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REPORT
EMERGENCY AND FIRE SERVICES
Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Date: April 24, 2006
Report #: ESD-006-06
File #
10.12.6
By-law #
Subject:
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS - PUBLIC ALERTING
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report ESD-006 -06 is received for information.
BACKGROUND
At the Council meeting of July 3, 2000 Council endorsed the recommendations of
Regional Council (copy attached) regarding public alerting, which were made as a result
of a study completed by Lapp-Hancock Associates for the Province to develop a
standard for the Region. The Municipality also advised the Province of its endorsement
of Regional Council's recommendations.
The key recommendations in Regional Council's report were as follows:
1. That the findings, conclusions and recommendations of the Lapp-Hancock
Associates final report on public alerting be endorsed;
2. That, consistent with the report, the Region recognized an effective public
alerting system should be composed of a siren system for core alerting,
augmented by supporting technologies.
3. That the Solicitor General be requested to extend the public alerting standard in
the Provincial Nuclear Emergency Plan to include the entire 10 kilometre Primary
Zone as per the May 1998 Regional Council resolution; and
4. That the Solicitor General move forward with implementing a public alerting
system immediately.
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Report No. ESD-006-06
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COMMENTS
In late February, 2006 staff received from the Province some draft changes for the
Provincial Nuclear Emergency Response Plan (PNERP) for review and comment, which
included an all new section pertaining to a Public Alerting Policy. The intent of this
section is to set the context for extending alerting beyond the 3 km zone.
On March 16, 2006 the Chief Administrative Officer and I were involved in a
teleconference with Kathy Bleyer of Emergency Management Ontario, Ivan Ciuciura of
Durham Emergency Management Ontario and the Fire Chiefs of the five lakeshore
Municipal fire departments, to discuss the draft changes.
Ivan Ciuciura of Durham Emergency Management Ontario has responded to the
Province on our behalf regarding the changes.
In summary, this policy will address the following:
. This is the public alerting policy that is proposed for the revised PNERP
. Sets out a requirement/standard for the 3 - 10 kilometre zone
. Does not presume what the alerting system should be
. There is no penalty for non-compliance with the policy and there is no timeline for
implementation
. Does not comment on who determines, or how it is determined, whether the
Provincial standard is met
Once we receive the Public Alerting Policy with the proposed changes staff will seek
Council approval of the document.
Submitted by:
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Franklin Wu,
Chief Administrative Officer
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Director of Emergency & Fire Services
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Attachment: G.P.& A. Report FD-11-00 - Emergency Preparedness-Public Alerting
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JULY 3, 2000
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10.12.6
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS - PUBLIC ALERTING
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration
Committee recommend to Council the following:
1.) THAT Report FD-l1-00 is received for information.
2.) THAT Council endorses the recommendations in the Report to Regional Council
(copy attached), regarding public alerting; and
3.) THAT the Solicitor General be advised of this Municipality's endorsement of
Regional Council's recommendations.
BACKGROUND
In May 1998 the issue of public alerting in the primary zone was brought to Council's
attention. Concerns arose over the issue of alerting only in the 3-kilometer contiguous
zone and not the entire 1 O-kilometer primary zone. It was also understood that there was
no alerting process in place that met the standards under the Provincial Nuclear
Emergency Plan.
At the Council meeting of November 8, 1999 report FD-20-99 informed Council that
public alerting, in the event of a nuclear disaster, was still an outstanding issue. A
working group that included Provincial, Ontario Power Generation and Regional
representatives was formed to examine options for public alerting standards. After
several meetings Emergency Measures Ontario (EMO) undertook to develop a paper
regarding the available options for a standard in Durham Region. The firm Lapp-
Hancock Associates Limited was retained by the Province to complete the study.
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REPORT
Lapp-Hancock Associates recently completed the study. Municipal and Regional staff
have reviewed the report outlining their findings and key recommendations of the report
are as follows:
· That a public alerting system be implemented as a matter of urgency.
· That a siren system should provide core alerting. There are no other reliable means to
alert the outdoor population,
· That the core system be backed up by a number of available technologies at levels
appropriate to the demographics of each municipality.
· That a means of alerting critical facilities (health care facilities, schools) should be
implemented by use of some form of dial out system.
Regional staffhas prepared a report to Council, including their recommendations, with
which we concur.
RECOMMENDATIONS
In view of the foregoing, it is respectfully recommended:
That Report FD 11-00 is received for information.
That Council endorse the recommendations contained in the Report to Regional Council
(copy attached).
That Council advises the Solicitor General of the Municipality's endorsement of
Regional Council's recommendations.
Respectfully submitted,
Reviewed by,
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Michael G. Creighf< n, AMCT, CMM11
Fire Chief.
Franklin Wu,
Chief Administrative Officer
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The Regional Municipality of Durham
Director of Emergency Measures
Report to the FInance and Administration Committee
Report No. - 2000-A-43
Date. 21 June 2000
Subj~
Nuclear Emergency Public Alerting - Consultant's Report
Recommendations
The Finance and Administration Committee recOmmend to Council:
A. That the findings. conclusions and recommendations of the Lapp-Hancock
AssocIates final report on public alerting be endorsed;
B. That, consistent with the report, the Region recognizes an effective public
alerting system should be composed of a siren system for core alerting,
augmented by supporting technologies.
C. That the Solicitor General be requested to extend the public alerting
standard in the ProvIncial Nuclear Emergency Plan to include the entire
10 kllometre Primary Zone as per the May 1998 Regional Council
resolution; and
D. That the Solicitor General move forward with implementing a public
alerting system immediately.
