Title
City of Olympia Emergency Management Plan
Recommended Action
Information only. No action requested.
Report
Issue:
Overview of the City’s Emergency Management Plan for the Planning Commission
Staff Contact:
Patrick Knouff, Emergency Management Senior Program Specialist, Fire Department, 360.709.2701
Presenter(s):
Patrick Knouff, Emergency Management Senior Program Specialist
Background and Analysis:
The City of Olympia has had a Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan since the mid-1990s. The current plan follows standard of the industry, State Emergency Management and FEMA approved format. The plan is an “all-hazard” plan. This means that the plan is written to apply to the impact of the disaster, not the specific hazard type. Evacuation applies to many hazard situations. The plan is broken into 5 key parts: the basic plan, appendices, emergency support functions, support annexes, and incident annexes. The basic plan addresses scope, purpose, concept of operations, roles, responsibilities, etc. The appendices cover acronyms, definitions, organization charts, diagrams, etc.
There are 15 emergency support functions that detail the specific roles of different fields (city departments for example) and professions involved in the various states of emergency management. The support annexes contain guidance for recovery planning and volunteer and donations management. The incident annexes detail approaches to specific hazards that may impact the City.
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
Emergency Management and having a prepared response strategy is of importance to neighborhoods and the community.
Options:
None. Information only.
Financial Impact:
None. Information only.
Attachments:
2016 Emergency Management Plan
2016 Overview