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16 <br /> OCES Strategic Plan-2014 <br /> EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION <br /> Emergency Management Mission Statement <br /> The Emergency Management Division will coordinate with partner agencies to ensure that Orange County is <br /> prepared to respond to and recoverfrom all natural,technological, and man-made emergencies.We will <br /> provide the leadership and support to reduce the loss of life and property through an all-hazards emergency <br /> management program of prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response,and recovery throughout Orange <br /> County. <br /> Approach <br /> Our approach is intended to improve customer service and further enhance the Emergency Management <br /> Division through the addition of key staff that will be tasked with developing realistic and actionable <br /> preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation plans. In addition,our approach will develop better use of <br /> technology, provide better training for county and stakeholder staff,and increase the ability of community <br /> leaders to make informed decisions during times of crisis. <br /> STRATEGIC GOAL #1 <br /> Develop relevant and actionable EM plans which are verifiable through <br /> exercises and real world implementation <br /> OBJECTIVES <br /> 1. Add 1 FTE in 14/15 for EM Planner for longterm planning development&support <br /> a. Emergency Operations Plan (revise and update) <br /> b. Hazard Mitigation Plan (revise and update) I <br /> c. Debris plan (support Solid Waste) <br /> d. Damage Assessment (new) <br /> e. THIRA (new) <br /> f. Recovery Plan (new) <br /> g. Tactical Interoperable Communications Plan (new) <br /> h. Nuclear 50 mile ingestion pathway(new) <br /> i. Active Threat (new) <br /> j. Standard Operating Guidelines and job aids for EOC (revise based on EOP) <br /> 2. Revise and update the County Emergency Operations Plan <br /> 3. Reassess the County multi-hazard mitigation plan <br /> 4. Conduct a Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) <br /> S. Conduct a Commodity Flow Study to identify the Hazardous Materials travelling through <br /> Orange County by rail,highway,and pipeline <br /> 6. Incorporate public health plans into the department with the Public Health Preparedness <br /> Coordinator <br /> 7. Disseminate the new resource manual which replaced the outdated version <br /> 118. Create EOC job aids that exist outside of the EOP and are currently not in existence <br /> Strategic Goals and Objectives <br />