Emergency Planning

Preparedness

• Is a phase of emergency management that precedes the response phase

• Results from building and sustaining core capabilities in each of five mission areas.

• Requires development of a separate emergency plan for each identified threat and hazard

• Depends on a jurisdiction being able to manage all emergencies without outside assistance

“Planning to Deliver Capabilities” is one of the six major components of the:

• Whole Community Initiative

• National Preparedness System

• National Response Framework

• National Incident Management System

Which one of the following is NOT one of the three tiers of planning that make up the National Planning System?

• Tactical

• Strategic

• Functional

• Operational

Which planning level sets the context and expectations for operational planning?

• Tactical

• Strategic

• Functional

• Deliberate

Responsibility for emergency preparedness:

• Is shared by the whole community

• Rests solely at the local jurisdictional level

• Falls strictly to individuals and households

• Is divided between the Federal and State governments

What is the FIRST step of the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) process?

• Establish Capability Targets

• Determine Goals and Objectives

• Form a Collaborative Planning Team

• Identify the Threats and Hazards of Concern

Which one of the following statements is TRUE?

• The second step of the planning process, Understand the Situation, is meant to provide input for the THIRA.

• The second step of the planning process, Understand the Situation, is not necessary if you have done a THIRA

• Estimating capability requirements during the THIRA process helps planners identify resource needs.

• Planning decisions are made based on available resources without consideration of the THIRA.

The emergency planning process includes the following steps. Fill in the blank and select step 3 from the answers below.

Step 1. Form a collaborative planning team. Step 2. Understand the situation.

Step 3. ____________________

Step 4. Develop the plan.

Step 5. Prepare, review, and get approval. Step 6. Implement and maintain the plan.

• Conduct a hazard analysis.

• Determine goals and objectives.

• Submit an outline for Federal approval.

• Assign responsibilities for mission assignments

A benefit of forming a collaborative planning team is that it:

• Eliminates the involvement of elected officials who could politicize the process

• Removes individual accountability if problems arise during incident response

• Makes coordination with State and Federal plans unnecessary

• Builds trust and working relationships that will be needed during emergencies.

Guidance related to the six-step process for developing emergency plans can be found in:

• Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 101

• Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 201

• Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) 8

• National Preparedness Goal (NPG)