GOHSEP Elected_Officials_Manual_2015

Important Terms
First Responder –
Refers to those individuals who in the early stages
of an incident are responsible for the protection
and preservation of life, property, evidence and the
environment; as well as emergency management,
public health, clinical care, public works and other
skilled support personnel, such as equipment
operators, that provide immediate support services
during prevention, response and recovery operations.
Interoperability –
The capability to communicate, execute programs,
or transfer data among various functional units,
it generally refers to multi-jurisdictional and
intergovernmental communications. Interoperability
includes technologies and processes for multijurisdictional
and cross-disciplinary coordination of
existing communications systems and future networks
to assist emergency responders nationwide in
improving communications.
Resources
State
Disaster Act
Creates the Intrastate Mutual Aid, First Responder,
Regional Parish OHSEP Parish Directors and
Interoperability Subcommittees.
gohsep.la.gov/publications.aspx
First Responders Subcommittee
gohsep.la.gov/firstresponders.aspx
IMAC
gohsep.la.gov/imac.aspx
Louisiana Wireless Information Network
(LWIN)
gohsep.la.gov/interop.aspx
Regional Parish OHSEP parish Directors
Subcommittee
gohsep.la.gov/regionaldirectors.aspx
Intrastate Mutual Aid –
Parish-to-parish mutual assistance in the prevention
of, response to, and recovery from an emergency or
disaster. Examples of aid include deploying personnel,
technical assistance and assets (equipment and
materials).
Unified Command Group (UCG) –
The strategic decision-making body for emergencies.
The UCG is comprised of members appointed by
executive order of the Governor. It provides a unified
and coordinated approach to emergency incident
management, enabling institutions and agencies
with different legal, geographic and functional
responsibilities to coordinate, plan and interact
effectively.
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Publication Date: April 2, 2013