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Chapter 18:Risk Assessment <br /> 18.1.2.3 Staffing <br /> Future updates to this plan should evaluate staffing needs as the number of shelters increase. <br /> 18.1.3 Police Stations <br /> The County Emergency Operations Plan describes the responsibilities of the Police Depart- <br /> ment during disaster response and recovery phases as follows: <br /> Evacuation <br /> • Direct and control traffic flow into and out of restricted disaster areas, and ensure open <br /> trafficways for all emergency and lifesaving services;protect life and property. <br /> • Assist in disseminating warning information. <br /> • Direct evacuation of the public from threatened areas. <br /> • Provide for security of vacated homes and facilities. <br /> • Establish and man roadblocks and barricades as required; deny entry into restricted <br /> areas. <br /> • Monitoring, communication, coordination <br /> • Provide the department's operations control and emergency communications and <br /> activate emergency procedures. <br /> • Transmit vital information and requests for assistance from field units to the Civil De- <br /> fense EOC by timely spot and situation reports; keep field units currently informed. <br /> • Maintain interagency communication, coordination and support to facilitate operations <br /> as established by CD procedures. <br /> • Assist with conducting radiological monitoring and reporting as required. <br /> • Post-disaster <br /> • Survey, assess and report estimated disaster-related damages, losses and relief needs to <br /> the Civil Defense EOC on a continuing basis, especially during the initial stages. <br /> • Perform other tasks related to the situation as may be directed by appropriate authority. <br /> At a hurricane or tsunami watch, all off-duty and volunteer officers report to their respective <br /> main station. There are eight main district police stations around the island along with four <br /> substations and ten mini police stations (see Figure 18-4). Central dispatch facilities are <br /> located in the Hilo station. There are approximately 350 officers assigned to the various <br /> stations with an island-wide average of approximately 2.5 officers per 1,000 residents. None <br /> of the main stations are located in the tsunami evacuation zone. Two of the substations are <br /> unavoidably located in the lava hazard zone 2 (Pahoa,Hawaiian Ocean View). <br /> 18-6 Hawaii County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />