PROCEDURES RESULTING FROM THE COUNTY PLAN OF CRITICAL MANAGEMENT.

PROCEDURES RESULTING PROCEDURES RESULTING FROM THE COUNTY PLAN FROM THE COUNTY PLAN

OF CRITICAL OF CRITICAL MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT

The legal basis of the County Plan of The legal basis of the County Plan of Critical Management (CPCM) is based on:Critical Management (CPCM) is based on:

• Critical Management Act dated April 26, Critical Management Act dated April 26, 2007,2007,

• County Self-Government Act of June 5, County Self-Government Act of June 5, 1998,1998,

• Order No. 466 of the Mazovian Province Order No. 466 of the Mazovian Province Governor dated November 16, 2010 on Governor dated November 16, 2010 on issuing recommendations and issuing recommendations and instructions to county plans of critical instructions to county plans of critical management.management...

The County Plan of Critical Management (CPCM) The County Plan of Critical Management (CPCM) has been worked out in accordance with the has been worked out in accordance with the “Mazovian Province Governor's “Mazovian Province Governor's Recommendations of January 28, 2008 on County Recommendations of January 28, 2008 on County Plans of Critical Management” which were drawn Plans of Critical Management” which were drawn up by the Department of Safety and Critical up by the Department of Safety and Critical Management of the Mazovian Province Head Management of the Mazovian Province Head Office as well as recommendations to county Office as well as recommendations to county plans of critical management making up the plans of critical management making up the attachment to the Order No. 466 of the Mazovian attachment to the Order No. 466 of the Mazovian Province Governor dated November 16, 2010.Province Governor dated November 16, 2010.

The County Plan of Critical ManagementThe County Plan of Critical Management serves the establishment and preparation, in serves the establishment and preparation, in the administrative territory of the County, of the administrative territory of the County, of organizational and factual undertakings in the organizational and factual undertakings in the field of the critical management in case of field of the critical management in case of arising of critical situations. The Plan aims at arising of critical situations. The Plan aims at the optimum utilization of available forces the optimum utilization of available forces and resources in critical situations as well as and resources in critical situations as well as during states of emergency or during wartime during states of emergency or during wartime – generally this Plan is to prevent critical – generally this Plan is to prevent critical situations, to take control over such situations, to take control over such situations, to properly react to such critical situations, to properly react to such critical situations as well as to rehabilitate the situations as well as to rehabilitate the demolished infrastructure and restore its demolished infrastructure and restore its original character. original character.

The Plan is based on the evaluation of possible The Plan is based on the evaluation of possible threats to the Płock County as well as on its needs threats to the Płock County as well as on its needs in the area of execution of preventive, protective, in the area of execution of preventive, protective, rescue and humanitarian tasks, and also in the rescue and humanitarian tasks, and also in the following fields (if appropriate):following fields (if appropriate):

• co-ordination with bodies of co-operating co-ordination with bodies of co-operating units;units;

• co-ordination with non-united co-ordination with non-united administration bodies;administration bodies;

• agreements with non-governmental agreements with non-governmental organizations (NGOs).organizations (NGOs).

The County Plan of Critical Management includes 12 The County Plan of Critical Management includes 12 procedures relating to various possible threats which procedures relating to various possible threats which can arise in the Płock County:can arise in the Płock County:

1.1. The procedure in case of arising of radiation hazards The procedure in case of arising of radiation hazards 2.2. The procedure during epidemic hazards and in case of The procedure during epidemic hazards and in case of

epidemics epidemics 3.3. The procedure of conduct in the eyes of the threat of The procedure of conduct in the eyes of the threat of

arising of animals' infectious disease/s or during such (a) arising of animals' infectious disease/s or during such (a) disease/s disease/s

4.4. The procedure of conduct in case of arising of serious The procedure of conduct in case of arising of serious industrial breakdowns industrial breakdowns

5.5. The procedure of conduct in case of fuel safety threat The procedure of conduct in case of fuel safety threat 6.6. The procedure of conduct of during natural disaster The procedure of conduct of during natural disaster

states states 7.7. The procedure of conduct in states of emergency The procedure of conduct in states of emergency 8.8. The procedure of conduct during martial law The procedure of conduct during martial law 9.9. The procedure of conduct in untypical critical situations The procedure of conduct in untypical critical situations 10.10. The procedure of distribution of materials reserves The procedure of distribution of materials reserves 11. The operation plan of protection against floods as well as 11. The operation plan of protection against floods as well as

of activities connected with hydro - meteorological of activities connected with hydro - meteorological threats.threats.

