EMA

Overview

The Clark County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) is authorized by Ohio Revised Code (5502.271) to coordinate and administer countywide all-hazards emergency management and disaster preparedness functions for the County and its political subdivisions.

Because disasters can happen anywhere at any time, emergency management is both a system and a process working through four phases:

Mitigation: Mitigation includes any activities that prevent an emergency, reduce the chance of an emergency happening, or reduce the damaging effects of unavoidable emergencies.

Preparedness: Preparedness includes plans or preparations made to save lives and to help response and rescue operations.

Response: Response includes actions taken to save lives and prevent further property damage in a disaster or emergency situation.

Recovery: Recovery includes actions taken to return to a normal or even safer situation following an emergency.

Mission Vision

  Under Construction

Plans

Hazard Analysis is the backbone of emergency planning.  Knowing the hazards, risks, and vulnerabilities of our community is necessary in order to properly plan, train, and exercise our response to those hazards.

Additionally, Clark County uses a committee approach to planning knowing that it is the planning process that is invaluable, building relationships as well as defining roles and responsibilities.

Clark County Plans:

1. Hazzard Analysis

2. Emergency operations Plan

   • 2009 EOP Basic Plan

   • 2007 ESF#1 Transporation (former Evacuation)

   • 2007 ESF #2 Communications

   • 2007 ESF #3 PW Engineering

   • 2007 ESF 4 Firefighting and Rescue

   • 2007 ESF5 Emergency Managment (former Direction and Control)

   • 2009 ESF #6 Mass Care

   • 2007 ESF #7 Resource Management

   • 2010 ESF # 8 Public Health and Medical

   • 2009 ESF #10 Haz-Mat Plan

   • 2007 ESF #13 Law Enforcement

   • 2007 ESF #14 Recovery (former Damage Assessment)

   • 2007 ESF#15 Public Information

   • 2007 Annex A Terrorism Preparedness

   • 2009 Annex C Special Needs Canvassing Team

   • 2009 Annex D Volunteer Reception Center

   • 2010 Annex E Debris Management

   • Mitigation Plan

3. Mass Casualty Plan

4. Homeland Security Strategic Plan

5. Clark County Homeland Security Strategic Plan

Resources

Disaster Assistance Resource Database

EMA maintains a database of pre-identified resources to assist first responders and community agencies in responding to and recovering from all kinds of emergencies and disasters. It provides EMA the ability to contact resources via established channels for expedited deployment to the incident.
If you would like more information or to become part of our resource pool, or if you have any questions after reading these documents, contact Ken Johnson, at kjohnson@clarkcountyohio.gov or 937-521-2178

National Incident Management System

NIMS is a comprehensive, national approach to incident management that is applicable at all jurisdictional levels and across functional disciplines, regardless of size, location or complexity.  NIMS improve coordination and cooperation between public and private entities in a variety of incident management activities and provide a common standard for overall incident management.

The full NIMS Document can be accessed at http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nims/NIMS_core.pdf.

NIMS Links

•  NIMS FAQs

• Additional Clarification on IS-701, 702, 703, and 704

• Ohio NIMS Implementation Fact Sheet for FY10

• Ohio NIMS Implementation Guidance FY10

• FEMA NIMS Resource Center

• ICS fillable forms (excel spreadsheet)

Forms

• CategoryB

• Damage & Need Assessment

• Debris Fact Sheet August-08

• FEMA Individual and Family Grant Program

• PDAFieldGuide2008

• PNPFacilityEligiblityListing2008

Links

• Federal Emergency Management Agency

• Ohio Emergency Management Agency (OEMA)

• Ohio Department of Public Safety

• International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM)

• National Emergency Management Association

• Emergency Management Association of Ohio (EMAO)

• Western Ohio Emergency Management Association