1. “ Simple is good.” “Not all simple is easy.” Modified UNL-PPC/NEMA
A Model That Works
“ Simple is good.”
“Not all simple is easy.”
Modified UNL-PPC/NEMA

2. 10 STEP MODEL EMERGENCY PLANNING
Assemble the Planning Group or Team.
Examine the Hazard Vulnerability – or Changes in the Community
Establish Task Assignments
Conduct Resource Analysis
Define Roles and Responsibilities Under the Plan

3. 10 STEP MODEL EMERGENCY PLANNING
Ensure the Management Structure is Adequate
Revise Existing or Prepare the Written Plan
Obtain Consensus and Approval from Employer and Participants
Distribute and Implement the Plan
Revise, Up-date the Plan: Test, Event, Time

4. Assemble the Planning Group or Team
Diverse community representation – ‘Champions’
Dynamics
Roles & Responsibilities for this effort
Communication protocols
Governance or Management Structure
Subcommittees

5. Current Hazard-Vulnerability Analysis
Examine the Hazard Vulnerability – or Changes in the Community
Current Hazard-Vulnerability Analysis
Changes capabilities, new infrastructure, populations
Threats: physical, predictable, controllable, socio-cultural, ecological

6. Establish Task Assignments
Team Leader
Leverage strengths, shared work load
Expectations, standards, timelines
Team training needs – orientation
Assemble Review, Update existing plans

7. What’s available, who controls them People, equipment, services, money
Conduct Resource Analysis
Identify resources needed for each function
What’s available, who controls them
People, equipment, services, money
How to involve owners

8. Define Roles and Responsibilities Under the Plan
Specific or legal responsibilities defined
Agreements to participate if not mandated
Understanding of R / R of others
Nurture relationships
Recruit new agencies / organizations / community support

9. Ensure the Management Structure is Adequate
Role of the County/City/Village Board is clear
Role of the EOC is clear (MACC)
Role of the Incident Commander is clear
Role of Direction and Control is clear
Conflicts or resolved prior to incident
Communications network is clear

10. Revise existing or prepare the written Plan
Meet new standards, requirements
Reflect the real world
Incorporate best practices, current capabilities, new directives, guidance
Formal agreements executed, MOUs, usage agreements, Mutual Aid, … .

11. Obtain Consensus and Approval from Employer and Participants
Present, inform, educate …
Who is in charge of what and do they know it?
Resolutions of acceptance, county, city, village, region, etc.
Signature page

12. Distribute and Implement the Plan
Strategies to distribute Plan:
With distribution, determine what level of acceptance by mgt. , “workers bees”
Determine how best to help orgs implement Plan into daily operations

13. Revise, Up-date the Plan : Test, Event/Incident, Time
Training, exercises, “hot wash” AARs
Events: “hot wash”, AARs, Log reviews, reports, community reaction
Time: required to update, revise, new threat, capability, personnel, change in environment

14. Simple is good
Simple may not be easy