Coordinating Disaster Response Activities Clause Samples
Coordinating Disaster Response Activities. Participating Jurisdictions will coordinate, to the extent practicable, their emergency response activities with and through SCDEM in order to minimize death, injury, and damages to property, the economy, and the environment during natural, technological or human-caused disasters.
a. During, or in anticipation of disasters as defined by RCW 38.52.010(6), affected Participating Jurisdictions will activate their incident management structure and Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, and notify SCDEM as soon as practicable.
b. When activated, Participating Jurisdictions will request County, state and/or federal resources through established emergency management protocols, i.e., from the SCEOC to the Washington State Emergency Operations Center. The Participating Jurisdictions agree that the County shall remain harmless in the event of non-availability or non-performance of requested resources.
c. Participating Jurisdictions shall submit incident-related information to the SCEOC and the SCEOC shall develop and provide comprehensive situation reports to the Participating Jurisdictions, as well as to regional and state partners.
d. Participating Jurisdictions will identify appropriate points of contact with whom the SCJIC will communicate to form the information network commonly referred to as the Joint Information System (JIS).
e. When requested and practicable, Participating Jurisdictions will deploy liaisons to the Snohomish County EOC to enhance communication between the SCEOC and the incident site(s).
f. Upon determining that a disaster as defined by RCW 38.52.010(6) has happened or is imminent, Participating Jurisdictions will, under the provisions of applicable code, initiate through the jurisdiction’s appropriate authority a Proclamation of Emergency for their jurisdiction. Participating Jurisdictions will notify SCDEM as soon as practicable of their intent to proclaim a disaster and provide SCDEM with a copy of the proclamation as soon as practicable.
Coordinating Disaster Response Activities. SCEM and Participating Jurisdictions will coordinate their emergency response activities in order to endeavor to minimize death, injury, and damages to property, the economy, and the environment during natural, technological or human-caused disasters.
a. SCEM will maintain a 24 hour per day Duty Officer, who will serve as the primary point of contact to address emergency management-related requests on behalf of Participating Jurisdictions. The Duty Officer is available through direct phone call, or by request through Dispatch.
b. As resources allow, SCEM will utilize multiple means of communication to notify, warn, and/or provide information and instruction to the general public regarding impending or occurring disasters.
c. SCEM will maintain and, when necessary, activate the Spokane County Emergency Coordination Center (SCECC) and implement the Spokane County CEMP and applicable procedures. The SCECC may activate in anticipation of, or immediately after, disasters as defined by RCW 38.52.010(6). The SCECC may also activate to provide support during pre- planned events or at the approved request of a Participating Jurisdiction. Requests to activate the SCECC will be made via the Duty Officer to the SCEM Deputy Director. The decision to activate the SCECC, and at what level, is made by the SCEM Director or Deputy Director.
d. SCEM will maintain and, when necessary, activate the Spokane County Joint Information Center (SCJIC) and applicable procedures. The SCJIC may activate in anticipation of, or immediately after, disasters as defined by RCW 38.52.010(6). The SCJIC may also activate to provide support during pre-planned events or at the request of a Participating Jurisdiction. Requests to activate the SCJIC will be made via the Duty Officer to the SCEM Deputy Director. The decision to activate the SCJIC, and at what level, is made by the SCEM Director or Deputy Director.
e. When activated, the SCECC will coordinate resource requests among affected jurisdictions within Spokane County. The SCECC will also make available the County’s emergency resources not required for use elsewhere during emergencies, the use of which shall be determined and prioritized by SCECC. When necessary, SCEM will request state and federal resources on behalf of the Participating Jurisdictions through Washington’s established emergency management protocols, i.e. from the SCECC to the Washington State Emergency Operations Center. The Participating Jurisdictions agree that the County...