Emergency Management Introduction and Overview15 March 2016

Office of Emergency Management Environmental Health & Safety

What is Emergency Management?

• A comprehensive all hazard program to identify hazards and risks that may cause crises and– Reduce their probability– Decrease their impacts– Develop community resources & capabilities– Contain, control, and manage– Return the community back to “normal”

4 Phases of Emergency Management

• Prevention-Mitigation

• Preparedness

• Response

• Recovery

Prevention – Mitigation Phase

• Threat & Hazard Assessments

• Reduce Likelihood (Prevention)

• Reduce Impact (Mitigation)

Identification of Risks

• Cornell University is subject to an array of natural and human-caused hazards– Natural

• Flood, severe storm, infectious disease outbreak

– Human-caused accidents• Fire, utilities failures, hazardous material spill

– Human-caused intentional• Civil unrest, cyber attack, mass violence

Prevention Efforts

Preparedness Phase• Development of

– Plans

– Resources

– Supplies

• Training

• Drills & Exercises

All-Hazards Planning Approach• Hazard & risk agnostic

• Capabilities based

• Increases general preparedness – not just hazard specific preparedness

• Plans can include hazard specificguidance

• Hazard Analysis guides yourcapability development

emergency.cornell.edu

Emergency Action Guide

Emergency Notification System

Campus Preparedness

Emergency.cornell.edu/alert

Exercise Program• Multi-Year Training & Exercise Plan

• Test plans and procedures

• Identify gaps and areas for improvement– After Action Report– Improvement Plan

Exercise Types

Response Phase

• Activate plans & procedures

• Manage incident response

• Apply resources

• Engage continuity plans

• All Hazards

• Capabilities based

• Contains– Roles

– Responsibilities

– Incident management structure

– Strategies

– Capabilities

Incident Activity Lifecycle

Start of Response

Operations

Response Activities

RecoveryActivities

ContinuityActivities

Start of ContinuityOperations

INCIDENTOCCURS

Demobilization

RecoveryBegins

ResponseEnds

Returning to Normal

Operations

RecoveryEnds

Time

Activ

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ContinuityOperations End

Incident Response

• Utilize University Emergency Action Guide

• Implement emergency plans– Emergency Responder Response Plans– Emergency Operations Plan– Continuity of Operations/Business Continuity

• Coordinated response– With other emergency responders– Utilize Incident Command System (ICS) &

National Incident Management System (NIMS)

Routine Cornell Incidents

• Incident Command Structure aligns with incident size and scope

Incident/Unified CommandSafety Officer (Maybe)

Ops Logistics(Maybe)

• Law• Fire/Rescue• EMS• Shift Mechanic

Non-Routine Incidents

Emergency Support Functions (ESF)• Transportation • Search and Rescue

• Information Technologies • Hazardous Materials Response

• Facilities • Animal Care

• Fire Services • Utilities

• Emergency Management • Law Enforcement & Security

• Housing • Government & Community Relations

• Dining • Communications

• Supply Management • Volunteer Management

• Health Services • Student & Community Crisis Support

• Emergency Medical Services

Incident Management Team Supporting Incident Command

Incident Management Team

(ESFs)

Coordinate Supportto Incident Site

Coordinate & SupportOff Site Activities

Command & Controlof Incident

Cornell Crisis Manager

Incident Command Post

Continuity of Operations (COOP)

• Develop strategies for common disruptions

• Maintain essential activities

• Identify deferred activities

COOP Planning

Recovery Phase• Return to “normal”

or the “new normal”

• Recovery includes– Physical state

– Emotional state

– Financial state

• Blurring of recovery & mitigation

• Communications• Essential

services/functions• Priorities• Alternative facilities,

cross-training, flexible work options

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