Missoula CountyMissoula CountyEmergency Operation PlanEmergency Operation Plan

““Five years worth of food, water and Five years worth of food, water and ammunition in the basement, and ammunition in the basement, and

what do we get? Subterranean what do we get? Subterranean monsters.”monsters.”

--from the movie --from the movie TremorsTremors..

Political subdivisions in Montana are Political subdivisions in Montana are required by 10-3-401 M.C.A. to have an required by 10-3-401 M.C.A. to have an

Emergency Operations Plan.Emergency Operations Plan.

A mutual aid agreement of long standing A mutual aid agreement of long standing makes our Emergency Operations Plan, makes our Emergency Operations Plan, known previously as the Disaster Plan, a known previously as the Disaster Plan, a joint City/County effort.joint City/County effort.

Disaster Planning CommitteeDisaster Planning Committee

Missoula Police DepartmentMissoula Police Department Missoula County Sheriff’s OfficeMissoula County Sheriff’s Office Missoula City Fire DepartmentMissoula City Fire Department Missoula Rural Fire DistrictMissoula Rural Fire District Missoula County Public WorksMissoula County Public Works City of Missoula Public WorksCity of Missoula Public Works City AttorneyCity Attorney County AttorneyCounty Attorney Health DepartmentHealth Department

An Emergency Operations Plan exists An Emergency Operations Plan exists in two general parts.in two general parts.

1.1. The Basic Plan.The Basic Plan.

a.a. Legal authorities and responsibilities.Legal authorities and responsibilities.

b.b. Organizational structure and relationships as Organizational structure and relationships as they exist:they exist:

i.i. among public agencies;among public agencies;

ii.ii. between public agencies and private between public agencies and private sector organizations pursuant to state or sector organizations pursuant to state or federal statute or regulation, and;federal statute or regulation, and;

iii.iii. potentially by execution of a formal potentially by execution of a formal agreement between such agencies, the agreement between such agencies, the City of Missoula and Missoula County.City of Missoula and Missoula County.

c.c. National Incident Management System National Incident Management System compliance and other state or federal compliance and other state or federal requirements.requirements.

d.d. Amendment and review process.Amendment and review process.

e.e. Establishes annexes to the Basic Plan.Establishes annexes to the Basic Plan.

i.i. Subject matter and title of each annex.Subject matter and title of each annex.

ii.ii. Organizational responsibility for Organizational responsibility for developing each annex and keeping it developing each annex and keeping it current.current.

iii.iii. Review and amendment process.Review and amendment process.

f.f. A current hazard and risk assessment for A current hazard and risk assessment for Missoula County.Missoula County.

g.g. Formal adoption and amendment by Missoula Formal adoption and amendment by Missoula County, the City of Missoula, and other County, the City of Missoula, and other agencies to be decided.agencies to be decided.

2.2. The Annexes & Appendices.The Annexes & Appendices.

a.a. Particular response issues in a variety Particular response issues in a variety of areas.of areas.

b.b. Developed by primary user agency or Developed by primary user agency or agencies to a level of detail that meets agencies to a level of detail that meets their needs, but NOT to the level of their needs, but NOT to the level of standard operating procedures or standard operating procedures or other operational matters that can other operational matters that can change very quickly and for change very quickly and for unexpected reasons.unexpected reasons.

c.c. Do not need approval by the governing Do not need approval by the governing bodies to amend.bodies to amend.

This project is paid for by $41,000 in federal This project is paid for by $41,000 in federal funds administered by the state through the funds administered by the state through the Disaster and Emergency Services Division.Disaster and Emergency Services Division.

Requirements for Emergency Operations Requirements for Emergency Operations Plan content.Plan content.

1.1. The requirements of 10-3-401 M.C.A. are minimal. The requirements of 10-3-401 M.C.A. are minimal.

a.a. the emergency responsibilities of all local agencies, the emergency responsibilities of all local agencies, if any, and officials; if any, and officials;

b.b. the disaster and emergency chain of command; the disaster and emergency chain of command;

c.c. local evacuation authority and responsibility; and local evacuation authority and responsibility; and

d.d. local authority and responsibility for control of local authority and responsibility for control of ingress and egress to and from an emergency or ingress and egress to and from an emergency or disaster area. disaster area.

