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Basic Plan, Tab D

This is a small portion of the responsibilities matrix for a county government.  A similar charge is available for city government. Stakeholders in the development of the All-Hazard EOP use this chart to assign responsibilities or to fill gaps. Shaded boxes Indicate primary responsibility.  

 

Chairperson,

County Commission

County Manager

County Sheriff

County Fire Chief

Environmental Health

Public Works

Fleet Management

Emergency Management Coordinator

Direction & Control

Annex A

1) Direct response, ICS, plan, opns

2) Start, end EOC opns

3) End response opns

1) Manage EOC  opns

2) Backup for Chairperson

3) Approve EOP and

mutual aid agrments

1) Initial Incident Cmd (ICS) at site

2) ICP, EOC security

3) Rep at EOC when activated

1) Initial Incident Cmd (ICS) at site

2) Rep at EOC when activated

Rep at EOC when activated

Rep at EOC when activated

Rep at EOC when activated

1) Establish & organize EOC

2) Backup management of EOC

Commo &

Warnings

Annex B

Activate or designate authority for warning systems and Emergency Alert System (EAS)

1) Start, manage EOC

2) Communications

3) Warning section

4) Back up Emerg. Mgt.

1) Maintain communications

2) Manpower for public warn opns

 

Maintain communications capability

 

 

 

1) Provide EOC communications

2) Activate warn sys

3) Coord EOP

Emerg.

Public Info

Annex C

1) Primary media spokesperson

2) Approve press releases

1) Alternate for chairperson

2) Develop EOP Annex

1) Help distribute info

2) Designate, control media site

 

 

 

Provide Emerg. Public Info with unmet needs requests from Donations Team

1) Coordinate information

2) Backup for Emerg. Public Info

Law Enforce

Annex D

 

 

1) Law Enf opns

2) Mutual aid agrments

 

 

 

 

 

Fire & Rescue

Annex E

 

 

 

1) Plan &, manage Fire & Rescue opns

2) Mutual aid agrments

 

 

 

 

Health,&

Medical &

Annex F

 

 

1) Assist Office of the Medical Investigator

2) Provide security for health care

 

Assist Health & Medical operations

1) Mutual aid agrments

2) Health & med opns

3) EMS opns

4) Temporary morgue

5) Blood Supply

6) Hosp disaster plans

7) Area hosp capacity

8) Casualty Stats

 

 

 

Public Works

& Damage Assess

Annex G

 

 

 

 

 

1) Public Works, all utilities

2) Traffic control barriers

3) Heavy equipment

4) Assess damage, key facility status

5) Mutual aid agreemts

 

Backup for County Planning Dir.

Transpt'n

& Resources

Annex H

 

 

1) Traffic control

2) Security for delivery, storage & distribution

1) Traffic control

2) Escort & security for delivery, storage & distribution

Reduce health risk

1) Maintain roads; trash, debris, contaminated soil

2) Assist Annex H

1) Distribution Group \

2) Transportation

3) Distrib resources

4) Mutual aid agrmnts

Backup for County Fleet Management

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