Fort Walton Beach Resolution — 01-11 - Adopt Comp Emergency Plan — reading text

rests with the responding department. b. Level Two Emer2encies. Should an incident remain unresolved, the emergency status will rise to a " level two" emergency. Level two incidents involve routine assistance rrom internal and/or external agencies including mutual aid. Command and control is still the responsibility of the primary response department. A partial activation of the City EOC may occur, or the Emergency Management Director may go to the Incident Command Post to facilitate response coordination. The Okaloosa County EOC is usually notified. c. Level Three Emereencies. Should the incident begin or escalate to a situation where non- routine assistance is required or anticipated, a " level three" emergency will be declared. The City EOC will activate at this level. This level of emergency will be used for all hurricanes, for some tropical storms, and for any major technological disasters directly effecting the City of Fort Walton Beach. The Okaloosa County EOC is notified, communication and coordination is maintained. F. EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS ( ESFs) 1. ESFs represent groupings of types of assistance activities that citizens are likely to need in times of emergency or disaster. County and State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plans, and the Federal Response Plan are organized by related emergency functions, commonly known as " emergency support functions." During emergencies, municipal, county and state EOCs determine which ESFs are activated to meet the disaster response needs. See Annex III, Response Functions, for further details. 6- 5 2. The county, state, and federal governments will respond to Fort Walton Beach requests for assistance through the ESF structure. Within the county and state EOCs, requests for assistance will be tasked to the particular ESFs for completion. A lead agency for each ESF is indicated, and will be responsible for coordinating the delivery of that ESF to the emergency area. The lead agency will be responsible for identifying the resources within the ESF that will accomplish the mission, and will coordinate the resource delivery. G. DIRECTION AND CONTROL 1. General a. The emergency management organization of F ort Walton Beach is the responsibility of the City Manager. All Fort Walton Beach departments, and applicable volunteer and private resources, is part of the city emergency management organization as outlined in this plan. This Plan will be utilized to guide response to emergencies / disasters or the imminent threat thereof, and to guide Crisis Action Team ( CAT) support to field operations. b. The Mayor may declare a " State of Local Emergency" under Florida Statutes Chapter 252.38 ( 3) or a " State of Emergency" under Florida Statutes Chapter 870. 043 to expedite access to local resources needed to cope with the incident. If the needed response exceeds these local capabilities, a disaster has occurred. c. The Mayor may, by emergency proclamation, use city resources and employees as necessary, and alter functions of departments and personnel, as necessary. Elected officials may not participate in the operational aspects of any emergency, nor will they direct any staff except by proclamation or declaration consistent with Florida Statutes. d. If the situation is beyond local capability, a request for county, state, and/or federal assistance may be in the original proclamation or included in a second proclamation presented to the Governor through the Florida Division of Emergency Management. e. The Okaloosa County EOC serves as the liaison and coordinating agency between the city and state government. f. If county, state and/or federal resources are made available to Fort Walton Beac~ they will be under the operational control of the City Manager. 2. Crisis Monitoring, Crisis Action Team ( CAT) 6-6  a. The Emergency Management Director is the Fort Walton Beach 24- hour " crisis monitor." The Emergency Management Director provides an on-going independent analysis incoming information. As emergency situations of threaten or occur, the Emergency Management Director may convene a " Crisis Action Team ( CAT)" to facilitate the process of evaluation and incident planning, and possible activation and implementation of emergency functions and resources. The CAT will also be used to support " Incident Commanders" in field situations. b. The Crisis Action Team ( CAT) is a flexible, supporting / coordinating service that could be: One person at home facilitating the coordination of personnel and resources to an incident scene; Several people convening in the Emergency or on- scene to assist the '' Incident Commander" as Operations Center (EOC) needed. c. Core members of the Crisis Action Team ( CAT) include: City Manager, Human Resource Director, Emergency Management Director, Fire Department, Police Department, Public Works Department, and the Finance Department. However, any Fort Walton Beach could be called upon to provide a department representative to the Crisis Action Team ( CAT). Exactly who is called and ultimately how many people will serve on the Crisis Action Team ( CAT) is dependent upon the situation and the functions that will be activated. d. Instantaneous events may trigger immediate full EOC activation through first responder departments, such as the fire or police departments. 3. On- Scene Management Incident Command System ( ICS). a. On- scene response to emergencies follows the concept of the Incident Command System ( ICS). b. The person in charge at the incident is the on- scene Incident Commander who is responsiblefor ensuring each agency on scene can carry out its responsibilities. should: c. Upon arriving at an incident scene, the Incident Commander o Assess the situation and identify hazards. o Develop objectives ( tasks to be done). o Ensure appropriate safety and personnel protective measures. o Develop an action plan and priorities. o In coordination with the EOC, contact appropriate agencies or personnel with expertise and capability to carry out the incident action plan. o Coordinate, as appropriate, with other first responders. 6- 7  d. When more than one agency is involved at an incident scene, the Incident Command Agency and other responding agencies should work together to ensure that each agency' s objectives are identified and coordinated. e. Team problem solving should facilitate effective response. Other agency personnel working in support of the Incident Command Agency will maintain their normal chain of command, but will be under control of the on- scene Incident Commander. f. The on- scene Incident Commander may designate an Information Officer to work with the news media at an incident. This may include coordinating agency media releases and arranging contacts between the media and response agencies. If additional support is needed, a Crisis Action Team ( CAT) and/or the EOC may be activated. 4. Emergency Operations Center - Activation a. The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is the key to successful response and recovery operations. With decision and policy makers located together, personnel and resources can be used efficiently. Coordination of activities will ensure that all tasks are accomplished, minimizing duplication of efforts. b. Depending upon the severity and magnitude of the disaster, activation of the EOC may not be necessary, may only be partially required, or may require full activation. Partial activation would be dictated by the characteristics of the disaster and would involve only those persons needing to interact in providing the City' s coordinated response. c. The EOC may be fully activated by decision of the Crisis Action Team ( CAT), the City Manager, Police Chief, or the Emergency Management Director. When the decision is made to activate the EOC, the activator will notify the appropriate staff members to report to the EOC. The EOC Management staff will take action to notify and mobilize the appropriate organizations and operations centers that they are responsible for coordinating. 5. Emergency Operations Center EOC) ( - Operations and Staffing. Initial Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Activation Positions. Indicates who will staff the Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The Incident Manager' s position will normally be staffed by the department deciding to activate the EOC to support their emergency response activities, i. e. Police Department for a Civil Disturbance/ Terrorist event; Fire Department for fire or weather related event; etc. 6- 8 The Operations Section Chief position is normally staffed by the department having the most " operational ownership" of the emergency. Emergency Support Function: Common groups of response or assistance personnel/ equipment. a. Overview The Fort Walton Beach Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is organized and will function according to the " National Interagency Incident Management System' s" ( NIIMS) " Incident Command System" ( ICS) principles. The Incident Command System (ICS) is intended to be flexible and should be tailored by the '' EOC Incident Manager" and the " Section Chiefs," to meet the demands of any particular situation. In this the City Manager exercises his/her authority and system, responsibility in consultation with the Policy/ Executive Group, which will provide overall policy and guidance for developing the strategic objectives in dealing with any emergency / disaster. The EOC Incident Manager is responsible to the City Manager and the