Unit 14 Emergency Planning IS 235 L1 Introduction to Planning

Bell Ringer 8 confirmed tornadoes touched down in NC. The one in Orange County was the strongest https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article229481519.html The National Weather service estimates the tornado touched down in Orange County around 4 p.m. and lasted about 15 minutes. With winds estimated around 110 to 115 miles per hour, the Orange County tornado fell numerous large trees as it traveled from the White Cross area to just south of Hillsborough. What were you doing on Friday the 19th when we had the severe thunderstorms? Did you have any damage or trees down?

Lesson Overview Identify key doctrine and guidance for preparedness. Indicate how planning relates to preparedness. Indicate the purpose of an emergency operations plan. Identify principles of emergency planning. Identify the steps in the planning process as defined in the Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 101. Determine what plans have been developed by your jurisdiction

Planning and Preparedness Understanding planning begins with an understanding of preparedness and the doctrine that underlies our national preparedness approach, including: Presidential Policy Directive 8, National Preparedness. National Preparedness Goal. National Preparedness System. Whole Community Approach. Let’s begin with a brief overview of important concepts and doctrine. You can download key documents during this lesson to learn more.

Presidential Policy Directive 8

Defining Preparedness

Capabilities and Mission Areas

What Are Core Capabilities? Core capabilities are distinct elements that are: Essential for the execution of each mission area. Essential for meeting the National Preparedness Goal. Achieving these capabilities requires the combined efforts of the whole community and requires planning.

Planning: A Core Capability

National Preparedness System If the National Preparedness Goal is the what, the National Preparedness System is the how—the means of achieving the goal. The National Preparedness System is an integrated set of guidance, programs, and processes that enables the whole community to achieve the National Preparedness Goal. This System is comprised of the six major components shown in the graphic.

Planning Basics Now that you have the broader view of national doctrine for planning, let’s take a closer look at some basic concepts to keep in mind as you prepare for planning in your jurisdiction. This section will discuss: How planning promotes preparedness. Types of plans. Plan integration. Planning principles and pitfalls. Resources for planning. Emergency planning process overview.

Preparedness and Planning Planning is a key component of the preparedness cycle, a process for managing risk. Plans are continuously evaluated and improved through a cycle of: planning, organizing and equipping, training, exercising, evaluating, and taking corrective action to improve performance and reduce or eliminate identified risks.

Planning and Risk Management

Tiers of Planning Response planning efforts cannot succeed without integration. For example, an operational plan translates the broader vision into standard practices, while a tactical plan further refines those practices for a specific incident. All three tiers of planning occur at all levels of government. Strategic Planning Describe how a jurisdiction wants to meet its emergency management or homeland security responsibilities over the long term. These plans are driven by policy from senior officials and establish planning priorities. Operational Planning Describe roles and responsibilities, tasks, integration, and actions required of a jurisdiction or its departments and agencies during emergencies. These plans tend to focus more on the broader physical, spatial, and time-related dimensions of an operation; thus, they tend to be more complex and comprehensive, yet less defined, than tactical plans. Tactical Planning Tactical plans, based on existing operational plans, focus on managing personnel, equipment, and resources that play a direct role in an incident response.

Types of Plans Your jurisdiction may have a variety of plans in place to ensure that you remain fully prepared. This course focuses on developing or updating one type of response plan—the emergency operations plan (EOP)— that helps prepare the jurisdiction for carrying out the response mission. However, the same planning principles and processes apply to all types of plans.

Emergency Operations Plans An emergency operations plan, or EOP, is a document that describes how people and property will be protected during an emergency. The EOP: Details who is responsible for carrying out specific actions. Sets forth lines of authority and organizational relationships and outlines how actions will be coordinated. Identifies personnel, equipment, facilities, supplies, and other resources available within the jurisdiction or by agreement with other jurisdictions. Reconciles requirements with other jurisdictions. You will learn more about the structure and format of an EOP and the process for creating or updating these and other plans in later lessons.

Plan Integration: Vertical Because emergency planning occurs at all levels of government and involves the whole community, plans must be integrated vertically and horizontally to enable the various entities to work together effectively during an emergency. Vertical integration is the meshing of planning both up and down the levels of community and government, which helps ensure that all response levels have a common operational focus. As the planning team identifies a support requirement from a “higher level” during the planning process, the two levels work together to resolve the situation.

Plan Integration: Horizontal Horizontal plan integration coordinates operations across a jurisdiction or among partner jurisdictions. Horizontal integration fosters cooperation and teamwork, allowing each entity to produce plans that meet their internal needs or regulatory requirements and still integrate into the EOP. At the same time, the jurisdiction’s plan addresses mission assignments that it executes in conjunction with neighbors or partners.

Effective Planning Applying the following principles to the planning process is key to developing effective plans for protecting lives, property, and the environment.

Comprehensive Planning Guide (CPG) 101 CPG 101 provides a practical application of the planning principles and offers important guidance for emergency planners. The planning process presented in this course is derived from CPG 101. CPG 101 methods: Can be used for tactical, operational, and strategic planning. Are suitable for all levels of government. Are adaptable to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and private entities. Can be used to develop a new plan or to update an existing plan. PDF of the guide is on the class website, under today’s lesson!!!!!!

Emergency Planning Process The CPG 101 planning process includes the six steps shown below. You will learn more about using this process in the lessons that follow.