EMAN630 Week 1 Discussion Latest 2021 July

EMAN630 Crisis Communication for Emergency Managers

Week 1 Discussion

Below you will find a list of ten samples of Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs) that were published or updated in the past few years, along with the web links to access those plans. They reflect a variety of jurisdictions (i.e., state, county, municipal, tribal, federal district) or entities (e.g., state university) and geographic areas.

Select one that is of interest to you. Review the EOP, focusing on the principles or elements of effective and complete EOPs discussed in your assigned readings this week, and also specifically on the element or Emergency Support Function (ESF) involving Communications.

Provide a brief assessment or evaluation of the overall EOP, and the Communications element in particular. Does the EOP and its section on Communications seem complete, straightforward and clear, or is anything missing or confusing? What are your other impressions of the EOP?

Please post your original response by Sunday night, May 23, and replies to at least two other members of the class by Tuesday night, May 25. Citations are encouraged in your original responses. Bring something new and/or updated into the conversation.

Also, don’t forget to mention which plan you are referring to.

Basic Emergency Operations Plan (BEOP)

St Louis County, MO (March 2018)

https://www.stlouisco.com/Portals/8/docs/document%20library/police/oem/2018%20BEOP.pdf

Jacksonville State University Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)

Jacksonville, AL (September 2018)

http://www.jsu.edu/police/docs/jsueop.pdf

Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)

Washington County, Maine (May 12, 2016)

http://washingtoncountymaine.com/images/EOP2016.pdf

2017 State Emergency Operations Plan

Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA)

https://www.pema.pa.gov/Documents/CEOP%20JUNE%202017.pdf

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)

https://www.va.gov/VHAEMERGENCYMANAGEMENT/Documents/Education_Training/EMPPHS_Lesson_Four_Handout.pdf

Karuk Tribe Emergency Operations Plan

Karuk Tribe, California (January 23, 2014)

http://www.karuk.us/images/docs/Emergency%20Prep/Karuk%20Tribe%20EOP%202013%20Final%20Signed.pdf

Baltimore County Emergency Operations Plan

Towson, MD (October 2011)

http://resources.baltimorecountymd.gov/Documents/Emergency_Op/eop11.pdf

City of Seattle, WA

Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan—Emergency Operations Plan (Updated May 2015)

http://www.seattle.gov/Documents/Departments/Emergency/PlansOEM/SDRRP/Final_EOP.pdf

Cleveland State University Emergency Operations Plan-Version 4.0 (Updated 2018)

https://www.csuohio.edu/sites/default/files/CSU_EOP_4.0_Version.pdf

District of Columbia District Response Plan

Washington, D.C. (September 2015)

https://hsema.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/hsema/page_content/attachments/District%20Response%20Plan%202015.pdf