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transport and disposal <strong>of</strong> hazardous material and waste, or storage <strong>of</strong> classified material. Installation commanders may<br />
not use risk management to alter or bypass legislative intent. However, when restrictions imposed by other agencies<br />
adversely affect the mission, planners may negotiate a satisfactory COA if the result conforms to the legislative intent.<br />
b. Impact. Risk management assists the installation commander in complying with regulatory and legal requirements<br />
by—<br />
Identifying applicable legal standards that affect the mission.<br />
Identifying alternate courses <strong>of</strong> action (COAs) or alternate standards that meet the intent <strong>of</strong> the law.<br />
Ensuring better use <strong>of</strong> limited resources through establishing priorities to correct known hazardous conditions that<br />
will result in projects with the highest return on investment funded first.<br />
Chapter 6<br />
<strong>Emergency</strong> Planning<br />
6–1. <strong>Emergency</strong> planning concept<br />
a. Overview. Per NIMS, NRF, CPG 101, AR 525–27, and DODI 6055.17, emergency planning is the process <strong>of</strong> (1)<br />
establishing the missions, requirements, and operational concepts for all 5 phases <strong>of</strong> EM within a specific jurisdiction,<br />
(2) directing the development <strong>of</strong> identified EM capabilities within the jurisdiction, (3) synchronizing the actions <strong>of</strong><br />
assigned functional areas with the established operational concept, and (4) determining the jurisdiction’s actions<br />
specific to each identified hazard. Effective planning conveys the goals and objectives <strong>of</strong> the EM program and the<br />
actions required to achieve these goals and objectives. The focus <strong>of</strong> this chapter and appendix G is to ensure that the<br />
correct planning PROCESS is executed and does not mandate a specific planning FORMAT.<br />
b. Capabilities-based planning process. The EM program requires a capabilities-based emergency planning process<br />
in order to effectively develop, employ, and sustain response and recovery capabilities applicable across all identified<br />
hazards. Per DODI 6055.17, the installation EM plan must be flexible enough for use in all emergencies, including<br />
unforeseen incidents, yet detailed enough to provide a course <strong>of</strong> action for installation commanders to proceed with<br />
preplanned responses to any incident.<br />
c. <strong>Emergency</strong> planning responsibilities. <strong>Emergency</strong> planning shall be conducted at the following organization levels.<br />
<strong>Emergency</strong> planning is conducted by the established EMWG with the technical direction <strong>of</strong> the EM program coordinator<br />
(the installation emergency manager at the installation level).<br />
(1) Headquarters emergency management plan. A headquarters EM plan shall assign missions to subordinate<br />
jurisdictions (assigned commands and installations) and define how those subordinate jurisdictions will employ<br />
programmatic standards from this publication to develop required EM capabilities. This is the responsibility <strong>of</strong><br />
installation-owning commands and, when applicable, ASCCs.<br />
(2) Installation emergency management plan. An installation EM plan shall define how a specific jurisdiction (an<br />
<strong>Army</strong> installation and associated <strong>of</strong>f-installation areas subject to <strong>Army</strong> jurisdiction) will develop and employ required<br />
EM capabilities to meet assigned missions through the integration <strong>of</strong> assigned functional areas based upon the<br />
identified hazards. The primary focus <strong>of</strong> the installation EM plan is to reduce the installation commander’s risk <strong>of</strong><br />
emergencies resulting from all hazards through the coordinated development and employment <strong>of</strong> EM capabilities. See<br />
appendix G for specific guidance on the organization and development <strong>of</strong> the installation EM plan. This is an IOC<br />
requirement.<br />
(3) Standard operating procedures. Standard operating procedures (SOPs) (or operating manuals) provide the stepby-step<br />
procedures for conducting assigned tasks or functions within a larger EM capability. Standard operating<br />
procedures are complete reference documents that provide the purpose, authorities, duration, and details for the<br />
preferred method for performing a single function or a number <strong>of</strong> interrelated functions in a uniform manner. SOPs<br />
<strong>of</strong>ten describe processes that evolved institutionally over the years or document common practices so that institutional<br />
experience is not lost to the organization as a result <strong>of</strong> staff turnover. Sometimes they are task-specific (for example, -<br />
how to activate the Mass Warning and Notification System) or may consist <strong>of</strong> a collection <strong>of</strong> tasks necessary to support<br />
or complete a specific function (for example, - how to activate, operate, and demobilize the Family Assistance Center).<br />
SOPs should be developed by the staff members assigned to complete the assigned tasks/functions based upon the<br />
guidance provided in the installation EM plan. Normally, SOPs include checklists, call-down rosters, resource listings,<br />
maps, and charts, and they give step-by-step procedures for notifying staff; obtaining and using equipment, supplies,<br />
and vehicles; obtaining mutual aid; reporting information to organizational work centers and the EOC; and communicating<br />
with staff members who are operating from more than one location. SOPs are typically employed in the dispatch<br />
center, mass warning and notification system, installation EOC, JIC, the Family Assistance Center, and other standing<br />
organizations (teams) and locations. The EPCRA has specific SOP requirements in addition to those already identified.<br />
The installation emergency manager works with the senior representatives <strong>of</strong> tasked organizations through the installation<br />
EMWG venue to ensure that the SOPs needed to implement the installation EM plan do in fact exist and do not<br />
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