Okaloosa County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan(Cemp)
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OKALOOSA COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN (C.E.M.P) BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Emergency Management Division December 2019 - 1 - OKALOOSA COUNTY CEMP BASIC PLAN Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................. - 6 - I. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. - 9 - A. PURPOSE ........................................................................................................ - 9 - B. SCOPE ........................................................................................................... - 11 - C. ORGANIZATION ............................................................................................ - 12 - D. METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................... - 13 - II. POLICIES & GUIDELINES ................................................................................ - 14 - A. DIRECTION AND CONTROL ......................................................................... - 14 - 1. General ........................................................................................................ - 14 - B. NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ......................................... - 15 - C. LINE OF SUCCESSION ................................................................................. - 29 - D. RESOURCE COORDINATION ...................................................................... - 29 - E. RECOVERY OPERATIONS ........................................................................... - 30 - F. OPERATING FACILITIES .............................................................................. - 32 - G. MUTUAL AID .................................................................................................. - 32 - H. VOLUNTEER AGENCIES AND DONATIONS ............................................... - 33 - I. LAW ENFORCEMENT ................................................................................... - 34 - J. LIABILITY ....................................................................................................... - 35 - 1. Strict Liability ................................................................................................ - 35 - 2. Intentional Torts ........................................................................................... - 35 - 3. Negligent Liability ......................................................................................... - 35 - 4. Warrant Liability ........................................................................................... - 35 - K. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT .......................................................................... - 36 - L. PUBLIC INFORMATION ................................................................................ - 37 - M. SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATION ................................................................... - 38 - N. PROTECTION OF RECORDS ....................................................................... - 38 - III. SITUATION .................................................................................................... - 40 - A. HAZARD ANALYSIS ...................................................................................... - 40 - 1. Background .................................................................................................. - 40 - 2. History and Outlook ..................................................................................... - 42 - 3. Population at Risk ........................................................................................ - 58 - 4. Infrastructure at Risk…………………………………………………...………...- 58 - 5. Economic Risk ............................................................................................. - 61 - IV. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS ........................................................................ - 62 - A. GENERAL ...................................................................................................... - 62 - 1. Classification of Emergency Incidents ......................................................... - 64 - 2. State of Local Emergency ............................................................................ - 65 - B. ORGANIZATION FOR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS ................................... - 66 - 1. General Organization ................................................................................... - 66 - 2. Emergency Planning Phases ....................................................................... - 71 - C. COMMUNICATIONS AND WARNING ........................................................... - 76 - 1. General ........................................................................................................ - 76 - 2. Communications System ............................................................................. - 76 - 3. Communications Operations.........................................................................- 77 - 4. Warning System .......................................................................................... - 79 - - 1 - OKALOOSA COUNTY CEMP BASIC PLAN D. ACTIVATION OF THE EMRGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER ...................... - 83 - 1. General ........................................................................................................ - 83 - 2. Alert Procedures .......................................................................................... - 86 - 3. Operations ................................................................................................... - 86 - 4. Deactivation ................................................................................................. - 93 - 5. EOC Resource Requirements ..................................................................... - 93 - E. DEPLOYMENT OF RESPONSE ASSETS ..................................................... - 93 - F. EVACUATION ................................................................................................ - 94 - 1. Policies ........................................................................................................ - 94 - 2. Evacuation Routes and Traffic Management ............................................. - 107 - 3. Marine Evacuations ................................................................................... - 110 - 4. Special Needs Evacuation ......................................................................... - 111 - 5 Re-entry to Evacuated Areas ..................................................................... - 112 - G. RECOVERY, REDEVELOPMENT AND HAZARD MITIGATION ................. - 113 - 1. Policies ...................................................................................................... - 113 - 2. Pre-incident planning. ................................................................................ - 113 - 3. Post-incident operations ............................................................................ - 114 - V. RESPONSIBILITIES FOR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS ............................ - 124 - VI. TRAINING, EXERCISE, PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ........... - 134 - A. TRAINING .................................................................................................... - 134 - B. EXERCISE ................................................................................................... - 135 - C. PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION .................................................. - 136 - VII. AUTHORITIES & REFERENCES ................................................................. - 137 - A. AUTHORITIES .............................................................................................. - 137 - B. REFERENCES ............................................................................................. - 138 - ANNEX I - EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS ESF 1/Transportation Unit ESF 2/Communications Unit ESF 3/Public Works and Engineering Unit ESF 4/Firefighting Unit ESF 5/Planning Section ESF 6/Mass Care Unit ESF 7/Resource Support Unit and Procurement Unit ESF 8/Health and Medical Unit ESF 9/Search and Rescue Unit ESF 10//Hazardous Materials Unit ESF 11/Food and Water Unit ESF 12/Energy Unit ESF 13/Military Support Unit ESF 14/Public Information ESF 15/Volunteers and Donations Unit ESF 16/Law Enforcement and Security Unit ESF 18 Business ESF 19 Municipalities ESF 20 Citizens Information Line ESF 21 Finance - 2 - OKALOOSA COUNTY CEMP BASIC PLAN ANNEX II - RECOVERY Appendix II-1 - Recovery ANNEX III - MITIGATION ANNEX IV - ADMINISTRATIVE APPENDICES Appendix IV-1 - Promulgation Letter Appendix IV-2 - Acronyms Appendix IV-3 - Glossary Appendix IV-4 - NIMS Position Checklists Appendix IV-5 - NIMS Forms Appendix IV-6 - NIMS Resource Typing Appendix IV-7 - Critical Facilities and Maps Appendix IV-8 - Miscellaneous Information Appendix IV-9 - Emergency Management Capabilities Assessment Checklist Appendix IV-10 - Distribution List ANNEX V - DEBRIS MANAGEMENT ANNEX VI – DISASTER HOUSING ANNEX VII – GULF OIL SPILL - 3 - OKALOOSA COUNTY CEMP BASIC PLAN IMPORTANT NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC Okaloosa County does not offer any guarantee of safety or level of service during or after a significant emergency event. Unpredictability and a tendency toward misinformation, especially in the early stages of the incident, characterize the nature of such events. The public is hereby advised that each individual must bear responsibility to be aware of the hazards they face, to be prepared