Civil Defense Operational and Survival Plan of the City of St. Paul, 1962


II. ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE AI{D CIB,IEA,AI P],AN
A. ONCANIZATION
1. The organlzation for the $tate of Minnesota for Civil Defense
ie shoun in Appendix 1.
2. IrNIC0l4 Ilivision 1 Organization for Civil Defense Operations
is shomn in Appendix 5.
3. Rarnsey County 0rganization for Civil Defense is shorm in
Appendlx $,
h. The St. Paul 0rganization for Civil Defemse j.s shor,rn in Appendix
8. A more deta-lLed organizatlon stmcture wiIL be found in
gervice annerces.
GENERAL PI,AN
1. Concept of Operations
a. During periods of emergency, caused by massive nuclear
attacks or threat of such attacks, the St. PauI City
0overnment will be Limited ln its f\nctions due to disnrption
and disorganization of municipal departments.
Speed and flexibility of operations are essential during
sueh an emergency period. .A,eeor*ing1y, the general plan
of operations is based upon the eoncept of central control
and coordination of St. Paul Emergency Government through
the St. Paul Director of Civil Defense, under the direction
of the Mayor, during a shelter situatj-on. Lines of succession
for elected Mr:nicipal Officials wl1L be established by
ordinance based upon enabling legislaLion by the State
Legislaiure. Provisions r,rili be made by the City Clerk for
preservation of vital governmental records in coordlnatj-on
wlth the various Bureaus and Departmeni;s of the City Government.
In situations involving dispersal and/or evacuation
of St. Paul Civil Defense Forces, the $t. Paul Civil Defense
staff r,trlII operate in support of the UNICOM Division I staff
and the staffs of Sectors A, B and C. St. Paul senrices
forees will be si:niIarly deployed between the three IINICOM
Dir,t-sion 1 seetors as directed in their respe ctive service
annelces,
Civil Defense is a governmental function and this Pl-an
will be implemented by aIL departments, bureaus and
agencies of municipal government using their assigned
personnel, serrrices, equipment, supplies and such
auxiliaries and supplementary personnel as required.
(See Appendix ?, Ordinance No. 9767, Section l+, SuUAivision $.)
B.
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