[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Dormont 4-7-1997 by Ord. No. 1466; amended in its entirety 6-2-2003 by Ord. No. 1523. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter is hereby amended by the adoption of the revised emergency operations plan.
All other provisions remain in effect unless altered or amended by this chapter.
There is hereby adopted the "Dormont Emergency Management Organization and Emergency Operations Plan."
This Organization is created for the purpose of preventing, minimizing and alleviating injury or damage resulting from disasters caused by natural, man-made or other hostile actions.
[Amended 5-7-2012 by Ord. No. 1590; 12-5-2016 by Ord. No. 1619]
A. 
The Council of the Borough of Dormont shall, from time to time, appoint a person who is an employee of the Borough and who has special expertise and knowledge of emergency management operations to the position of Emergency Management Coordinator.
B. 
The Emergency Management Coordinator shall appoint members to the Emergency Management Organization. The members, however, shall include:
(1) 
The Borough Manager.
(2) 
The Dormont Fire Chief.
(3) 
The Dormont Volunteer Fire Department Officers.
(4) 
The Dormont Police Chief.
(5) 
The Dormont Police Department Supervisors.
(6) 
The Director of the Medical Rescue Team South.
A. 
The Emergency Management Coordinator shall be responsible for the creation and maintenance of the document known as the "Dormont Emergency Management Plan" setting forth the areas of responsibilities for all municipal agencies and providing a system for unified and controlled command of the emergency scene.
B. 
Said plan shall be used as the guideline of operations and the reference manual for all municipal agencies to insure that control and command of disaster situations are established.
C. 
The Dormont Borough Council shall adopt said plan as the official plan for the municipality.
Copies of the Dormont Emergency Management Plan shall be available at all times at the following locations:
A. 
Borough Manager's office.
B. 
Dormont Volunteer Fire Department.
C. 
Police Department desk.
D. 
Police Chief's office.
E. 
Municipal Emergency Operations Center.
F. 
Secondary command post.
The Borough of Dormont does hereby approve, adopt and place into immediate effect the emergency operations plan. This plan shall be reviewed every two years to make certain that it conforms with the requirements of the Allegheny County Emergency Operations Guidelines.