LAW ENFORCEMENT ANNEX
I. Purpose
The purpose of this annex is to describe procedures and responsibilities for maintaining a Law Enforcement capability during a major emergency/disaster situation.
II. Situation and Assumptions
A. Situation
1. In addition to the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department, the municipalities of Lawrence and the City of Sumner, Lawrenceville, Bridgeport, and St. Francisville provide full-time law enforcement.
2. During major emergency/disaster situations, law enforcement agencies must be able to expand their operations to provide the increased services dictated by emergency conditions.
3. The Illinois State Police patrol major highways in Lawrence County and can assist local law enforcement agencies.
B. Assumptions
1. Local law enforcement agencies can usually provide adequate services for minor emergencies.
2. The Lawrenceville City Police Department VIPS, Sheriff’s Department Auxiliary, and Citizens Corps CERT program can be activated to support local law enforcement agencies.
3. Should additional support be needed, law enforcement agencies from outside the County will be available in a reasonable amount of time.
III. Concept of Operations
A. Ultimate responsibility for law enforcement rests with the local government. The law enforcement function must be expanded to meet the increased demands caused by a major emergency/disaster. The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department has been delegated as the lead agency for coordinating Law Enforcement operations during crisis situations.
B. Following an emergency requiring the activation of the Emergency Operations Center, the Lawrence County Sheriff, or his designee, shall report to the EOC to advise decision makers and coordinate Law Enforcement operations.
C. If local Law Enforcement agencies cannot effectively respond to the demands of the situation, the Sheriff can activate members of the Sheriff’s Department for support.
1. If additional personnel are needed, the Sheriff can request assistance from adjacent jurisdictions, the Illinois State Police, and federal government.
2. Currently no formal written mutual aid agreements exist for law enforcement assistance from nearby jurisdictions, the state and federal government, or any private sector organization. However, verbal arrangements exist with adjacent Sheriff’s Departments.
D. Each agency shall arrange for the activation and release of law enforcement personnel to provide for continuous 24-hour manning of response jobs during emergency conditions.
E. It shall be the responsibility of each law enforcement agency to provide for necessary logistical support for work/control/dispatch center(s) and for personnel during emergency operations.
F. The Lawrence County Sheriff has the responsibility for relocating and housing Lawrence County jail inmates in custody, if necessary, during emergency situations.
IV. Organization and Assignment of Responsibilities
A. The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department will:
1. Coordinate law enforcement activities.
2. Maintain law and order.
3. Provide for security of shelters.
4. Provide for traffic control.
5. Arrange for relocation of prisoners, if necessary.
6. Assist in warning.
7. Request Law Enforcement mutual aid from outside the jurisdiction, if necessary.
8. Provide crowd control.
9. Update Law Enforcement Annex as needed, based on experience in emergencies, exercises, and changes in emergency organization.
10. Protect records deemed essential for continuing government functions and conducting emergency operations.
11. Maintain current internal personnel notification rosters and a means to implement them.
12. Negotiate, coordinate, and prepare mutual aid agreements, as needed.
13. Assist in initial damage assessment.
14. Compile a resource inventory.
B. Municipal Law Enforcement Agencies will:
1. Maintain law and order in their respective areas.
2. Provide for security of key facilities.
3. Provide for crowd control.
4. Assist in warning.
5. Provide for traffic control.
6. Maintain current internal personnel notification rosters and a means to implement them.
7. Protect records deemed essential for continuing government functions and conducting emergency operations.
8. Compile a resource inventory.
V. Succession of Command
The line of succession for the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department shall be:
A. Lawrence County Sheriff
B. Chief Deputy
C. Designee of Lawrence County Sheriff
VI. Appendices
A. Pre-emergency Operations Checklist
B. Response Operations Checklist
C. Recovery Operations Checklist
D. Police Department in Lawrence County
Appendix A
Pre-Emergency Operations Checklist
1. Train assigned Law Enforcement response staff and volunteer augmenters to perform emergency functions.
2. Identify agencies capable of providing support services.
3. Coordinate law enforcement capabilities with neighboring jurisdictions.
4. Develop plans and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
5. Participate in emergency management exercises.
6. Compile a resource inventory.
Appendix B
Response Operations Checklist
1. Continue to train assigned law enforcement staff and volunteer augmenters to perform emergency functions.
2. Report the appropriate information (casualties, damage observations, evacuation status, radiation levels, chemical exposures, etc.) to
the EOC and dispatch center during emergency operations.
3. Assist in the dissemination of warning to the public.
4. Assist in the evacuation of disaster areas during emergency operations.
5. Limit access to the incident scene and evacuated areas during response operations.
6. Provide protection and security for critical facility resources.
7. Provide security in the disaster and other affected areas to ensure
that private and public property are protected.
8. Provide traffic control during an emergency.
9. Provide vehicle security and parking in the reception area.
10. Provide law enforcement in the reception centers, lodging, and facilities, and emergency shelters.
11. Protect prisoners in custody.
12. Establish procedures for decontamination of law enforcement response personnel, equipment, supplies, instruments, and facilities.
13. Obtain the necessary protective respiratory devices, clothing, equipment, and antidotes for law enforcement personnel to perform assigned tasks in hazardous radiological or chemical environments.
14. Maintain dosimeter records for law enforcement personnel and ensure that dosimeters are read at appropriate frequencies, if necessary, during emergency operations.
Appendix C
Recovery Operations Checklist
1. Limit access to the incident scene and evacuated areas during recovery operations.
2. Support cleanup and recovery operations during disaster events.
3. Continue to provide law enforcement services as long as necessary.
4. Release mutual aid resources.
5. Assist in return of evacuees to homes.
Appendix D
Police Departments in Lawrence County
Sheriff’s Office / Russell Adams, Sheriff1306 Lexington Street
Lawrenceville, IL 62439 / 618-943-5766, work
618-936-2059 home
City of Bridgeport / Scott Murray, Chief
339 Washington Street
Bridgeport, IL 62417 / 618-943-2351, work
618-943-5979, home
City of Lawrenceville / Mike Mefford, Chief
700 State Street
Lawrenceville, IL 62439 / 618-943-6412, work
City of St. Francisville / Billy Darnell, Chief
6th & Main Streets
St. Francisville, IL 62460 / 618-948-2735. work
618-948-2683, home
City of Sumner / Rich Lentz, Chief
E South Avenue
Sumner, IL 62466 / 618-936-2221, work
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