Emergency Operations Planning and National Incident Management System
The Planning, Training and Exercise program of the Division of Emergency Management (DEM) developed the Nevada Emergency Operations Planning Guide as a supplement to the FEMA Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG 101) Developing and Maintaining State, Territorial, Tribal and Local Government Emergency Plans (March 2009). The purpose of this guide is to provide Nevada specific guidance for local jurisdiction emergency planners to produce Emergency Operations Plans (EOP) as required by Nevada Revised Statute (NRS) 239C.250. This guide complements CPG101, which is a very current and useful reference, designed to help state agencies, local governments, tribal nations, and businesses develop integrated, all-hazards planning program.
Emergency Response Plan Portal
The Emergency Response Plan Portal provides organizations with a secure, cost-effective location from which to publish and distribute
their emergency response plans to local emergency response officials.
Resort Hotel Emergency Response Plan Overview
NRS 463.790 requires Resort Hotels, as defined by NRS 463.01865, to develop, adopt, and maintain an Emergency Response Plan (ERP). This guide was developed by the Nevada Division of Emergency Management (DEM) with input from the Resort Planning Task Force to provide additional guidance for this statutory requirement, and to assist Resort Hotels of various sizes and locations to scale the models presented here to meet their business, security, and operational needs. ERPs, as required by statute and explored in this document, are intended to mitigate the risks and consequences of potential manmade and natural threats and hazards, specifically as they may occur within Nevada’s Resort Hotels, risks and consequences that are further mitigated by training and exercising of high quality plans after they are developed. This guide is intended to provide a starting point for Hotel Resorts just beginning the planning process or thoughts for refining existing plans. As such, it should not be construed as additional ERP elements required by DEM.
Utility Vulnerability Assessments and Emergency Response Plans
As defined in Nevada Revised Statue 704.020, and in accordance with NRS 239C.270 the Division of Emergency
Management is required to collect and securely warehouse vulnerability assessments
and emergency response plans for utilities.
School Crisis and Emergency Operations Plan Overview
Each school
day, our schools are entrusted to provide a safe and healthy learning
environment for our students in public, private and charter schools. Families
and communities expect schools to keep their children and youths safe from
threats (human-caused emergencies such as crime and violence) and hazards
(natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and accidents).
The Nevada Division of Emergency Management works in
collaboration with the Nevada Department of Education to assure that all schools are prepared to prevent, protect, mitigate, respond and recover from any event.
The Nevada Revised Statue (NRS) 388.229 through NRS 388.261 and NRS 394.168 through NRS 394.1699 lays the foundation
and guidelines for the requirements of the crisis and emergency response
plan. Together we offer schools
technical assistance, guidance and tools to create a comprehensive emergency
operation plan. We encourage schools to
work with their local government and community partners to train and exercise
that plan. Our goal is to see that every
Nevada child receives a safe environment to excel in their education.
Nevada Requirements for Crisis and Emergency Response for Schools
Nevada public, private and charter schools are
required to have School Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs) that meet the federal
definition of a high-quality school EOP; in addition to Nevada requirements.
Federal Requirements for Developing High Quality School Emergency Operations Plans
National preparedness efforts, including planning, are charged by Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) 8, which was signed by the president in March 2011 and describes the nation’s approach to preparedness. This directive represents an evolution in the collective understanding of national preparedness, based on the lessons learned from: terrorist attacks; flooding; wildland fires; school incidents; and other experiences.
The Federal Guide for Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans was developed in response to the president’s call for model
emergency management plans for schools.
The purpose of the guide was to ensure that schools’ emergency planning efforts were aligned with the emergency planning practices at the
national, state, and local levels. National incidents placed a new emphasis on the process and content for
developing emergency operations plans.
Nevada
public, private and charter schools are required to utilize the Nevada
Department of Education's Model Plan options for their Emergency Operation
Plan's as required by NRS 388.253.
Option1: Emergency Operations Plan-(EOP) Assist Interact
Workbook
Option 2: Certify that your Emergency Operation Plan meets
all of the requirements specified in the Crisis and Emergency Response Model
Plan Guidance Checklist. Nevada public, private and charter schools will be required
to provide the attached Crisis & Emergency Response Compliance
Certification annually.
Nevada public, private and charter schools will be required
to provide the attached Crisis & Emergency Response Compliance
Certification annually.
The Nevada Emergency Manager Access and Functional Needs Integration Guide
The Access and Functional Needs Resource and Implementation Guide aims to present an operative structure for implementing CMIST (Communications, Maintain Health, Independence, Support, and Transportation), a public health framework when planning for our vulnerable populations. It combines CMIST with POETE (Planning, Organizing, Equipping, Training, and Exercising), an emergency management process. This blend of the public health and emergency management worlds is essential, as every incident involves public health.