N.Y. Defense Emergency Act 1951 784/51 § 23: Specific requirements in cities and counties

§ 23. Specific requirements in cities and counties. In furtherance of

its responsibility under section twenty-two, and not in limitation

thereof, each county, except those contained in the city of New York,

and each city shall in conformity with the plan, regulations or orders

of the commission, in order to prepare for attack and for the period of

rehabilitation and recovery following an attack:

A. In General.

1. a. Within sixty days after request by the commission pursuant to

this act, submit to the commission a plan in the form requested by it

providing for the full integration of existing resources, of manpower,

materials, facilities and services into a civil defense force and a

detailed plan for civil defense operations in the event of attack,

specifying all proposed units, installations, materials, facilities,

proposed assembly points, routes, standard operating procedures and such

other information as may be required by the commission.

b. Upon receipt of such plan, the commission shall approve or

disapprove the plan as soon as possible. If supplemental information is

required, the county or city shall so furnish it within the time

specified by the commission. If the commission does not approve the

plan, it shall inform the local director and the chief executive officer

of the county or city of the reason for disapproval. After giving such

director and the chief executive officer an opportunity to be heard the

commission may reject the plan or amend it as it deems necessary. When

approved, such plan shall become the plan of civil defense of such city

or county.

c. If the plan is rejected, such city or county shall, in conformance

with the requirements of the commission and within the time fixed by the

commission, submit a superseding plan. If the commission disapproves the

superseding plan or if it is not submitted within the time fixed by the

commission, the commission shall report the matter to the governor.

2. Acquire, construct, install, store and maintain facilities and

materials in accordance with the provisions of section twenty-three-a of

this act.

B. Organization and Administration.

3. Institute public information programs to keep residents informed

with respect to achieving protection from fallout radiation and other

dangers resulting from attack and with respect to all other matters

necessary to personal and public safety during and subsequent to attack.

4. Equip and train the members of all municipal agencies for the

performance of specific civil defense duties during and subsequent to

attack.

5. Organize, approve, recruit, equip and train volunteer agencies for

civil defense purposes.

6. Classify buildings, structures and other real property in

accordance with their suitability for shelter use and for the safety and

health of the people during and subsequent to attack, and designate such

thereof as may be appropriate and feasible for such purposes.

7. Establish, equip and operate control centers for use in directing

civil defense activities during and subsequent to attack.

8. Establish, staff and operate such observation posts, warning

centers and similar facilities as may be required by the commission.

9. Conduct tests and drills necessary to train civil defense forces

and to acquaint the public with civil defense procedures.

10. Establish such communication systems as are necessary for prompt

and effective transmission of orders and information.

11. Recruit and train physicians, nurses and auxiliary medical

personnel to provide medical care during and subsequent to attack.

12. Establish emergency facilities to increase the capacity of

existing hospitals within such city or county.

l3. Organize, staff and equip all medical laboratories as emergency

blood procurement centers.

14. Assign, recruit and organize all publicly owned construction and

health service equipment and publicly employed construction,

radiological, health service and sanitation personnel into public works,

public utility, monitoring, decontamination, rescue and health service

teams.

15. Identify, locate and plan for integration with such teams all

privately owned construction and health service equipment, all trained

construction, radiological, health service and sanitation personnel and

all public utility installation and maintenance personnel.

l6. Assign, and equip publicly owned vehicles for civil defense

purposes.

17. Survey all housing facilities to determine maximum capacity to

receive homeless persons and evacuees.

C. Continuity of Government.

18. Recruit, train and equip radiological control center personnel,

decontamination specialists and radiological monitors and maintain the

necessary supporting staff, materials and facilities.

19. Provide protected emergency operating centers for the continuation

of local government operations during and subsequent to an attack.

20. Provide, in accordance with the provisions of section

twenty-nine-a of this act, for the continuity of political subdivisions

during and subsequent to an attack by

(a) establishing lines of succession of elected and appointed

officers, and

(b) modifying the quorum requirements of legislative or governing

bodies to permit the continuance of official action under emergency

conditions.

21. Make provision for the storage of essential governmental records.

D. Public Order.

22. Recruit, equip and train auxiliary police or special deputy

sheriffs in sufficient number to maintain order and control traffic in

the event of an attack and to perform such other police and emergency

civil defense functions as may be required during and subsequent to

attack.

23. Control pedestrian and vehicular traffic during tests and drills

and during and subsequent to attack.

24. Recruit, equip and train either directly or through other

political subdivisions of the state auxiliary firemen in sufficient

numbers to permit the most effective utilization of all fire apparatus

and to perform such other fire fighting and emergency civil defense

functions as may be required during and subsequent to attack.

E. Recovery and Rehabilitation.

25. Provide means and methods for the recovery and rehabilitation of

such city or county following an attack.

26. Recruit, train and equip an organization to care for persons in

need of defense emergency aid as a result of attack.