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The Macon County Board ChauYnan and/or Municipal Execurive Officer has the <br /> � responsibility of making sure the incident response and recovery operations are effective. <br /> When necessary, department response will be prioritized with personnel and equipment <br /> deployed to the areas of greatest need, i.e.,hospitals,nursing homes, schools. <br /> If evacuation is necessary, the procedures found in the Evacuation Annex will apply, <br /> based on the recommendation of the On-scene Incident Commander. Even if the <br /> einergency is clearly visible to residents, some may refuse to leave their homes or <br /> property. In Illinois,this is their right by law. <br /> A. The function of the City and Village Law Enforcement Agencies,Macon County <br /> Sheriff's Departinent, and the Illinois State Police is to enforce and maintain all <br /> laws and einergency regulations for the protecrion of life and property. Acts of <br /> tenoris�n are to be treated as a crnninal offense. If needed, an initiallaw <br /> enforcement command center may be established at the vehicle of the senior <br /> officer on scene. In the event of a terrorist emergency or disaster,the Sheriff's <br /> Deputies or the City Police Depa�-tment will take a perimeter posirion around the <br /> area utilizing available personnel. If needed, a mutual aid request will be made to <br /> other existing agencies to ensure that their security mission can be completed. <br /> Upon recognirion of a terrorist event, law enforcement agencies will urunediately <br />, initiate the segregarion of victims and witnesses frorn perpetrators. Law <br />' enforcement agencies will be responsible for providing peruneter,external, and <br /> eci faciliries ecuri . Preservation of evidence at the scene will be the <br /> sp al s ty <br /> responsibility of the jurisdicrional law enforcement agency. Laboratory and crime <br /> scene technical assistance will be available from the ISP and numerous federal <br /> • agencies. Law enforcement agency will assist in evacuation of the affected or at <br /> risk areas. <br /> B. The Jurisdicrional Fire Deparhnent will respond to the scene of the incident, but <br /> will not make entry until law enforcement agencies have secured the area. <br /> Emergency Responder safety will be held at the highest regard. The fire <br /> departrnent will idenrify, isolate and contain hazardous material situarions. If <br /> hazardous materials are found at a terrorist incident,the Macon County <br /> Hazazdous Materials Response Plan(Annex P)will go into effect.The <br /> Jurisdictional Fire Department will be responsible for fire suppression, EMS <br /> support, as well as urban search and rescue. Mutual aid will be requested through <br /> the jurisdictional fire deparirnents normal procedures, or when necessary, <br /> through the county EOC or ESDA Coordinator. In some instances, the <br /> jurisdictional fire department may be the first on the scene and may be <br /> responsible for identifying an event as being caused by terrorism. <br /> C. Upon recognition/notification of a credible terrorist event, emergency inedical <br /> responders,keeping in mind the possibilities of secondary devices,will take all <br /> precautions necessary to prevent/contain contamination, infecrion, and or injuries <br /> to themselves. Mass Casualty as well as Mass Precaution Protocols will be <br /> utilized. Emergency Medical Response personnel will assess a terrorist scene for <br /> • Anne�:V:Terrorism:Consequence Management Plan <br /> -6- <br />