Know when to lift an evacuation or SIP order and the factors to consider in returning a community to normal after an emergency event continued

Depending on the type and severity of the emergency, agencies/organizations that should be consulted include the local, county and state law enforcement, the mayor’s office, the public works department, the water/sewer department, the local utility companies, and the CCOEM.

If an evacuation order is being lifted, law enforcement will assist in the systematic and orderly flow of people back to their homes. Having the utility companies checking the various utilities will ensure that a secondary issue, such as a pilot light out that needs re-ignition in a water heater, does not become a secondary event.