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GENERAL ORDER 1100 -04 explosions, hazardous materials incidents, flash floods, rail/air transportation accidents, and catastrophic fires. 3. Hazardous Material any element, compound or combination thereof that is flammable, corrosive, detonable, toxic, radioactive, an oxidizer, an etiological agent, or highly reactive when, because of its handling, storage, processing, or packaging may have detrimental effects upon operating and emergency personnel, the public, equipment, and /or the environment. 4. Incident Command tern (ICS): a model tool for the command, control, and coordination of an emergency situation (See General Order 1100 -08). 5. Incident Commander the individual responsible for the overall management of the incident. The incident commander is the head of the command function under the Incident Command System. 6. Staging Area a location near the event site where officers report for a specific assignment. A location near the event site where equipment or other resources may be brought to support the response at the event site. PROCEDURES A. ORGANIZATION & ADMINISTRATION 1. The objectives of the Police Department's Disaster Response Plan are as follows: (a) Prepare police personnel to handle and control an incident and bring it to a safe conclusion; (b) Facilitate the collection and appraisal of sufficient intelligence data to determine the magnitude of a given incident; (c) Provide for the orderly and efficient assembly of necessary manpower, supplies and equipment to ensure the proper and expeditious management of disaster incidents; (d) Determine the need for training and education of agency personnel, to include techniques and procedures necessary for effective incident management; (e) Provide for the orderly and efficient coordination of all other agencies or organizations considered necessary and appropriate to the successful handling of disaster incidents; (f) Provide the means whereby experience gained in the management of such incidents may be used in the prevention or control of future disasters. 2. The responsibility of the police in time of disaster is the same as in routine circumstances: the protection of life and property, and maintenance of public order. Major incidents and disasters do not change the legal responsibilities of the police, but rather increase the need for fulfilling them promptly and adequately under emergency conditions. 3. In the event of a major incident or disaster within the incorporated City of Kannapolis, governmental responsibility for the initial management of such situation is vested in the Page 2 of 17 F45 Attachment number 3 Page 438 )