LEHI CITY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT One City s Approach
Presentation Agenda Lehi s Emergency Management History Emergency Management Committee Who Where and When What Why Lehi City s Hazard Vulnerability Assessment Lehi City s Emergency Operations Plan Conclusion
Lehi s Emergency Management History Prior to 1999 Lehi City did not have an Emergency Operations Plan (EOP). In 1999 an EOP was drafted for the City by the chief building official. The EOP is distribute to all City departments without being discussed and without a plan to update it. Over the next eight years the EOP is not updated and the City does not hold any emergency exercises.
Lehi s Emergency Management History 2006 the emergency management responsibilities are given to the assistant city administrator. 2006 the Lehi Emergency Management Committee was formed. 2008 members of the committee started working on the Vulnerability Study and the Emergency Operations Plan. 2009 Hazard Vulnerability Assessment and EOP were completed and approved by the City Council.
Lehi s Emergency Management Committee
Lehi s Emergency Management Committee Where and When The committee meets every Monday from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm in the city hall conference room.
Lehi s Emergency Management Committee What Emergency Management Policies and Procedures Authority to act during an emergency Emergency Spending Show up to work requirements for employees Emergency Management Documents Hazard Vulnerability Assessment Emergency Operations Plan Debris Management Plan Mitigation Plan
Lehi s Emergency Management Committee What continued Employee Emergency Training FEMA Training Online Courses Classroom Courses Table Top and Full Scale Exercises Preparedness Employee 72 Hour Kits Preparedness Luncheon First-aid Kits Family Emergency Plan
Lehi s Emergency Management Committee What continued Citizens Created a local Family Preparedness Guide Started a Be Ready Lehi Program in conjunction with the Be Ready Utah Program Community newsletter articles City Information Expo Businesses Work with the Chamber of Commerce to promote preparedness for businesses Hosted the Ready Your Business Workshop put on by the Utah Department of Public Safety Division of Homeland Security
Lehi s Emergency Management Committee What continued Mutual Aid Agreements and Partnerships Neighboring communities as well as distant communities School District County Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) Red Cross Salvation Army Local and National Businesses Implementation of the Citizen Corps Program in Lehi CERT VIPS
Lehi s Emergency Management Committee Why Share the workload Broad knowledge base of how the city operates and where critical infrastructure is located Creates buy in from all departments Great way to brainstorm and come up with new ideas
Hazard Vulnerability Assessment Identifies 16 potential major hazards and/or situations in this study.
Hazard Vulnerability Assessment This document also outlines: Lehi s history with the outlined events Where the City could expect these different events to occur What infrastructure will be affected as well as how it will be affected Expected rolls for many of the City Departments in each kind of event.
Hazard Vulnerability Assessment TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary...3 Current Jurisdictional Data...21 Hazard Identification...31 Civil Unrest/Disobedience...31 Cold Wave...33 Drought...35 Earthquake...39 Energy and Fuel Shortages...48 Epidemic (Humans or Animals)...49 Fire (Conflagration)...53 Flooding...55 Hazardous Materials...58 Heat Wave...61 Landslide and Heavy Erosion...64 Lost, Missing, Trapped or Overdue Persons...66 Snow and Ice Storms...70
Emergency Operations Plan This Emergency Operations Plan outlines the basic organization for emergency management and concept of operations for coordinated response. The Emergency Operations Plan assigns actions to be taken in various situations by Lehi City government and others. Departments and agencies that are assigned responsibilities in this plan are expected to develop supporting plans and procedures that will allow then to carry out their responsibilities when required.
Conclusion Communication, Communication, Communication Rely on Internal Resources Small Steady Steps Preparedness Practice