Emergency
Management
Roles and
Responsibilities
Joe Myers
Agenda
MODULE 1 – WHAT IS
EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT?
MODULE 2 –
COURTHOUSE
THROUGH THE
STATEHOUSE TO THE
WHITEHOUSE
MODULE 3 – LAWS
AND AUTHORITIES
MODULE 4 – UTILIZING
THE UNIFIED
COMMAND TO ENSURE
INFORMATION
SHARING
MODULE 5 – BLUE
SKIES/ GREY SKIES
MODULE 6 – FUNDING
MODULE 7 – HOW BAD
IS BAD?
Module 1 –
What is
Emergency
Management?
Emergency Management is the ability to prepare for, respond
to, recover from and mitigate the impacts of all hazards
PREPAREDNESS RESPONSE RECOVERY MITIGATION
September 11, 2001
CONSEQUENCES OF
DISASTERS
People Isolated or
Displaced
Infrastructure Damaged or
Destroyed
Module 2 – Courthouse through Statehouse to the
Whitehouse
Courthouse
Statehouse
Whitehouse
All disasters are local
Once assistance is needed, the
request must follow this format
Working around or outside this
structure will delay needed resources
Established in Chapter 252, Florida
Statues
Module 2 – Courthouse through Statehouse to the
Whitehouse
Courthouse
Statehouse
Whitehouse
Each level of government has
someone dedicated to carry out
these duties:
Federal – FEMA Director
State – State Director
County – County EM Director
City – City EM Director
Each level of government has a
specific roles and responsibilities to
carry out pertinent to their
jurisdiction
Any break in this
link will be
detrimental to your
jurisdiction!
Emergency Management MUST be a
priority business of government!
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Bombing School Shootings
Tornadoes
Forest Fires
*Threats are increasing
*Population is increasing
*The world is watching
Remember, success will be measured
by:
Knowing and executing your roles and responsibilities
Sharing Information
Play like your practice
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Knowing and Executing your roles and responsibilities
Sharing Information
Play like you Practice
Module 3 –
Laws and
Authorities
Laws and Authorities
Chapter 252 FS
Local State of Emergency Declarations
Robert T. Stafford Act
Chapter 252
Local State of Emergency Declarations
Robert T. Stafford Act
Laws and Authorities
Chapter 252 FS
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Appropriate and expend funds; make contacts; obtain and distribute equipment, materials, and
supplies for
emergency management purposes; provide for the health and safety of persons and property
Direct the development of emergency management plans and programs in accordance with
state/federal policies
Establish a primary and secondary emergency operating centers to provide continuity of
government and direction and control of emergency operations
County Commissioners have the responsibility to;
Laws and Authorities
Local State of Emergency
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Helps establish the time window of eligible recovery expenses
Demonstrates the county is under due rest, and essential if
the county wants to be added too a Presidential Declaration
Will allow 87.5% of all eligible cost to be reimbursed if under a
Presidential Disaster Declaration
Laws and
Authorities
Allows county to request assistance or invoke
emergency-related mutual-aid assistance.
Grants authority to waive the formalities otherwise
required by law pertaining to;
Performance of public work and taking whatever
prudent action is necessary to ensure the health,
safety, and welfare of the community.
Entering into emergency contracts
Incurring obligations
Employment of permanent and temporary workers
Use of volunteer workers
Laws and Authorities
Local State of Emergency
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(Con’t)….Gives counties authority to waive the procedures and formalities otherwise required by
law pertaining to:
Rental of equipment
Acquisition and distribution, with nor without compensation, of supplies, materials, and facilities
Appropriation and expenditure of public funds
Laws and Authorities
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act (PL 100-707)
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Federal Legislation that allows for federal assistance to
declared States, Counties, and other eligible applicants
Will activate, in most cases…
Small Business Administration Low Interest Loans
Individual Assistance for impacted residents
Public Assistance for impacted infrastructure
Hazard Mitigation funding to reduce vulnerability to
future events
Module 4 – Utilizing Unified Command to ensure
information sharing
Definition: The adaption of the Incident
Command System in which all key local,
state, and or federal agencies cooperatively
participate in planning, decision making
What is Unified Command?
