EMERGENCY RESPONSE COUNTYWIDE

San Juan County and its residents will be involved with some type of emergency or disaster. Historically, the County has experienced the effects of Mother Nature with wildland fires, winter storms, flash floods, wind storms, mudslides and other natural disasters. In addition, non-natural disasters such as hazardous materials incidents, homeland security issues, loss of electrical power and natural gas, etc., have occurred in the past.  

Residents should plan on providing for their own needs for up to the first seventy-two (72) hours of an incident or emergency. If an evacuation is required, shelters will be opened up and staffed in connection with the American Red Cross. Shelters most likely will be opened at public school locations. 

You are invited to make this booklet an integral part of your family’s preparedness. A new topic for emergency preparedness is updated monthly on the county’s website located at: http://www.sanjuancounty.org/emergency

San Juan County Response in an Emergency

Objectives:
Government responsibility in time of disaster is the same as in normal times: the protection of life and property and the continuation of essential public services. San Juan County’s emergency organization will strive to meet the following objectives:

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Plan for continuity of government.

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Provide a basis for the direction and control of emergency operations.

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Save lives and protect property.

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Repair and restore essential systems and services.

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Provide for the protection, use and distribution of remaining resources.

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Coordinate operations with the emergency services of other jurisdictions.

 Emergencies to which San Juan County will Respond
San Juan County will respond to the following types of emergency situations: earthquake, flood, structural fire or wild land fire, transportation accident, hazardous material incident, riot, severe winter storm, power failure, mass casualty, bomb threat, and/or other emergencies as deemed necessary.

EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM
The federal government, in connection with state and local governments and commercial providers of radio and television stations has an Emergency Alert System (EAS) which provides emergency messages over these stations. Previously the system was called the Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) and was tested on a regular basis.

Due to the geographic location of San Juan County and the radio/television stations that the residents receive, some being from regional, out-of-state and/or national outlets, some residents may not receive the EAS broadcasts for the County.

As such in the event of an emergency or disaster, county residents should attempt to obtain emergency information from any or all of the following sources:

bullet EAS alerts from Utah based radio and television stations. Especially KCYN 97.1 FM Moab, Utah
bullet Local radio stations as follows:
bullet KCYN 97.1 FM Moab, Utah.
bullet KTNN 600 AM Kayenta, Arizona.
bullet KRTZ 98.7 Cortez, Colorado.
bullet KTRA 102.1FM Farmington, New Mexico.
bullet San Juan County’s website: http://www.sanjuancounty.org/emergency
bullet National Weather Service-Weather Radio System.
bullet Other, as yet undeveloped media services.

In the event of a major emergency the County may put in place toll free 800 numbers with recorded messages that residents can call to receive information. These toll free numbers will be announced on the County’s website, local radio broadcasts, and other general media outlets.  

 

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