equipment, real estate services,  |
|          | vehicles and volunteer assistance referral.               |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| MDA      | **S:** Provide food safety expertise and food/water       |
|          | supply-related information.                               |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| CFL      | **S:** Provide USDA-donated foods to disaster relief      |
|          | agencies; assist schools in finding alternate facilities; |
|          | assist vulnerable individuals and families during and     |
|          | after a disaster.                                         |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| DOC      | **S**: Provide mobile generators.                         |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| DES      | **S:** Provide assistance with distribution and storage   |
|          | logistics of food products.                               |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| DOER     | **S:** Assist in the management of personnel services at  |
|          | state and regional EOCs.                                  |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| MDH      | **P:** Provide surveillance, vaccine handling and         |
|          | expertise, and other treatment or chemo-prophylaxis for   |
|          | an influenza pandemic response.                           |
|          |                                                           |
|          | **P:** Develop/maintain an inventory of state medical     |
|          | resources.                                                |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| MHFA     | **S:** Plan/implement victim housing, including an        |
|          | Inventory of available housing.                           |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| DMA      | **S:** Provide uniformed personnel; transportation,       |
|          | construction and communications equipment, facilities,    |
|          | and other emergency response equipment.                   |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| DNR      | **S:** Provide transportation, heavy equipment and fire   |
|          | fighting equipment.                                       |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| PCA      | **S:** Provide air/water/soil sampling equipment and      |
|          | expertise, vehicles.                                      |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| DPS      | **C:** Overall coordination during a major                |
|          | emergency/disaster; provide supplies/equipment expertise. |
|          |                                                           |
|          | **P**: Coordinate and implement the temporary housing     |
|          | program.                                                  |
|          |                                                           |
|          | **S:** In consultations with MNVOAD, assist local         |
|          | governments in preparing plans for handling/distributing  |
|          | donated goods offers.                                     |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| MnDOT    | **S**: Provide road construction and traffic control      |
|          | equipment, airports/aircraft/pilots.                      |
|          |                                                           |
|          | **P:** Maintain an inventory of their debris              |
|          | removal-related, public works-related and                 |
|          | transportation-related resources.                         |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| **P**    |                                                           |
| =Primary |                                                           |
| **       |                                                           |
| C**=Coor |                                                           |
| dination |                                                           |
| **S**    |                                                           |
| =Support |                                                           |
+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------+

A.  [Department of Administration (DOA).]{.underline}

> 1\. [Materials Management Division (MMD)]{.underline}.
>
> a\. [Surplus Services]{.underline} redistributes approximately 900
> federal and state surplus property items to state agencies, political
> subdivisions and non-profit health, educational and homeless advocacy
> organizations from its warehouse in Arden Hills. Items include medical
> supplies and equipment, clothing and blankets, camping and survival
> equipment, generators, water tanks, business furniture and supplies,
> tools, appliances, hardware, electrical supplies, a wide range of
> vehicles (including emergency types), heavy equipment, sandbags and
> many other items. There is a nominal service charge for these items.
> Delivery of purchased items is not provided, absent unusual or exigent
> circumstances. Surplus Services is designated to transfer, purchase,
> accept, sell or dispose of surplus property for the State of Minnesota
> and for the benefit of any other governmental unit or nonprofit
> organization for any purpose authorized by state and federal law and
> in accordance with state and federal rules and regulations. As such,
> it has access through the General Services Administration (GSA)
> regional operations to additional federal property resources.
>
> b\. The [Acquisitions Section]{.underline} of the division purchases
> all goods, services and utilities required by state agencies. Much of
> this is provided through 1,700 contracts, which support most state
> operations. These contracts are available to local units of government
> through the Cooperative Purchasing Venture program. Local units of
> government pay an annual subscription to participate.
>
> c\. In emergencies, MMD will support the Division of Emergency
> Services requests for any support and assistance that can be
> statutorily provided.
>
> 2\. [Real Estate Management Division (REM)]{.underline}. REM will
> assist in locating alternative leased space for state agencies needing
> to relocate, due to disaster.
>
> 3\. [Travel Management Division (TMD)]{.underline}. The Travel
> Management Division may be able to provide access to automobiles and
> (up to 15-passenger) vans to transport people and limited cargo. TMD
> operates an automotive shop, located near the St. Paul downtown
> airport, which may be used as a staging/disbursement area for
> materials and supplies.
>
> 4\. [Minnesota Office of Citizenship and Volunteer Services
> (MOCVS)]{.underline}. MOCVS may be able to provide needed volunteers
> through referrals to existing volunteer organizations and through
> assistance with the mobilization of state employees in a volunteer
> effort.
>
> B. [Department of Agriculture (MDA)]{.underline}. MDA may have
> available:
>
> 1\. Maps/lists showing dairies, food licensed facilities and
> agricultural chemical facilities.
>
> 2\. Personnel to inspect available food licensed facilities to assure
> food safety.

