Fort Walton Beach Resolution — 2010-11 -Comp Mgt Plan Adoption — reading text

all city govemment departments, and ultimately, to each iIidividual citizen. 2. Citizen and Government Roles. Basic responsibility for emergency planning and .response lies. with individuals and heads of h , ouseholds. When the situation exceeds the capabilities of individuals, . families and volunteer a City emergency exists. organizations, City officials will implement their jurisdiction's andf or agency' s standing emergency policies, guidelines. and instructions ( PGI) to alleviate the emergency and relieve suffering and protect lives, property and resources. Pre- existing ajd agreements mutual-:- between the yarious goverriment jurisdictions within and ..adjacent to City boundaries IJJ.ay be invoked as appropriate. The Mayor may declare a civil emergency to expedite access to local resources needed to cope with the incident. If the needed response' exceeds these local capabilities, a disaster situation exists. Mayor may declare a disaster emergep.cy under The Florida Statutes, Chapter 252. 38 ( 2). Hefshe may further ask for county assistance, or a gubernatorial dec1araUon and state assistance through the county. The Governor, in turn, has the option of asking for federal aid when it appears that the combined resources of City, other local, county and state agencies will b~ inadequate. 3. Relationship betwe~n Emergency and Daily Operational , Functions. In addition to the Office of Emergency Manc;Lgement ( Deputy Director of Emergency, Management), emergency, management is. the . day-to- day function of certain city agencies,. such asthe Police and Fire Departments. While the routirte fun~tions of most city agencies are not of a ' n emergency nature, pur~ ,' QJ:Qispl~, all officers and' e:rnp10ye s uant t, of,the,citY will plan , This to- day- day to meet emergencies ~ eateniIig ,life or property. a entail:;; obligation to assess and report the impact of all emergency or. disaster event. It requires, moni~Qring cpn(}jtions~ analyziIlg infonnation that d could signal the onset of.one of these events. . pisasters 'Will require city departments to perfonn extraordinar; y functions, (as per 252. 38 ( 3)). In these situations, every attempt will be' made to preserve organizational integrity and assign tasks which parallel the no~. However, it may be 62-  of ' necessary to draw on people' s basic capacities and use them in areas need. Day- to- day functions that do not contribute directly to the greatest emergency operation may be suspended for the duration of any emergency. Efforts that 'would normally be required to perform those functions may be redirected to accomplish emergency tasks. a. The City Manager, through the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and city department heads, is responsible for the direction, control, and coordination of emergency management activities in Fort Walton Beach. B. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PHASES. The City win meet its responsibility for protecting life and property from the effects of hazardous events by acting within each of four phases of emergency rnanagement. 1. Mitigation. ActiQns accomplished before an event to prevent it from causing a disaster, or to reduce its effects if it does, save the most lives, prevent the most damage and are the most cost effective. See also Annex I; Mitigation Programs. City departments will enforce all public safety mandates of the Fort Walton Beach City Code to include land use management and building codes; and recommend to the Mayor, legislation required to improve the emergency readiness of the community. The City Council will solicit advice from the Mayor and the public, arid enact legislation necessary to improve the emergency readiness of the community. 2. Preparedness. City departments will remain vigilant to crises within their areas of responsibility. City emergency service departments will prepare for emergencies by maintaining existing or developing detailed standing emergency PGfs to enable responders to accomplish the tasks first normally expected of them. All City departments will prepare for disasters by developing detailed standing disaster policies, guidelines, and instructions ( PGI) to accomplish the extraordinary tasks necessary to integrate the department' s total capabilities into a city disaster response. Disaster policies. guidelines. and instructions ( PGI) must complement this plan. City departments will ensure that their employees are trained to implement emergency and disaster procedures and instructions. Departments will validate their level of emergency readiness through intemal drH1s and participation in exercises selected by the City. Other govemment jurisdictions within and outside city boundaries will also be encouraged to participate in these exercises. Exercise results will be documented and used in a continuous planning effort to improve the City' s emergency readiness posture. This joint, continuous planning endeavor will culminate in revisions to this plan in the constant attempt to achieve a higher state of readiness for an emergency or disaster response. Preparedness consists of almost any pre- disaster action which is assured to improve the safety or effectiveness of disaster response. Preparedness consists of those activities that have the potential to save lives, lessen 63-  control over the property damage, and increase individual and cOillmunity subsequent disaster response. 3. Theactiv.e use of resources to address the immediate and short- Response;; and term effects of an emergency or disaster constitutes the response phase is the focus' of department emergency and disaster standing operating guidelines and. instructions, mutual~aid agreements, and this plan. designed to minimize Emergency and disaster incident responses are suffering, loss of life, and property damage~..and to. speed recovery. They include initial damage assessment, emergency and short~term medical care, and the return of vital life- support systems to minimum operating standards. When any City department receives information about a assessment, potential emergency or disaster, it will conduct an . initial determine the need to alert others, and set in motion appropriate actions to reduce risk and potential impacts. Emergency response activities will be as described in agency policies, guidelines, and instruction ( PGI) and may. involve activating the Emergency Operations Center ( EOC) for coordination of support. City departments will support first. responders by providing warnings and emergency public information and helping to save lives and property, supply basic human needs, maintain or restore essential services, and protect vital resources and the environment. Responses to declared emergencies and disasters will be guided by this plan. to pre- 4. . Recovery. Emergency and disaster recovery efforts aim at returning disaster community life. They involve detailed. damage assessments, and complete restoration of vital life- support systems, financial assistance There definite point at which ends long- term medical care. is no response and recovery begins. However, generally speaking, most recovery efforts will occur after the emergency organization is deactivated and City departments have refumed to pre- disaster operation, and will be integrated with day- to- day functions. c. ORGANIZATION. 1. Daily Operations { pre- disaster}. The city is governed by an elected Mayor and. City Council. A City Manager administers the daily routine business of the City Government in a manner consistent with policy established by into functional Mayor and the Council. The city government is organized and divisions, created for the delivery of essential departments services. ( See the City of Fort Walton Beach Organizational governmental Chart) 2. Emergency Organization. a. The City Mayor or his jher designee shall implement official duties on all actions necessary and pertinent to any emergency action. b. The City Manager or his/ her designee may order special, temporary their personnel assignments that require individuals to work outside regular department or job classifications. 64-  c. The Deput. y Director of Emergency Management duties shall include the on going planning for and coordination of those actions. necessary for the creation and maintenance of an. effective emergency response capability to prepare for and manage emergency conditions. d. In the event the city of Fort Walton Beach is involved in a disaster, the chain of authority shall be as follows: 1) Mayor and City Council. 2) City Manager.. 3) Deputy Director of Emergency Management e. All appointments and work assignments in an emergency situation shall be documented. Department. Heads will submit a complete emergency operational plan as to staffing allocation, equipment distribution, and other emergency related needs as requested by the Deputy Director of Emergency Management. All f. This plan establishes the city elnergency management program. officers and employees of the city are part of the