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Be Prepared to Bring in Staff from Surrounding Jurisdictions

• Have an assist plan or mutual aid agreement in place with neighboring jurisdictions. Snowplows from neighboring localities can simply extend their plow routes into other communities when needed.
• When short-staffed, bring in non-operations staff, such as design or construction staff, to assist with the Incident Command System (ICS).

Keep Staff Up-to-Date on Training

• At least once per year, hold a table top exercise and one full-scale exercise where snow plow drivers are behind the wheel and run through the entire disaster response process.
• Snow plow drivers should take a refresher training course each fall to ensure they are familiar with any new equipment and changes to standard operating procedures.