STRUCTURE FOR DISASTER RESPONSE PLAN
The plan consists of the Preliminaries and eight (8) sections:
Preliminaries:
Foreword
Ministerial Statement in support of plan
This will give a synopsis of the contents of the plan
Acknowledgements
Recognition of individuals or agencies that have made a contribution to the development of the plan
Name of the Plan
Name or Number allocated to the plan (e.g. The Grenada Hurricane Response Plan. Section 3.1 of the National Disaster Plan or the Seaport Authority Earthquake Plan, section 5.4 of the Seaport Plan)
Signature Page
Containing the signatures of Heads of Agencies and the list of agencies to whom/which the plan has been distributed.
Record of Review and Updates
Lists when plan was updated and reviewed
Glossary of Terms
This section will list and explain terminology used in plan
Section 1: Introduction
The introduction will comprise of the following four elements:
Background
Will provide a general synopsis of the Ministry/Agency/Department as it relates to Disaster Management in [COUNTRY]
Purpose of the plan
Describes the purpose of the plan
Scope
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Extent of the coverage of the plan: island-wide (country-wide)
coverage
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Establishes timeframe
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It will be executed in tandem with (what other plans)
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This plan is multi-hazard in scope
Describe the mission statement as determined by the Disaster Management Advisory Committee or Legislation
Section 2: Authority
This section will establish the authority under which the plan is being prepared.
It will list the Legislation, Agreement or the body with such authority (i.e. Cabinet)
Section 3: Critical Assumptions
This section will describe a series of a number of assumptions, which will be key to the successful execution of the plan.
**Section 4: Institutional Framework **
This section outlines the organizational framework for the development and implementation of the plan. It will articulate the composition of the National Structure, its terms of reference and the institutional linkage with other agencies.
It will also illustrate the relationship between Ministry/Department/Agency and the relevant response agencies.
Agencies involved; Roles and Responsibilities
Schematic representation of Organisational structure
Section 5: Concepts of Operations
Describes the process through which the plan will be executed. It will describe the roles and functions of the operation cells i.e. NEOC, JOCC, EOC
Use of MOUs where there is a void/gap in the national capacity.
This section will detail the following:
Alert and Warning Mechanism,
Notification of an Incident,
Response Operations:
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Mobilization and deployment of emergency agencies
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Resource mobilization, access and deployment
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Interagency coordination and interoperability
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Monitoring and evaluation of the incident,
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Linkages with supporting plans and SOPS,
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Standard Operations governing key Emergency Response Functions (ERF)
- Telecoms,
Activation and Deactivation
Recovery Operations
This section will outline arrangements and response mechanism in event that the national emergency services had to respond to incidents or threats within the other CDEMA PS.
This section will contain the following:
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Linkages with other plans
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Checklists
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Notification /Call Out Procedures
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Contact Information
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List of resource requirements
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Job Aid (Status Boards etc)
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Maps – emergency routes, procedures
Other Considerations
a. Revision & updating of the plan
b. Dissemination of the plan
c. Training
d. Simulation Exercises
e. Record of real events and evaluation response