Emergency Operation Planning
The purpose of county emergency operation (EOP) planning is to ensure that a county is prepared to respond to and recover from emergencies, such as natural disasters, public health outbreaks, or technological hazards.
The EOP serves as a guide for decision-making and coordination during an emergency and includes the following:
- Identification of the potential hazards that the county faces.
- Assessment of the resources and capabilities needed to respond to emergencies.
- Identification of evacuation routes and shelter locations.
- Communication protocols and procedures for receiving and disseminating information.
- Guidelines for managing the response and recovery efforts, including the allocation of resources.
- Provisions for post-emergency assessment and recovery.
An EOP outlines the roles and responsibilities of the county and its agencies in responding to and recovering from emergencies.
The DEMA Planning Program assists local, county, and tribal governments in developing EOPs, and provides technical assistance. The team reviews all plans whether it conforms to or exceeds the recommendations in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 101 (CPG101). The team will also assess the plans with best practices and guidance issued by the FEMA, including those practices that relate to adequately addressing the needs of those individuals with access and functional needs, including people with disabilities.
For questions or assistance with your EOP, please contact the DEMA Planning Team at [email protected].
Planning- Emergency Operations
The next Planning- Emergency Operations Virtual Workshop (K-0103): TBA
Session Duration: 4 days
This course derives from the Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 101, Developing and Maintaining State, Territorial, Tribal and Local Government Emergency Plans, and its six-step planning process and inclusive whole community philosophy. Exact times may vary, but the training provides approximately 16.00 hours of content, not including breaks and lunch. There are eight lessons and introductory and conclusion modules. Additional content tailored for regional delivery or additional remarks and presentations by states or other partners may be included.
This course is for local officials, emergency managers, planners, and other partners involved in hazard mitigation planning. Consultants who assist in developing hazard mitigation plans may also participate.
Please visit the state’s online registration system at dematraining.az.gov or submit a request for local delivery through our DEMA Training and Exercise Event Request form.
Emergency Planning (G-235): TBA
Session Duration: 2 days
This course offers training in the fundamentals of the emergency planning process, including the rationale behind planning. It will develop the capability for effective participation in the all-hazard emergency operations planning process to save lives, and protect property and the environment threatened by disaster. This program is designed to provide emergency management personnel (planners) with the ability to write comprehensive emergency management plans in concert with Federal, State, local, and tribal plans.
This course is designed for emergency management personnel who are involved in developing an effective emergency planning system.
Please visit the state’s online registration system at dematraining.az.gov or submit a request for local delivery through our DEMA Training and Exercise Event Request form.
The following planning guidance documents constitute FEMA’s official policy on and interpretation of emergency operation plans guidelines:
Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 101: Developing & Maintaining Emergency Operations Plans
- CPG 101 provides guidelines on developing emergency operations plans and promotes a common understanding of the fundamentals of community-based, risk-informed planning and decision making to help planners examine threats or hazards and produce integrated, coordinated and synchronized plans.
- FEMA created Community Lifelines to reframe incident information, understand and communicate incident impacts using plain language, and promote unity of effort across the whole community to prioritize efforts to stabilize the lifelines during incident response.
- While lifelines were developed to support response planning and operations, the concept can be applied across the entire preparedness cycle. Efforts to protect lifelines, prevent and mitigate potential impacts to them, and building back stronger and smarter during recovery will drive overall resilience of the nation.