2.2. Some currently existing Annexes are required Some currently existing Annexes are required by other state or federal government by other state or federal government authority.authority.

a.a. Hazardous Materials.Hazardous Materials.

b.b. Terrorism.Terrorism.

c.c. Evacuation (known as Population Evacuation (known as Population Protection in the current plan).Protection in the current plan).

d.d. Joint Information CenterJoint Information Center

3.3. Required by the grant used to fund the project.Required by the grant used to fund the project.

a.a. Continuity of Operations and Continuity of Continuity of Operations and Continuity of Government Annex.Government Annex.

b.b. Mass Fatality and Mass Casualty Annex. Mass Fatality and Mass Casualty Annex. (These topics are currently addressed, but (These topics are currently addressed, but not as free-standing Annexes.)not as free-standing Annexes.)

c.c. Special Needs Annex, which “provides Special Needs Annex, which “provides guidance for identifying, supporting, and guidance for identifying, supporting, and monitoring individuals within a jurisdiction monitoring individuals within a jurisdiction who may need extra assistance because of who may need extra assistance because of age, medical or cognitive conditions, financial age, medical or cognitive conditions, financial capability, and/or no visible means of support capability, and/or no visible means of support during times of emergencies and disasters.”during times of emergencies and disasters.”

Requirements for Emergency Operations Requirements for Emergency Operations Plan content.Plan content.

d.d. Functional Annexes. Exact functions are not Functional Annexes. Exact functions are not spelled out, but Damage Assessment and spelled out, but Damage Assessment and Communications are noted examples. There Communications are noted examples. There is also strong local interest in establishing a is also strong local interest in establishing a fully developed health and medical annex.fully developed health and medical annex.

e.e. Hazard-Specific Appendices. These address Hazard-Specific Appendices. These address specific hazards identified in Missoula County specific hazards identified in Missoula County during our planning process. These may be during our planning process. These may be as short or long as required, depending on as short or long as required, depending on situation. A Hazard-Specific Appendix should situation. A Hazard-Specific Appendix should not duplicate a topic already addressed by an not duplicate a topic already addressed by an Annex.Annex.

f.f. Note that our current Disaster Plan deals with Note that our current Disaster Plan deals with a number of specific topics that ought to be a number of specific topics that ought to be segregated in a functional annex or hazard segregated in a functional annex or hazard specific appendix.specific appendix.

4.4. The Plan must follow one of the formats found The Plan must follow one of the formats found in the FEMA Comprehensive Guide CPG-101, in the FEMA Comprehensive Guide CPG-101, online at online at

http://www.fema.gov/pdf/about/divisions/npd/http://www.fema.gov/pdf/about/divisions/npd/cpg_101_layout.pdfcpg_101_layout.pdf

The grant requires that all annexes and The grant requires that all annexes and appendices include input from citizen, appendices include input from citizen, volunteer and non-governmental entities.volunteer and non-governmental entities.

A website will be dedicated to reviewing A website will be dedicated to reviewing documents and soliciting comment.documents and soliciting comment.

Our funding expires in March, 2011. Due to Our funding expires in March, 2011. Due to the length of our timeline, our work on the the length of our timeline, our work on the

annexes and appendices may not be as annexes and appendices may not be as extensive as we would like. The things that extensive as we would like. The things that we MUST accomplish are those which meet we MUST accomplish are those which meet

the grant requirements and give us the tools the grant requirements and give us the tools to move forward. to move forward.

All of the elements outlined above for the Basic All of the elements outlined above for the Basic Plan. Plan.

A method for agencies to go forward with A method for agencies to go forward with ongoing Annex and Appendix planning that will ongoing Annex and Appendix planning that will meet their needs now and in the future.meet their needs now and in the future.

Missoula County’s Emergency Operations Plan Missoula County’s Emergency Operations Plan needs to exist in an electronic version that can needs to exist in an electronic version that can be effectively used and amended.be effectively used and amended.

We’ve hired MTG Management Consultants We’ve hired MTG Management Consultants of Seattle to manage our planning process. of Seattle to manage our planning process. But it’s up to us to give them the guidance But it’s up to us to give them the guidance and participation they need to do that work. and participation they need to do that work.

The County’s current Disaster Plan can be The County’s current Disaster Plan can be found online at found online at

http://www.co.missoula.mt.us/oes/plans/http://www.co.missoula.mt.us/oes/plans/DisasterPlan/PDF/Co%20DisPlan_CONTENTSDisasterPlan/PDF/Co%20DisPlan_CONTENTS%20List.pdf%20List.pdf

Initial RoleInitial Role of the Disaster of the Disaster Planning CommitteePlanning Committee

• Establish Planning CalendarEstablish Planning Calendar• Set long range scope of EOP and planning Set long range scope of EOP and planning

prioritiespriorities• Select EOP format from FEMA approved Select EOP format from FEMA approved

alternativesalternatives• Make provisions to include other organizations in Make provisions to include other organizations in

the planning process.the planning process.• Serves as long term core planning group.Serves as long term core planning group.

The official kickoff for this project will be at The official kickoff for this project will be at the next regularly scheduled LEPC/DPC the next regularly scheduled LEPC/DPC meeting, which is Tuesday, January 12, meeting, which is Tuesday, January 12,

2010, at 1:30 p.m. at the 2010, at 1:30 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn.Hilton Garden Inn.