1. Emergency Management Plan - Laserfiche WebLink

Concept of Organizations A. General It is the responsibility of government to protect life, property and the environment from the effects of hazardous events using the four phases of emergency management: preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation. This plan is based on the concept that the emergency functions performed by various groups responding to an emergency will generally parallel their normal day-to-day functions. To the extent possible, the same personnel and material resources will be employed in both cases. Local government, because of its proximity to these events, has the primary responsibility for emergency management activities. Other levels of govemment provide resources not available at the local level. If local resources (county and private) are not available, the city may request assistance through the county emergency management office after the political subdivision has issued a disaster or emergency declaration. The 50 Cass County Townships have historically worked with and through the county government when declaration of emergency and disaster declarations are written and declared. When the emergency exceeds county government's capacity to respond, assistance from the state government will be requested through the North Dakota State Division of Emergency Management. After the county has issued a disaster or emergency declaration, the Governor will request federal assistance through a presidential emergency or major disaster declaration. The federal government may provide assistance and resources to the state where needed. Federal assistance may be extended to aid in recovery from major disasters. The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will be activated for all incidents requiring a significant dedication of resources and/or extraordinary interagency coordination outside the realm of normal day-to-day emergency situations responded to by law enforcement, fire and EMS agencies. An Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will be activated during an emergency incident. The EOC will house the Functional Coordinators and others deemed necessary based on the incident. Task specific operations centers will be set up as needed to manage emergency activities, i.e. public information, volunteers, etc. The Chairperson will make the decision regarding EOC activation. Not all disasters require full activation, in those instances, partial EOC activation will be ordered, and only relevant agencies and functional coordinators will be activated Day-to-day functions that do not contribute directly to response actions to an emergency may be suspended for the duration of the emergency. The resources and efforts that would normally be required for those functions may be diverted to the accomplishment of emergency tasks by the agency managing the use of the resources. The Incident Command System (ICS) is the most effective system for managing emergencies. National Fire Academy ICS can be used as a standard for Emergency Management Operations. 6/27/03 7