3 - Emergency Management UpdateEmergency Management
2023 Priorities:
1: Be Ready for an Emergency
EOC training and exercises
FW Employee training and education
Coordination/Support with King County and/or Washington State
2: 2023 EM Requirements
Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP)
Emergency Management Preparedness Grant (EMPG)
Annual All Hazards Exercise
3: Community Outreach (CERT/NET)
4: 5-Year EM Strategy
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EM Annual Plan
"Must Do"
EMPG to WA EMD by June 30 (Complete)
CEMP to WA EMD by December 31 St (On Track)
All Hazards Exercise (October 19t" "Great Shakeout")
Training and Exercises
Test Phone Roster (May)
EOC Training (June 24/25)
EOC Activation Exercise (July 4t")
City Hall Evacuation Drill (July 27t")
Great Shakeout (October 19t")
Community Outreach
Volunteer Organizations (CERT, FW Amateur Radio Club, Team Rubicon)
City Events: State of the City, Red White and Blues, National Night Out,
Farmer's Market
Key Businesses, Faith -Based, and other partners
City Council Members and
Emergencies and Disasters
Definitions.
Emergency: any event that warrants action to save
lives and to protect property, public health, and
safety. (traffic accident, building fire)
Disaster: an event in which a community
experiences losses that exceeds the capability of the
local jurisdiction and requires county and potentially
state and possibly federal involvement. (airliner
crash, severe storm, earthquake magnitude 6-7)
Catastrophe: an event in which a society incurs such
losses that the entire society is affected and
extraordinary resources and skills are required.
(Cascadia earthquake magnitude 8-9, Mt. Rainier
major eruption)
City Council Members and
Emergencies and Disasters
Notification
In the event of a significant emergency or a disaster, the Emergency Manager (EM) will
notify the Mayor, City Council Members, and the Management Team of the situation,
important facts, and potential impact on the City and its residents. (Kodak Enterprise ship
fire, Port of Tacoma, Easter 2023)
Response
Declaration of Emergency: The Mayor, or in their absence, the City Council President,
may proclaim a state of emergency in accordance with FWR 91-91 and RCW 38.52.70.
Activate EOC: If required to coordinate a multi -agency response, the Mayor, FW EM,
senior member of any organization in the GFWEM (SKFR, FWPS, VMFH, Lakehaven
W&SD), or FW Department Director can activate the EOC.
Level 3: Warm Start. The EOC may be activated at a level 3 in anticipation of an event that
may cause disruption or overwhelm one or more agencies or departments. Examples include
the prediction of a severe winter storm, planned protest, or another event that is predicted not
to exceed available services.
Level 2: Partial Activation. An event or incident exceeds the resources of responding
agencies and departments, or to facilitate coordination of resources, communications, and
planning between agencies, departments, and policy makers. A Level 2 Activation will be
tailored to the event, only recalling the staff required to manage the event.
Level 1: Full Activation. The EOC is activated at Level 1 to respond to major emergencies
or disasters. All sections are fully staffed to facilitate planning, communications, resources,
and to make recommendations to the Policy Group.
City Council Members and
Emergencies and Disasters
1. Council Members must remain informed,
aware, and able to respond to and represent
their constituents. The EM, through the EOC if
activated, will ensure Council Members remain
informed. (Email, Scheduled Briefings in Council
Chambers or Virtual)
2. Council Members are encouraged to tour the
city as soon as safe to assess the needs of their
constituents.
3. Continuity of Government: The City Council
must be capable of convening to pass emergency
resolutions if required.
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