BRAZOS COUNTY INTERJURISDICITONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Preparing Today for Tomorrows Challenges

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BRAZOS COUNTY INTERJURISDICITONAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENTPreparing Today for Tomorrows
Challenges
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Who are we?
Kurten
Wixon Valley
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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

• An organized analysis, planning, decision making
  assignment of available resources to mitigate,
  prepare for, respond to and recover from the
  effects of all hazards.

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GOALS

• PREVENT INJURIES
• PROTECT PROPERTY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
• SAVE LIVES

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DISASTERS

• The occurrence or imminent threat of widespread
  or severe damage, injury, loss of life or
  property, or such severe economic or social
  disruption that supplemental relief is necessary
  for jurisdiction to recover.

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Why Emergency Management?

• Natural Hazards
• Texas is 1 in nation in incidence of tornadoes
• Texas is 2 in nation in incidence of hurricanes
• Texas is 1 in nation in incidence of flash
  floods
  
• An average of 22 counties are affected by
  serious flooding annually
  
• Texas has frequent occurrences of widespread
  wildfires
  
• Texas has had frequent persistent droughts

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Why Emergency Management?

• Technological Hazards
• Texas leads the nation in rail accidents
• Hazardous materials are transported on virtually
  every road and railroad in the State
  
• Texas has more than 25,000 miles of pipelines
• Results
• 20 federal major disaster declarations within the
  last 10 years
  
• 3 federal emergency declarations in the last 10
  years
  
• Declarations generally involve many counties

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Legal Authorities

• Texas Disaster Act Government Code, Chapter
  418
  
• The Executive Order of the Governor Relating to
  Emergency Management
  
• Texas Administrative Code Title 37, Part 1,
  Chapter 7
  
• Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
  Assistance Act Public Law 93-288

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Implications of State Authorities

• Local governments must have emergency management
  programs plans
  
• Mayors and County Judges have the responsibility
  for emergency management within their
  jurisdiction
  
• They may appoint an Emergency Management
  Coordinator to administer the program
  
• During emergencies, local governments are
  expected to use their own resources first in
  responding.
  
• If local resources are insufficient, state
  assistance may be required

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State Local Emergency Organization
Governor
State Emergency Operating Center
Emergency Management Council Division of Emergenc
y Management
Disaster District Disaster District Chairman Reg
ion 6C Captain Mike Wilson RLO Doug Crabtree
Sgt. Mark Spillers
Brazos County City of Bryan City of College Stat
ion City of Wixon Valley Texas AM University
City of Kurten
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Disaster Districts

• Disaster Districts are regional emergency
  management authorities for specific geographic
  area
  
• 22 Disaster Districts in State (6C)
• The Disaster District is the first place that
  local officials should go to request emergency
  assistance from the State if their resources are
  exhausted or inappropriate

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Mitigation Activities

• Commodity Flow Study LEPC/TTI
• Lightning Prediction
• Flood Plain Management
• Hazard Analysis local and regional

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Facilities Equipment

• Develop emergency facilities obtain and maintain
  emergency equipment
  
• Facilities include and Emergency Operations
  Center (EOC) with communications emergency
  power
  
• EOCs Bryan/Brazos County College Station and
  AM
  

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Training and Exercises

• Training provides the basic tools for emergency
  workers to do the job to include specialized
  training in emergency management
  
• Exercising validates the emergency management
  plan and test your training
  
• Completed annually

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Emergency Management Plan

• Basic Plan functional annexes outline concept
  of operations for various incidents and assign
  responsibilities for emergency tasks
  
• Planning requires active participation by local
  officials from all city and county departments
  and volunteer resources

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Brazos County Interjurisdictional Emergency
Management Plan

• Basic Plan
• Annex A Warning
• Annex B Communications
• Annex C Shelter/Mass Care
• Annex D Radiological
• Annex E Evacuation
• Annex F Fire/Rescue
• Annex G Law Enforcement
• Annex H Health/Medical
• Annex I Public Information
• Annex J Damage Assessment
• Annex K Public Works

• Annex L Utilities
• Annex M Resources
• Annex N Direction Control
• Annex O Human Services
• Annex P Hazard Mitigation
• Annex Q Hazardous Material Response
• Annex S Transportation
• Annex T - Donations
• Annex U Legal
• Annex V - Terrorism

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Volunteer Partnerships

• RACES
• Red Cross
• Search Dog Network
• Salvation Army
• Crisis Counselors
• Churches Schools
• Twin City Mission
• RSVP
• CERT
• United Way cash donations management
• Untied Way 1st Call for Help (211)
• National Weather Service/Local Weather
• Private Industry (LEPC
• Volunteer Fire Departments
• D-Mort/DMAT Teams
• Local Media

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Other Current Activities

• Volunteer Partnerships
• Terrorism Preparedness
• Ring Down notification system
• Mitigation planning local/regional
• EOC enhancements
• Emergency Management Academy
• Disaster Volunteer Academy

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Key Points

• Chief elected officials of local government have
  the responsibility of directing emergency
  management programs in their jurisdictions
  
• An effective local emergency management program
  addresses mitigation, preparedness, response and
  recovery

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Key points

• Has the lead in responding to emergencies within
  its jurisdiction
  
• Is expected to use local resources first
• Invoke mutual aid agreements
• Activate local volunteer groups
• Activate emergency response contractors

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Key Points

• During emergencies, local governments may request
  state assistance if local resources are
  inadequate
  
• Local governments must use their own resources
  first

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Summary

• When Disaster Strikes it will take an
  organized response thank you for becoming a
  part of that response!