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effectively discharge their emergency responsibilities, all
levels of government need to develop an emergency operations
plan (EOP). The local EOP focuses on the measures that are
essential to protecting the public. The State EOP addresses
those situations when the state may be the first responder,
and also provides the framework under which local, State and
Federal governments become involved and coordinate their response. Local
and State agencies tasked in the EOP need themselves to develop
internal emergency operations plans with concrete checklists,
resources listings and step-by-step procedures so that they
can carry out their assigned duties during exercises and actual
events. These guidelines are designed to address internal
plans. In this report, they are referred to as Local Health
Agency Response Plans. What
is an EOP?
According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),
the nation's lead agency in disasters, an EOP is a document
that:
- Assigns
responsibility to organizations and individuals for carrying
out specific actions at projected times and places in an
emergency that exceeds that capability or routine responsibility
of any one agency, e.g., the fire department
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Sets forth lines of authority and organizational relationships,
and shows how all actions will be coordinated
- Describes
how people and property will be protected in emergencies
and disasters.
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Identifies personnel, equipment, facilities, supplies and
other resources available-within the jurisdiction or by
agreement with other jurisdictions-for use during emergency
response and recovery operations.
- Identifies
steps to address mitigation concerns during response and
recovery activities.
Emergency
Preparedness
Emergency Operations Plan
"All Hazards" Approach
Health-related EOP
Planning Checklist
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