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Home My WebLink About14- Gallatin County Emergency Management Plan, 2014 Plan 4 co 7t- Gallatin County Emergency Management Plan ' Executive Summary - Shelter & Mass Care • The Shelter and Mass Care Annex describes how we provide sheltering _ „ and mass care services tote community. The primary organization for this function is the Gallatin County Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) with the American Red Cross as the lead. Gallatin • _= County Emergency Management has worked close with VOAD in — '_ development and maintenance of this function. • Gallatin County Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster is composed �^ of 11 nongovernmental organizations located in Gallatin County. Each one of these organizations bring a different set of resources with them, and *y together provide all the functions necessary to providing shelter and mass care to displaced people. - This annex provides the coordination and assignment of 5 primary activities under the umbrella of sheltering and mass care. , r American Red • Feeding - How do we provide food to the community and the r"' • isaster_ Z'., responders. • Sheltering - How do we provide sheltering for displaced yip lig individuals. • Special Needs - What special factors need to be taken into , account to support groups and individuals with special needs. • Pets - How do we support pets during an incident. OR: - 'Y ; - • Welfare Inquiries - How do we provide reunification of individuals. Most of these activities will utilize the support of several groups to perform during and incident. Great effort has been volunteered by the VOAD to identify how these groups work together for the overall good of the community. 4. /— Patrick Lonergan, Director ReadyGallatin.com Gallatin County Emergency Management Mitigation • Preparedness • Response • Recovery A, Gallatin County Emergency Management Plan .,14,a_Nk.:, Executive Summary - Radiological Protection _ ' 7r... •F MO The Radiological Protection Annex describes Gallatin County's response Niffp to a radiological incident. Gallatin County Hazardous Materials Response Team and Gallatin County Emergency Management are the primary agencies for this function. ` ;a _ - . -iii While Gallatin County has significantly less risk to a radiological • incident, there is definitely exposure present in the community. Radiological materials are transported through the area, used in industrial and medical applications, and utilized for research purposes at t. Montana State University. -„, Ali: .._.J ' Gallatin County is equipped relatively well to address a radiological " •f incident. The County is host to one the Montana State Hazardous sad 'eal Materials Incident Response Teams which has radiological capabilities. 4 Montana State University Safety and Health also has significant Or : response capabilities as well as a radiological safety officer on staff. American nod cos Disaster Relief • In addition to our local resources, Montana National Guard, Department NW of Defense, and Department of Energy response resources are also available. As with most specialized resources in Montana, local , resources will be responsible for stabilizing an incident for a ;' . , considerable amount of time until other resources can arrive. _ , t `o1., , Ai.i.. . ! /7"4 /------- iiiiffilllir .s, Patrick Lonergan, Director --- Gallatin Gallatin County Emergency Management ''''.-'7....<11 -..-.- ReadyGallatin.com Mitigation . Preparedness . Response . Recovery Gallatin County Emergency Management Plan `' ), , ,„..;:e Executive Summary - Human Services The Human Services Annex describes primarily how mental health services are provided. The Help Center 211 in Bozeman is the primary coordinating organization for this. • — a1 • - - ._r — The Help Center 211 is the primary referring agency among the mental - " • health organizations in Gallatin County. They will coordinate requests outside of individuals' care providers. If need overwhelms the existing - system the Help Center will coordinate through the Gallatin County - - Coordination Center what neighboring or out of area resourcesting • - '� • needed. ei C ,' .. , ,. . r, / ' ' /---------- Ili Patrick Lonergan, Director ig ' Gallatin County Emergency Management 1•. . a. """ic.'"Red tea ;,*. 4i, ZSaner pC , • If Aglik '.illelkiliti t Vl 111 f. r -r t u . 1, I, r W ReadyGallatin.com Mitigation • Preparedness • Response • Recovery Gallatin County Emergency Management Plan Executive Summary - Health & Medical Services vwm.. lot The Health and Medical Services Annex describes the health and medical needs of the community during an incident. The Gallatin City County Health Department is the primary agency for this function with -'• � _ support from the health care providers in the community. This annex addresses primarily the handling of injured and deceased individuals. Much of this information is contained in operational plans annial such as the Multiple Patient Incident Plan and the Surge Capacity Plan. _ ._.. A large portion of this annex is composed of attachments explaining the • variety of federal resources available through the National Disaster :.• Medical System. maw jig IN I ' V American f:ed Croi Patrick Lonergan, Director " Wilts; Gallatin County Emergency Management "8 GIMP 111 ; III ReadyGallatin.com Mitigation . Preparedness • Response . Recovery Gallatin County Emergency Management Plan v 4°"u a Executive Summary - Hazardous Materials _� ' 7Aimalw The Hazardous Materials Annex describes how incidents of this type are handled. The Gallatin County HazMat Team and Gallatin County Emergency Management are the lead organizations for this function. Gallatin County and the City of Bozeman jointly host a hazardous materials response team for incidents within the county. The team is also one of six State Hazardous Materials Incident Response Teams operated under the State Emergency Response Commission and is raw. available to respond statewide in that capacity. • This annex identifies how we categorize '� g and respond to incidents � 111 involving hazardous materials. Spill reporting and the responsibilities of the responsible party are outlined. Hazardous materials incidents are - .