Chapter

Section

Content

1. Introduction

· Aim, objectives, scope, authority

· Related documents

· (refer to appendix)

· Definitions and abbreviations

· (refer to appendix)

· Vulnerability assessment

· (refer to appendix)

2. Management structure

· Emergency powers

· Powers to release or commandeer resources

· Control

· Relationship between organizations and organizational levels

· Command

· Management of ECCs

· Communication

· Management of debriefs and review

· Emergency coordination centres

· Post-emergency review

3. Organization roles

· Description by role

· Description of roles and responsibilities

· Description by organization

· Management of ECCs

· Emergency control centres (ECCs)

4. Information management

· Alerting

· Means of gathering information

· Damage assessment

· Means of handling information

· Information processing

· Types of information released

· Public information

· Reporting to higher authorities

· Reporting

· Language interpretation

· Translation and interpretation

· Resource analysis

5. Resource management

· Resource coordination

· Resource deployment and monitoring

· Administration

· Accounting for expenditure

· Financial procedures

· External assistance (provincial, national, and international)

6. Specific plans

· Search and rescue

· Specific plans of action for specific aspects of response and recovery

· Evacuation

· Health and medical

· Social welfare

· Hazardous materials

· Transport and lifelines

· Police and security

Appendices

· Issue history and amendment list

· Means of distributing and maintaining the emergency plan

· Distribution list

· Definitions and abbreviations

· Short list of essential terms and abbreviations, and their meanings

· Summary of vulnerability assessment

· Maps

· Description of likely effects of emergencies

· Planning groups

· Hazard, community, and vulnerability maps

· Emergency contacts

· Names and contact details of relevant people and organizations