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

following branches: 72-  ESF # 2; Communications. I~SF # 6: Mass Care. ESF # 7: Resource Support. ESF # 12: Energy. ESF # 13: Military Support. ESF # 15: Human Resources and Donations. ESF # 17: Animal Services i. EOC Finance Section. ( See EOC Diagram, Page 8.) The EOC Finance Section is responsible for monetcuy, financial, and related administrative functions. The Finance Section is staffed by Financial Services. 6'. Controls, Continuity of Operations. decision and control of the making authority a. During emergencies, the of Fort Walton Beach. The field emergency is retained by City incident commanders are city officials, usually fire or police officers. The local coordination and commitment authority for local resources is retained by the Fort Walton Beach elected officials, and delegated as appropriate. b. The Fort Walton Beach EOC, once activated, directs and controls a will function response to an emergency or disaster. It is organized and according to the National Interagency Incident Management System' s NIIMS) Incident Command System (rCS) principles. c. EOC Incident Command ( EOC Incident Manager Position) will normally be vested in the depa,rtment deciding to activate the EOC to support their enlergency response activities, unless otherwise specified by the City Manager, who will be notified and briefed by the EOC Incident Manager as soon as possible. Consistent with the modular component of National Interagency Incident Management System' s ( NIIMS) Incident Command System ( ICS), the EOC may be activated to coordinate for an on- scene incident commander, without activating the support full Fort Walton Beach emergency organization. d. During the effective period of any declared emergency, the EOC Incident Manager directs and controls all emergency response activities and enlploys all necessary emergency resources according to the provisions of this plan. e. Continuity of Operations. The EOC may be required to operate on a 24 hour basis for the duration of an incident or disaster. 73-  12 hours in During a 24 hour operation, shifts will normally be length. Each position inthe EOC must have a total of at least two, preferably three, people designated for manning during 24 hour operations. f. EOC Operating Procedures. Operating procedures for the EOC are maintained by the Emergency lVlanagement Coordinator and updated annually on the anniversary of this plan, or when needed. 7. Facilities. a. Emergency Operations Center. The EOC located, along with Police Headquarters at # 7 is Hollywood Blvd. NE, Fort Walton Beach. The Fire Department is responsible for the readiness and support of the EOC. Secondary - or alternate EOC location is the Fred Hedrick's Recreation Center on Jet Drive, Fort Walton Beach. b. Department Operating Locations. Each Fort Walton Beach department is directed to establish a primary location and alternate location from which to establish direction and control of its respective activities in an emergency or disaster. This may be from the EOC, or other location, depending upon the circumstances. c. Communications. ( Also see Annex III, ESF # 2, and Communications) Most departments involved in disaster operations will maintain operations or dispatch centers that will control the operations of the emergency forces under their control. Any department operating from another location will maintain contact with Emergency Operations Center ( EOC) through direct redundant communication, such as telephone and radio. All departments are responsible to insure that communication systems are in place between Emergency Operations Center (EO C) representatives and their department / agency. Each department will bring to the EOC their own portable radio, charger, spare batteries, and cellular telephones. Additional communications equipment will be provided at the EOC. 74-  1;& Comrnunications to the general public will be through the media. H. NOTIFICATION AND WARNING 1. Notification. a. Fort Walton Beach may receive initial warning of a disaster or pending disaster from the Stat~ EOC, Okaloosa County EOC, neighboring jurisdictions, the National Weather Service, the news media, or the general public. b. See paragraph F. 2 for discussion of "crisis monitoring." 2. Watch, Standby Procedures. a. The City Manager or his / her designee will issue a standby order if a pending disaster has the potential of affecting Fort Walton Beach (i. e~ a hunicane in the Gulf of Mexico heading for Okaloosa or Walton Counties). Departments will take the following actions: Review this document. N oUfy employees. Review department emergency plans. Insure that department vehicles and equipment are serviced and ready. Inventory existing communication equipment. Be prepared to collect and redistribute radios, portable telephones, chargers, batteries, etc. Obtain maps, drawings, and other emergency work job aids. Continue to provide routine service to the public, but plan to change to emergency procedures upon warning notification. b. During an emergency alert, all Fort Walton Beach employees are on standby. Recall procedures vary by department, and each department has the responsibility to infonn employees of proper recall procedures. Employees who are recalled are expected to secure their families and homes, and report promptly to their assigned positions. c. Employees who are recalled should realize that the emergency may be several days or longer in. duration. Each employee should report to his /her emergency assignment with personal items necessary for 72 hours ( e. g. personal articles, toiletries, change of clothing, medications, special non-refrigerated dietary foods, blankets/ sleeping bag, etc.) 3. Warning. a. Upon notification of a warning ( eminent or spontaneous event), each department will initiate internal notification actions to: 75-  Alert employees assigned to emergency duties. @) As appropriate to the situation: Suspend or curtail normal business activities. Recall essential off-duty employees. Send non- critical employees home. Evacuate the department' s facilities. If requested, augment the City' s effort to warn the public through use of vehicles. equipped with public address systems, sirens, employees going door to door, etc. 4. Emergency Public Information. a. Rapid dissemination of information is essential and vital for health and safety protection during and after emergencies and disasters. The and by primary means to do this is by direct contact with the media use of the Okaloosa County' emergency " s Code Red" alerting system activated through the Okaloosa County EOC. See Annex III, ESF # 14: Public Information, .for details. I. RESPONSE ACfIONS. 1. General. a. Activation of City CEMP. When an emergency/ disaster has occurred or is imrninenC the City Manager or his/ her designee may declare a state of emergency, activatingthe emergency response, recovery, and mitigation aspects of the Fort Walton Beach CEMP that apply to the affected area. Portions of the CEMP (certain ESF' s) may be activated in support of a field incident commander for smaller, single site, emergency events, without a formal emergency declaration by the Mayor. See Section F -2 for further discussion. b. EOC Activation. The EOC may be fully activated by decision of the Crisis Action Team ( CAT), the City Manager, Police Chief, Deputy Director Emergency Management, or on order of the Mayor. As a practical matter, any " Incident Commander" can request the Crisis. Action Team (CAT) or EOC activation. When the decision is made to activate the EOC, the EOC Incident Manager or the Deputy Director Emergency Management will notify the staff members to report to the EOC. The EOC appropriate Manag~ment staff will take action to notify and mobilize the 76-  appropriate organizations and operations centers which they arc responsible for coordinating. Departments assigned to an EOC function, when notified, will: See Chart: Departmental Initial Response Tactical Guidance and Policy; Page 16.) Call- up and dispatch personnel to the Emergency their Operations Center ( EOC) per their Policy, Guidelines, and as Instruction (PGI) s or Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) s. Activate and their emergency communication systems ensure are functioning, especially internally to their key personnel ( as per their PGls or SOPs) and from their key operating locations to the EOC. Activate their Policy, Guidelines, and