EOC for Elected Officials

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Emergency Operations

• For
• Elected
• Officials

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Section 1 The Integrated Emergency Management
System
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Michael Chertoff
Director, Department of Homeland Security
It is better to look ahead and prepare than to
look back and regret.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee
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IT Will Never Happen Here!!
St. Peter, MN 1998
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Closer to Home
Sauk Rapids, MN 1886
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Closer to Home
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Famous other last words
'Stocks have reached what looks like a
permanently high plateau.' Irving Fisher (1929)
'We don't like their sound. Groups of guitars are
on the way out' - Decca record executive on the
Beatles
'There is no reason anyone would want a computer
in their home.' - Ken Olson, 1977, Digital
Equipment Corporation
'Everything that can be invented has been
invented.- - 1899, Charles Duell, U.S. Office of
Patents.
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2007 Minnesota Disasters
Browns Valley Flood Ham Lake Fire I35 W Bridge
Collapse Drought (Benton CTY. ) Southeastern
MN Flooding
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Section 2 Recognized Hazards in the State of
Minnesota

• Agricultural Disasters
• Civil Disorder
• Dam Failure
• Fire
• Hazardous Materials Incidents
• National Security Event
• Natural Disaster
• Public Utilities Failure
• Public Health Event
• Radiological Event
• School Crisis Event
• Terrorism
• Transportation Accident

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Natural Disasters

• Tornado
• Hurricane
• Earthquake
• Severe Thunderstorm
• Flood
• Infestations
• Disease (SARS, Influenza)

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Section 3 The National Incident Management
System (NIMS)

• Who needs what?
• IS-100 Introduction to Incident Command System
  (ICS)
• IS-200 ICS for Single Resource and Initial Action
  Incidents
• IS-700 National Incident Management System
  (NIMS) An Introduction
• IS-300 Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents
• IS-400 Advanced ICS
• IS-800 National Response Plan An Introduction

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Section 4 Incident Command The MN Incident
Mgmt. System(MnIMS)
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ICS Organizational Components
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Section 5 Emergency Operations Center (EOC)

• What is an EOC?
• Purpose
• Functions
• When is it activated?
• Staffing

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Definition 1
The Official Definition
An Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is a
central location which enables government to
coordinate policy decisions, resource
management, and response to disasters and
emergencies beyond the scope of an On-Scene
Incident Commander.
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Definition 2
The Real Definition
The EOC is where uncomfortable officials meet in
unaccustomed surroundings to play
unfamiliar roles making unpopular decisions in
much too little time.
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OSC vs. EOC
The On Scene Commander (OSC/IC) manages the
trees.
The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) manages
the forest.
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Purpose of an EOC
TO
manage the overall disaster assist
people reduce the devastating consequences
rather than add to them start the recovery
process return the community to normal
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Five Basic Functions of an EOC
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When is the EOC activated?

• When the On Scene Commander no longer can control
  the incident with the resources
  available. Or
• Multiple incidents exist that stretches the limit
  of the first responders.

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EOC Staffing
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What Information is Tracked
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Typical Record Kept
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Section 6 Emergency Management Functions
Responsibilities
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What Role does Emergency Management Play?

• Notification Warning
• Direction Control
• Emergency Public Information
• Search Rescue
• Health Medical
• Evacuation, Traffic Control Security
• Fire Protection
• Damage Assessment
• Congregate Care
• Debris Clearance
• Utilities Restoration
• Radiological/Hazardous Materials Protection

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Section 7 Potential Response Resources

• Emergency Services
• Medical
• Assembly Areas
• Transportation
• Supplies
• Communications
• Media
• Individuals
• Equipment
• Service Agencies
• Community Groups

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Section 8 Emergency Management Director
Functions Responsibilities

• Responsible for overall management, coordination,
  and decision making in the EOC
• Has ultimate say in the decision making process.
• Manages by providing overall direction.
• Cannot be a Micro Manager
• Responsible for coordination of all EOC
  activities and ensuring proper staffing of the EOC

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Section 8 - continued Emergency Management
Director Functions Responsibilities

• Keep elected officials informed on event status.
• Approve requests for additional resources.
• Determine role of EOC.
• Establish immediate priorities
• Coordinate with key people and agencies.
• Authorize release of information to the news
  media.

