12.26.090 Emergency procedures.
(a) An owner shall establish and maintain a liaison with each political subdivision within which its wind energy system facilities are located and with fire, police, and other appropriate first responders serving the area in which the wind energy system facilities are located in order to create effective emergency plans as required by PSC 128.18(4)(b).
(b) An owner shall distribute a copy of its emergency plans to the following:
1. Kenosha County Office of Emergency Management. Attn: Emergency Management Director
1000 55th Street
Kenosha, WI 53140-3707
2. Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department. Attention: Kenosha County Sheriff
1000 55th Street
Kenosha, WI 53140
3. Clerk for any town or village within which its wind energy system facilities are located or that are within one-half mile of any of its wind energy systems facilities.
4. Clerk for any city within one-half mile of any of its wind energy systems facilities
5. Any fire, police, or other first responder identified by the County’s emergency management director or the clerk of any city, village, or town who has received a copy of the owner’s emergency plans.
(c) An owner shall provide annual training for the County’s emergency management department, sheriff’s department, and any other fire, police, or other first responder identified in the owner’s emergency plans. An owner shall provide at least 8 hours of training during each calendar year and is responsible for all direct training costs.
(d) If an owner is required to implement its emergency plans as the result of a wind energy system emergency, it shall conduct a review of employee activities to determine whether the procedures were effectively followed. The owner shall provide the County’s emergency management director with a copy of its review. If the review results in any changes to its emergency plans, the owner shall distribute the revised emergency plans as provided in sub. (b).
(e) An owner shall notify the County of the occurrence and nature of a wind energy system emergency within 24 hours of the wind energy system emergency. [Code § 12.18.3-9.]