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11. There should be written policies and procedures covering the various emergency situations which might be encountered in the operation of the jail facility. The policies and procedures relating to emergencies should include, but not be limited to:

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111. Exigencies requiring evacuation of all or part of the inmate population;

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111. Fires;

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111. Inmate disturbances;

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111. Disease and Pandemics;

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111. Hostage situations;

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111. Escapes and escape attempts;

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111. Chemical spills or contamination;

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111. Disruption of utilities or communications systems.

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111. Civil disturbances; and

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111. Natural disasters, including but not limited to:

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1111. Floods;

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1111. Earthquakes; and

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1111. Weather-related emergencies.

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11. Tactical plans should be adopted and implemented to provide employees with understandable and readily available strategies for responding to exigencies.

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11. Inmates should not be permitted control or authority over other inmates.

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11. Staff should protect inmates from person abuse, corporal punishment, personal injury, disease, property damage, and harassment.

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11. Staff and inmates should receive necessary medical treatment during and after an incident, when possible and appropriate due to incident circumstances.

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11. At least three days worth of food and drinking/cooking water shall be maintained for employees and inmates.

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1. Rationale:

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11. Written policies and procedures are necessary to ensure that employees are prepared during emergency situations.

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11. An effective response to emergency situations in jails is demanding at best, but may be an extremely difficult and high-risk process without prior planning.

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**CY 01_104 __DISTRIBUTION OF PLANS__**

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11. Emergency plans should have controlled and restricted access to prevent them from being compromised by inmates and others; however, employees should be provided sufficient information and training to ensure that they can function effectively in the event of an emergency.

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11. The need to prevent the compromise of emergency plans should not be carried to such an extreme that staff have inadequate preparation and training for emergencies.

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**CY 01_105 __COMMUNICATION__**

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11. All emergency incidents shall be reported to the Sheriff as soon as possible via proper chain of command.

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11. Emergency incidents involving State Inmates require notification to IPP and UDC Control One as soon as possible.

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11. The Corrections Chief Deputy or designee shall determine if and when the facility may return to normal operations.

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11. Communication with the press should be deferred to the Corrections Chief Deputy or other designated public relations representative.

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11. Proper and timely notifications are necessary in order to initiate additional resource response.

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11. Unauthorized communication with the public could have negative results.

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**CY 01_106 __UTILITIES__**

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11. Electricity shall be shut off in the event of:

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111. Electrical emergency;

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111. Flood;

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111. Gas leak;

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111. Other natural disaster, such as an earthquake, where the utility is likely to have been compromised.

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11. The gas system shall be shut off in the event of:

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111. Electrical emergency;

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111. Fire;

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111. Gas leak;

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111. Other natural disasters, such as an earthquake, where the utility is likely to have been compromised.

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11. The water system shall be shut off in the event of:

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111. Electrical emergency;

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111. Flood;

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111. Other natural disaster, such as an earthquake, where the utility is likely to have been compromised.

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111. When a utility system is turned off or on, the Corrections Chief Deputy and the WCSO Maintenance Department shall be notified.

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11. Systematic reactive steps may help prevent or mitigate personal injury or facility damage.

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**CY 01_107 __UTILITY OFF__**

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11. Utility systems may be shut off by any PCF employee. All PCF employees shall receive training on how to properly shut off the electricity, gas, and water utility systems.

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11. Utility systems should not be shut off without reason.

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11. A facility-wide announcement should be made prior to turning off a utility system.

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11. Waiting for a specific individual to shut off a utility system could produce or amplify adverse effects including personal injury and facility damage.

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11. Turning utility systems off without a reason could unnecessarily cause system damage, facility damage, personal injury, or operational inconvenience.

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11. An announcement prior to turning off a utility system could help to avoid system damage, facility damage, personal injury, or operational inconvenience.

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11. Electricity:

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111. There are two sources of electrical power for the PCF facility: standard and back-up.

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111. Before the standard electrical power is shut off, the back-up generator should first be shut off. The generator is located outside the East end of the facility and within the secure exterior perimeter. There is one switch to shut off the generator. This switch is located behind the West side panel. It is the left of two rocker switches. This rocker switch must be placed into the center “STOP” position.

