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HomeMy WebLinkAbout092 97 '.. QC: .}tA.. D.4+S. Íj,../5-91 '" STATE OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF JEFFERSON In the Matter of Requesting All County Elected Officials and Department Heads to Participate in a Disaster Exercise During April 1998 '_(l'<1-~ONèO'; /';:'/\ \.~\ "'-il \" \0\\ !,",I~'.~I-<¡ TI'IE HEART OF THE \, '",I.."'-:,,"! /OLYMPIC "E~I~SI'[ A q.~~1 '~fll J N(;\() } } } } } RESOLUTION NO. 92-97 WHEREAS, Jefferson County is required to do a disaster preparedness exercise in 1998, to comply with the State and Local Assistance Grant contract agreement; and WHEREAS, Jefferson County has a revised Comprehensive All-Hazard Emergency Plan which is require to be tested through a disaster exercise; and, WHEREAS, the "prescribed management system for disaster response is the Incident Command System and the employees of Jefferson County need additional training and experience in the ICS management system; and WHEREAS, the Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management is already planning a disaster exercise for April 1998; and, WHEREAS, it is the responsibility ofthe Jefferson County Board of Commissioners to provide the residents of Jefferson County the best emergency management program in mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery that can be obtained for a County of this size. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Jefferson County Commissioners, that they are requesting all Jefferson County Department Heads and Elected Officials to participate in this exercise to the fullest extent. BE IT FURTHER RESOL VED, that the Statement of Purpose for the Jefferson County Full Scale Exercise set for April 24, 1998 is adopted as "Attachment A" to this resolution. APPROVED AN!> ADOPTED ~ ~ of -;,,"-:', ~')I:""" / . -' '4 . ' /,")'- . '. 'J '. I '. ... V '. / ::~. """"""~J. " ... / "? ,f:'.,:"; ',~,.. j '-'. ,I,' i. " \: ';'\ o"} ,: ; : \'11: "",,'¡'..J',' ATTEST: ".,': . \--- , 7" . SEAL: " Q. Lorna Delaney, CMC Clerk of the Board LVOL 23 'Ar-55(\. -'~- '"", l1' '.., ATTACHMENT "A" JEFFERSON COUNTY FULL SCALE EXERCISE - April 24, 1998 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE The purpose ofthe proposed emergency preparedness exercise is to improve the following emergency procedures: 1. Exercise and evaluate the County's Comprehensive Emergency Plan. (A plan review and critique will be scheduled on the Emergency Management Plan for Elected Officials and Dept. Heads). 2. Utilize the Emergency Operations Center. Develop an Incident Action Plan and include a shift change. 3. Use county and city employees in disaster roles they would assume in reality. (JC Emergency Management Plan training will be provided). 4. Involve all emergency response agencies, schools, and other organizations within the county and city that wish to participate in the exercise. 5. Utilize the Incident Command System. (pre-exercise training sessions on ICS will continue. This training should involve the Department or Agency heads or their alternates, and other designated personnel from: I. Assessor 2. Auditor 3. Prosecutor 4. Sheriff 5. Public Services 9. Information Services 6. Public Works 10. Community Development 7. Treasurer 11. Health and Human Svcs 8. Dist./Sup. Court Attending members ofEPREP (Emergency Response personnel and Emmitsburg '95 folks) have agreed to help on Exercise Development, Controllers, Simulators, and Evaluators in the simulated earthquake disaster of unknown magnitude somewhere in Jefferson County on Apri124, 1998. lVOl 23 ~M.' 557