EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN May 2010 CRAVEN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA TO: COUNTY GOVERNMENT MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT RESIDENTS OF CRAVEN COUNTY By virtue of the powers and authority vested in me as the Chairman of the Craven County Board of Commissioners, I hereby promulgate and issue the Craven County Emergency Operations Plan, dated __May 3, 2010______, as a regulation and guidance to provide for the protection of the residents of Craven County. This plan outlines the coordinated actions to be taken by County officials and volunteer organizations to protect lives and property in natural or man-made disasters. It identifies forces and resources available for deployment to prevent, minimize, and recover from injury, loss of life, and destruction of property which tragically characterizes disasters. Every attempt has been made to identify and designate available forces and resources at all levels of our government to be utilized in response to emergencies and disasters. Planning, preparation, and timely response must be our goals if all citizens of Craven County are to realize and enjoy the services and protection of our government. This plan is effective for planning upon receipt and for execution when directed. The County Manager is responsible for the maintenance and updating of this plan, as required, in coordination with the County Emergency Service Director and appropriate participating agencies and units of government. All County employees are subject to be assigned duties that are in addition to their normal responsibilities and are subject to work outside of their normal hours for the duration of the emergency. This plan rescinds the Craven County Emergency Operations Plan, and all changes, dated November, 2005. Sincerely, Perry Morris, Chairperson Craven County Board of Commissioners CRAVEN COUNTY EOP 1 INTRODUCTION STATEMENT OF APPROVAL The undersigned agree to the responsibilities assigned to their organization in the Craven County Emergency Operations Plan, dated __May 3, 2010_________. _________________________________________ _______________________ Chairman, Craven County Board of Commissioners Date _________________________________________ _______________________ County Manager, Craven County Date _________________________________________ _______________________ Director, Emergency Services/Communication Date _________________________________________ _______________________ Sheriff, Craven County Date _________________________________________ _______________________ Director, Craven County Social Services Date _________________________________________ _______________________ Director, Craven County Health Department Date _________________________________________ _______________________ Superintendent, Craven County Schools Date _________________________________________ _______________________ Chairman, Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) Date _________________________________________ _______________________ Director, Craven County Finance Office Date _________________________________________ _______________________ Director, Craven County Water Department Date CRAVEN COUNTY EOP 2 INTRODUCTION _________________________________________ _______________________ Chairman, Coastal Carolina Chapter, ARC Date _________________________________________ _______________________ Craven County Tax Administrator Date _________________________________________ _______________________ Director, Craven County Planning and Inspections Department Date _________________________________________ _______________________ Director, Craven Area Rural Transportation System Date _________________________________________ _______________________ Director, Craven County Solid Waste & Recycling Date _________________________________________ _______________________ Director, Craven County Recreation Department Date _________________________________________ _______________________ Director, Craven County Cooperative Extension Service Date _________________________________________ _______________________ Volunteer and Donations Coordinator Date CRAVEN COUNTY EOP 3 INTRODUCTION STATEMENT OF APPROVAL CRAVEN COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN The undersigned have reviewed the Craven County Emergency Operations Plan dated _May 3, 2010__________ and agree to the interjurisdictional relationships established within the plan to protect all the citizens of Craven County. _________________________________________ _______________________ Mayor, Town of Bridgeton Date _________________________________________ _______________________ Mayor, Town of Cove City Date _________________________________________ _______________________ Mayor, Town of Dover Date _________________________________________ _______________________ Mayor, City of Havelock Date _________________________________________ _______________________ Mayor, City of New Bern Date _________________________________________ _______________________ Mayor, Town of River Bend Date _________________________________________ _______________________ Mayor, Town of Trent Woods Date _________________________________________ _______________________ Mayor, Town of Vanceboro Date CRAVEN COUNTY EOP 4 INTRODUCTION FOREWORD The Craven County Emergency Operations Plan predetermines actions that should be taken by government agencies and private organizations in Craven County and its separate municipalities to reduce the vulnerabilities of people and property to disaster, and establish capabilities to respond effectively to the actual occurrence of a disaster. This plan supports the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the Incident Command System (ICS) approach to enable all involved organizations to work together effectively to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents regardless of cause, size, or complexity. Additionally, all personnel with Emergency Support Function (ESF) responsibilities will be trained on the principles of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and integrate those principles into all ESF planning and response operations. NIMS requires a system-wide integration of skills, people, and resources. NIMS recognizes that plans developed for one type of emergency are extremely useful for other emergency situations and a significant amount of emergency operational capability can be established by addressing broadly applicable functions. This document presents a Basic Plan which serves as a planning and organizational summary and provides overall logistical guidance for implementation of the supporting ESF annexes. The ESF annexes define who will do what and when in an emergency situation. Defining the roles of each response agency reduces confusion, chaos, and conflict during emergencies and significantly decreases vulnerability of the public and their property to hazardous threats. This plan does not attempt to define for each agency how to perform the tasks required by the appropriate ESF annex. The manner in which the tasks are to be performed is contained in the agency Standard Operating Procedures or Guidelines, which are contained in the supporting document that accompanies this plan. An additional companion document entitled “Support Document” MUST BE CONSULTED WHEN IMPLEMENTING PORTIONS OF THIS PLAN. This document contains agency agreements, SOP’s, agreements between government and private organizations, memoranda of understanding, organizational charts, agency checklists, standard news releases, vital facility lists, maps, charts, laws, rules, County ordinances, etc. This plan meets the requirements of FEMA planning guidelines for local all-hazard emergency operations plans, requirements of the National Incident Management System pertaining to local units of government, and the legal responsibilities identified in North CRAVEN COUNTY EOP 5 INTRODUCTION Carolina General Statutes, Chapter 166-A. It provides all the necessary elements to ensure that local government can fulfill its legal responsibilities for emergency preparedness. RECORD OF CHANGES CHANGE MADE BY CHANGE NUMBER DATE OF CHANGE DATE ENTERED (SIGNATURE) CRAVEN COUNTY EOP 6 INTRODUCTION CRAVEN COUNTY EOP 7 INTRODUCTION CRAVEN COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE It is intended that this plan, in conjunction with the supporting documents, be used by the response organizations to obtain maximum use of existing resources, organizations, and systems in their response to emergencies and disasters that could and/or have occurred in the County. The format utilized is: Basic Plan: To be used by local chief executives, Craven County Department of Emergency Services personnel, and policy-making officials as an overall guide for the direction of emergency operations in the event of emergencies or natural/manmade disasters. Emergency Support Functions (Functional Annexes): Address the specific functions for use by the operational coordinators and assistant coordinators in specific types of emergencies and disasters. Support Documents: Contains technical information, details, and methods (such as standard operating procedures and checklists) for use by emergency response personnel. Each plan annex (ESF) contains a purpose statement for that ESF, identifies the agency with primary responsibility for implementing that particular ESF, and also identifies those agencies responsible for providing support. All individuals with assigned responsibilities should be familiar with the entire plan; however, added emphasis must be given to those sections for which they are primarily responsible.