SECTION XIII: EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURES

The following evacuation procedures can be used for a variety of events such as fire, bomb threat, and earthquake. It is the responsibility of all County personnel to be familiar with the general evacuation procedure for their location. During an evacuation, all County personnel must assist members of the public, visitors and contractors to exit the premises. The Inyo County Jail and Juvenile Detention Facility have implemented specific evacuation procedures for their facilities and personnel of those facilities must be familiar with those procedures.

A. Responsibilities (Department Head):

1. Department Heads shall be responsible for appointing an Evacuation Coordinator at each separate location. Department Heads and Evacuation Coordinators shall oversee the evacuation of their own department.

2. Department Heads shall be responsible for assessing whether any employee requires assistance in an evacuation. If an employee requires assistance, the Department Head shall assign at least two employees to assist in the event of an evacuation or other emergency that may occur.

3. Department Heads and/or the departmental Evacuation Coordinator are responsible for making sure all employees are accounted for at the assembly area. The assembly areas are set forth on Exhibit 14.

4. Department Heads are responsible for conducting emergency evacuation drills on an annual basis.

B. Responsibilities (Employees):

1. If an evacuation alarm sounds or it becomes necessary to evacuate due to smoke, a bomb threat, or other emergency, evacuate immediately in a safe and orderly manner and walk to your assembly area (Exhibit 14).

2. Know the location of the nearest emergency exit in all areas you may enter.

3. Assist any employee who is disabled.

4. Assist visitors who are on County property during emergencies.

5. Do not use elevators.

6. Stay assembled by department until further instructions are received.

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