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5/14Gena McCullough

Bi-State Regional Commission

Illinois Bi-State Region for

Evacuation Plan

Quad Cities,

IA/IL MPO

Received $45,574 in Illinois Rural Planning

Funds to produce a regional evacuation plan for

the Rural Illinois Bi-State area.

Served to organize stakeholders, gather and

incorporate input from many resources into the

plan to ensure a regionally consistent document.

Create a comprehensive and cohesive resource for

evacuation planning and compilation of vital

information for the Illinois Bi-State Region.

EVACUATION PLANNING

WORKING GROUP

EVACUATION PLANNING

ADVISORY GROUP

Regional Offices of Education County Sheriff Departments County Highway

Departments/County Engineers County Disaster Services and

Emergency Management Agency

County Health Departments Fire Districts Rural Transit Systems –

Abilities Plus and RIM Transit Bi-State Regional Commission Illinois Department of

Transportation Emergency Medical Services

School Districts

Visitors Bureaus/Offices

Animal Shelters and

Humane Societies

Other Transit Providers

Nuclear Generating Station

Literature Survey and Case Study

Research• Looked at events that could occur in our region

Joplin, MO; Tornado 2011

Taft, LA; Chemical Explosion 1983

Japan; Nuclear Disaster 2012

Use of Multiple Communication Tools

Use of ITS & Dynamic Message Signs

Planning for Capacity (Congestion Management)

Population Surge (Urban or Rural)

Asset Inventory

• Food, Water, Transit, Fuel, Shelter, Healthcare

Mutual Aid Agreements

Strong Support for Regional Planning

Special Needs Population Consideration

Providing for Pets

INTRODUCTION CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS

Purpose

Methodology

Regional Profile

Situation and Assumptions

Authorities

Overview

Type and Scope of

Evacuation Operations

Decision to Evacuation and

Enforcement Authority

Command and Control

Overall Roles and

Responsibilities

DATA- POPULATIONS,

SPECIAL NEEDS, MAJOR

INDUSTRIES, SCHOOLS,

SHELTERS

MAPPING- HOUSEHOLDS

WITHOUT VEHICLES

Counties Henry Mercer Rock

Island

Total

Households 20,467 6,889 60,527 87,883

HH w/o

vehicles

1,215 309 5,539 7,063

Population 50,465 16,497 147,625 214,587

65 & over 8,509 2,947 23,709 35,165

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS (2009-11)

COMMUNICATION TRANSPORTATION

Overview

Public Notification and

Communication

Inter-Jurisdictional

Communications

Communication

Contingency Plans

Modes of Transportation

Transportation Points

Transportation Coordination

Evacuation Routes and Capacities

Transportation Strategies

Communication Considerations

Evacuation of Special Needs

Population

Evacuation of Animals (Livestock)

Hazard-Specific Considerations

Evacuation Plan Preparedness

Tasks

BUFFER AREAS EVACUATION ROUTES

SHELTERING

CONSIDERATIONS RESOURCES

Regional Shelter Capacities

Special Needs Populations

Animal Sheltering

FEMA Long-Term Housing

Assistance

Hazard Specific

Considerations

Evacuation Plan –

Preparedness Tasks

Overview

General Emergency

Personnel

Transportation Resources

• Fuel

Sheltering Resources

• Food & Water

Mutual Aid Agreements

PLANNING FOR

“POPULATION SURGE”

ACCESS CONTROL &

SECURITY

Urban

Rural

Security Requirements

Re-Entry Procedures

EVACUATION TRAINING

AND EXERCISES REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

Training

Exercises and Drills

Public Outreach and

Education

Federal Guidance

Case Studies

Resolutions passed by Henry and Mercer

Counties recognizing the plan as a

resource to be used in Evacuation

Planning

Rock Island County concurred with the

planning process involved in developing

the plan through its Administration

Committee

Gena McCullough

gmccullough@bistateonline.org

309-793-6302 ext. 146

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