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Winter Storm # 3 Proposed Action Item: Alignment with Plan Goals: Goal 2, 4 Encourage critical facilities in the Eugene/Springfield Metro Area to have backup power and emergency operations plans to deal with power outages. Rationale for Proposed Action Item: High winds and ice during winter storms can topple trees and break limbs which in turn can result in power outages and disrupt telephone, computer, and TV and radio service. Encouraging critical facilities to have backup power and/or emergency operations plans to deal with power outages will allow for continuous service. After Hurricane Katrina, Harrison County Mississippi noted that "It is important that critical facilities function during and after disasters. Local units of government want to insure continuous service by strengthening essential facilities such as fire stations, city halls, shelters, and police stations. In addition, 1 emergency backup generators should be provided to each critical facility." Encouraging all critical facilities to have backup power and/or emergency operations plans to deal with power outages will assist residents in recovering from a natural disaster. The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 requires communities to identify mitigation actions that address new and existing buildings and infrastructure [201.6(c)(3)(ii)]. Encouraging all critical facilities to have backup power and/or emergency operations plans to deal with power outages will help protect existing buildings and infrastructure and allow for continuous service. Ideas for Implementation: Conduct an assessment of critical facilities to determine their priority in an emergency and whether they should have backup generators and/or emergency operations plans. Seek funding from Federal and state resources to obtain generators and to develop emergency operations plans. Coordinate efforts to improve emergency operations plans with Eugene/Springfield’s response planning efforts. Coordinating Organization: Eugene/Springfield Emergency Management Internal Partners: External Partners: EWEB, SUB FEMA, OEM Timeline:If available, estimated cost: Short Term ()Long Term (2-4 or more years) 0-2 years Form Submitted by: Eugene and Springfield Steering Committees Action Item Status: Action continued from 2004 plan. . 1 Source: Harrison County Community Recovery Plan. August 2006. FEMA ESF-14 in support of the state of Mississippi. p. 61