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Brighton Police Department/ Office of Emergency Management
Reference: 2019 Emergency Operations Plan Update
To: Mayor Ken Kreutzer and Members of City Council
Through: Marv Falconburg, Acting City Manager
Prepared By: Stephanie Hackett, Emergency Management Coordinator
Date Prepared: 10/14/2019
PURPOSE
To review the 2019 Draft of the updated Emergency Operations Base Plan. (EOP) Adoption by City Council is necessary for plan implementation and as a requirement for continued Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) funding.
Pursuant to 8-50-40 of the Brighton Municipal Code: The Office of Emergency Management shall be responsible for preparing and keeping current an Emergency Plan and Emergency Management System delineating measures to be implemented by the city before, during and after an emergency event.
BACKGROUND
The City of Brighton’s Emergency Operation Plan (EOP) is the principal guiding document from which the City of Brighton, the Brighton Fire Rescue District, and our local, state and federal partners coordinate to enact prevention, mitigation, response and recovery efforts to address a large incident, emergency or disaster affecting the City of Brighton.
Major emergencies and disasters are unique events that present challenges which cannot be adequately addressed within our routine operations and procedures. The intent of this all-hazards EOP is to provide City of Brighton’s officials, employees and partners with a comprehensive plan providing a framework to manage local incidents and to minimize the impact on people, property, and public services, thereby restoring normal community conditions as quickly as possible.
The EOP requires a review a readoption by City Council every two years per federal guidance. The most recent update to the EOP took place in August of 2017, and as the timeline indicates, requires review to facilitate the 2019 readoption process.
CRITERIA BY WHICH COUNCIL MUST CONSIDER THE ITEM
SUMMARY OF UPDATES TO 2019 DRAFT:
• Reorganization of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) structure to allow for the activation of emergency support sections (emergency services section, infrastructure section and community services section) to facilitate an efficient use of staff within each of these functional areas. The EOC will also support Communications and Command and General staff positions. Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) will no longer be used to designate staff positions within the EOC.
• Integration of the Community Lifeline concept under which information and resources will be organized within the EOC. The seven (7) Community Lifelines help to focus information and stabilization needs within the EOC structure and include:
1. Safety and Security
2. Food, water, and Sheltering
3. Health and Medical
4. Energy
5. Communications
6. Transportation
7. Hazardous Material
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Emergency Support Sections: |
Community Lifeline |
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Emergency Services |
Safety & Security Hazardous Waste |
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Community Services |
Food, Water, Sheltering Health and Medical |
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Infrastructure |
Transportation Energy |
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Communications |
Communications |
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Command and General Staff Finance, Logistics, Planning & Operations |
All Lifelines |
• Updates to the template emergency declaration, and template delegation of authority documents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Adoption of the Emergency Operations Base Plan will not incur any additional costs to the City of Brighton nor The Brighton Fire Rescue District. Costs associated with this Plan are incurred, as appropriate, during an emergency or disaster if/when the decision is made to implement provisions of the plan. Failure to adopt an updated Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) could result in noncompliance with federal guidelines regulating the distribution of Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) funds, as well as disqualification from future, incident specific disaster assistance funding.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the 2019 Emergency Operation Base Plan.
Suggest the amendments/changes to the existing draft necessary to facilitate adoption.
OPTIONS FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION
Adopt the 2019 Emergency Operation Base Plan.
Suggest the amendments/changes to the existing draft necessary to facilitate adoption.
ATTACHMENTS
2019 DRAFT Emergency Operations Plan