C. [Department of Children, Families & Learning (CFL)]{.underline}. CFL:

1.  Can provide USDA-donated food to disaster relief agencies, upon
    request.

2\. Will provide technical assistance in finding appropriate alternate
school facilities, which are inspected and approved by the State Fire
Marshal, when local facilities are damaged or destroyed during a
disaster.

3 Will use its network of service delivery agencies to assist vulnerable
individuals and families, during and after a disaster. This includes,
but is not limited to, food shelves and community action programs.

> 4\. [Emergency Food Assistance Program]{.underline}. The Emergency
> Food Assistance Program can provide assistance with the distribution
> and storage logistics of food products, in coordination with the
> United States Department of Agriculture.
>
> D. [Department of Commerce (DOC)]{.underline}. The Department of
> Commerce has five 15KW truck-mounted mobile generators, which can be
> made available upon request during a major emergency. The generators
> are normally located in the following five Minnesota cities:
> Lakeville, Mapleton, Monticello, Perham and Raymond.
>
> E. [Department of Economic Security (MDES), Community Based Services
> Division (CBS)]{.underline}. CBS can provide assistance with the
> distribution and storage logistics of food products, in coordination
> with the Department of Education and the United States Department of
> Agriculture.

F. [Department of Employee Relations (DOER)]{.underline}. DOER will:

> 1\. Support MDES in the management of personnel services at state and
> regional emergency operations centers, during a disaster, and will
> assist in the development of emergency employment utilization
> procedures.

2.  Interface with union officials and appropriate representatives to
    develop strategies for resolving conflicts between labor
    organizations and state agencies, during times of disaster.

> 3\. Develop options to sustain State EOC staffing and the implications
> thereof on labor agreements, whenever the State EOC is activated.
>
> 4\. Provide support to state agencies in the management of labor
> contracts, during emergency operations, ensuring fair, uniform and
> consistent interpretation of contract language.

G. [Department of Health (MDH)]{.underline}. The MDH has/maintains the
following resources:

1.  Disease Prevention and Control: Epidemiologists, physicians,
    veterinarians, infection control practitioners, Advanced Practice
    Registered Nurses (APRNs) and experienced disease investigators.

2.  Environmental Health: Sanitarians, industrial hygienists,
    toxicologists, health physicians, engineers, hydrologists and other
    environmental technicians.

3.  Public Health Laboratory: Microbiologists, laboratory technicians
    and other laboratory staff, laboratory testing facilities for
    infectious agents to provide assessment data.

4.  Facilities and Provider Compliance: Physicians, APRNs, sanitarians,
    engineers and dieticians.

5\. Efforts are underway, in conjunction with a pharmacy group, to
stockpile biologicals for bio-terrorism threats/incidents. There is
currently a stockpile of some vaccines and drugs for tuberculosis.

6\. The following inventories of medical resources:

a.  Nursing and long term care programs, bed capacities and staffing.

b.  Hospitals, bed capacities and staffing, including those of managed
    care facilities.

c.  All clinic labs and their capacities.

d.  All clinics in the state that provide vaccinations.

e.  Infections control practitioners and infectious disease physicians.

f.  All local health departments.