Who is the Unified Command
Team
Policy Group Member’s
Board of County Commissioners - Chairman
County Administrator
Sheriff or designee
Superintendent of Schools or designee
Health Department Director or Designee
Other Constitutional Officers
Command Staff
Executive Policy Group
BOCC, Co. Attorney, Public Safety
Director/EM Director, County
Administrator/Manager
Operations
EOC Manager
EOC Safety Officer
Information &
Planning
Logistics
Public Information
Finance & Admin.
Municipal Liaison/State
Liaison
Recovery Human Services
Infrastructure
Services
Emergency Services
All-Hazards County Plans
Comprehensive Emergency Management Plans
•Overall plan that establishes roles and responsibilities for all hazards for all agencies
•Has Emergency Support Function (!-18+) Annexes that identify specific roles by function
Continuity of Operations /Continuity of Government Plans
•Multibillion $ wake up call that resulted in reorientation of our national EM program
•National Response Plan (Framework) developed. Established standards.
Recovery Plans/ Long Term Recovery Plans
•Established how to use the state/federal recovery programs
•Outlines how to engage federal efforts for long term recovery projects.
Local Mitigation Strategy
•Very important. Must be current or no federal assistance granted in a declared disaster.
•Outlines the priorities for every community to reduce their vulnerability to all hazards.
Other All-Hazard Plans
• Disaster Housing Plans, Logistics Plans, Mass Casualty Plans, Emergency Communication
Plans, Mobile Command Vehicle SOGs, others.
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Module 5 – Blue Sky – Grey Sky
Blue Skies
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Grey Skies
• Preparedness Activities
• Prevention Activities
• Mitigation Activities
• Recovery Ready
• Response Activities
• Recovery Activities
VS
Your team must be prepared to do all activities well!
Blue Skies - Preparedness
Activities
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responsibilities.
Planning
Developing all hazard plans
Building the Team’s ability to know their roles and
responsibilities
Training
Ensure your Team is trained to their R & Rs.
All hazard training is critical. “You play like you
practice!”
Exercises
Tabletops, Full Scale, Functional
EOC Ops, Health, MCI, School Shooter, etc.
Blue Skies - Hazard Mitigation
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Playing a role in the local mitigation strategy working group.
Establishing Mitigation Projects and Priorities
Matching funding with projects
Activities designed to mitigate
future impacts
Understanding the Hazard Mitigation
Grant Program
.
Response activities
EOC management
Unified Command
Emergency Support Functions
Search and Rescue
Hazardous Materials
96-48-24-0 hour activates….knowing what they
are and who is responsible for them.
Mutual Aid Requests
Public Information Strategy - who is the voice of
your county?
Resource Management - who buys, who pays,
who distributes, etc.
Grey Skies - Response
Grey Skies - Recovery
Recovery activities
Conducting Damage Assessments
Determining unmet needs
Setting up Disaster Recovery Centers.
Managing the Public Assistance Program
Understanding the Individual Assistance
Program
Small Business Administration Grant Program
Debris management
Emergency Housing
More….
Grey Skies
Always remember, although all
activities are important, you and
your team will be judged most by
your success with your Grey Sky
activities, especially Response!
Response is what the world will
watch
Module 6 – Funding
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• If
If your Team is to perform up to standards, they must be
adequately funded.
EM must be a “priority If your Team is to perform up to
standards, they must be adequately funded.
EM must be a “priority business of government”.
Your reputation rests on how well your county team
performs.
You need to be aware of the funding opportunities
available to support your team.
Funding
EMPATF - Emergency Management Preparedness and
Assistance Trust Fund
SHSP - State Homeland Security Grant Program
EMPG - Emergency Management Preparedness Grants
RCMP - Residential Construction Mitigation Program
PDM - Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grants
FMA - Flood Mitigation Assistance Grants
Funding
HMGP - Sec 404 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
406 Mitigation - Sec 406 PA Mitigation Program
CDBG - Community Development Block Grants
SHIP - State Housing Imitative Program
Local Funding
Funding
Module 7 – How bad is bad?
Critical Indicators of Response
Indicator Red Yellow Green
Indicators are
applied County
Wide
Greatest Impact –
requires significant
outside resources
to manage
Impact requiring
emergency plans to
be implemented. May
require some out of
county resources, but
majority of response
requirements
managed with in
county resources
Normal Operations
or within the
County’s Capability
to manage under day
to day operations
Critical Indicators of Response
Indicator Red Yellow Green
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