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111. In order to shutoff the standard source of electrical power for the entire facility, two switches must be turned off. They are both located inside the Main Electrical Room at the East end of the facility. This room can only be accessed from outside the facility. The first switch (ELECTRICAL MAIN-A) is located near the bottom of the the first panel on the right as you enter the room. The second switch (ELECTRICAL MAIN-B) is located along the same wall but at the far (left) end.

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111. There is one valve that will shut off the natural gas line into the facility. This valve is marked “GAS MAIN.” It is located outside the Northwest corner of the Sallyport garage in the fenced area. If it is not possible to safely reach this valve, the gas company should be contacted to shut off the gas lines from a street location.

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111. Individual appliances, such as water boilers, each have an off valve at the gas line to the appliance.

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111. There are two water systems in the facility: Standard and fire suppression sprinklers.

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111. The standard water system has one off valve. It is located inside the PCF Sallyport garage, in the Northwest corner. There is a four-inch vertical pipe from the ground that turns horizontal shortly thereafter. Near this junction is a horizontal valve with a handle about twelve inches long labeled “WATER MAIN.” By turning this handle perpendicular with the pipe, the water will be turned off.

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111. The fire suppression sprinkler system is split into two areas of coverage: (1) East; and (2) West and Booking. The off valves for both areas are located inside the Sallyport garage near the Northwest corner. There is a large horizontal pipe that splits into two large, vertical, parallel pipes. At each pipe junction, there is a small, blue, wheel valve; a large, blue, wheel valve; and a large, yellow, tamper indicator switch. The large, blue, wheel valves are the shutoff valves. The wheels need to be turned clockwise in order to shutoff the water supply.

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**CY 01_108 __UTILITY ON__**

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11. Utility systems should only be returned to the on function:

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111. By a trained individual;

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111. After the reason for the utility system being shutoff has been remedied; and

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111. After an announcement has been made to provide notice of the action.

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111. The guidelines above could help prevent or mitigate system damage, facility damage, or personal injury.

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111. In order to turn a utility system back on, the switch or valve identified in the previous section should be reversed.

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**CY 01_109 __DOCUMENTATION__**

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11. All emergency situations related to the jail shall be documented in the jail computer system.

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11. Any time that a utility system is shutoff or turned back on, the event should be documented in the jail computer system log. The event should be logged as a passdown (PSD) and should include the date, time, and reason.

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11. A written record memorializes events.

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11. Accurate details of events may be required at a later time.

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**CY 01_110 __EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT TESTING__**

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11. Emergency equipment will be tested on a regular basis as follows:

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111. Generator:

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1111. Visual Inspection Weekly

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1111. Power Tested Monthly

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1111. Load Tested Annually

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1111. Inspected Semi-Annually by outside contractor

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111. Emergency Lighting:

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111. Alarms:

1111. Tested Monthly

11. Washington County Maintenance Personel will be responsible for maintaning a log of tests conducted.

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11. Regular testing of emergency equipment is necessary to ensure it's functionality in the event of an actual event.

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**CY 01_111 __DEBRIEFING__**

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11. After each emergency situation has concluded, a debriefing should be conducted by the Sheriff or designee.

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11. Post-emergency debriefings are a tool for discovering and correcting problems with policies, procedures, implementation of procedures, incident management, and individual performance.

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**CY 01_112 __EVACUATION AND ALTERNATIVE CONTAINMENT__**

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Reference policy [[CY 02 Evacuation and Alternative Containment>>doc:Policy.Corrections.CY 02 Evacuation and Alternative Containment.WebHome]].

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**CY 01_113 __FIRE, NATURAL DISASTER, EXPLOSION, OR BOMB THREAT__**

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Reference policy [[CY 03 Fire, Natural Disaster, Explosion, or Bomb Threat>>doc:Policy.Corrections.CY 03 Fire, Natural Disaster, Explosion, or Bomb Threat.WebHome]].

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**CY 01_114 __INMATE DISTURBANCE__**

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Reference policy[[ CY 04 Inmate Disturbance>>doc:Policy.Corrections.CY 04 Inmate Disturbance.WebHome]].

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**CY 01_115 __HOSTAGE SITUATION__**

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