How does SCSESA respond to emergencies?
A highly-trained team of volunteers, the members of SCSESA are available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, to provide expert support to local first responders including local firefighters, law enforcement, and emergency medical services personal. They respond in the following way:•Step 1 – First responders (police, fire departments) of a town stricken by emergency will contact Cencom, the St. Clair County 911 dispatch, to request assistance.•Step 2 – Cencom contacts the Special Emergency Services Duty Officer who determines the level of response needed based upon the severity of the disaster.•Step 3 – The Special Emergency Services officer strategically selects a group of its members to respond to the disaster area.•Step 4 – Upon arrival, the Special Emergency Services team evaluates the crisis and acting under the authorities of the local jurisdiction, enacts a plan of action.
