EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN BASIC PLAN AND EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS (ESFS) Anne Arundel County Office of Emergency Management 2019 Edition Steuart Pittman County Executive Basic Plan Anne Arundel County Emergency Operations Plan 2 Anne Arundel County Office of Emergency Management Acting Director Timothy L. Mikules Copyright: 2018 2018 Office of Emergency Management Basic Plan Anne Arundel County Emergency Operations Plan 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTENTS Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................................. 3 Promulgation ....................................................................................................................................................... 14 Approval and Implementation Page ........................................................................................................... 15 Acknowledged and Received ......................................................................................................................... 16 Record of Changes ............................................................................................................................................. 18 Change Submission Form ............................................................................................................................... 20 Change Submission Form (continuation page) ...................................................................................... 21 Distribution List .................................................................................................................................................. 22 Preliminary Notes .............................................................................................................................................. 23 Key Abbreviations ....................................................................................................................................... 23 County vs. State or Departmental Level .................................................................................................. 23 The “Director of Emergency Management” vs. “Emergency Management Director.” .................. 24 Citation Forms ............................................................................................................................................. 24 1.0 Purpose ...................................................................................................................................................... 25 2.0 Situation and Assumptions ................................................................................................................ 25 2.1 Situation .................................................................................................................................................. 25 2.2 Assumptions .......................................................................................................................................... 26 3.0 Concept of Operations ......................................................................................................................... 26 3.1 General ................................................................................................................................................... 26 3.2 Mission Areas of Emergency Preparedness and the National Preparedness Goal ..................... 27 1. Prevention ........................................................................................................................................................................... 27 2. Protection ............................................................................................................................................................................ 28 3. Mitigation ............................................................................................................................................................................ 28 4. Response .............................................................................................................................................................................. 28 5. Recovery .............................................................................................................................................................................. 28 3.3 Core Capabilities ................................................................................................................................... 28 3.4 The National Preparedness System .................................................................................................... 29 1. Identifying and Assessing Risk ........................................................................................................................................ 29 2. Estimating Capability Requirements .............................................................................................................................. 30 3. Building and Sustaining Capabilities ............................................................................................................................... 30 4. Planning to Deliver Capabilities ...................................................................................................................................... 30 5. Validating Capabilities ....................................................................................................................................................... 30 6. Reviewing and Updating ................................................................................................................................................... 30 3.5 Individuals with Access and Functional Needs ................................................................................ 30 3.6 Resource Management and Mutual Aid ............................................................................................ 31 1. Before an Incident ............................................................................................................................................................. 31 2. During an Incident ............................................................................................................................................................ 32 3. Obtaining External Resources ......................................................................................................................................... 34 3.7 Integration with Regional, State, and Federal Emergency Operations ......................................... 35 4.0 Organization and Assignment of Responsibilities .................................................................... 35 4.1 General ................................................................................................................................................... 35 4.2 The National Incident Management System ..................................................................................... 36 1. NIMS Compliance is Mandatory for Federal Assistance............................................................................................ 36 2. NIMS Compliance is Also Mandatory as per Anne Arundel County Executive Order ....................................... 36 3. NIMS Training Requirements ......................................................................................................................................... 36 2018 Office of Emergency Management Basic Plan Anne Arundel County Emergency Operations Plan 4 4. NIMS Components ........................................................................................................................................................... 36 4.3 Emergency Organization ..................................................................................................................... 36 4.4 Direction and Control .......................................................................................................................... 37 4.5 Activating the EOC .............................................................................................................................. 37 1. When the EOC may be activated.................................................................................................................................... 37 2. Authority to Activate ......................................................................................................................................................... 38 3. Activation Levels ................................................................................................................................................................ 38 4.6 EOC Section Functions ....................................................................................................................... 39 1. Finance/Administration Section ..................................................................................................................................... 40 2. Planning and Intelligence Section (Planning Section) ................................................................................................. 40 3. Operations Section ............................................................................................................................................................ 40 4. Logistics Section ................................................................................................................................................................