Transcript Missouri State Emergency Management

State EOC Operations in
Agro Event
John H Campbell
Operations Chief
MO State Emergency Mgt Agency
Agenda
• Definitions
• Roles of EOCs in response operations
• Specific actions in Ag events
Definitions
• Disaster—An event resulting in great loss or
misfortune
• Response—Actions taken immediately to
stabilize an emergency condition
• Recovery—Actions taken to restore areas and
facilities to their pre-disaster condition
• Stafford Act—legislation which authorizes the
federal government to provide assistance to state
and local governments affected by disasters
Definitions
• EOC—Emergency Operations Center—a
facility that provides an environment for
multiple agencies to coordinate effective and
efficient use of assigned resources in response
and recovery to a disaster.
• ESF—Emergency Support Function—A
mechanism that consolidates multiple agencies
performing similar jobs into a single cohesive
unit
Definitions
• Protective actions—Actions designed to
safeguard public health and safety (evacuations,
boil-orders)
• Precautionary measures—Actions taken in
advance of protective actions to reduce potential
disaster impacts (facility restrictions, boiladvisories)
• SEMA—State Emergency Mgt Agency
• FEMA—Federal Emergency Mgt Agency
Philosophies of Emergency Mgt
• All disasters start and end at local level
• Local officials are in charge of response and
recovery activities
• State, Federal, and non-governmental resources
are brought in to support local response when
needs from a disaster exceed capability of
community to respond/recover
Philosophies of Emergency Mgt for
Agro Events
• Event will likely be detected by local vet, animal
owner, meat inspector, etc
• Protective action decisions (i.e. quarantine,
depopulation, etc) may be made at state or
federal level
• Local, state, and federal officials operate as a
team during recovery phase
What is an EOC?
• Multi-agency coordination center
• Central focal point for an organization to
execute a coordinated, effective response
• Encourages collaboration within/between
response disciplines
• Multiple, redundant communication systems
EOC Missions
• Maintain situational awareness for policy-makers
• Allocate existing resources based on guidance
contained in emergency plans and guidance
issued by policy-makers
• Determine unmet needs; seek assistance on
filling unmet needs based on guidance from
policy-makers
• Provide information to public
• Support responders in the field
Typical EOC Organization
Chief Executive/
Chief Elected Official
Policy Group
EOC Coordinator
Operations/
Coodination Group
Human Services
Joint Info Center
Emergency Services
Infrastructure
Planning
Situation Unit
Logistics
Admin/Fiscal
Chief Official
• Ultimately responsible for response activities
• Leads policy group discussions
• Executes duties with authority as provided in
emergency response plan
Policy Group
• Group consisting of elected officials,
department heads, etc
• Provide guidance to responders on priorities and
policy
• Typical policy decisions might include
– Curfews, embargos, etc
– Restrictions on usage of facilities (electric, water)
– Other issues
EOC Coordinator
• De facto “incident commander” for EOC staff
• Communicates and implements decisions made
by policy group
• Supervises systems to ensure that close contact
is maintained with incident sites to develop
common operating picture and anticipate
potential resource requests
• Local Emergency Mgt Director may fill this role
in many jurisdictions
Operations/Coordination Group
• This group consists mostly of representatives
from various agencies who help carry out the
EOC’s core functions through ESFs
– Develop/maintain situational awareness
– Develop/maintain status and capabilities of
resources in area of expertise
– Work with other agencies in developing solutions to
resource shortages
– Work with Logistics Section to request outside
assistance as necessary
Operations/Coordination Section
Operations/
Coordination Chief
Emergency Services
Branch Director
Human Services
Branch Director
Infrastructure
Branch Director
ESF #4
Firefighting
ESF #6
Mass Care
ESF #1
Transportation
ESF #9
Search/Rescue
ESF #8
Health/Medical
ESf #2
Communications
ESf #10
Hazardous Materials
ESF #11
Agriculture
ESF #3
Public Works
ESF #13
Public Safety
ESf #14
Long-Term Recovery
ESF #12
Energy
Planning
• Through Situation Unit, implement systems for
acquiring and reporting information specific to
the disaster
– Information comes from variety of sources to
include Ops/Coordination Group, the public, the
media, elected officials, etc
– Suggest issuing Situation Reports (SITREPs) on
periodic basis to communicate critical information
• Develop Incident Action Plan
Logistics
• Generally responsible for ordering outside
resources to assist in response
• With assistance from Ops/Coordination Group,
maintain status of resource deployed
• Also responsible for internal supplies for EOC
and staff (i.e. food, communications, office
supplies, etc)
Admin/Finance
• Responsible for implementing systems to track
time and costs associated with response
activities
• Can potentially activate a Procurement Unit to
assist with acquisition of outside resources
Joint Information Center
• Provide information on actions the public needs to take
to protect themselves from impacts
• Provide information on precautionary actions being
taken by officials to reduce impacts of disaster
• Provide information on the scope of the disaster
• Provide information on assistance available from
authorities as a result of the disaster
• Respond to media queries
• Set up phone bank operations to assist with outreach
efforts
Activation Levels
• Most jurisdictions have three levels of activation
– Minimal—Emergency Management staff only
• SEMA, Level-1; FEMA, Level-3
– Partial—Staff from selected agencies
• SEMA & FEMA both call this Level-2
– Full—Staff from all response agencies outlined in
the Emergency Operations Plan
• SEMA, Level-3; FEMA, Level-1
Specific Actions for Ag Event
• Dept of Agriculture assumes leadership role
• EOC activated to minimal level when Foreign
Animal Disease case is suspected; activation
escalates if disease is confirmed
• Most protective action decisions (i.e.
quarantines, depopulation, etc) will originate
from state/federal level
Summary
• EOC Missions—Situation awareness, resources
management, public information
• Staff for ESFs maintain visibility of issues in
their area of expertise, provide info to Planning
and Logistics Sections
• Ag event may result in different people leading
the response, and may result in protective action
decisions being made at state/federal level
Questions
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