GOHSEP Elected_Officials_Manual_2015

GOHSEP Louisiana Elected Officials Emergency Management Manual
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Including sheltering service animals
with persons with disabilities who
utilize service animals – LRS 29:726 E.
(20) (a) (i).
The State EOP and specific components of it require
annual review periods. For example, the portion of the
plan that addresses pets and service animals must be
reviewed on an annual basis by both GOHSEP and
the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
(LDAF). The evacuation and sheltering component of
the EOP must be submitted biennially.
To ensure local and State governments remain
capable to perform essential functions after a disaster
or emergency, the State and Parishes are required to
include continuity of government (COG) planning and
continuity of operations (COOP) in their EOPs.
Parish-Required Plans
• Parish EOP – Required by LRS 29: 729 B., Parish
EOP planning is discussed in the next section of
this Manual.
• Parish Hazard Mitigation Plans (HMP) –
Required in order to be eligible for Hazard
Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grants, the
Parish HMP is discussed in the Local Hazard
Mitigation Plans section of this Manual.
Statute requires Parish-level
planning.
Other Requirements
Beyond required planning initiatives, State and local
authorities are required to perform some specific
assessments and inventories that inform comprehensive
planning efforts. Among those are inventories and
assessments that apply to providing emergency support
and aid to at-risk populations. Typically, at-risk
populations are those defined as children, elderly, those
who are economically disadvantaged, those with
disabilities and those whose first language is not English,
among others.
At-Risk Populations: Emergency Rules +
Standards For Mandatory Evacuations +
Sheltering
Every Parish and municipality must perform a biennial
risk assessment for its at-risk populations. The risk
assessment should consist of a survey of people
living within the corporate limits (municipal risk
assessment) and outside of the corporate limits (Parish
risk assessment). The survey identifies those in each
category of the at-risk population and essential workers
to determine whether individuals may need sheltering
in a general population or a special-needs shelter.
Every Parish and municipality must prepare an
inventory of all available modes of transportation for
use in a mandatory evacuation. A copy of the municipal
AT-RISK INVENTORY
SHOULD IDENTIFY:
• At-risk populations by categories
defined by the Louisiana Department of
Health and Hospitals (DHH).
• Essential workers needed to assist atrisk
individuals.
• Transportation assets needed to
develop an evacuation and sheltering
plan for each category.
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