Strategic Plan Community ● Leadership ● Integrity ● Collaboration ● Professionalism ● Innovation 1 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY....................................................................................................................................................................... 3 HAMILTON COUNTY .......................................................................................................................................................................... 5 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT & HOMELAND SECURITY AGENCY ........................................................................................................ 6 ORGANIZATIONAL CHART ................................................................................................................................................................. 8 VALUES .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 GOALS/OBJECTIVES/TASKS .............................................................................................................................................................. 10 GOAL 1: OBTAIN NATIONAL ACCREDITATION THROUGH THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACCREDITATION PROGRAM (EMAP) ..................................... 10 GOAL 2: STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS THROUGH PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES TO DEVELOP A "CULTURE OF PREPAREDNESS" IN HAMILTON COUNTY .................................................................................................................................................................................. 11 GOAL 3: ENHANCE CAPABILITIES FOR PREVENTION THROUGH INFORMATION GATHERING, DISTRIBUTION, AND NOTIFICATION ......................................... 13 GOAL 4: DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANS WITH STAKEHOLDERS ................................................................................ 15 GOAL 5: DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT HAZARD MITIGATION STRATEGIES ................................................................................................................ 17 GOAL 6: DEVELOP A RECOVERY FRAMEWORK AND ENHANCE RECOVERY CAPABILITIES ............................................................................................. 18 GOAL 7: DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A COMPREHENSIVE ALL HAZARDS TRAINING AND EXERCISE PROGRAM TO EVALUATE AND TEST ALL ASPECTS OF THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ............................................................................................................................................................. 19 GOAL 8: STRENGTHEN RESPONSE CAPABILITIES THROUGH THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY, COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS, COMMUNITY SUPPORT, AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 MAINTENANCE AND REVIEW........................................................................................................................................................... 23 DECEMBER 2016 UPDATES ........................................................................................................................................................................ 23 MARCH 2017 UPDATES ............................................................................................................................................................................ 23 JUNE 2017 UPDATES ................................................................................................................................................................................ 24 OCTOBER 2017 UPDATES .......................................................................................................................................................................... 24 JANUARY 2018 UPDATES........................................................................................................................................................................... 25 MOVING FORWARD ........................................................................................................................................................................ 26 PARTNERS ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Community ● Leadership ● Integrity ● Collaboration ● Professionalism ● Innovation 2 Executive Summary It is my privilege as the Director of the Hamilton working relationship County Emergency Management & Homeland Security with our community Agency to share with you our 2016-2020 Strategic Plan. partners while This document is intended to serve as a guide for the enhancing their agency in both the short- and long-term. I recognize that knowledge, skills the goals and objectives set forth in this document are and abilities which lofty. However, we believe that we have a tremendous increases the opportunity to make real changes in our approach to resilience of all emergency management for Hamilton County. sectors of our Hamilton County provides a unique opportunity for community. practicing emergency management. The county has the Effective potential to experience a wide range of natural, Planning is another technological and man-made hazards that will challenge keystone of our emergency management program; us and require the program to be creative in its approach therefore, we have put a high value on planning and its to problem solving. We are fortunate that the leadership supporting components. We plan to focus on the of the agency and in this county recognizes the planning needs of the county as a whole and the 49 importance of a robust emergency management jurisdictions within Hamilton County. Our plans will program. focus on the whole community, ensuring that as we The goals and objectives in this plan are based on move forward we are taking into consideration all needs requirements in Ohio law for emergency management of the residents of Hamilton County may have during a programs (ORC 5502) as well as national standards and disaster. best practices required and recommended by the Of course, these efforts mean nothing if we cannot Federal Emergency Management Agency. In addition, execute our plans through effective Operations. We will the program will be developed based on the standards in enhance our operational capabilities by building our the Emergency Management Accreditation Program emergency operations center team and maintaining our (EMAP) which is recognized by local, state and national community notification systems including our smart emergency management organizations as the primary phone app, agency website and the outdoor warning standard for the development and management of siren system. Our goal of strengthening our response emergency management programs. capabilities is perhaps one of our most important, and From an Administrative perspective, we have a will be the true measure of our program when the next responsibility to be good stewards of the taxpayers’ disaster strikes. money. Our field is largely dependent on federal grants Moving forward we will seek to transcend disciplines supplemented by funding from Hamilton County. We and work collaboratively with our partner organizations must take every step possible to ensure we are following and agencies to refine our processes. This is an exciting grant guidelines and maximizing every dollar expended. and expansive stage of growth and development for the The agency has been and will continue to manage the program. I know moving forward we will improve, homeland security and FEMA grants for the county and however we can only do this by exemplifying the region. professionalism and integrity. This plan represents our Creating a culture of preparedness is a key commitment to putting ideas into action that will component of our mission, and we know this can only be improve Hamilton County and increase its disaster achieved through Community Engagement and readiness and resilience. We are proud of the changes Outreach. We will work tirelessly to strengthen our our program has begun to make, and we hope, as you partnerships with public, private, non-profit and faith- read through this document, you are supportive of the based organizations while simultaneously enhancing our direction the county’s emergency management and public outreach efforts with county residents and the homeland security program is undertaking over the next business community. The development of a training and several years. exercise program based on the needs of our emergency response partners will also ensure we maintain a positive Nick Crossley, CEM Community ● Leadership ● Integrity ● Collaboration ● Professionalism ● Innovation 3 Director Community ● Leadership ● Integrity ● Collaboration ● Professionalism ● Innovation 4 Hamilton County Hamilton County is located in the southwest corner beverages and soft drinks, food and kindred products, of Ohio. The county is between hills formed by the slopes playing cards, drugs, cosmetics, toiletries, detergents, of the Ohio Valley and the banks of the Ohio River. To the building materials, cans, metalworking and general