A. Purpose
To provide coordinated logistic and resource support to an emergency or disaster, or the threat of one.
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B. Scope
1. Support involves coordinating the provision of resources to county organizations during the immediate response to an emergency or disaster and to subsequent response and recovery operations. Coordination includes the effort and activity necessary to evaluate, locate, procure, and provide facilities, materials, services, and personnel.
2. Coordination of provision of resources for every type of emergency or disaster is beyond the scope of this ESF.
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A. It is the policy of Pierce County that the Purchasing Division of the Department of Budget and Finance (B&F) is the lead agency for coordinating emergency purchases. The purchasing agent may report to the Pierce County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to coordinate emergency purchases if the situation warrants it. Payment for such needs is the responsibility of the requesting agency. If funds are not available, purchases shall be made in accordance with emergency purchasing policies.
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B. It is the policy of Pierce County that the Executive may invoke temporary controls on local resources and establish priorities when a local State of Emergency is proclaimed. These may include, but not be limited to fuel, food, shelter and other resources necessary for human needs. Any controls established will be in coordination with other cities and towns in Pierce County.
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C. It is the policy of Pierce County that departments utilize their personnel to the maximum extent possible, including use of personnel not normally assigned emergency responsibilities. County employees required to work either overtime or 'out of class' in responding to a disaster shall be compensated in accordance with existing rules and bargaining agreements and the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
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A. Emergency/Disaster Conditions and Hazards
Refer to the Pierce County Hazard Identification and Vulnerability Analysis.
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B. Planning Assumptions
1. Pierce County will not have all of the resources, either in type or quantity, that may be required to combat the effects of all potential hazards. If a disaster causes a shortage of essential resources, Pierce County will endeavor to cooperate with local jurisdictions in Pierce County and with the state in encouraging voluntary controls and to enforce mandatory controls when necessary.
2. Support agencies and incorporated cities and towns will perform tasks and expend resources under their own authorities, including implementation of mutual aid agreements, in addition to resources received under the authority of this plan.
3. Resource needs beyond the capacity of support agencies and incorporated cities and towns will be coordinated through the Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
4. Weather conditions, damage to transportation routes, or other factors may restrict access to a disaster site or to a storage area and therefore affect the availability and distribution of resources.
5. The county's initial response will focus on lifesaving and injury reduction activities followed by protection of public property. The protection of private property will be the responsibility of the landowner or tenant.
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A. It is the responsibility of the Pierce County Department of Emergency Management (DEM) and other county departments to develop appropriate contacts to facilitate the emergency use of resources. Some resource lists and contacts are maintained in the EOC.
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B. The DEM has adopted a zone system for the staging of emergency personnel and equipment responding in a disaster. Regional Resource Mobilization Centers have been identified in each zone for both local and outside resources. Dispatching of these resources from the mobilization centers will be done from the EOC or by a local Incident Commander, as appropriate. These resources will be staged and inventoried, with this information being relayed to the EOC. Communications shall be established between staging areas and the EOC by utilizing amateur radio operators or existing county communications resources.
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C. Outside resources may also be brought to Pierce County by way of aircraft. The primary local airports are the Pierce County Airport (Thun Field) and Tacoma Industrial Airport. If resources are brought into one of these, a mobilization center will be established as near to the airport as possible. Resources also may be brought into one of the military airfields in Pierce County. If this is done, coordination with the military will be done in accordance with ESF 20. The same general concepts of mobilization centers, inventory and communications with the EOC will apply.
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D. Information on mobilization centers shall be disseminated to the state and other surrounding jurisdictions.
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E. The Pierce County Emergency Public Information Officer (EPIO) will coordinate with the state Emergency Public Information Officer for disseminating information concerning any emergency measures, voluntary controls or rationing.
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F. The Pierce County Personnel Department is the lead agency for the recruitment and hiring of additional human resources which may be needed in an emergency or disaster. The chain of command for the Personnel Department is as follows:
1. Personnel Director.
2. Assistant Director.
3. Labor Relations Manager.
4. Organizational Development and Training Manager.
Any of the chain of command, when acting on behalf of the Director, has the authority of the Director in matters of Personnel Department operations and policy.
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G. If an emergency or disaster occurs during normal business hours, Personnel Department staff shall check on the status of fellow employees, the condition of their facility and equipment, and their capability to continue Personnel Department operations. A representative of the Department should report to the EOC to determine county personnel needs. If a major disaster occurs during non-working hours, and normal methods of communication and call-back are disrupted, key staff, as appointed by the Director, should ensure that their families are all right, then report to the Personnel Department office and ascertain damages and capabilities. They then report to the EOC for coordination of personnel needs. Other staff should monitor the radio for instructions.
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H. The Director of Personnel shall designate a representative to report to the EOC, when requested. The Director of Personnel shall also designate appropriate support staff during emergency operations, to coordinate personnel needs, and assist county employees obtain recovery assistance if they are impacted by the event. This employee assistance is in the form of liaison with the American Red Cross and other disaster and recovery assistance availability.
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I. County departments should coordinate their personnel needs with the Personnel Department. The Personnel Department may assist departments in identifying employees who can be released to assist in the emergency or disaster. Additional employee needs may be met by hiring temporary extra-hire persons.
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J. Trained volunteers from organized Search and Rescue (SAR) Units and Disaster Assistance Council Members provide initial additional emergency manpower resources for field operations. These organized volunteers may be utilized as team leaders and untrained volunteers assigned to them for specific task assignments.
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K. It can be anticipated that in any disaster a large number of persons from the local community will volunteer to assist. Staging areas may be designated and persons wishing to volunteer may be directed there for registration and assignments. Military personnel may be considered after all other resources have been committed or if there is an imminent threat and they are the most appropriate resource. The commanders of local military installations have the authority to respond directly to such requests, or the request may be coordinated through the state Emergency Management Division (see ESF 20).
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A. Joint Primary Agencies-Pierce County Departments
1. Emergency Management
a. coordinate with public and private sector for maintaining resources information.
b. develop and maintain specific resource lists as required.
c. establish coordination between and among the EOC, staging areas and incident sites.
d. register emergency workers (other than employees of the county, cities or towns) under RCW 38.52 and WAC 118-04.
e. request the Executive to invoke temporary controls on local resources and establish priorities when a local State of Emergency is proclaimed to protect lives and property.
2. Personnel
Lead agency for the recruitment and hiring of additional human resources which may be needed in an emergency or disaster.
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B. Support Agencies
1. Pierce County Departments
a. Purchasing Division, Budget and Finance
coordinate emergency procurement and purchase of emergency supplies and equipment.
b. All Other Departments
1. develop appropriate resource lists.
2. establish policy and procedures for emergency purchases on needed resources.
3. develop procedures to utilize all agency staff for emergency assignments and identify staff which could be released to assist other departments.
2. Volunteer Organizations
a. Associated Ministries of Tacoma-Pierce County
1. provide a forum to assist individuals with special disaster needs.
2. provide assistance for the dissemination of emergency public information.
3. provide personnel to the EOC, when requested.
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