2010-012 RES APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING IMPLEMENTATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN

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3. Disaster District Committee. The DDC consists of a Chairperson (the local Highway Patrol captain or command lieutenant), and agency representatives that mirror the membership of the State Emergency Management Council. The DDC Chairperson, supported by committee members, is responsible for identifying, coordinating the use of, committing, and directing state resources within the district to respond to emergencies. 4. Emerqencv Operations Center. Specially equipped facilities from which government officials exercise direction and control and coordinate necessary resources in an emergency situation. 5. Public Information. Information that is disseminated to the public via the news media before, during, and/or after an emergency or disaster. 6. Emerqencv Situations. As used in this plan, this term is intended to describe a range of occurrences, from a minor incident to a catastrophic disaster. It includes the following: a. Incident. An incident is a situation that is limited in scope and potential effects. Characteristics of an incident include: 1) Involves a limited area and/or limited population. 2) Evacuation or in-place sheltering is typically limited to the immediate area of the incident. 3) Warning and public instructions are provided in the immediate area, not community-wide. 4) One or two local response agencies or departments acting under an incident commander normally handle incidents. Requests for resource support are normally handled through agency and/or departmental channels. 5) May require limited external assistance from other local response agencies or contractors. 6) For the purposes of the NRP, incidents include the full range of occurrences that require an emergency response to protect life or property. b. Emerqencv. An emergency is a situation that is larger in scope and more severe in terms of actual or potential effects than an incident. Characteristics include: 1) Involves a large area, significant population, or important facilities. 2) May require implementation of large-scale evacuation or in-place sheltering and implementation of temporary shelter and mass care operations. 3) May require community-wide warning and public instructions. 4) Requires a sizable mutti-agency response operating under an incident commander. 5) May require some external assistance from other local response agencies, contractors, and limited assistance from state or federal agencies. 6) The EOC will be activated to provide general guidance and direction, coordinate external support, and provide resource support for the incident. 7) For the purposes of the NRP, an emergency (as defined by the Stafford Act) is "any occasion or instance for which, in the determination of the President, Federal assistance is needed to supplement State and local efforts and Ver 2.0 BP-3 05/05