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conflict with the installation EM plan or with other SOPs. This is a FOC requirement and completion shall be reported
to the appropriate installation-owning commands, which will track compliance and report to DAMO–ODP on an annual
basis with full compliance due by 13 January 2014.
(a) Field operating guides. Field operating guides (FOGs) (also known as field guides) or handbooks are durable
pocket or desk guides that provide detailed tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) for conducting assigned tasks or
functions in the field environment. FOGs provide those people assigned to specific teams, branches, or functions with
information only about the procedures they are likely to perform or portions of an SOP appropriate for the missions
they are likely to complete. The FOG is a short-form version of the SOP and serves as a resource document. The FOG
is complete enough to hand to new team members, and when combined with the overview document, it gives them an
accurate and complete picture of the positions they fill. In addition to relevant procedures, the FOG or handbook may
include administrative procedures that staff must follow. FOGs are typically employed by law enforcement, fire and
emergency services, hazardous materials response teams, emergency medical services, public works, environmental
spill response teams, and other field activities.
(b) Job aids. Job aids are checklists or other materials that help users perform a task. Examples of job aids include
telephone rosters, report templates, software or machine operating instructions, and task lists. Job aids are often
included in FOGs and handbooks to help relatively inexperienced EOC personnel complete their assigned tasks or as a
reference for experienced personnel. Job aids may also serve the purpose of minimizing complexity or opportunity for
error in executing a task (for example, providing a lookup chart of temperature conversions rather than providing a
formula for doing the conversion).
(4) Tenant emergency action plan. Tenant EAPs shall define how a specific command/unit residing within a specific
jurisdiction (an Army installation) will develop and employ required EM capabilities to support functions identified in
the installation EM plan. The primary focus of the tenant EAP is to synchronize tenant organization actions during an
emergency with the operations of the installation in order to execute protective action recommendations for assigned
personnel and support response and recovery operations. See appendix G for specific guidance on the organization and
development of the tenant EAP.
(5) Incident action plans. IAPs shall be developed at each ICP for every incident and shall define how EM
capabilities will be employed for a specific emergency for a defined operational period (OP). See chapter 11 for
specific guidance on the development of IAPs.
6–2. Recommended training
a. Installation emergency manager. CPG 101, recommends that the installation emergency manager complete
specific IS courses online at http://training.fema/gov/IS/ as a basic orientation to the emergency planning process in
addition to the NIMS Phase I training requirement specified in chapter 8. This training is incorporated into the
installation emergency manager’s required baseline training specified in chapter 13.
b. Installation emergency management working group. This publication assumes that users have some experience in
EM and emergency planning. CPG 101, recommends that the installation EMWG complete specific IS courses online
at http://training.fema/gov/IS/ as a basic orientation to the emergency planning process in addition to the NIMS Phase I
training requirement specified in chapter 8. See table 13–8 for training requirements.
Note. If the installation chooses to utilize an emergency support function (ESF)-based plan structure rather than the functional area
structure recommended by this publication, then the installation EMWG representatives shall complete the required ESF training
requirements identified in table 13–18.
c. Classroom courses. It is highly recommended that one or more members of the installation EMWG complete the
Army’s Emergency Planner’s Course currently offered at Fort Leonard Wood. As this course is aligned to the
requirements of the Army EM Program and resourced through ongoing out-year resource requests, this course will
become more accessible to Army Installations around the world.
6–3. Installation emergency management plan content
a. Overview. The content of an installation EM plan is focused on the development of EM capability within a
jurisdiction and the coordination of such EM capability between supporting jurisdictions. As an unclassified document,
an installation EM plan cites its legal basis, states its mission, goals, objectives, and purpose, defines the plan
development and maintenance processes, and acknowledges assumptions. An installation EM plan must provide a
detailed operational concept for the prevention of, response to, and recovery from all identified hazards based upon a
common EM and incident management construct. The installation EM plan is a “force integrator” of new and existing
capabilities by establishing and aligning lines of authority, organizational relationships, and coordination mechanisms.
See appendix G for recommended guidance on the organization and development of the installation EM plan. See
DODI 6200.03 and MEDCOM OPLAN 01–10 for planning coordination requirements with the medical emergency
manager.
b. Core components. EM capabilities consist of 6 core components common to the preparedness for, prevention of,
response to, and recovery from all emergencies, regardless of cause. These core EM capabilities include: (1) C3, (2)
mass warning and notification, (3) community preparedness, (4) first and emergency responders, (5) public health and
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