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Brighton Police Department/ Office of Emergency Management
Reference: 2017 Emergency Operations Plan Update
To: Mayor Richard N. McLean and Members of City Council
Through: Clint Blackhurst, Acting City Manager
Prepared By: Stephanie Hackett, Emergency Management Coordinator
Date Prepared: 8/28/2017
PURPOSE
To review the 2017 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 2015, and as the timeline indicates, requires review to facilitate the 2017 readoption process.
CRITERIA BY WHICH COUNCIL MUST CONSIDER THE ITEM
SUMMARY OF UPDATES TO 2017 DRAFT:
• Reorganization of EOC structure to allow for both the activation of individual Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) as well as “sections” to allow for an individual or set of staff to manage the responsibilities of multiple ESFs within the section.
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Emergency Sections: |
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Emergency Services |
ESF-11 |
ESF-13 |
ESF-9 |
ESF4/4a/4b |
ESF-10 |
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Community Services |
ESF-6 |
ESF-8 |
ESF-14 |
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Infrastructure |
ESF-1 |
ESF-3 |
ESF-12 |
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Communications |
ESF-2 |
ESF-15 |
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Command and General Staff |
ESF-5 |
Finance |
Logistics |
Planning |
Operations |
• Clarification of EOC responsibilities to support incident command as requested, and to provide command and control coordination regarding community consequence management activities as needed.
• Clarification of roles and responsibilities of Finance Section in coordinating the collection and maintenance of all disaster related expenditures.
• Addition of planning assumption to include that items/locations of historical value will be preserved to the extent it is possible to do so without affecting life safety of first responders or residents.
• Update of acronyms and definitions
• Inclusion of updates appendices to include city code outlining declaration process, a 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 FEMA disaster assistance funding.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the 2017 Emergency Operation Base Plan.
Suggest the amendments/changes to the existing draft necessary to facilitate adoption.
OPTIONS FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION
Adopt the 2017 Emergency Operation Base Plan.
Suggest the amendments/changes to the existing draft necessary to facilitate adoption.
ATTACHMENTS
2017 DRAFT Emergency Operations Plan