12.12. The procedure of communication in critical situation. The procedure of communication in critical situation.

Taking into accountTaking into account possible threats caused by possible threats caused by

the destructive influence of natural forces in the the destructive influence of natural forces in the

territory of the Płock County it turns out that territory of the Płock County it turns out that

the largest threats result from floods which take the largest threats result from floods which take

place here in various seasons of the year.place here in various seasons of the year.

Here are the legal basis of the Here are the legal basis of the anti-anti-flood flood procedure implementation: procedure implementation:

1.1. The Government Administration–in-The Government Administration–in-Province Act dated June 5, 1998 Province Act dated June 5, 1998

2.2. The Water Law Act of July 18, 2001 The Water Law Act of July 18, 2001 3.3. The Order of the Minister of Environment The Order of the Minister of Environment

dated August 2, 2007 on the entities and dated August 2, 2007 on the entities and bodies to which the state hydrological - bodies to which the state hydrological - meteorological agency as well as the state meteorological agency as well as the state hydrological agency are obliged to pass hydrological agency are obliged to pass and transmit warnings, weather forecasts, and transmit warnings, weather forecasts, announcements and bulletins, as well as announcements and bulletins, as well as on the methods and frequency of their on the methods and frequency of their delivery and/or transmission.delivery and/or transmission.

The aim of the procedure is the establishment The aim of the procedure is the establishment of principles of conduct of the Province of principles of conduct of the Province Governor and his/her subordinate Governor and his/her subordinate units/services, inspection bodies and the fire units/services, inspection bodies and the fire brigade in case of arising of the flood threat or brigade in case of arising of the flood threat or the very flood. the very flood.

In the territory of our Province the basic role in In the territory of our Province the basic role in the preventive and reaction activities is played by the preventive and reaction activities is played by the self-government authorities of the district and the self-government authorities of the district and county levels. Appropriate village mayor / county levels. Appropriate village mayor / mmayor / ayor / ppresident executes the basic tasks connected resident executes the basic tasks connected with the protection of population, focusing his/her with the protection of population, focusing his/her efforts mainly on: efforts mainly on:

• warning warning • alerting/alarming alerting/alarming • informing the population about the flood threat, informing the population about the flood threat,

about evacuation procedures as well as about about evacuation procedures as well as about providing medical and social help to those who providing medical and social help to those who are being evacuated are being evacuated

Anti-Anti-Flood procedure undertakingsFlood procedure undertakings

• Monitoring of hydrological and meteorological Monitoring of hydrological and meteorological situationsituation:*:*

- information received from various services, - information received from various services, inspection bodies and fire brigade inspection bodies and fire brigade

- information received from RZGW [Regional Board of - information received from RZGW [Regional Board of Water Management], WZM [Province Board of Land Water Management], WZM [Province Board of Land Reclamation] and UW [Province Head Office] Reclamation] and UW [Province Head Office]

- information received from the bodies of the local - information received from the bodies of the local authority authority

- information broadcast by mass media- information broadcast by mass media

* * The balance and mode of starting distribution of powers and resources (civil defence The balance and mode of starting distribution of powers and resources (civil defence store-houses, anti-flood store-houses, the Army specialist subunits, powers and store-houses, anti-flood store-houses, the Army specialist subunits, powers and resources of the State Fire Brigade, Police, human resources from penitentiaries/jails)resources of the State Fire Brigade, Police, human resources from penitentiaries/jails)

Under official order of the Province Governor the Under official order of the Province Governor the equipment and resources from the civil defence equipment and resources from the civil defence province store-houses are handed out whereas province store-houses are handed out whereas the equipment from the province anti-flood store-the equipment from the province anti-flood store-houses can be handed out under the order of the houses can be handed out under the order of the Province Marshal or his/her representative being Province Marshal or his/her representative being a member of the Province Team of Critical a member of the Province Team of Critical Management. Management.

The Province Governor provides The Province Governor provides indispensable assistance for the indispensable assistance for the county authorities whose capacities county authorities whose capacities in the given situation may not in the given situation may not guarantee efficient activities. guarantee efficient activities.

The equipment which is kept in the county The equipment which is kept in the county anti-flood store-houses can be handed out anti-flood store-houses can be handed out by by the the Starost [County Head Person].Starost [County Head Person].

