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Emergency Management Elements

Emergency Management Elements. Command, Control, and Communications Life Safety Property Protection Recovery and Restoration Administration and Logistics Community Outreach . Emergency Management Elements. Command, Control, and Communications Some ONE has to be in charge

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Emergency Management Elements

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  1. Emergency Management Elements • Command, Control, and Communications • Life Safety • Property Protection • Recovery and Restoration • Administration and Logistics • Community Outreach

  2. Emergency Management Elements • Command, Control, and Communications • SomeONE has to be in charge • Emergency Action Group • Incident Commander • First Aiders, Fire Brigade, HazMat Team • Emergency Management Group • Plant Manager, General Manager, • Safety/Health Manager, Environmental Manager • Public Relations, HR, Logistics

  3. Emergency Management Elements • Incident Command System • Developed specifically for the fire service • Can be applied to all emergencies • Provides for coordinated response and a • CLEAR Chain of Command for safe operations • Incident Commander • frontline management of the problem • tactical planning and execution • determines if outside assistance is needed

  4. Emergency Management Elements • The Incident Commander must have authority to: • assume command • assess the situation • implement the emergency plan • determine response strategies • activate resources • order evacuation • declare the incident is “over”

  5. Emergency Management Elements • Emergency Operations Center • communications equipment • copies of emergency plan / EOC procedures • blueprints, maps, status boards • a list of EAG members and their duties • technical information and data • data/info management capabilities • telephone directories • back-up power, comms and lighting

  6. Emergency Management Elements • Emergency Operations Center • THE centralized management center • Where the EMG (decision makers) operates from during an emergency • The ONLY location/source to override the IC • Must be located in an area of the facility not likely to be involved in any of the Emergency Plan scenarios. • An alternate should also be designated

  7. Emergency Management Elements • Other Command and Control issues: • Need a predetermined line of succession • Define duties of personnel with assigned role • Prepare checklists/procedures for each role • Maintain logs • Use security to isolate the involved area • coordination of outside response

  8. Emergency Management Elements • Communications • Cant stress this enough! • Think about comms during a routine day, then think about them during an emergency • Consider comms between: • the EAG and the IC • the IC and the EOC/EMG • the EOC and everyone else • customers, neighbors, media, fire department

  9. Emergency Management Elements • Contingency Planning Communications • Business/Recovery impact • Prioritize communications • Consider backup communications • messengers • radios: short wave, microwave, CB, etc • satellite • Family Communications

  10. Emergency Management Elements • Communications - Notification • How should employees report an emergency • Post emergency telephone numbers • MAINTAIN a list of repsonders’ numbers • consider a weather radio watch • Communications - Alarm • Be audible or within view of ALL personnel • auxiliary power supply • distinct and recognizable signal

  11. Emergency Management Elements • Life Safety • Evacuation planning • Pre-determine conditions warranting evac • Identify personnel authorized to order evac • Use a system to account for personnel • Establish alternate muster areas • disabled / non-English speaking persons • Define approved shelter areas • physically sound? Supplies?

  12. Emergency Management Elements • Property Safety - Consider: • fire fighting • spill control/clean-up • closing barricades, doors, windows • shutting down equipment • covering/moving equipment • protection systems • retrofitting mitigative modifications • Facility shutdown (similar to evac policy)

  13. Emergency Management Elements • Records Preservation • A major source of “loss”, often overlooked • off site copies • electronic back-ups • improved storage • include in evacuation policy (initial response) • procedure to recreate lost records

  14. Emergency Management Elements • Community Outreach • involving the community • mutual aid agreements • community service • public information • media relations • risk = hazard + outrage

  15. Emergency Management Elements • Recovery and Restoration • involve your insurance carrier • determine critical ops and make plans to bring those on-line first • repair/replace equipment • relocating operations • contracting operations • Community Outreach • Evaluate continuity of management and key personnel

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