H. [Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (MHFA)]{.underline}. MHFA will:

> 1\. Immediately upon notification of a disaster or emergency,
> inventory the availability of rental property suitable for temporary
> or long-term housing for disaster/emergency victims.
>
> 2\. In cooperation with the Division of Emergency Management, assist
> with the planning and implementation of victim housing, in conjunction
> with the Individual Assistance Program administered by the Federal
> Emergency Management Agency and the Division of Emergency Management.
>
> I. [Department of Military Affairs (National Guard)]{.underline}.
> Through contact with the Minnesota Duty Officer (MDO), the National
> Guard may be able to provide:
>
> 1\. Large numbers of trained, uniformed personnel.
>
> 2\. *Aircraft*: C-130 cargo planes and UH-1 and OH-58 helicopters.
>
> 3\. *Vehicles*: Cargo trucks, HMMVs, pick-up trucks, HEMMTs (large
> cargo vehicles), tractor-trailers, etc.
>
> 4\. *Heavy equipment*: Bulldozers and front-end loaders
>
> 5\. *Facilities*: Access to armories, Camp Ripley, and St. Paul and
> Duluth air bases.
>
> 6\. *Communications*: Radios, antennas and hand-held PA system
> (\"bullhorn\").
>
> 7\. *Other*: Tents, blankets and other camping/survival gear;
> generators, water trailers, water purification system, helicopter
> rescue net and helicopter fire bucket.
>
> J. [Department of Natural Resources (DNR)]{.underline}. DNR may have
> the following available for emergency response:
>
> 1\. Transportation equipment, such as airplanes, boats, motors. Air
> operations and air transportation services will be coordinated with
> the Department of Public Safety, State Patrol Division and the
> Department of Transportation, Program Management Division, Office of
> Aeronautics.
>
> 2\. Heavy equipment, such as loaders and bulldozers.
>
> 3\. The \"Fire Cache:\" A collection of emergency response and fire
> fighting equipment at the Grand Rapids, Minnesota Inter-Agency Fire
> Coordination (MIFC) Center. DNR and DEM will coordinate the
> transportation of this equipment.
>
> K. [Pollution Control Agency (PCA)]{.underline}. Upon request, PCA can
> provide air and water sampling equipment, engineering and soil
> sampling expertise, and a limited number of boats and spill control
> vehicles.
>
> L. [Department of Public Safety (DPS)]{.underline}.
>
> 1\. [Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA)]{.underline}. BCA can
> provide:
>
> a\. Equipment and technical expertise in the area of forensic
> identification.
>
> b\. Communications equipment, such as video/photography and microwave
> transmission equipment.

2\. [Division of Emergency Management (DEM)]{.underline}. DEM provides
resource coordination, during a major emergency/disaster, through the
MDO. Various state, federal and private-sector resources and voluntary
agencies may be accessed by contacting the MDO, who in turn
notifies/contacts various state agencies. DEM can provide expertise in
the area of hazardous materials incident management, through its staff
and outside contractors. DEM has available chemical specialists,
toxicologists and a variety of hazardous materials management resources
(e.g., portable computers with modeling programs, air monitoring
equipment and communications equipment). DEM shall be the lead agency
for coordinating and implementing the temporary housing program for
disaster victims, following a presidential declaration of disaster.

> The management of donated goods is primarily a local responsibility.
> When local donations management capabilities are exceeded and the
> local emergency manager requests state assistance, DEM will consult
> with the Minnesota contingent of Voluntary Organizations Active in
> Disaster (MNVOAD) partners with experience in the handling and
> distribution of donated goods to implement a plan for dealing with
> these donations. If circumstances dictate, parts of the State
> Donations Management Plan (DMP) may be implemented to deal with the
> situation.
>
> 3\. [Fire Marshal Division]{.underline}. The Fire Marshal Division can
> provide expertise in the area of fire investigation and response. The
> expertise of fire inspectors is also available to assist in
> determining the fire and life safety of damaged structures.
>
> Equipment available from the Fire Marshal Division includes: small
> generators and lighting equipment, cellular facsimile equipment,
> portable computers, printers and modems, chemical reference manuals
> and computer software, hazardous materials plume modeling software,
> air monitoring and sample collection equipment, and communications
> equipment such as portable radios and cellular phones.
>
> [State Fire Marshal Division, Office of Pipeline Safety
> (OPS)]{.underline}. OPS can provide technical expertise and equipment
> as follows:
>
> a\. Pipe locators and gas detectors
>
> b\. Equipment failure investigation
>
> c\. Computerized pipeline facilities control systems
>
> d\. Catholic protection (pipeline facilities)
>
> e\. Third-party damage prevention/investigation (Gopher State 1)
>
> f\. Safety codes and standards
>
> g\. Pipeline construction
>
> h\. Cameras and video equipment
>
> 4\. [State Patrol Division]{.underline}. The State Patrol Air Section
> shall, in conjunction with the Department of Transportation,
> Aeronautics Division, provide transportation and/or reconnaissance, as
> requested by the Division of Emergency Management, during a declared
> disaster situation. Possible resources include:
>
> a\. The use of helicopters with forward looking infrared.
>
> b\. The use of a fixed wing aircraft, including several 3 passenger
> airplanes.
>
> c\. Communications through use of the mobile command center
>
> d\. Squad cars to provide transportation

M. [Department of Transportation (MnDOT)]{.underline}. MnDOT can provide
road construction and traffic control equipment, such as barriers, cones
and signs needed during a major emergency/disaster. An inventory of the
department\'s transportation-related, debris removal-related and public
works-related resources exists and is updated at least annually. MnDOT
may also have aircraft available for use. The Office of Aeronautics, in
conjunction with the State Patrol, will coordinate the maintenance of
current records of airport facilities, aircraft registrations and
licensed pilots that could be used to provide transportation to various
parts of the state, in the event of a disaster.

