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