If in critical situations the use of various If in critical situations the use of various powers and resources is insufficient the powers and resources is insufficient the Minister of National Defence may, at Minister of National Defence may, at the Province Governor's application, the Province Governor's application, hand over to his/her disposal the hand over to his/her disposal the aarmy rmy units or subunits, including their units or subunits, including their tasking in the field of execution of tasking in the field of execution of critical management activities in critical management activities in accordance with their specialist accordance with their specialist preparation.preparation.

TheThe aarmy units and/or subunits’ rmy units and/or subunits’ activities are coordinated depending activities are coordinated depending on the area of arising of a given on the area of arising of a given threat:threat:

• on the province level: the Province on the province level: the Province Governor Governor

• on the county level: Starosta on the county level: Starosta • on the district level: the village on the district level: the village

mayor / mayor / president mayor / mayor / president

Under appropriate agreement convicts Under appropriate agreement convicts staying in penal institution can also be staying in penal institution can also be sent to a given threatened location to sent to a given threatened location to prevent and remove the results of natural prevent and remove the results of natural disasters as well as other hazards disasters as well as other hazards threatening human life and requiring to threatening human life and requiring to undertake the rescue - defensive activities.undertake the rescue - defensive activities.

Should such a threat / hazard arise in Should such a threat / hazard arise in the territory of the local authority unit, the territory of the local authority unit, then the appropriate village mayor / then the appropriate village mayor / mayor / president may put forward a mayor / president may put forward a motion to the Province Governor to motion to the Province Governor to provide help in the form of the rescue provide help in the form of the rescue action support by convicts staying in action support by convicts staying in penal institutions.penal institutions.

Launching of activities Launching of activities

Having received the warning Having received the warning and/or alarm announcements from and/or alarm announcements from the state hydrologic - the state hydrologic - meteorological agency the very meteorological agency the very threat announcement procedure is threat announcement procedure is activated.activated.

HHydrological threat ydrological threat

If the hazard situation concerns If the hazard situation concerns the exceeding of the exceeding of warning/emergency levels with warning/emergency levels with the increase tendency on the the increase tendency on the river gauges, the flood alert is river gauges, the flood alert is issued.issued.

HHydrological alert ydrological alert

If the situation relates to If the situation relates to exceeding of alert levels on river exceeding of alert levels on river gauges then the flood alarm is gauges then the flood alarm is issued. In such a situation the issued. In such a situation the measurement of the water level on measurement of the water level on river gauges is made every three river gauges is made every three hours through the whole day and hours through the whole day and night.night.

MMeteorological threat or alert eteorological threat or alert In such a situation the threat information In such a situation the threat information

procedure is launched to warn against one procedure is launched to warn against one of the following natural phenomena:of the following natural phenomena:

• strong wind strong wind • icy patches on roads and surfaces icy patches on roads and surfaces • snow melting snow melting • heat waves heat waves • big freeze big freeze • intensive rain falls intensive rain falls • snowstorm/blizzard snowstorm/blizzard • strong storms.strong storms.

The procedure also assumes holding of meetings The procedure also assumes holding of meetings of the County Team of Critical Management of the County Team of Critical Management dealing with the co-ordination of the flood results dealing with the co-ordination of the flood results activities and grouping the representatives of the activities and grouping the representatives of the Police, State Fire Brigade, PINBPolice, State Fire Brigade, PINB**, PIW, PIW****, PSSE, PSSE******, , WZGMWZGM********, UW, UW********** and RZGW and RZGW************..

* County Inspectorate of Building Supervision * County Inspectorate of Building Supervision ** County Inspectorate of Veterinary Medicine** County Inspectorate of Veterinary Medicine*** County Sanitary and Epidemiological Station *** County Sanitary and Epidemiological Station **** ??????????????**** ??????????????***** Province Head Office***** Province Head Office****** Region Board of Water Management ****** Region Board of Water Management

In case of arising of flood threats the In case of arising of flood threats the system of warning and alarming/alerting system of warning and alarming/alerting the population plays a vital role to the population plays a vital role to diminish the loss caused by the flood. diminish the loss caused by the flood.

WARNING WARNING consists in the transmission of consists in the transmission of

information about the threat by information about the threat by bodies/agencies detecting the threat bodies/agencies detecting the threat or stating the emergency situation to or stating the emergency situation to bodies/agencies responsible for such bodies/agencies responsible for such warning,warning,

ALARMING/ALERTAING ALARMING/ALERTAING consists in the dissemination of fixed consists in the dissemination of fixed

signals or announcements about a direct signals or announcements about a direct threat.threat.