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Levels of Events Events will be classified by level to assist department personnel in determining their response and possible assignments. Level 1: An incident or extended period of operations falling into this category can be expected that the department will implement extended shifts or call in of needed personnel for an immediate emergency. This would include water main breaks or lift station failures. It could also include street clearing and debris removal from a localized occurrence. Level 2: An incident with extended periods of operations falls into this category. It can be expected that the department will implement extended shifts, reassignments of personnel, and extended operational periods of up to several days or more. The limited resources of the department may require the department to prioritize and respond to items on the priority list. Items in this category may be from large area freezing rain and power loss, large area clean up from winds and storms or catastrophic failure of critical infrastructure such as a sewer main collapse or building explosion. Level 3: An incident or operational period of this magnitude is expected to tax the resources of the department to its fullest. The Department can expect to be in this type of operational level for several weeks or longer. During this time all resources may need to be devoted to critical operations only. Pandemic events, acts of war and tornado damage may fall to this category. Special Circumstances: The Department will implement special responses or measures at any level as deemed necessary by supervisory staff. The goal is use the least extraordinary response to maintain the minimum requirements until work on an emergency is complete. Examples of some extreme measures that may have to be considered in worst case scenarios could include: • Set up of cots and emergency food supplies for staff for continuous staffing. • Bring in bulk storage for fuel for wells and lift station generators for extended operations. • If travel is banned, open up emergency lanes only in snow for emergency vehicles. • If extended generator operations are required, consider limited hours of utility operation. Keep towers full but shut off except for limited hours each day and turn on if needed for fire emergencies. Pump lift stations after daily water use time. Maintain security of generators and fuel. • Allowing family members to stay with operations staff at city facilities to avoid added travel and cross contamination issues. • Consider isolation of staff from all other contact to keep utilities in operation without risk of contact with pandemic infections. In a Pandemic situation, maintaining water and sewer IDfunctionality is number one! Page 10