NOTE: Document below preserved as a text duplication with strikeouts and hand written comments not available. RAPID CITY-PENNINGTON COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER: 1. The EOC was activated about 8 PM, June 9, 1972, by the Pennington County Civil Defense Operations Officer. 2. Information was gathered from Fire, Street and County Highway radios. 3. REACT activated CB unit in EOC about 9 PM, June 9th, and continued operations through June l7th. 4. Telephone calls from concerned citizens were answered in early stage of flood. 5. Two Pennington County Commissioners reported to EOC about 10 PM, June 9th. 6. The Pennington County Coroner was in the EOC. 7. Emergency power was available and one of the few buildings with electricity after midnight. 8. Emergency Broadcast System was activated when all other stations were off the air. Officials were able to give information to citizens directly from Operations. 9. When City Hall was flooded, the PD radio was available in the EOC and the Police Department started operating from the EOC. 10. Emergency telephone system was activated. Seven private lines and a direct I1ne to St. John's Hospital were available. Lines to other hospitals (2) and from PD were out. These lines, plus two regular CD lines, made it possible for local government to operate from the EOC Operations Room at a time when most other areas were without telephone service and power. 11. County Commissioner Ron Stephenson and Sheriff Glenn Best were able to take immediate control of rescue and recovery operations from the EOC. 12. 2,000 National Guardsmen were in the area. Colonel Chalberg of the South Dakota National Guard, Military Support Section, came to the EOC and gave tremendous support. 13. Two Air Force Officers who were unable to get to Ellsworth AFB, came to the EOC and gave Air Force support to all operations. 14. Volunteers were used to man a number of positions in the EOC in the initial operations phase. 15. The Sheriff's offices are in the EOC, so there was excellent coordination in the rescue and body recovery operations. 16. The PD telephone lines in the EOC were repaired before City Hall was so they were able to receive telephone calls in the EOC. 17. Emergency offices in the EOC were opened and used in support of the Operations Room. Fourteen telephone lines in the EOC are used for daily County business and were available, as well as the emergency telephone system in the EOC. 18. Most of these offices were opened during the first night and were used to take information about missing persons, temporary volunteer housing, available heavy equipment, report location of bodies, and other emergency information. 19. CD was able to supply blankets, flashlight batteries and other equipment during the early hours of the flood. 20. CD shelter supplies, such as water drums and sanitation kits, were made available to Red Cross shelter areas, hospitals, nursing homes, etc. Some CD medical kits were also used. 21. Two sets of newly purchased CD diving gear were used in searching for bodies. 22. Public utility companies had representatives, with direct communications to their units, in the EOC for several days. 23. Telephone company maintenance representative was in the EOC during the entire operations. Repair to emergency lines,and additional lines were installed as soon as needed. 24. A "hot" line directly to the National Guard Headquarters was installed and will be a permanent part of our emergency telephone system in the EOC. 25. As soon as electric service to the Courthouse was restored, other areas of the Courthouse were used for emergency operations. 26.. A kitchen was available in the EOC and was used to feed volunteers and operations personnel in the EOC. 27. Salvation Army and Trinity Lutheran Church provided hot meals for the EOC. 28. A medical coordination group was set up in the EOC and did an excellent job of coordinating medical supplies for all areas during the entire first week. 29. When KOTA was able to resume broadcasting from their studio, a telephone line from the Operations Room was kept open to them for broadcasting emergency information. Later, the County Law Library was used as a broadcast room and direct telephone lines were installed to KOTA and KIMM. 30. A news room was set up on Sunday. Later, when the Operations Room was re- organized, a Public Information desk was set up in the Operations Room. 31. We started taking information on missing persons during the first night but did not realize what a problem this was going to be. National College of Business used their computer to keep lists. The method of handling missing persons had to be changed several tfmes. 32. Volunteer manpower was handled from the main lobby of the Courthouse on Sunday and was then turned over to the State Employment Office. 33. On Sunday, traffic was a terrific problem in the disaster area so an emergency pass system was set up in the Courthouse. Later, drivers' licenses were used for identification. This was a much better method. 34. A damage assesmment office was set up in the EOC. 35. Coordination of many activities in the EOC became a problem. Each day the services provided increased and new telephones were added. To help control this, a new list of what was being done where and phone numbers to use was made. To check on the accuracy of the list, numbers were called back. Copies of lists were then made available to all concerned. 36. EOC security became a problem, as too many unauthorized people were interrupting operations. A security system was established to control the flow of people in and out of the EOC. 37. During the first days of operations, the Operations Room was manned by many volunteers due to the unavailability of governmental personnel. Operations were reorganized on June 12 and 13, and on June 16 all the functions of the operation was returned to normal city and,county officers. 38. On the evening of June l7th there was more flooding in Rapid City. Every one of the necessary staff responded and operations were set up in a very short period of time. 39 An information center regarding relatives was set up in the Courthouse lobby. Later this was combined with missing persons operations. 40. A HAM radio was available in the EOC and was manned by members of the Hills Amateur Radio Club during the first few days of operations, which supplemented the existing landline and radio conmunications.