Prepare to Receive Mutual Aid and Assistance
To prepare to receive mutual aid and assistance, a utility should take the following actions:
- Prepare a staging site
- Review equipment interoperability procedures
- Prepare start-up/shut down checklists
The magnitude of the flood and ensuing damage requires significant mobilization of resources for emergency response. Our Town Utility's planning staff create a detailed plan for mobilizing and demobilizing these resources in an organized manner. To ensure that Our Town Utility is prepared to receive equipment and personnel support, utility logistics staff perform the following activities:
- Prepare a staging site
- Review equipment interoperability procedures, and
- Prepare start up and shut down checklists