Transcript Goals of COOP - Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Anne Arundel County
COOP
Kick-Off
Office of Emergency Management
Jim Weed, Director
410.222.0600
10.3.2006
COG/COOP Kick-Off
October 9, 2006
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Welcome and Introduction
Jim Weed
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General Overview of AA County EM
Jim Weed
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Imagine This: A Disaster Scenario
Antigone Vickery
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Agency Responsibilities
Chief O’Connell
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COOP Overview
Alfred Cardona
– EM Advisory Committee
– COOP Train the Trainer: October 18-20
– Time-Line
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Exercise and Training
– Exercise & Training Integration
– Exercise Calendar
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Questions
Cathy Welker
Goals of COOP
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Ensure continuous performance of
essential functions and operations during
an emergency
Protect essential facilities, equipment,
records, and assets
Mitigate disruptions to operations
Minimize loss of life, injury and property
Achieve timely and orderly recovery from
an emergency and resumption of full
services
Family Planning
Reconstitution
COOP Considerations
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Alternative modes of operations
Vital systems and equipment
Hardware and software requirements
Communications requirements
Advance preparation of alternate facility
Primary and alternate facility occupancy and
resumption of plans
Internal reporting requirements
Agreements with other agencies
Goal of providing essential functions within
Department Responsibilities
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Appoint a COOP coordinator or Point of
Contact (POC)
Develop a COOP Multi-Year Strategy and
Program Management Plan
Develop, approve, and maintain COOP Plans
for HQ and subordinate divisions
Coordination of intra-organization COOP
planning efforts
Training of personnel
Participate in inter-organization COOP
exercises
COOP Program Phases:
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COOP Program Initiation
Identification of Functional Requirements
COOP Plan Design and Development
COOP Program Implementation
COOP Training and COOP Plan Testing
and Exercise
COOP Plan Revision and Updating
COOP Plan Execution
Phase I: Project Initiation
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Appoint COOP Manager
Organize COOP Team
Define roles and responsibilities
COOP Plan execution
ID of Resources
Establish objectives, milestones, deliverables
and timelines
SOP for information gathering and decision
making
Phase II: ID Functional
Requirements
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Assessment of the essential functions
Potential threats to the Critical
Processes and Resources that support
those functions
Phase III:
Plan Design and
Development
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One plan with:
– Essential Functions and Key Personnel
– Vital Records
– Systems, and Equipment
– Alternate Work Sites and Relocation
– Communications Or,
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One for each Major Division
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Phase IV Program Implementation
Phase IV Testing
Phase V Training and Exercise
Phase VI COOP Plan Revision and
Updating
Phase VII Plan Execution
COOP Timeline for Completion
Month 1
Month 2
Month 3
Month 4
Month 5
Month 6
Month 7
Month 8
Month 9
Survey of agency COOP activities completed.
Identify COOP POC and team.
Essential functions identified and prioritized.
Key personnel identified; delegation of authority plans
and orders of succession devised.
Vital records; critical systems and equipment; and
communications systems identified; protection and
recovery programs devised.
Alternate work sites identified and relocation plans
prepared.
Initial drafts of COOP worksheets submitted to
reviewing agency.
Review of draft plan and summary report by reviewing
agency due.
Training for essential personnel and initial plan for
exercises and drills completed.
COOP plan revisions and final submission to reviewing
agency.
Questions?
Alfred Cardona
410.222.0600
[email protected]