**III. SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS/AGENCIES**

> A. [Minnesota Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
> (MNVOAD)]{.underline}. The organizations affiliated with MNVOAD can
> provide a wide variety of donated resources including volunteers,
> food, amateur radio operators and search and rescue dogs. MNVOAD\'s
> affiliated organizations, and the resources available through them,
> include:
>
> 1\. [American Red Cross]{.underline}. The American Red Cross can
> provide:
>
> a\. Disaster-trained volunteers.
>
> b\. Canteen services for emergency workers.
>
> c\. Emergency response vehicles to move resources to the disaster
> location.
>
> d\. Flood cleanup kits/comfort kits for evacuees.
>
> e\. Bulk distribution of relief supplies.
>
> f\. Individualized services that provide food, clothing, shelter and
> emergency medical needs for affected families.
>
> 2\. [Civil Air Patrol (CAP)]{.underline}. CAP may be able to provide
> personnel and equipment in support of aerial observation and air and
> ground-based searches that do not involve law enforcement activities
> or fires. CAP primarily controls aircraft, but also other vehicles
> such as trucks and buses, and radio communications and communications
> vans. They also have access to military surplus. CAP may be contacted
> through the MDO.
>
> 3\. [Salvation Army]{.underline}. The Salvation Army can provide:
>
> a\. Ministerial support for spiritual and family counseling.
>
> b\. Disaster-trained volunteers, as well as training and assignments
> for unaffiliated, emergency volunteers.
>
> c\. Disaster Response Units for mobile feeding (canteen services for
> emergency workers).
>
> d\. Vehicles for transporting survivors to shelters and donated goods.
>
> e\. The use of Salvation Army facilities/institutions for sheltering,
> mass feeding or ware-house/storage needs.
>
> f\. Communications through the SATERN network and NACEC.
>
> g\. Resources supporting the collection and distribution of donated
> goods.
>
> 4\. [Other Agencies]{.underline}. In addition to the above-listed
> agencies, the following are also affiliated with MNVOAD:
>
> a\. Adventist Community Services
>
> b\. Animal Humane Society
>
> c\. ARES/RACES (Amateur Radio Operators)
>
> d\. Catholic Charities
>
> e\. Christian Reform Church

f\. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

> g\. Mennonite Disaster Services
>
> h\. Minnesota Food Bank Network
>
> i\. Minnesota Jewish Disaster Relief Fund

j\. Minnesota Search and Rescue Dog Association, Inc. (SARDA)

> k\. Minnesota-Wisconsin Southern Baptist Convention
>
> l\. Nazarene Compassionate Ministries
>
> m\. North American Center for Emergency Communications, Inc. (NACEC)
>
> n\. United Methodist Church (UMCOR)
>
> B. [Search and Rescue Dog Organizations]{.underline}. A list of search
> and rescue dog organizations is available through the MDO or the
> MNVOAD organization listed above.
>
> C. [Corps of Engineers (COE)]{.underline}. Must be contacted through
> the MDO. COE can provide sandbags, pumps, access to heavy equipment,
> and technical and contracting services during a disaster.

**IV. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES**

> A. The MDO serves as the state contact point for requesting exchanges
> of emergency supplies and people resources. Contact with the MDO can
> provide state and federal resources, as well as certain private sector
> resources, such as cleanup contractors and providers of sandbags.
>
> B. When the SEOC is activated, the Logistics Chief will coordinate the
> location and delivery of resources to meet identified critical needs
> that surpass the capabilities of local governments. Needs that may be
> addressed include, but are not limited to, heavy equipment,
> communications equipment, fire fighting equipment, sandbags, food and
> water. Databases are in-place for the identification of available
> resources for meeting these needs. When demand exceeds available
> resources, the SIM, Operations Chief, Planning Chief and other
> officials designated by the SIM will determine the priorities for the
> allocation of resources.
>
> C. Depending upon the nature of the resources and the circumstances
> under which they are requested from state and federal agencies, there
> may be a charge to the requesting entity.
>
> D. When the demands generated by a disaster require the immediate
> provision of resources and assistance, the Governor may waive normal
> state government purchasing requirements.
>
> E. Staging areas may be required for the exchange/transportation of
> emergency equipment and supplies. They may be established near the
> affected area and co-located with the staging for mutual-aid,
> volunteers and donations.
>
> F. State agencies involved in the response to an emergency/disaster
> will maintain the records necessary to document their disaster-related
> expenditures. Documentation is necessary should such expenses become
> eligible for reimbursement.

