Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan CALLAWAY – LYNN HAVEN MEXICO BEACH – PANAMA CITY PANAMA CITY BEACH – PARKER SPRINGFIELD September, 2013 BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) establishes the organizational and procedural framework to ensure that Bay County will be adequately prepared to deal with all hazards threatening the lives and property of Bay County citizens. The CEMP outlines the responsibilities and coordination mechanisms of County agencies, municipalities, and other taxing districts in a disaster. The CEMP also coordinates response and recovery activities of voluntary organizations active in disasters and the business community. The plan unifies the efforts of these groups for a comprehensive approach to reducing the effects of a disaster. The Plan addresses the four phases of emergency management (i.e., preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation), parallels state activities outlined in the State of Florida CEMP, federal activities set forth in the “National Response Framework,” and describes how local, state, and federal resources will be coordinated to supplement local response and recovery capability. The CEMP is in compliance with the criteria issued by the State of Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM), Chapter 9G-20, F.A.C., pursuant to F.S. §252. The CEMP is both a planning and an operations-based document that provides guidance for all aspects of emergency management. The CEMP is organized into five essential elements: the Basic Plan, Incident Specific Plans, a Recovery Annex, a Mitigation Annex, and the Incident Command-Emergency Support Function Interface. The Bay County Emergency Services Department extends its appreciation to all partner organizations who participated in the planning effort to create this document. Mark Bowen, Chief Department of Emergency Services 700 Highway 2300 Panama City, FL 32409-5090 850-248-6040 September 2013 2 BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................. 2 BASIC PLAN ................................................................................................................................................. 10 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 10 Basic Plan ................................................................................................................................................ 10 Incident Specific Plans ............................................................................................................................. 10 Recovery Annex ...................................................................................................................................... 11 Mitigation Annex..................................................................................................................................... 11 Incident Command (ICS)-Emergency Support Function (ESF) Interface ................................................. 11 Standard Operating Guidelines (SOGs) ................................................................................................... 13 Purpose ................................................................................................................................................... 13 Scope ....................................................................................................................................................... 13 Methodology ........................................................................................................................................... 15 Promulgation .......................................................................................................................................... 16 Situation ...................................................................................................................................................... 16 Hazard Analysis ....................................................................................................................................... 17 Winds from Tropical Cyclones ............................................................................................................ 17 Storm Surge ......................................................................................................................................... 21 Floods .................................................................................................................................................. 25 Hazardous Materials Spills .................................................................................................................. 28 Commercial Nuclear Power Plant Incidents ....................................................................................... 29 Civil Disturbance ................................................................................................................................. 29 Mass Immigration ............................................................................................................................... 29 Coastal Oil Spills .................................................................................................................................. 29 Extreme Temperatures ....................................................................................................................... 30 Brush, Wildfires and Forest Fires ........................................................................................................ 31 Thunderstorms and Tornadoes ........................................................................................................... 32 Sinkholes ............................................................................................................................................. 33 Terrorism ............................................................................................................................................. 33 Exotic Pests and Diseases .................................................................................................................... 33 Disease and Pandemic Outbreaks ....................................................................................................... 33 Critical Infrastructure Disruption ........................................................................................................ 34 September 2013 3 BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN Special Events...................................................................................................................................... 34 Major Transportation Incidents .......................................................................................................... 34 Hazard Prioritization Process .............................................................................................................. 35 Geographic Information .......................................................................................................................... 36 Geographic Characteristics ................................................................................................................. 37 Existing Land Use Characteristics ........................................................................................................ 37 Surface Water System ......................................................................................................................... 42 Environmentally Sensitive Areas ......................................................................................................... 44 Transportation Network ..................................................................................................................... 44 DEMOGRAPHICS .................................................................................................................................. 44 ECONOMIC PROFILE ............................................................................................................................ 54 Housing Characteristics ....................................................................................................................... 59 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SUPPORT FACILITIES ................................................................................ 61 CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS .......................................................................................................................... 70 NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ....................................................................................... 70 NIMS Components .................................................................................................................................. 71 Command and Management .............................................................................................................. 71 Preparedness ...................................................................................................................................... 71 Resource Management ....................................................................................................................... 72 Communications and Information Management 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