[KYHAM] KEN TRAINING Aug. 18: Plans Part 2 (The Basic Plan)

[Ron Dodson]

The BASIC PLAN provides an overview in a concise form of the
community, its hazards and the plan to deal with disasters and
other emergencies posed by those hazards.  

If you are either new to a community or
just trying to figure out what you can expect, the BASIC PLAN
will give you a quick summary.  (If you want to add some mention
of
hazards to your local ARES Plan, this is a good reference
source!)

The first portion of a basic plan lists the AUTHORITY by which
the plan exists. Our Ky EOP's are based upon Presidential
Executive Order 11795; Governor of Kentucky Executive 
Orders 96-1120; Public Laws 81-920, 93-288, 92-385, 
91-606, 93-24, 93-234, 94-68, 96-511, 99-499,
100-707 and 101-121; Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 39 A-F;
the national plan for Emergency Preparedness as authorized 
by federal law and Presidential Executive Orders; 
and City and/or County ordinance. 

A Hazards Analysis for the community can then be found in a
Section labeled SITUATIONS AND ASSUMPTIONS

No matter where you live in the world, any Hazard Analysis will
Indicate that no population area is hazard free. An area's
vulnerability to hazards will vary according to hazard, 
season and locality involved.  

Although many hazards offer a continuing threat (earthquakes,
landslides, transportation accidents, and human action), many
vary according to seasonal and climatic factors.  A list of
water, air and ground transportation routes though the county, 
hazardous materials storage facilities and flood prone areas are
also
likely to be found here.

No EOP is complete without some statement of the MISSION of the
plan.  A Kentucky county's Mission Statement will likely read
something to the effect that, "The mission of (city or county) 
government is:  to define the responsibilities of local 
government in the event of a natural,
technological or war related crisis; to provide broad guidance to
local agencies as to responsibilities in the event of a natural,
technological or war related crisis; to provide procedures to
determine the severity and magnitude of natural, technological or
war related
disasters; to direct recovery operations, assist in hazard
mitigation and
comply with the provisions of Public Law 96-511 and other related
laws when federal disaster assistance is made available."

Usually you will find a short statement here regarding DIRECTION
AND CONTROL which we will address more deeply in Annex A next
week. As most of you who have heard earlier discussions on
Emergency
Management in Ky know, "Under KRS 39B.020, the County
Judge/Executive of
each county and the Chief Executive of each city or urban-county
or
metropolitan government shall appoint a director who has 
direct responsibility for the organization, administration, 
and operation of the local organization for disaster and 
emergency response.  The mayor of a city or a 
County Judge/Executive may appoint a director to serve
both jurisdictions.  The Chief Executive retains legal
responsibility
for development and implementation of the emergency  preparedness
program."   Some coverage of the lines of succession for
government officials, plans etc. can likely be found here as well
as mention of the City/County Emergency Operations Center  and
staff. 
Guidance for working with Ky Division of Emergency Management and
the initial
steps for beginning a disaster response for the community can be
found here including a statement that, "All responses shall
utilize an
Incident Command or Incident Management System as outlined in KRS
39A.230." 

Under the CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS you will find notations
regarding...

A.	The EOP establishing disaster preparedness and response
actions and policies.
B.	Functional Responsibilities for CJE's, Mayors, EM Directors
and other EOC coordinators.
C.	Funding for disaster response.			
D.	Execution of this Plan
E.	Public Information and a Public Information Officer
G.	Operational Time Phases (Preparedness, Response and Recovery).

And lastly a brief discussion covering matters of ADMINISTRATION
AND LOGISTICS.

Next week a look at ANNEX A "DIRECTION and CONTROL".