**V. IMPLEMENTING PROCEDURES**

> A. Minnesota Duty Officer Procedures
>
> B. Department of Administration Emergency Preparedness Resources
>
> C. Minnesota Pandemic influenza Control and Prevention Guidelines
>
> D. State Donations Management Plan (DMP) and supporting standard
> operating procedures (SOPs).

**I. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SUPPORT AND RESOURCES**

> A. Federal Resources
>
> 1\. In accordance with the Federal Radiological Emergency Response
> Plan (FRERP)[^3], the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) provides and
> coordinates off-site radiological monitoring and assessment support to
> state and local governments. Other federal agencies augment the DOE\'s
> support, including EPA, USDA, HHS, etc. These resources are available
> to Minnesota through DEM.
>
> 2\. Planning and Assessment Center staff authorized to request FRERP
> assistance are the Planning Chief or Technical Advisor. Requests
> should be coordinated with the State Incident Manager, whenever
> possible.
>
> 3\. FRERP resources will be utilized in accordance with the following
> documents:
>
> a\. [Federal Response Plan]{.underline}, FEMA 229, April 1992.
>
> b\. [Interim Operations Plan for Department of Energy Field Response
> to Major Radiological Emergencies]{.underline}, U.S. DOE, Nevada
> Operations Office, June 9, 1988.
>
> c\. [NRC Incident Response Plan]{.underline}, NUREG-0728, Revision 2.

d\. [NRC Response Coordination Manual]{.underline}, NUREG/BR-0230.

The state has the resources available to support the federal response in
the following areas: airfield, command post, telephone lines, radio
frequencies and a telecommuni­cation center.

> The Air National Guard facilities have been identified as a possible
> Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center (FRMAC). In
> addition, the state Division of Emer­gency Management will coordinate
> with other federal agencies located at the FRMAC.

The DOE Radiological Assistance Program (RAP) teams will relay their
field data to the SEOC, through the technical liaison. The SEOC shall be
the central point of analysis of all field data. The SEOC will be the
central point for release of information to the public, concerning field
measurements, dose projections, etc.

> 4\. Emergency Response Support and Resources
>
> The state has identified the U.S. Department of Energy, Chicago
> Operations Office, Argonne, Illinois as a radiological laboratory that
> can provide radiological monitoring and laboratory analysis
> assistance, as requested during an emergency.
>
> 5\. Estimated Response Times for Federal Resources
>
> a\. [FEMA]{.underline} sets up a Disaster Field Office (DFO) 12 to 48
> hours after the decision is made to augment the federal presence.
>
> b\. Department of Energy (DOE),
>
> 1\) Radiological Assistance Program team (RAP): Approximately four
> hours after request (both nuclear plants).
>
> 2\) Federal Aerial Measurement Capability, Atmospheric Monitoring
> System (AMS):
>
> Times are in Hours. Data comes from RCM-96 Section J.

  ---------------- ------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Location**     **Fixed       **Helicopter**   **Fixed Wing** **Helicopter**
                   Wing**                                        

                   **Depart from                  **Depart from  
                   Las Vegas**                    Washington,    
                                                  DC**           

  Monticello       6.5           34               29             4.5

  Prairie Island   7             34               27.5           4
  ---------------- ------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

> c\. Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center (FRMAC): 24
> to 48 hours after request for both nuclear plants.

d\. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): One to two days into the
recovery.

> B. State Resources
>
> 1\. The following organizations may be relied upon to provide
> technical assistance, during a nuclear generating plant emergency:
>
> a\. Mayo Clinic
>
> b\. University of Minnesota
>
> c\. 3-M
>
> d\. Honeywell
>
> 2\. Maps. The following maps are on file with DEM and in the SEOC:

[Monticello EPZ]{.underline}

State of Minnesota and Nuclear Management Company (NMC) Survey Team

> Radiological Sampling Point
>
> Monticello Area Minnesota Traffic Control Points
>
> Monticello Area - Minnesota Population Distribution Map 2000 Census
>
> Monticello Area - 50-mile Ingestion Pathway Zone

