Community Emergency Response Guide and

Emergency Operations Plan Update

Seamus Mooney, Coordinator, Office of Emergency Management

September 18, 2018

Community Emergency Response Guide

Purpose

Built on the concept of “neighbor helping

neighbor”

Outlines strategies that the community can

take to support themselves in the event of

a disaster or emergency

Allows neighborhoods/communities to

sustain themselves until county services

and outside support can be obtained

Educates community members on key

preparedness and response actions

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Community Emergency Response Guide

Overview

One stop guide

Companion document to the County EOP

Structured by the 4 phases of emergency management

Personal Responsibilities

Community/Neighborhood Responsibilities

Hazards Section

Appendices (various resources and templates)

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Community Emergency Response Guide

Personal Responsibilities

Prepare yourself, your home, and

your community (for 72 hours)

Understand the actions of public

safety officials and schools

Help neighbors if you are not

directly affected

Know how and when to help with

the official response

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Community Emergency Response Guide

Hazard Section

Before, During, and After actions for

each hazard

Natural hazards

Human-cased hazards

“Everyday” emergencies

Grouped by common characteristics

Hazard data pulled from the 2017

Northern Virginia Hazard Mitigation

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Community Emergency Response Guide

Appendices Important Contact Information Volunteer Programs Family Preparedness Plan Template Business Preparedness Plan Template 5 Steps to Neighborhood Preparedness

Guide 5 Steps to Neighborhood Preparedness

Survey Neighborhood/Community Response

Plan Template Emergency Kit Checklist

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Community Emergency Response Guide

Community/Neighborhood Responsibilities

Define your community

Recruit leaders and build a team

Scout your area

Make a Plan

Resilience

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Community Emergency Response GuideDevelopment, Review, and Feedback Process

Health Department

Public Health – Multicultural Outreach

Police Department

Community Liaisons

Fire and Rescue Department

Department of Information Technology

County Continuity Program Manager

Neighborhood and Community Services

Regional Managers

Community Developers

Athletic Services

Community Impact Group

Office for Children

Office for Women & Domestic and Sexual Violence

Housing and Assisted Living, Housing & Community

Development

Disability Services Board

Brain Injury Services

Community Services Board

Communities of Trust

Human Rights & Equity Programs

Fairfax Area Agency on Aging

Northern Virginia Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Service Source

Red Cross – Community Outreach

Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce

United Community Ministries

Citizen Corps Council District Reps

Community Resiliency Group Steering Committee

CERT

OEM Volunteer Corps Members

Faith Communities in Action (FCIA)

Business Emergency Operations Council (BEOC) 8

Community Emergency Response Guide

Next Steps and Rollout

Outreach

Train OEM Volunteer Corps members on the plan to deliver to

neighborhoods and other organizations

Train FCIA Steering Committee to deliver to faith communities

Update Website

Channel 16 Video

Translation

Work with partner organizations9

Emergency Operations Plan Update

Purpose

Fulfills the Commonwealth of Virginia’s

requirement for each city and county to prepare

and keep a current EOP to respond to disasters or

large scale emergencies

Emergency Services and Disaster Law of 2000

Establishes overall roles and responsibilities for

emergency operations

Comprehensive review and revision every 4 years

according to Code

Last update was in 2015

Plan is required to be formally adopted by the

Board of Supervisors

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Planning Structure

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StrategicPlanning

Frame Work Planning

Operational Planning

OEM Strategy & Funding

Base EOP, ESF & Hazard Specific Annexes, COOP Plans

SOPs & SOGs, Incident Action Plans

Exercises & ActivationsAssessments COG Plan

Emergency Operations Plan Update

New Agency Additions:

Land Development Services

Department of Animal Sheltering

Office of Strategy Management (Deleted Department of Administration for Human Services)

Other Changes:

Department of Procurement and Material Management name change

Updated Signatures (County Executive, Deputy County Executives, Several Agency Heads, Town of Herndon)

Updated Authorities and References

Emergency Support Function (ESF) updates in cooperation with the coordinating agency

Updated Appendix A – Emergency Operations Center Organizational Chart

Updated Appendix C – Succession of Authority

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Emergency Operations Plan Update

Next Steps

Signatures

Agency and Department Heads Signatures – completed

Town of Herndon and Town of Vienna – completed

Deputy County Executives

County Executive

Board of Supervisors approval

Submit to Virginia Department of Emergency

Management to restart our 4 year time period13