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Section 8 - continued Emergency Management
Director Functions Responsibilities

• Activate the EOC and assign staffing levels.
• Determine agencies needed at the EOC
• Establish goals objectives
• Develop or approve appropriate strategies
• Implement Operations, Planning, Logistics, and
  Finance/Administration as needed.

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Similar to an Air Traffic Controller
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Some days it is not so busy
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But When an Emergency Strikes it is beyond busy!
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Similar to an Orchestra Conductor
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Also a Sacrificial Lamb
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Section 9 Chief Elected Officials
Responsibilities Functions

• Be Informed
• Exercise Leadership
• Take care of Personal Requirements
• Establish Legal Contacts
• Maintain Political Awareness
• Keep the Public Informed

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Chief Elected OfficialFunctions and
Responsibilities
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Leaders are like eagles. We dont have either of
them here.
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Chief Elected OfficialFunctions and
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What is Your Role in an Emergency?
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What is the best thing you can do?

• Stay out of the EOC and let the people trained to
  handle an emergency do it.

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What is the next best thing(s) you can do?

• Take care of your own family.
• Use all of your political muscle to get the
  things the EOC tells you that they need.
• Reassure you constituents that everything that
  can be done is being done.

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Section 10 Continuity of Operations/Government

• Does Your local Government Plan meet the
  requirements?

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Definition of COG- Continuity of Government
Continuity of Government is defined as the
preservation, maintenance, or reconstitution of
the civil government's ability carry out its
constitutional responsibilities.
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If there is no continuity of government...
there is no continuity of operations there is
no emergency management there is no emergency
response... there is no disaster recovery
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Section 11 - Requesting State Assistance

• Minnesota Duty Officer
• Minnesota National Guard
• Minnesota Voluntary Organizations Active in
  Disaster (MNVOAD)
• Additional State Assistance Programs
• Reassessment of Homestead Property Damaged by
  Disaster
• Calamity Act
• Disaster Assistance for The Repair of State-aid
  Roads and Streets
• Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
• Statewide Mutual Aid
• The Emergency Management Assistance Compact

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Section 12 Requesting Federal Assistance

• Comes after Governor declares a State of Disaster
  for region.
• A multitude of Federal Services and Agencies
  become available.

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Section 13 Emergency Declarations Powers

• Where does the authority and power come from?

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What is your Statutory Authority?

• Statutory Authority comes from
• Minnesota State Statutes 2006 Chapter 12
  Emergency Management
• Any local Ordinance/resolution of County/City

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• Minnesota State Statute Chapter 12
• Political subdivisions will have an emergency
  management organization and each such
  organization must have a director appointed by
  the governing body.

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Minnesota State Statute Chapter 12 county
organizations shall plan for the emergency
operations of county government in cooperation
with the county attorneyand with other
appropriate county government officials and
private sector representatives.
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Local Emergency Declaration

• Can be declared by mayor of a city or chair of a
  county board for three days, unless extended by
  the governing body.
• County Board declares emergencies for townships.

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Emergency Powers

• Activates state or local plan.
• Authorizes aid and assistance.
• May require individual services or use of
  equipment/resources (to save life and
  property).
• Expedites delivery of services without normal
  legal/contractual restraints.

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Section 14 Training Certification

• Federal
• FEMA
• State
• DHSEM
• Training Conferences
• Annual Governor's Conference
• Annual AMEM Conference

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Section 15 Additional References

• Refer to Manual

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Anatomy of a Disaster
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Do you haveAn
An Emergency Operations Plan? How often is
it updated? A trained EOC staff? Do they
have backups? A Continuity of Operations Plan?
Is it reviewed every 6 months? A list of
resources available?
If yes, do you know where they are? If no,
what are you doing about it?
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If not, why not?
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