[Prairie Island EPZ]{.underline}

State of Minnesota and Nuclear Management Company (NMC) Survey Team

> Radiological Sampling Point
>
> Prairie Island Area Minnesota Traffic Control Points
>
> Prairie Island Area - Minnesota Population Distribution Map 2000
> Census
>
> Prairie Island Area - 50-mile Ingestion Pathway Zone
>
> The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has a computer listing of all
> food processing plants and dairy facilities. Up-to-date lists of the
> name and location of all facilities which regularly process milk
> products and other large amounts of food or agricul­tural products
> originating in the ingestion pathway emergency planning zone are
> maintained on file in the MDA ECC.
>
> 3\. Additional Information Available:
>
> a\. A list of the watershed districts all or partly within the areas
> of the Monticello and Prairie Island nuclear generating plants. This
> list will be provided by the Soil Conservation Service and/or Board of
> Water and Soil Resources.
>
> b\. A list of the dairy processing plants located within a 50-mile
> radius of the Monticello and Prairie Island nuclear generating plants.
>
> c\. A list of the firms in the commercial feed business, by district,
> for which all or a part of the district falls within the 50-mile
> radius of either the Monticello or Prairie Island nuclear generating
> plant.
>
> d\. A list of licensed food establishments located within a 50-mile
> radius of the Monticello or Prairie Island nuclear generating plant.

::: Definition-Term
air sampling
:::

The collection and analysis of samples of air to measure its
radioactivity or to detect the presence of radioactive substances,
particulate matter or chemical pollutants.

::: Definition-Term
attenuation
:::

The process by which a beam of radiation is reduced in intensity when
passing through some material.

::: Definition-Term
beta radiation
:::

A charged particle emitted from a nucleus, during radioactive decay.
Large amounts of beta radiation may cause skin burns. Beta particles are
easily stopped by a thin sheet of metal or plastic.

::: Definition-Term
buffer zone
:::

An expanded portion of the restricted zone selected for temporary
radiation protection controls until the stability of radioactivity
levels in the area is confirmed.

::: Definition-Term
cold shutdown
:::

The term used to define a reactor coolant system at atmospheric pressure
and at a temperature below 212º F, following a reactor cool down.

::: Definition-Term
committed dose
:::

The radiation dose due to radionuclides in the body over a 50-year
period, following their inhalation or ingestion.

::: Definition-Term
committed effective dose equivalent
:::

The sum of the 50-year committed doses to individual organs from
inhalation or ingestion of radionuclides, where the individual organ
doses have been adjusted so that the associated risk of fatal cancer can
be added to the risk of fatal cancer from whole-body dose.

::: Definition-Term
contaminated injured
:::

Members of the public or emergency workers who are: 1) radiologically
contaminated and otherwise physically injured; 2) radiologically
contaminated and exposed to dangerous levels of radiation; or 3) exposed
to dangerous levels of radiation.

::: Definition-Term
derived intervention level (DIL)
:::

::: Definition-Term
The level or concentration of radioactivity (typically measured in
pCi/kg) in food present throughout a period of time that, in the absence
of intervention, could lead to an individual receiving a radiation dose
equal to the PAG.
:::

::: Definition-Term
dose
:::

A quantity (total or accumulated) of ionizing radiation received. The
term \"dose\" is often used in the sense of the exposure dose, expressed
in roentgens, which is a measure of the total amount of ionization that
the quantity of radiation could produce in air. This should be
distinguished from the absorbed dose, given in rads, that represents the
energy absorbed from the radiation in a gram of any material.
Furthermore, the biological dose, given in rem, is a measure of the
biological damage to living tissue from the radiation exposure.

::: Definition-Term
dosimeter
:::

A portable instrument for measuring and registering the total
accumulated exposure to ionizing radiation.

::: Definition-Term
drill
:::

A drill is an event involving organizational responses to a simulated
accident to develop, test and maintain specialized emergency skills that
constitutes one or more components of an emergency plan.

::: Definition-Term
emergency planning zone (EPZ)
:::

A generic area defined about a nuclear facility to facilitate offsite
emergency planning and develop a significant response base. It is
defined for the plume and ingestion pathways.

::: Definition-Term
evacuation
:::

The urgent removal of people from an area to avoid or reduce health
risks due to a biological, chemical or radioactive releases or natural
disaster. Evacuation may also be a preemptive action taken in response
to a deteriorating chemical/nuclear facility condition rather that an
actual release.

::: Definition-Term
exercise
:::

An exercise is an event involving organizational responses to a
simulated accident with radiological and other hazardous consequences or
a natural disaster. The purpose of an exercise is to test the integrated
capabilities of involved organizations to implement emergency functions
set forth in emergency plans and procedures.

::: Definition-Term
gamma radiation
:::

High-energy, short wavelength electromagnetic radiation (a packet of
energy) emitted from the nucleus. Gamma rays are very penetrating and
are best stopped or shielded against by dense materials, such as lead or
uranium. (Gamma rays are similar to x-rays, but are usually more
energetic.)

::: Definition-Term
high-level radioactive waste (HLW)
:::

Highly radioactive solid, liquid and gaseous materials from nuclear
operations (usually spent fuel) for which there is no further use;
material that the NRC determines by rule to require permanent isolation.

