Action Plan Guidelines:
- I. The Basic Framework for the Action Plan:
- Plan of Action: What is the plan of action? What is the primary focus of the response? How large is the affected population?
- Emergency Operations Center: Have primary and secondary locations been established?
- Communications Plan: Was there a communications plan with redundancy?
- Affected Population: What is the size and locations of vulnerable populations?
- Evacuation Plan: Are evacuation routes identified? Is transportation provided for vulnerable populations without transportation? Are evacuation shelters identified and supplied with resources?
- Emergency Response Plan: Was there an emergency response plan?
- Resources: What resources were in place for emergency response?
- Manpower
- Food and Water
- Medical Supplies and Resources
- Law Enforcement e
. Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
- Specialized Equipment and Support (hazmat)
- Electricity and Fuel
- Transportation
- Mortuary Services
- Resources for Displaced Persons (evacuation and shelters)
- Emergency Facilities (emergency operations center)
- Financial Resources (local, state, and federal)
- Local Resources
- State Resources
- Federal Resources
III. Intangible Factors that Affect Disaster Response:
- Coordination with Other Entities (profit and non-profit organizations, local and regional memorandum of understanding agreements)
- Authority of Leadership
- Scope of Operations
- Political Disposition
- Time
- Threat Level/Threat Assessment
- Lessons Learned for Future Application:
- Identify components of the response that were effective.
- Identify missing components of the response.
- List suggestions to develop or improve action plan.
