Emergency Planning

Instructions

Step 1 of the Planning Process: Form a Collaborative TeamEmergency planning is not accomplished through the work of one person; the process involves various stakeholders from throughout the planning community. Accordingly, forming a collaborative team is the first step in the planning process. In Unit 1, you will begin to conceptualize what this means and how it can be accomplished. As such, we will continue to explore the Whole Community concept and how we can use its principles in forming a collaborative planning team. Further, you will examine how threats and hazards, and the risks associated with them, are managed in the emergency plan. In Unit 1, you will meet with your instructor to agree on the framework of your plan, including choosing a planning event or planning community to base it on.Readings and ResourcesDeveloping and maintaining Emergency Operations Plans Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 101. Version 2. November 2010. Federal Emergency Management Agency. o    Read the Introduction Section, Chapter 1 and pages 4-2 to 4-6.The Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 101 provides Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) guidance on the fundamentals of planning and developing emergency operations plans (EOP). CPG 101 is the foundation for state, territorial, tribal, and local emergency planning in the United States and is also used by the private sector and other levels of government. These sections provide an introduction and overview of the Comprehensive Preparedness Guide and how to use the document. Chapter 1 provides an outline of the basics and fundamentals of planning. Pages 4-2 through 4-6 explain the steps needed to form a collaborative planning team.A Whole Community Approach to Emergency Management: Principles, Themes, and Pathways for Action; FDOC 104-008, December 2001, Federal Emergency Agency. o    Pages 1-5. These pages will discuss and define whole community and explore whole community principles and strategic themes.National Response Framework. Third Edition. June 2016. Department of Homeland Security. o    Pages 1-7 (top of page). The NRF is a guide to how the Nation responds to all types of disasters and emergencies. These pages will introduce you to the framework, including its purpose and organization and explain its guiding principles.Please answer the following questions and cite all work used.Question 1: Research an EOPResearch an EOP or Emergency Plan (post the link!). Give a brief summary of the purpose, scope, situation, and assumptions detailed in the plan. Comment on at least two content items that you believe were critical to this particular plan.o    (https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/oes/emergency_management/oes_jl_oparea.html)Question 2: Whole Community ApproachThis discussion forum is based on the resource: A Whole Community Approach to Emergency Management: Principles, Themes, and Pathways for Action.Step 1 of the Planning Process is to form a collaborative planning team. How will you apply the Whole Community approach for this step of your plan? Describe the process and parameters you believe are necessary to guide the formation of this Whole Community collaboration?

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