::: Definition-Term
ingestion pathway zone
:::

A 50-mile zone around a nuclear generating plant that includes all food
production, processing and marketing facilities; an area where the
general public might consume food or drink contaminated with
radioactivity released during a nuclear generating accident.

::: Definition-Term
isotope
:::

One of two or more atoms with the same number of protons, but different
numbers of neutrons in their nuclei. Thus, uranium-233, uranium-234 and
uranium-235 are isotopes of the element uranium, the numbers denoting
the approximate atomic weights. Isotopes have very nearly the same
chemical properties, but often different physical properties.

::: Definition-Term
millirem (mrem)
:::

A one-thousandth part of a rem. (See rem.)

::: Definition-Term
milliroentgen (mR)
:::

A one-thousandth part of a roentgen. (See roentgen.)

::: Definition-Term
plume exposure pathway
:::

The principal exposure sources from this pathway are: (a) whole body
external exposure to gamma radiation from the plume and from deposited
materials and (b) inhalation exposure from the passing radioactive
plume. The duration of principal potential exposures could range in
length from hours to days.

::: Definition-Term
potassium iodide (KI)
:::

A prophylactic drug that can be used to effectively block the uptake of
radioiodine by the thyroid gland.

::: Definition-Term
projected dose
:::

An estimate of the radiation dose which affected individuals could
potentially receive, based on estimated or measured initial
concentrations of radionuclides or exposure rates or if protective
actions are not taken.

::: Definition-Term
Protective Action Guide (PAG)
:::

Projected absorbed dose to individuals in the general population, which
warrants protective action.

::: Definition-Term
rad
:::

Acronym for radiation absorbed dose. The basic unit of absorbed dose of
radiation.

::: Definition-Term
radiation (nuclear)
:::

Particles (alpha or beta) or photons (gamma) emitted from the nucleus of
an unstable (radioactive) atom, as a result of radioactive decay.

::: Definition-Term
radioisotope
:::

An unstable isotope of an element that decays or disintegrates
spontaneously, emitting radiation. Approximately 5000 natural and
artificial isotopes have been identified.

::: Definition-Term
radionuclide
:::

A radioisotope.

::: Definition-Term
recovery
:::

The process of reducing radiation exposure rates or other hazardous
conditions in an area to levels acceptable for unconditional occupancy
or use. At a nuclear generating plant, recovery begins immediately upon
plant stabilization - regardless of environmental conditions.

::: Definition-Term
re-entry
:::

Temporary entry into a restricted zone, under controlled conditions.

::: Definition-Term
rem
:::

Acronym of roentgen equivalent man. The unit of dose of any ionizing
radiation that produces the same biological effect as a unit of absorbed
dose of ordinary x-rays.

::: Definition-Term
roentgen (R)
:::

A unit of exposure to ionizing radiation.

::: Definition-Term
sheltering
:::

The use of a structure for protection from an airborne plume, deposited
radioactive materials or dangerous weather conditions.

::: Definition-Term
shutdown
:::

A decrease in the rate of fission (and heat production) in a reactor,
usually by the insertion of control rods into the core.

::: Definition-Term
state of emergency
:::

> When an act of nature, an industrial accident, a hazardous materials
> accident, a major health threat or a civil distur­bance endangers life
> and property and local governments cannot adequately handle the
> situation, the Governor may declare a state of emergency. This
> declaration cannot be continued for more than 5 days, unless extended
> for up to 30 days, by the state Executive Council. A declara­tion of
> emergency shall invoke necessary portions of this plan and authorize
> aid and assistance thereunder. The Governor may also declare a *state
> of emergency* if a threat of armed violence, sabotage or act of
> terrorism is imminent.

::: Definition-Term
whole body dose
:::

Dose resulting from uniform exposure of the entire body to either
internal or external sources of radiation.

::: Definition-Term
whole-body exposure
:::

An exposure of the body to radiation, in which the entire body rather
than an isolated part is irradiated. Where a radioisotope is uniformly
distributed throughout the body tissues, rather than being concentrated
in certain parts, the irradiation can be considered as a whole-body
exposure.