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BACKGROUND
In May 199B, Regional Council and. the CQuncils of area municipalities passed
resolutions that the existing Provincial public alerting standard for the 3 kilometre
zone around the nuclear stations be applied to the entire 10 kiJometre
emergency planning zone. The standard in the new Provincial Nuclear
Emergency Plan (PNEP) states that the public alerting system must provkfe,
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within 15 minutes of Its initiatIon. waming to practically 100% of the population
whether they be indoors or out, and irr8$pective of the time of day or year.
A working group that included Provincial, Qntaric Power Generation and
Regional representatives was formed to examine options for public alerting
standards but no consensus could be reached. Following a meeting with Dr.
James Young, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of the Solicitor General, in
December 1998, Emergency Measures Ontarto (EMO) undertook to develop a
paper regarding the available options for a standard in Durham Region.
The EMO staff paper presented advantages and disadvantages of several
options as well as gross cost estimates' but did not provide sufficient detail for the
Province to render a decision.
As a consequence, the Regional C.A.O. and the C.A.O.s of Claringtont Oshawa.
Ajax and Pickering met with Or. Young In November 1999. In order to obtain
more accurate data to support a Provtndal decision, It was agreed that a
consultant would be retained at no cost to the Region and tasked to:
· examine available technologies;
· condud a comparative analysis of costs. operational and logistical
Implications of these technOlogies; and
· propose options and recommendations.
The firm Lapp-Hancock Associates Limited was retained by the Province in mid~
January 2000 and the completion date of the study was end March.
LAPP.HANCOCK REPORT
A copy of the report is attached. Highlights of the report follow:
· The purpose of the study was to examine the implications of extending the
public alerting system from the 3 Idlometre zone to. the entire 10 kilometre
Primary Zene. However, as pointed out in the report. the current system for
the 3 kDometre Zone -does not come close to meeting the criteria for a Public
Alerting System set forth In the PNEP'". Therefore the study considered the
implications of implementing a system to meet the standard of the PNEP.
· A complete -Public Alerting System- must be capable of alerting and of
providing instructions or precautions to be taken. To be effectiVe, the system
should be supported by an efficient pUblic education programme.
· The report recognized the -general feeling of frustration- among those
stakeholders involved in the jurisdictions affected .by the Pickering and
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Darfington Primary Zones and that "studles and discu~lons have been going
on for many years without concrete results..
· An etrectlve system should indude the masspapulatian outdoor and Indoor
warning needs as well as critical care facilities (a sub group in which they
included schools).
· No one technology will satisfy the requirements. An affective Public: Alerting
System has to be a hybrid system composed of a stand-alone siren system
for outdoor alerting and a choice or combination of available technologies for
indoor alerting. Given the difference in demographics between Pickering and
Darlington, a different mix of technologies could be considered.
· Estimated costs for different technologies are summarized in Table Two on
page 28 of the Report. The cast far an effective Public Alerting System would
depend on the mi)( of technologies used and, for sirens, a detailed
engineering analysis is required. However, as an example, one siren
manufacturer estimated II cost of approximately $1.5M capital cost for each
Primary Zone, while another company with a-rnore advanced system
estimated $3.3M. The cost is for what Is termed the .core- alerUng system
only.
REPORT Rf;COMMENDATIONS
Key recommendations of the report are as follows:
· that a public alerting system be implemented as a matter of urgency.
· that a siren system should provide core alerting. There are no other
reliable means to alert the outdoor papulation.
· that the core system be backed up by a number of avaUable technologies
at levels appropriate to the demographics of each municipality.
· that a means of alerting critical facilities (health care facilities, schools)
should be implemented by use of some form of dial out system.
· that a detaUed study of the most cost-effective mix for each municipality
should be carried out prior to any Implementation.
· and that an extensive public information campaign should support the
selected means of alerting.
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CONCLUSION
Given the short timeframe for completion, the report is judged to be reasonable
and fair. The consultants recognize that a complete public alerting system
consists of warning the public and giving InstnlC:tfon, and that pubrlC education is
also a significant component
The consultants recommend that a system be implemented as a matter of
urgency. Although not part of their scope of study, Lapp-Hancock added to the
report their opinion that userious consideration should be given to extending a
Public AJerting System. or etements thereof, to cover the entire Primary Zones of
Pickering and Darlington to provide protective measures to these heavily
populated areas".
The consultants studied an avaDabJe technologies and conduded that a mix of
technologies should be utilized: the Mcore- or primary alerting shouCd be provided
by a siren system; sirens should be augmented by supporting technologies to
ensure people indoors are alerted. The recommendatfon applies to the entire
Primary Zone (10 km) and In etudes the 0-3 km:zone.
It Is felt that the report supports the Regional position on public alerting. In
addition. the report provides gross budget figures to assist the Province in
making a decision to Include in the PNEP a provision for public: alerting for the
entire Primary Zone. The system should be Implemented at no cost to the
Region or the affected local area municipalities.
RECOMMENDATIONS
It is recommended that the Finance and Administration Committee recommend
to Council:
· That the findings. concfusions and recommendations of the Lapp-Hancock
Associates ftnal report on public alerting be endorsed;
· That. consistent with the report. the Region recognizes an effective public
alerting system should be composed of a siren'system for core alerting,
augmented by supporting technologies.
· That the Solicitor General be requested to extend the pubtic alerting standard
in the Provincial Nuclear Emergency Plan to include the entire 10 kiJometre
Primary Zone as per the May 1998. Regional Council resolution; and
· That the Solicitor General move fclVlard with implementing a public alerting
system immediately. .
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Respectfully submitted for your approval.
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Ivan Ciuciura
Director of Emergency Measures
Recommended for presentation to Committee.
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