GOHSEP Elected_Officials_Manual_2015

Best Practices in Emergency Operations Planning
The State EOP guides State activities, investments
and emergency operations to eliminate or reduce
disaster impacts. While not required under
LRS 29:726 B., the following list of activities and
outcomes are identified as those areas the plan
may seek to address:
• Prevent and minimize injury and
damage caused by disaster or
emergency.
• Provide for emergency relief and prompt
and effective response.
• Identify and address vulnerabilities.
• Make recommendations for zoning,
building and other land use controls,
safety measures and other preventative
and preparedness measures.
• Provide assistance to local jurisdictions
in designing local emergency action
plans.
• Authorize and create procedures for
the construction of temporary works
to protect against or mitigate danger,
damage or loss from disasters, or other
emergencies.
• Catalog and distribute information on
available Federal, State and private disaster
and emergency assistance.
• Organize manpower and chains of
command.
• Coordinate Federal, State and local
homeland security, disaster or emergency
activities.
• Prevent terrorist attacks within the State
to:
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Reduce vulnerability to terrorism.
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Minimize loss of life, injury and
property damage resulting from
acts of terrorism.
• Coordinate all State and local plans for
securing the homeland.
• Include:
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Parish hazard plans.
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Hurricane evacuation and
shelter plans.
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Other types of emergency
planning.
State Plans
State of Louisiana Emergency Operations Plan
(EOP) – LRS 29:726 B. requires the State to prepare
and maintain a homeland security and State EOP. At a
minimum it must identify and propose:
• Homeland security and emergency
preparedness regions designated throughout
the State for planning, exercises, response and
recovery – LRS 29:726 E. (21).
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• An evacuation component, including
evacuation planning for at-risk populations –
LRS 29:726 E. (13) (a).
• A shelter component – LRS 29:726 E. (14) (a).
• Post-disaster response and recovery
strategies, scalable to minor, major or
catastrophic events – LRS 29:726 E. (15) (a).
• Assignments of lead and support
responsibilities – LRS 29:726 E. (16) (a).
• A plan for the rescue, evacuation, transport
and temporary sheltering for service animals
and pets – LRS 29:726 E. (20) (a).