ACRRA Agricultural Chemical Response & Reimbursement Account

AFB Air Force Base

AMS Aerial Monitoring Survey (US DOE)

APRN Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

ARES Amateur Radio Emergency Services

ASEOC Alternate State Emergency Operating Center

BCA Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

CAP Civil Air Patrol

CAT Chemical Assessment Team

CBS Community Based Services Division (MDES)

CEB County Emergency Board

CEDE Committed Effective Dose Equivalent

CFR Code of Federal Regulations

CFSA Consolidated Farm Service Agency

CJIS Criminal Justice Information System

COE US Army Corps of Engineers

CPG Civil Preparedness Guide

Cs cesium

CFL Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning

DEM Division of Emergency Management

DHHS US Department of Health and Human Services

DHS Minnesota Department of Human Services

DIL Derived Intervention Level

DLI Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry

DMA Minnesota Department of Military Affairs

DNR Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

DOA Minnesota Department of Administration

DOC US Department of Commerce

DOD US Department of Defense

DOE US Department of Energy

DOI US Department of the Interior

DOR Minnesota Department of Revenue

DOT US Department of Transportation

DPS Minnesota Department of Public Safety

DRL Derived Response Level

DSBC Division of State Building Construction (DOA)

DUA Disaster Unemployment Assistance

EAS Emergency Alert System

ECC Emergency Coordinating Center

ECL Emergency Classification Level

EMS Emergency Medical Services

EMSRB Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board

EOC Emergency Operations Center

EOF Emergency Operations Facility

EPA Environmental Protection Agency

EPZ Emergency Planning Zone

ERC Emergency Response Commission (DPS, DEM)

ERT Emergency Response Team

FAA Federal Aviation Administration

FCO Federal Coordinating Officer

FDA US Food and Drug Administration

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency

FNARS Federal National Radio System

FNMS Federal National Message System

FR Federal Register

FRERP Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan

FRMAC Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center

GAR Governor\'s Authorized Representative

GSA US General Services Administration

HAZMAT Hazardous Materials

HHS (see DHHS)

I iodine

ICC Incident Command Center

IFGP Individual and Family Grant Program

IPZ Ingestion Pathway Zone

JCAH Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals

JPIC Joint Public Information Center

KI potassium iodide

MDA Minnesota Department of Agriculture

MDES Minnesota Department of Economic Security

MDH Minnesota Department of Health

MDO Minnesota Duty Officer

MEOP Minnesota Emergency Operations Plan

MFDA Minnesota Funeral Directors Association

MIFC Minnesota Inter-Agency Fire Coordination Center

MIMS Minnesota Incident Management System

MINSEF Minnesota Statewide Emergency Frequency

MnDOT Minnesota Department of Transportation

MNDSI Minnesota Network for Disaster Stress Intervention

MnOPS Minnesota Office of Pipeline Safety

MNSARDA Minnesota Search and Rescue Dog Association

MNVOAD Minnesota Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters

MOCVS Minnesota Office of Citizenship and Volunteer Services (DOA)

MPCA Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

MS-1 Medical Services for Contaminated Injured guidance memorandum
issued 11/86 (FEMA)

MSP Minnesota State Patrol

NACEC North American Center for Emergency Communications, Inc.

NAWAS National Warning System

NDMS National Disaster Medical System

NMC Nuclear Management Company

NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US DOC)

NRC US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service

NUE Notification of Unusual Event

NUREG NRC documents reference

NUREG 0654 FEMA/NRC Criteria for Preparing REP Plans

NWSFO National Weather Service Forecast Office (US DOC, NOAA)

OPS Office of Pipeline Safety (DPS)

OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration (DLI)

PA Public Address

PAD Protective Action Decision

PAG Protective Action Guide

PANS Public Alert and Notification System

PAR Protective Action Recommendation

PCA (see MPCA)

PDA Preliminary Damage Assessment

PIO Public Information Officer

RACES Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services

RAD Radiation Absorbed Dose

rem Roentgen Equivalent Man

REM Real Estate Management Division (DOA)

REMAP Radiological Emergency Medical Assistance Program

REP Radiological Emergency Preparedness

RPU Remote Pickup Unit

SAR Search and Rescue

SARA Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act

SBA Small Business Administration

SCO State Coordinating Officer

SCS Soil Conservation Service

SEOC State Emergency Operations Center

SIM State Incident Manager

SOP Standard Operating Procedure

SOWASHCO South Washington County Ambulance

STAR Search, Tracking and Rescue

SWP State Warning Point

TDD Telecommunications Device for the Deaf

TLD Thermoluminescent Dosimeter

TSC Technical Support Center

uCi microcurie (unit of measure)

USDA US Department of Agriculture

3M Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company

WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction

[^1]: Complete title: [Evacuation Time Estimates for the Prairie
    Island/Monticello Nuclear Power Plant Plume Exposure Pathway
    Emergency Planning Zone]{.underline}.

[^2]: ^?^ Agricultural damages are not listed by category.

[^3]:
    > Federal Radiological Response Plan. Participation by seventeen
    > federal agencies and publication as an operational plan. May,
    > 1996.