• � different than most incidents in that the party responsible for the spill °IL "' T is liable for all costs associated with the incident. As such, it is important that accurate records be maintained. R — A ancon Rod crei The Montana Code Annotated requires counties and municipalities to }},;isrrr Rehm: identify a Local Emergency Response Authority for hazardous materials incidents. This annex designates this responsibility to the fire service, -. Ns, and the Sheriff in areas not covered by a fire agency. * 710111/4� t Patrick Lonergan, Director Gallatin County Emergency Management • ReadyGallatin.com Mitigation • Preparedness • Response . Recovery of GA Gallatin County Emergency Management Plan yv " 4 Executive Summary - Evacuation -h4o The Evacuation Annex describes the process we utilize when evacuating people. Local law enforcement agencies are the primary agencies for this function. s� _ Evacuations are always a difficult activity and are always implemented in p the public's best interest, while it is often not seen this way. The authority to implement an evacuation is held by the law enforcement • agency having jurisdiction for the incident. In large scale wide spread " `-� • incidents the Principal Executive Officer will play a significant role as r K' the legal authority. Montana statute does not authorize the forcible tio $1 evacuation of individuals from their private property. This annex provides the following standardized items: • ,...s►�i.. 1�t • Decision Considerations411 • Evacuation Process (Warning, Order) �a. can Rad cr„ • Evacuation Paperwork `e fl1 aster Relief While this annex provides boiler plate material, agencies should ,, <; customize the material for their agency ahead of time. ^'� +, 14. A ` • /./4 Patrick Lonergan, Director _ Gallatin County Emergency Management - \ . ReadyGal Iatin.com Mitigation • Preparedness . Response • Recovery Gallatin County Emergency Management Plan " Executive Summary - Resource & Donations Mgmt ' The Resource and Donations Management Annex addresses how we manage donated resources and spontaneous volunteers. The Gallatin County Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) is the primary organization responsible for this function. Within VOAD, the 4'- Greater Gallatin United Way and Bozeman Help Center are leading this function. This is a combined annex in which we have combined resource - management and donations management. Some jurisdictions may have • , annexes for each function. .- - --- _ This annex talks about important considerations to think about during v'i,� *` incidents that people may want to help with. While with the best of intentions, large amounts of donated goods and spontaneous volunteers • `.J often become a large burden on incidents. The ability to collect and ' disseminate these resources is often very difficult for a variety of reasons. These issues often result in a large amount of donated goods and volunteer resources being unusable. A America n4*jch, This annex covers the methods and tools that the VOAD will utilize in 1/ sr ' ` Gallatin County to coordinate this activity. The goal of VOAD in this 4 function is to educate and funnel donations so they are useful and do not go to waste. The VOAD also coordinates spontaneous volunteers and • ANN- ,c tries to associate them with appropriate organizations fitting the sr volunteers' skills. ,y These issues have been, and will continue to be, difficult functions to manage around the nation. /4K- Patrick Lonergan, Director Gallatin County Emergency Management ReadyGallatin.com Mitigation . Preparedness • Response . Recovery a GA Gallatin County Emergency Management Plan f 441V*. *\, Executive Summary Basic Plan VAlwommrThe Gallatin County Emergency Management Plan is designed utilizing the concept of an "all hazard" approach. This means that Gallatin County 4 ' • approaches all incidents using the same procedures and resources i- regardless of the type of incident. To accomplish this the plan is written _ using what is known as a "traditional format" plan consisting of an " overarching Basic Plan and functional annexes. The Basic Plan outlines our overall approach to emergency management. art'` •ice• • It contains high level concepts about how agencies in Gallatin County ' • ' - function with each other. Roles and responsibilities are also delineated 1t ' and assigned in this section. Specific information regarding functional roles, responsibilities, procedures, and resources are contained in the following 20 function pi specific annexes. Each annex is essentially a standalone document that tea, JlaSrtean Red supports the Basic Plan. Each annex is adopted by the Principal - _ _ •saster Executive Officer of each adopting jurisdiction as well as agencies with primary responsibility for that annex. Compliance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 requiring the .10**1' local adoption of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) is y contained in this section. All signatories to this document are certifying their compliance with NIMS. _ We recognize that everything is always in a state of change and as such - the Gallatin County Emergency Management Plan (EMP) will always be in a state of revision. The EMP is setup on a 5 year complete revision cycle ar with one fifth of the plan being reviewed annually. ReadyGallatin.com Mitigation . Preparedness • Response - Recovery "A Gallatin County Emergency Management Plan . sv " Annual Review Update Page These documents are hereby approved effective immediately and supersede all previous editions. r Updated Revision Date Title May 18, 2011 Basic Plan ,:71/4;4,-._'' .. # April 26, 2012 Annex A:Warningt. r y April 26,2012 Annex B:Communications 0 April 2014 Annex C:Shelter& Mass Care . O May 2014 Annex D: Radiological G April 2014 Annex E: Evacuation a 2, - May 18, 2011 Annex F: Firefighting ',-' ; " May 18, 2011 Annex G: Law Enforcement IN44, . , G April 2014 Annex H: Health &Medical Services • ' " May 18, 2011 Annex I: Public Information 111 e May 18, 2011 Annex J: Recovery - . July 24,2012 Annex K: Community Infrastructure rr� _-- G May 2014 Annex M:Donations& Resource Management May 18, 2011 Annex N: Coordination II P v A O August 2014 Annex 0: Human Services . May 18, 2011 Annex P: Hazard Mitigation i O May 2014 Annex Q:Hazardous Materials ' May 18, 2011 Annex R: Search and Rescue Ili,. d'fr„richt ; July 24, 2012 Annex S:Transportation May 18, 2011 Annex U: Legal May 18,2011 Annex V:Terrorism As the Principal Executive Officer for the City of Bozeman, I accept the -__ . P. d updated plan changes as outlined above. \-------- f .._(_71a,,,,,------- 6 1 q Aitiff,QA`11-1--. J- $us', ayor bat- City of Bozeman Ready&allatin.com Mitigation • Preparedness . Response . 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