GOHSEP Elected_Officials_Manual_2015

Threats + Hazards
Identification + Risk
Assessment (THIRA)
To begin pre-disaster preparations, conduct a THIRA.
A THIRA:
• Defines threats and/or risks through a hazard
assessment process.
• Articulates expected outcomes as stated in
the Emergency Operations Plan (EOP), Debris
Management Plan, Recovery Plan and any
other related plans that might be in place.
• Identifies internal resources that support
expected outcomes.
• Includes a gap analysis.
• Determines what external assets are needed
to support expected outcomes.
A hazard assessment
process determines . . .
• What types of hazards may occur and
how they will affect an area.
• Which populations or areas are likely to
be affected by each type of hazard.
• How much damage is expected to occur
in those areas should a hazard-related
emergency or disaster occur.
• The likelihood and frequency of each
hazard.
Mutual Aid Agreements
(MAA)
MAAs take many forms. They are also referred to as
Memorandums of Understandings (MOUs). A MAA is
an agreement between jurisdictions or agencies
to provide reciprocal services in the event of an
emergency or disaster.
Parishes are encouraged to enter into agreements as
allowed pursuant to Louisiana Revised Statute (LRS) Title
29:739 Intrastate Mutual Aid Compact (IMAC). LRS 29:739
allows for intrastate mutual aid between Parishes within
the State, to provide and promote mutual assistance in
the prevention of, response to and recovery from an
emergency or disaster. This statute mirrors the interstate
Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC)
(approved by the United States Congress (USC) by Public
Law [P.L.] No. 104-321, 110 Stat. 3877).
Mission Ready Packages (MRPs)
Mission Ready Packages (MRPs) describe specific
response and recovery resource capabilities,
including credentialed personnel, that are organized,
developed, trained and exercised prior to an
emergency or disaster. MRPs are important to mutual
aid because they allow for rapid identification,
locating, requesting, ordering and tracking of
specific resources quickly and effectively during an
emergency, when time is of the essence. Because
MRP development involves establishing a quality cost
estimate before an emergency occurs, they also result
in a well-documented reimbursement package and
more efficient reimbursement.
MRPs are based on National Incident Management
System (NIMS) resource typing but take the concept
a step further by considering the mission, limitations
that might impact the mission, required support,
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